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| Author(s): |
Verônica Muniz Couto
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia |
| Defense date: | 2015-02-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Eneida de Paula;
Michelle Franz Montan;
Francisco Benedito Teixeira Pessine
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| Advisor: | Eneida de Paula |
| Abstract | |
Local anesthetics (LA) are used in medical and dental procedures to decrease pain sensation. However, LA are small molecules that easily diffuse in the site of action, restricting the duration of anesthesia. Dibucaine (DBC) is an amino-amide local anesthetic, which major use as a topical agent. This study aimed the development of a new drug delivery system for dibucaine based on liposomes with transmembrane ion-gradient, for parenteral drug administration. First, an analytical methodology for DBC quantification through high performance liquid chromatography was determined. Then, large unilamellar (LUV) and multivesicular (MLVV) liposome formulations were prepared with internal ionic-gradients for the encapsulation of DBC (0.012 %). The formulations were characterized regarding their encapsulation efficiency (%EE), zeta potential, average size and polydispersity. The zeta potential of all formulations was always negative (ca. -30 mV). Sulfate-containing LUV formulations (LUVDBC5.5 sulfin/7.4out) showed 62.6% ± 4.3 EE, which was significantly higher than all other formulations. LUV presented an average size of 500 nm and proved to be less polidisperse and more stable than LMVV, being selected for further morphological (by transmission electron microscopy), storage chemical stability, in vitro release, cell viability and in vivo analgesic tests. Micrographs proved that LUVs were spherical and unilamellar shape. No formulation showed lipid peroxidation level higher than 0.5 % of total lipids during 150 days of storage at 4oC. LUVDBC5.5 sulfin/7.4out presented increased in vitro sustained release profile and significant increase in sensory block duration (27 h) in vivo, than a equivalent DBC solution (11 h). No changes in the cytotoxicity effect of the anesthetic were observed for DBC free or encapsulated. Therefore, this study reports the successful preparation and characterization of a liposomal formulation for the sustained release of DBC with high encapsulation efficiency and that is able to significantly prolong (ca. 2.5 times) the duration of analgesia in vivo (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/13965-4 - Remote loading of dibucaine into liposomes using transmembranar ionic gradient |
| Grantee: | Verônica Muniz Couto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |