Poly (acrylic acid) chitosan interpolymer complexes for stomach controlled antibiotic delivery.
The aim of this study was to develop a stomach-specific drug delivery system to increase the efficacy of amoxicillin against Helicobacter pylori. Polyacrylic acid (PAA), chitosan (CS), and amoxicillin (A) were employed to obtain polyionic complexes. The design of the hydrogel delivery system was based on the swellable approach; with a floating feature to prolong the Gastric Residence Time (GRT). The polyionic complex (PAA:CS:A 2.5:5:2) showed a sustained drug release profile in enzyme-free simulated gastric fluid (SGF) and pH 4.0. A pH independent swelling-eroding pattern with adequate maximum swelling ratios of 17.76 and 13.42 was obtained at in SGF and pH 4.0, respectively, with similar eroding profiles in both pH media. This network carrier provides an amoxicillin protective effect towards the hydrolytic degradation in SGF. The in vivo study was performed on healthy volunteers, using the [13C] octanoic acid breath test. The proposed hydrogel showed a prolonged GRT of up to 3 h. The preliminary results from this study suggest that amoxicillin polyionic complexes have potential for improving local antibiotic therapy against H. pylori.
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense S/N. Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Paloma M
PM
de la Torre
Guillermo
G
Torrado
Santiago
S
Torrado
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009928:Organ Specificity; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C065246:chitosan-poly(acrylic acid); D000658:Amoxicillin; D048271:Chitosan