Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To optimize the formulation of leonurine lipid nanoparticles.
METHODS The leonurine lipid nanoparticles were prepared by pH-gradients method coupled with reverse evaporation method.Final drug concentration, drug-lipid ratio, cholesterol and lipid ratio were selected as influences factors, the formulation was optimized by Box-Behnken response surface method with particle, the particle size, encapsulation efficiency and loading content as the evaluation parameters.The
in vitro release was determined.
RESULTS The optimal formulation parameters were as follows: the drug-lipid ratio was 9.8%, cholesterol and lipid ratio was 1.0% and the final drug concentration was 10 mg·mL
-1.The mean particle size, entrapment efficiency, and the drug loading were (83.9±5.6)nm, (73.3±2.2)% and (4.0±0.0)%, respectively.RSD of measured and predicted values were all less than 5%.
In vitro release test results showed that leonurine lipid nanoparticles had a sustained release effect compared with the raw materials.
CONCLUSION The Box-Behnken response surface method is simple and predictable, and have high encapsulation efficiency and drug loading of the obtained leonurine lipid nanoparticles, which meets the design requirements.