Development of triamcinolone acetonide nanocrystals for ocular administration
Resumen:
Triamcinolone acetonide (TA) is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory ocular disorders; however, its poor aqueous solubility and ocular anatomical barriers hinder optimal treatment. The aim of this work was to obtain triamcinolone acetonide nanocrystals (TA-NC) to improve ocular corticosteroid therapy. Self-dispersible TA-NC were prepared by the bead milling technique followed by spray-drying, exhaustively characterized and then evaluated in vivo in an ocular model of endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU). Self-dispersible TA-NC presented an average particle size of 257 ± 30 nm, a narrow size distribution and a zeta potential of −25 ± 3 mV, which remained unchanged for 120 days under storage conditions at 25 ◦C. In addition, SEM studies of the TA-NC showed uniform and spherical morphology, and FTIR and XRDP analyses indicated no apparent chemical and crystallinity changes. The subconjunctival administration of TA-NC in albino male white rabbits showed no clinical signs of ocular damage. In vivo studies proved that treatment with self-dispersible TA-NC alleviated the inflammatory response in the anterior chamber and iris in EUI rabbit eyes. Dispersible TA-NC are a promising approach to obtaining a novel nanometric TA formulation for ocular disorders.
| 2023 | |
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NANOTECNOLOGIA TRIAMCINOLONA NANOCRISTALES INFALAMACION OCULAR CORTICOSTEROIDES |
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| Inglés | |
| Universidad de la República | |
| COLIBRI | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/40951
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15020683 |
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