This report studied on pharmaceutical characteristics of the stealth liposome containing dau-norubicin (DNR). The shape, size, entrapment efficiency and stability of the daunorubicin stealth liposomes (DNRSL) were examined. Visible spectrophotometry and the HPLC method were established for determination of the DNR in the DNRSL. The release of DNR from DNRSL in HBS (pH 7.5) and rat serum at 37 oC were examined. The results showed that the DNRSL had high entrapment efficiency (>85%), small size and slow release.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential antitumor efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid-paclitaxel (CLA-PTX) on B16-F10 melanoma cell line in vitro and in vivo. The in vitro cytotoxicity, apoptosis and cell cycle of CLA-PTX were investigated. The in vitro cellular uptake of CLA-PTX in B16-F10 cells was also analyzed. The antitumor activity of CLA-PTX was also evaluated in B16-F10 tumor-bearing C57BL6/N mice in vivo. The in vitro cytotoxicity results showed that the IC50 of the CLA-PTX is (4.25±0.43) μM, compared with that of (6.70±0.80) μM in PTX treatment group (P〈0.01). CLA-PTX increased the percentage of total apoptotic cells compared with that of control and PTX treatment groups (P〈0.01). Compared with untreated cells, CLA-PTX arrested cell cycle progression at the S phase, whereas PTX caused accumulation of cell at GE-M phase both along with the reduction of the cellular fraction arrested at the G1 phase. The amount of cellular uptake of CLA-PTX was significantly higher than that of PTX (P〈0.01). The in vivo antitumor activity of CLA-PTX was significantly higher than that of control and PTX treatment groups (P〈0.01 or P〈0.05). In conclusion, our study demonstrated that CLA-PTX has significant antitumor activity in B 16-F 10 cell line.
Dipivefrin hydrochloride ophthalmic gel was prepared and the release test and the isolated cornea permeation test of the formulation in vitro were investigated. The release test of the formulation was studied by using permeable membrane. The content and the release amount of Dipivefrin hydrochloride from the gel base were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. The cornea permeation test of the formulation was studied by using isolated rabbit corneas. The formulation release behavior in vitro followed the first-order kinetic equation. The release amount of Dipivefrin hydrochloride raised significantly with less polymer in the formulation. The cornea permeation behavior of the drug in vitro followed the first-order kinetic equation. The eye irritancy of Dipivefrin hydrochloride gel is lower than that of eyedrops.