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Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections

Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable rise in the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary fungal infections, creating a global health problem due to a lack of antifungal therapies specifically designed for pulmonary administration. Amphotericin B (AmB) and itraconazole (ITR) are two...

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Autores principales: Celi, Salomé S., Fernández-García, Raquel, Afonso-Urich, Andreina I., Ballesteros, M. Paloma, Healy, Anne Marie, Serrano, Dolores R.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10675812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38004579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15112601
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author Celi, Salomé S.
Fernández-García, Raquel
Afonso-Urich, Andreina I.
Ballesteros, M. Paloma
Healy, Anne Marie
Serrano, Dolores R.
author_facet Celi, Salomé S.
Fernández-García, Raquel
Afonso-Urich, Andreina I.
Ballesteros, M. Paloma
Healy, Anne Marie
Serrano, Dolores R.
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description Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable rise in the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary fungal infections, creating a global health problem due to a lack of antifungal therapies specifically designed for pulmonary administration. Amphotericin B (AmB) and itraconazole (ITR) are two antifungal drugs with different mechanisms of action that have been widely employed in antimycotic therapy. In this work, microparticles containing a high dose of AmB and ITR (20, 30, and 40% total antifungal drug loading) were engineered for use in dry powder inhalers (DPIs) with an aim to improve the pharmacological effect, thereby enhancing the existing off-label choices for pulmonary administration. A Design of Experiment (DoE) approach was employed to prepare DPI formulations consisting of AmB-ITR encapsulated within γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) alongside functional excipients, such as mannitol and leucine. In vitro deposition indicated a favourable lung deposition pattern characterised by an upper ITR distribution (mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) ~ 6 µm) along with a lower AmB deposition (MMAD ~ 3 µm). This offers significant advantages for treating fungal infections, not only in the lung parenchyma but also in the upper respiratory tract, considering that Aspergillus spp. can cause upper and lower airway disorders. The in vitro deposition profile of ITR and larger MMAD was related to the higher unencapsulated crystalline fraction of the drug, which may be altered using a higher concentration of γ-CD.
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spelling pubmed-106758122023-11-08 Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections Celi, Salomé S. Fernández-García, Raquel Afonso-Urich, Andreina I. Ballesteros, M. Paloma Healy, Anne Marie Serrano, Dolores R. Pharmaceutics Article Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable rise in the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary fungal infections, creating a global health problem due to a lack of antifungal therapies specifically designed for pulmonary administration. Amphotericin B (AmB) and itraconazole (ITR) are two antifungal drugs with different mechanisms of action that have been widely employed in antimycotic therapy. In this work, microparticles containing a high dose of AmB and ITR (20, 30, and 40% total antifungal drug loading) were engineered for use in dry powder inhalers (DPIs) with an aim to improve the pharmacological effect, thereby enhancing the existing off-label choices for pulmonary administration. A Design of Experiment (DoE) approach was employed to prepare DPI formulations consisting of AmB-ITR encapsulated within γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) alongside functional excipients, such as mannitol and leucine. In vitro deposition indicated a favourable lung deposition pattern characterised by an upper ITR distribution (mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) ~ 6 µm) along with a lower AmB deposition (MMAD ~ 3 µm). This offers significant advantages for treating fungal infections, not only in the lung parenchyma but also in the upper respiratory tract, considering that Aspergillus spp. can cause upper and lower airway disorders. The in vitro deposition profile of ITR and larger MMAD was related to the higher unencapsulated crystalline fraction of the drug, which may be altered using a higher concentration of γ-CD. MDPI 2023-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10675812/ /pubmed/38004579 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15112601 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Celi, Salomé S.
Fernández-García, Raquel
Afonso-Urich, Andreina I.
Ballesteros, M. Paloma
Healy, Anne Marie
Serrano, Dolores R.
Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title_full Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title_fullStr Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title_full_unstemmed Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title_short Co-Delivery of a High Dose of Amphotericin B and Itraconazole by Means of a Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation for the Treatment of Severe Fungal Pulmonary Infections
title_sort co-delivery of a high dose of amphotericin b and itraconazole by means of a dry powder inhaler formulation for the treatment of severe fungal pulmonary infections
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10675812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38004579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15112601
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