Study on Preparation of Triptolide-glycyrrhetic Acid Compound Microemulsion and Its Physicochemical Properties and in vitro Release Characteristics
- VernacularTitle:雷公藤甲素-甘草次酸复方微乳的制备及其理化性质和体外释药特性研究
- Author:
Heng ZHENG
1
;
Xiaodong LI
1
;
Xiaoying ZHAI
1
;
Shuying DONG
1
;
Duo ZHANG
1
;
Rui YANG
2
Author Information
1. Dept. of Dermatology,Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College,Shenyang 110024,China
2. Academy of Traditional Chinese Medi cine of Liaoning Province,Shenyang 110034,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Triptolide;
Glycyrrhetic acid;
Compound microemulsion;
UPLC;
Pseudo-ternary phase diagrams;
Formula optimization;
in vitro release rate
- From:
China Pharmacy
2019;30(12):1655-1660
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To establish content determination method of Triptolide-glycyrrhetic acid compound microemulsion, optimize the formula and investigate its physicochemical properties and release rate in vitro. METHODS: The content of Triptolide- glycyrrhetic acid compound microemulsion was determined by UPLC. The determination was performed on ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution-acetonitrile (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. The column temperature was 40 ℃. The detection wavelength was set at 218 nm, and sample size was 5 μL. Pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were drawn by water titration method. Using oil phase, surfactants and co-surfactants as index, the formula was optimized, and in intro release characteristics was investigated by in vitro release test. RESULTS: The linear range of triptolide and glycyrrhetinic acid were 1-40 μg/mL(r=0.999 7) and 10-400 μg/mL(r=0.999 8), respectively. The limits of quantitation were 0.5 and 0.8 μg/mL; the limits of detection were 0.1 and 0.2 μg/mL. RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were all less than 2%. Average recoveries were 100.32%-101.15% (RSD=0.36%, n=6), 99.78%-101.42% (RSD=0.59%,n=6). The optimal formula included that medium chain triglyceride as oil phase, polyethylene glycol hydroxy stearate as surfactants, ethanol as co-surfactants, water as water phase, the proportion of them was 8 ∶ 28 ∶ 14 ∶ 50. The obtained microemulsion was O/W type, being transparent and clear, with average diameter, average polydispersity index and average viscosity of (62.38±3.44) nm, 0.096±0.001 and (26.84±1.10) mPa·S. Within 24 h, cumulative release rates of triptolide and glycyrrhetinic acid in obtained microemulsion were 99.8% and 99.7% (in PBS pH 2.0), 99.3% and 99.4% (in PBS pH 7.4), 98.9% and 98.4% (in PBS pH 9.0), respectively. Triptolide and glycyrrhetinic acid released faster in the single microemulsion than in the compound microemulsion. CONCLUSIONS: Established content determination method is simple and stable. The optimized formula is stable and feasible. Obtained iriptolide-glycyrrhetinic acid compound microemulsion show better sustained-release effect than sigle microemulsion.