Abstract |
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune joint disorder that affects about 1% of the world population and may lead to severe disability and comorbidity. Despite breakthroughs in past decades to understand its pathogenesis and the development of transforming disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, the symptoms of many patients are not substantially improved. Sinomenine (SIN), a natural alkaloid with poor solubility, has been used to treat RA in China for years because of its unique immunoregulative activity. However, its commercial hydrochloride form has a short half-time, which may cause huge fluctuations of blood drug concentration leading to severe adverse reactions. In this study, co-amorphous systems of SIN with three nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs), including indomethacin, naproxen, and sulindac, were prepared for the combination therapy, as well as the improvement of its aqueous solubility and controlled release. Each co-amorphous sample was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (mDSC), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The CO2- and N+H stretching vibration in the three co-amorphous samples appears in FTIR spectra, suggesting the formation of salts between SIN and NSAIDs. SIN also exhibits sustained release rates in all three co-amorphous samples. These co-amorphous systems show excellent physicochemical stability because no recrystallization was observed at 25 °C and 75% relative humidity (RH) after four months. Our study suggests that SIN- NSAIDs co-amorphous systems represent an affordable and promising treatment against RA.
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Authors | Xin Chen, Duanxiu Li, Hailu Zhang, Yanwen Duan, Yong Huang |
Journal | International journal of pharmaceutics
(Int J Pharm)
Vol. 606
Pg. 120894
(Sep 05 2021)
ISSN: 1873-3476 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 34280485
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Delayed-Action Preparations
- Drug Combinations
- Morphinans
- sinomenine
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Topics |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(drug therapy)
- Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
- Delayed-Action Preparations
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Stability
- Humans
- Morphinans
- Solubility
- Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
- X-Ray Diffraction
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