An In Situ Gelling System for the Local Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The Loading of Maqui () Berry Extract as an Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Agent.

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Abstract
The aim of the present work was the development of an innovative in situ gelling system, to be applied on the mucosa of the distal colon via rectal route. The system consisted of three polymers having different functions: gellan (GG), able to jellify in presence of ions; methylcellulose (MC), a thermosensitive polymer with a gelation temperature close to 50 °C; and hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), a mucoadhesive polymer. The three polymers were able to act synergistically, increasing the permanence of the vehicle on the mucosa and forming a protective gel layer. A DoE approach, "simplex centroid mixture design," was used to identify the optimal quantitative composition of the vehicle. The response variables considered were: vehicle viscosity at room temperature; increase in vehicle viscosity on increasing temperature (from room to physiological value) and upon dilution with simulated colonic fluid (SCF); and viscoelastic behavior, thixotropic area, and mucoadhesion properties of the gel formed at 37 °C upon dilution in SCF. The optimized vehicle was loaded with maqui berry extract (MBE), known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. MBE loading (0.5% /) into the vehicle improved rheological and mucoadhesive properties of the formulation. Both MBE and the optimized vehicle were not cytotoxic towards human fibroblasts and Caco-2 cells. Moreover, the optimized vehicle did not affect MBE antioxidant properties.
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Authors Tenci, Marika;Rossi, Silvia;Giannino, Valentina;Vigani, Barbara;Sandri, Giuseppina;Bonferoni, Maria Cristina;Daglia, Maria;Longo, Luigi Maria;Macelloni, Cristina;Ferrari, Franca;
Journal Pharmaceutics
Year 2019
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E611
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Keywords
in situ gelling systems ion-sensitive polymers, methylcellulose, gellan, mucoadhesion, doe approach, maqui berry extract, antioxidant properties, inflammatory bowel disease thermo-responsive polymers

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