Morphology control of polylactide microspheres enclosing irinotecan hydrochloride with polylactide based polymer surfactant for reduction of initial burst

Int J Pharm. 2007 Feb 7;330(1-2):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.08.035. Epub 2006 Aug 30.

Abstract

We introduced newly biodegradable polymer surfactant to poly(D,L-lactide) microspheres for exhibiting precisely controlled release rate of antitumor agent. We newly designed biodegradable polymer surfactant, poly(ethyleneoxide monooleate)-block-poly(D,L-lactide); (MOPEO-PLA), which has a biocompatible, oil-soluble and compatible with polylactide matrices. Polylactide (PLA) microspheres with MOPEO-PLA enclosing Irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11) was successfully fabricated by solvent evaporation method via O/O emulsion. The surface morphology was strongly affected to MOPEO-PLA content in PLA microspheres; the wrinkles on microsphere surface were decreased with increasing MOPEO-PLA content. It was found from DSC scans that Tg of PLA drastically decreased with introducing MOPEO-PLA, indicating that MOPEO-PLA miscible with PLA. MOPEO-PLA, played as a plasticizer, made the surface smoothed. The rate of release in a short duration was minimum value at adding 20 wt.% of MOPEO-PLA. This result was due to the smaller surface area of PLA microspheres with smoothed surface.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Camptothecin / chemistry
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Irinotecan
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microspheres
  • Polyesters / chemical synthesis
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemical synthesis
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Polyesters
  • poly(ethylene oxide monooleate-block-DL-lactide)
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • poly(lactide)
  • Irinotecan
  • Camptothecin