title: Coating of indomethacin-loaded embolic microspheres for a successful embolization therapy.
abstract: Indomethacin-loaded dietheylaminoethyl trisacryl microspheres (DEAE-MS), originally designed for therapeutic embolization, were encapsulated using two methods: coacervation and solvent evaporation/extraction. This encapsulation was achieved using a biocompatible polymer, the PLGA 50 : 50, and aimed to control the release of the anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drug (AINSD) in the occluded vessel. PLGA degradation study showed that it had an erosion half-life of approximately 35 days. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photographs showed that microcapsules (MC) prepared by coacervation had a wrinkled surface while those prepared using solvent-removal process showed non-porous, smooth surface, those of originally DEAE-MS showed a macro-porous, rough surface. The mean diameters were 61 microm for naked DEAE-MS vs. 71 microm and 65 microm for MC prepared by coacervation and solvent evaporation/extraction method, respectively. In vitro release study of indomethacin adsorbed onto MS indicated that drug release from MC was controlled by a diffusion process. Indomethacin diffusivity from MC was much lower than its free diffusivity from MS (mean 14.5 and 10.5 times lower for formulations prepared by coacervation and solvent evaporation/extraction method, respectively). This indicates that efficient indomethacin concentrations could be maintained over much longer time-periods in the embolized region, which is assumed to be beneficial in inhibiting normally occurring inflammatory reaction and the subsequent revascularization; responsible for treatment failure when definitive occlusion is required.
authors.affiliation: Recherche et Développement Galénique, Agence Générale des Equipements et Produits de Santé (AGEPS), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France. fatenmadani@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Faten
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madani
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chaumeil
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008433:Mathematics; D008863:Microspheres; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D012995:Solubility; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D007213:Indomethacin