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Enhancement of the Solubility and Bioavailability of Pitavastatin through a Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System (SNEDDS).

Mehran Ashfaq, Shahid Shah, Akhtar Rasul, Muhammad Hanif, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Ahmed Khames, Mohamed A Abdelgawad, Mohammed M Ghoneim, Muhammad Yasir Ali, Mohammad A S Abourehab and 4 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Mehran AshfaqDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Shahid ShahDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-7396-8341
Akhtar RasulDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9321-0087
Muhammad HanifDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan.
Hafeez Ullah KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.
Ahmed KhamesDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7917-975X
Mohamed A AbdelgawadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9035-5638
Mohammed M GhoneimDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-4373
Muhammad Yasir AliDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Mohammad A S AbourehabDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1348-6567
Safirah MaheenDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.
Omeira IqbalDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Ghulam AbbasDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4531-3911
Amani M El SisiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKUniversity of Sargodha · PKAlmaarefa UniversityBahauddin Zakariya University · PKBeni-Suef University · EGJouf University · SATaif University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop an SNEDDS to improve the solubility and bioavailability of pitavastatin. The solubility of pitavastatin in different oils, surfactants, and co-surfactants was determined and a pseudo-ternary phase diagram was constructed. The SNEDDS was characterized by zeta-sizer, zeta-potential, FTIR, DSC, and TGA. Release and permeation of pitavastatin from the SNEDDS was studied for 12 and 24 h, respectively. The lipolysis test, RBC lysis, effect on lipid profile, and pharmacokinetics were studied. The SPC3 formulation showed a 104 ± 1.50 nm particle size, a 0.198 polydispersity index (PDI), and a -29 zeta potential. FTIR, DSC, and TGA showed the chemical compatibility and thermal stability. The release and permeation of pitavastatin from SPC3 was 88.5 ± 2.5% and 96%, respectively. In the lipolysis test, the digestion of SPC3 yielded a high amount of pitavastatin and showed little RBC lysis. The lipid profile suggested that after 35 days of administration of the SNEDDS, there was a marked decrease in TC, LDL, and triglyceride levels. The SNEDDS of SPC3 showed an 86% viability of Caco-2 cells. Pharmacokinetics of SPC3 showed improved values of C

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cytotoxicitydrug releasenanoemulsionpharmacokineticspitavastatin

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