Characterization, in Vivo Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling of Different Propofol-Cyclodextrin Complexes to Assess Their Drug Delivery Potential at the Blood-Brain Barrier Level

Sergey Shityakov*, Ramin Ekhteiari Salmas, Serdar Durdagi, Ellaine Salvador, Katalin Pápai, Maria Josefa Yáñez-gascón, Horacio Pérez-sánchez, István Puskás, Norbert Roewer, Carola Förster, Jens-albert Broscheit

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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the ability of the general anesthetic propofol (PR) to form inclusion complexes with modified β-cyclodextrins, including sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SBEβCD) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD). The PR/SBEβCD and PR/HPβCD complexes were prepared and characterized, and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeation potential of the formulated PR was examined in vivo for the purpose of controlled drug delivery. The PR/SBEβCD complex was found to be more stable in solution with a minimal degradation constant of 0.25 h-1, a t1/2 of 2.82 h, and a Kc of 5.19 × 103 M-1 and revealed higher BBB permeability rates compared with the reference substance (PR-LIPURO) considering the calculated brain-to-blood concentration ratio (logBB) values. Additionally, the diminished PR binding affinity to SBEβCD was confirmed in molecular dynamics simulations by a maximal Gibbs free energy of binding (δGbind = -18.44 kcal·mol-1), indicating the more rapid PR/SBEβCD dissociation. Overall, the results demonstrated that SBEβCD has the potential to be used as a prospective candidate for drug delivery vector development to improve the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of general anesthetic agents at the BBB level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1914-1922
Number of pages9
JournalJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
Volume56
Issue number10
Early online date2 Sept 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2016

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