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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2021

Liver Targeting of Daclatasvir via Tailoring Sterically Stabilized Bilosomes: Fabrication, Comparative In Vitro/In Vivo Appraisal and Biodistribution Studies.

Mohamed El-Nabarawi, Mohamed Nafady, Shahira Elmenshawe, Marwa Elkarmalawy, Mahmoud Teaima

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Mohamed El-NabarawiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed NafadyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Shahira ElmenshaweDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-1826-0559
Marwa ElkarmalawyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University of Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0019-4856
Mahmoud TeaimaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant public health concern that threatens millions of individuals worldwide. Daclatasvir (DAC) is a promising direct-acting antiviral approved for treating HCV infection around the world. The goal of this study was to encapsulate DAC into novel polyethylene glycol (PEG) decorated bilosomes (PEG-BILS) to achieve enhanced drug delivery to the liver.

methodsDAC-loaded BILS were primed by a thin film hydrating technique. The study of the impact of various formulation variables on the properties of BILS and selection of the optimal formulation was generated using Design-Expert

resultsThe optimum PEG-BILS formulation, containing PL:SDC ratio (5:1), 5 mg cholesterol, and 30 min sonication, yielded spherical vesicles in the nanoscale (200±15.2 nm), elevated percent of entrapment efficiency (95.5±7.77%), and a sustained release profile of DAC with 35.11±2.3% release. In vivo and drug distribution studies revealed an enhanced hepatocellular delivery of DAC-loaded PEG-BILS compared to DAC-unPEG-BILS and DAC suspension, where DAC-PEG-BILS achieved 1.19- and 1.54 times the AUC

conclusionThe innovative encapsulation of DAC-PEG-BILS has a great potential for liver targeting.

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis C, ChronicCarbamatesDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHumansImidazolesParticle SizePyrrolidinesTissue DistributionValineAntiviral AgentsCarbamatesdaclatasvirDrug CarriersImidazolesPyrrolidinesValineantiviral drugbile-based nanovesiclesbioavailabilityBox–Behnken approachliver targeting parametersnanodrug delivery systempharmacokinetic

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PMID34556987
PMCPMC8455511

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