Co-grinding Effect on Crystalline Zaltoprofen with β-cyclodextrin/Cucurbit[7]uril in Tablet Formulation

Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 3:7:45984. doi: 10.1038/srep45984.

Abstract

This work aimed to investigate the co-grinding effects of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) on crystalline zaltoprofen (ZPF) in tablet formulation. Crystalline ZPF was prepared through anti-solvent recrystallization and fully analyzed through single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Co-ground dispersions and mono-ground ZPF were prepared using a ball grinding process. Results revealed that mono-ground ZPF slightly affected the solid state, solubility, and dissolution of crystalline ZPF. Co-ground dispersions exhibited completely amorphous states and elicited a significant reinforcing effect on drug solubility. UV-vis spectroscopy, XRPD, FT-IR, DSC, ssNMR, and molecular docking demonstrated the interactions in the amorphous product. Hardness tests on blank tablets with different β-CD and CB[7] contents suggested the addition of β-CD or CB[7] could enhance the compressibility of the powder mixture. Disintegration tests showed that CB[7] could efficiently shorten the disintegrating time. Dissolution tests indicated that β-CD and CB[7] could accelerate the drug dissolution rate via different mechanisms. Specifically, CB[7] could accelerate the dissolution rate by improving disintegration and β-CD showed a distinct advantage in solubility enhancement. Based on the comparative study on β-CD and CB[7] for tablet formulation combined with co-grinding, we found that CB[7] could be considered a promising drug delivery, which acted as a disintegrant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzopyrans / chemistry*
  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
  • Crystallization
  • Drug Compounding*
  • Hardness
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Powders
  • Propionates / chemistry*
  • Solubility
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Tablets
  • Time Factors
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • beta-Cyclodextrins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Benzopyrans
  • Macrocyclic Compounds
  • Powders
  • Propionates
  • Tablets
  • beta-Cyclodextrins
  • cucurbit(n)uril
  • pyranoprofen
  • betadex