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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Formulation and Therapeutic Evaluation of Isoxsuprine-Loaded Nanoparticles against Diabetes-Associated Stroke.

Heba A Abou-Taleb, Basmah Nasser Aldosari, Randa Mohammed Zaki, Obaid Afzal, Alaa S Tulbah, Mary Girgis Shahataa, Fatma I Abo El-Ela, Heba F Salem, Amr Gamal Fouad

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Heba A Abou-TalebDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Merit University (MUE), Sohag 1646080, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7655-2088
Basmah Nasser AldosariDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4398-2510
Randa Mohammed ZakiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Obaid AfzalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4188-5592
Alaa S TulbahDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah 21421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9991-7801
Mary Girgis ShahataaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt.
Fatma I Abo El-ElaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2165-9432
Heba F SalemDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4711-8511
Amr Gamal FouadDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0082-4160
Beni-Suef University · EGKing Saud University · SAPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

King Saud University Researchers Supporting RSP2023R211Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University PSAU/2023/R/1444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke is the second-leading cause of death. Hyperglycemia, which is characteristic of diabetes mellitus, contributes to the development of endothelial dysfunction and increases the risk of stroke. Isoxsuprine is an efficient beta-adrenergic agonist that improves blood flow to the ischemic aria and stops the infarct core from growing. However, low bioavailability, a short biological half-life, and first-pass hepatic metabolism reduce the therapeutic efficacy of oral isoxsuprine. Therefore, the authors focused on developing isoxsuprine-loaded liposomes containing ethanol and propylene glycol (ILEP) formulation as nasal drops for the treatment of ischemic stroke in diabetic patients. Different ILEP formulations were optimized using Design Expert software, and the selected formulation was examined in vivo for its anti-stroke effect using a rat model of diabetes and stroke. The optimized ILEP, composed of 15% propylene glycol, 0.16% cholesterol, 10% ethanol, and 3.29% phospholipid, improved the sustainability, permeation, and targeting of isoxsuprine. Furthermore, the in vivo studies verified the improved neurological behavior and decreased dead shrunken neurons and vascular congestion of the rats treated with the optimized ILEP formulation, demonstrating its anti-stroke activity. In conclusion, our study found that treatment with an optimized ILEP formulation prevented the initiation and severity of stroke, especially in diabetic patients.

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diabetes mellitusisoxsuprineliposomespropylene glycolstroke

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PMID37765211
PMCPMC10536800
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