[Self-microemulsifying drug delivery system increasing solubility and intestinal absorption in situ of tanshinones].
OBJECTIVE
Study the effect of self-microemulsifying drug delivery system(SMEDDS) on the solubility and absorption of tanshinones to guide the selection of composition of tanshinone SMEDDS.


METHODS
The solubility of tanshinones in the solution of SMEDDS was determined by UV-spectrometer and the absorption of tanshinone SMEDDS was determined by HPLC as the detection method.


RESULTS
The solubility of tanshinones in solution of SMEDDS was 10 times in water and 2.5 times in micelle solution. The solubility of tanshinones in solution of SMEDDS was increased with the increasing of oil (MCT) in composition of tanshinone SMEDDS. The absorption constants (Ka) in SMEDDS and micelle solution was 0.479 h(-1) and 0.326 h(-1) respectively, and the absorption half life (t1/2) was 1.44 h and 2.12 h respectively. The absorption was increased with the oil increasing in composition of tanshinone SMEDDS.


CONCLUSIONS
SMEDDS can increase the solubility and absorption of tanshinones significantly and the increasing of oil content (MCT) in SMEDDS composition promote the dissolution and absorption of tanshinones.
Wang
Shenghua
S
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. wangsh@dicp.ac.cn
Zhao
Shan
S
Yang
Rongping
R
Lv
Guojun
G
Wang
Yunhong
Y
Xie
Weiyang
W
Ma
Xiaojun
X
D045784:Abietanes; D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D004655:Emulsions; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012995:Solubility
D045784:Abietanes; D004655:Emulsions; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C021751:tanshinone