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NANOCRYSTALLIZATION OF DAPSONE; A NOVEL APPROACH TO BOOST SOLUBILITY, DISSOLUTION, AND IN-VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy

Abstract

The low aqueous solubility of dapsone (DPS), a widely used anti-acne drug, greatly limits its biological efficacy, especially the anti-inflammatory effect. This article has applied the nanocrystallization technique to increase the surface area which consequently improves the solubility, dissolution, and anti-inflammatory effect of dapsone. Span-stabilized dapsone nanocrystals (DPS-NCs) have been prepared using solvent-antisolvent crystallization technique. The obtained nanocrystals (NCs) were characterized by FTIR, DSC, and X-ray. The morphology, particles surface, sizes, and surface charge of DPS-NCs were examined by TEM, SEM, and zetasizer, respectively. Additionally, the in vitro solubility, dissolution, and anti-inflammatory of the DPS-NCs were investigated. DPS-NCs were spherical in shape with smooth surfaces and had a hydrodynamic particle size of about 149±4.73 nm. The saturated aqueous solubility of DPS-NCs was 1.8 ± 0.05 mg/mL which was about 6 fold higher than that of a pure drug and showed improved in vitro dissolution. The used excipients did not interact chemically with the drug as indicated by DSC and FTIR. X-ray diffraction and TEM imaging confirmed that the produced nanocrystals (NCs) still have a certain degree of crystallinity and did not completely convert to the amorphous state. The in vitro anti-inflammatory of DPS-NCs greatly improved compared to pure drug. DSP-NCs could be considered a novel, promising, and effective therapeutic option for the treatment of acne as well as for relieving the accompanying inflammation. 

DOI

10.21608/ajps.2022.268247

Keywords

Dapsone nanocrystal, solvent-antisolvent, Solubility, dissolutions, in vitro anti-inflammatory

Authors

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Gamal

Last Name

Zayed

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Faculty f Pharmacy, AlAzhar University

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gamalzayed@azhar.edu.eg

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Assiut

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0000-0001-6777-3882

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Hanaa

Last Name

Mohammed

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Pharmacist at Al-Azhar University Hospital, Assiut 71524, Egypt.

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First Name

Shaaban

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Osman

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Al-Azhar Center of Nanosciences and Applications (ACNA), Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.

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shaabanosman@azhar.edu.eg

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66

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2

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37487

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2022-08-28

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2022-09-01

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1

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28

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1110-1644

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2535-1958

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518

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Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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22 Jan 2023