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Oleic acid Enriched Leciplexes as Novel Mucoadhesive Cationic Nanocarriers of Agomelatine for Glaucoma Treatment.

Mai Ahmed Tawfik, Sadek Ahmed, Rania Moataz El-Dahmy, Diana E Aziz

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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Mai Ahmed TawfikDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. mai.tawfik@pharma.cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8830-6781
Sadek AhmedDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-9502
Rania Moataz El-DahmyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2189-3840
Diana E AzizDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3545-921X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agomelatine (AGO) is a dual action drug. Being serotonin receptor antagonist, AGO is orally administered for depression treatment. Here in, AGO was used for intraocular pressure management due to its agonistic activity on the melatonin receptors in the eyes. AGO is a BCS II drug, with low oral bioavailability and massive first-pass metabolism. Oleic acid enriched leciplexes were investigated as novel mucoadhesive cationic nanocarriers to improve AGO's ocular bioavailability and prolong its pharmacological effect. Twenty-four AGO loaded leciplexes were fabricated by single-step procedure. AGO: lipid ratio, surfactant: phosphatidyl choline ratio, cationic surfactant type, permeation enhancer type were investigated. For optimization; in-vitro assessment of size, homogeneity, surface charge, drug entrapment and in-vitro release was conducted. The optimum system was further examined for crystallinity, compatibility, morphology, pH, refractive index, surface tension and stability. L20 developed at a drug: lipid ratio of 1: 20, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and phosphatidyl choline at a ratio of 1:5 respectively and 0.25% w/v oleic acid was the optimum system with respect to shape and PS (spherical, 491 nm), PDI (0.29), ZP (31.1 mV), EE (81.8%), in-vitro release (Q

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AcetamidesDrug CarriersGlaucomaNanoparticlesOleic AcidAnimalsBiological AvailabilityCationsDrug LiberationIntraocular PressureNaphthalenesParticle SizeRabbitsSurface-Active AgentsAcetamidesagomelatineCationsDrug CarriersNaphthalenesOleic AcidSurface-Active AgentsAgomelatineCationicIntraocular pressureLeciplexOleic acid

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