Development of an improved inhalable powder formulation of pirfenidone by spray-drying: in vitro characterization and pharmacokinetic profiling
Development of an improved inhalable powder formulation of pirfenidone by spray-drying: in vitro characterization and pharmacokinetic profiling
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通过喷雾干燥开发改进的吡非尼酮吸入粉末制剂:体外表征和药代动力学分析
DOI:
10.1007/s11095-016-1887-3
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Satomi Onoue
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作者:
2)Yoshiki Seto;Gen Suzuki;Sharon Shui Yee Leung;Hak-Kim Chan;Satomi Onoue
PurposePreviously, a respirable powder (RP) formulation of pirfenidone (PFD) was developed for reducing phototoxic risk; however, PFD-RP demonstrated unacceptablein vitroinhalation performance. The present study aimed to develop a new RP system of PFD with favorable inhalation properties by spray-drying method.MethodsSpray-dried PFD (SD/PFD) was prepared by spray-drying with L-leucine, and the physicochemical properties and efficacy in an antigen-sensitized airway inflammation model were assessed. A pharmacokinetic study was also conducted after intratracheal and oral administration of PFD formulations.ResultsRegarding powder characterization, SD/PFD had dimpled surface with the mean diameter of 1.793 μm. In next generation impactor analysis, SD/PFD demonstrated highin vitroinhalation performance without the need of carrier particles, and the fine particle fraction of SD/PFD was calculated to be 62.4%. Insufflated SD/PFD (0.3 mg-PFD/rat) attenuated antigen-evoked inflammatory events in the lung, including infiltration of inflammatory cells and myeloperoxidase activity. Systemic exposure level of PFD after insufflation of SD/PFD at the pharmacologically effective dose was 600-fold lower than that after oral administration of PFD at the phototoxic dose.ConclusionSD/PFD would be suitable for inhalation, and the utilization of an RP system with SD/PFD would provide a safer medication compared with oral administration of PFD.