Browsing by Author "Grabnar, Iztok"

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    Mechanochemically induced disordered structures of vincamine: The different mediation of two cross-linked polymers
    (Elsevier, 2012-06-18) Hasa, Dritan; Perissutti, Beatrice; Chierotti, Michele R.; Gobetto, Roberto; Grabnar, Iztok; Bonifacio, Alois; Dall’Acqua, Stefano; Invernizzi, Sergio; Voinovich, Dario
    The aims of this research were to prepare highly bioavailable binary cogrounds (vincamine–AcDiSol® or PVP-Cl) by means of a mechanochemical process and to study the mediation of each polymer in the induction of physical transformations of the drug. From a set of fifteen cogrounds for each crosslinked polymer, two samples were selected in each group on the basis of the AUC of in vitro dissolution profiles with the help of a statistical comparison. The chosen samples were analysed by means of TEM, XRPD, Raman-spectroscopy/imaging, SSNMR, also including the study of 1H spin–lattice relaxation times. The research encompassed in vivo oral absorption studies in rats, pharmacokinetic analysis and physical stability studies during 1 year. An intimate drug–polymer mixing was found in the coground samples with domain average dimensions smaller than 100A˚ ; this reflected in a remarkable enhancement of the in vitro and in vivo bioavailability. Different disordered states were detected in the coground samples as a function of cogrinding time and the type and amount of polymer used. Though both crosslinked polymers produced a remarkable enhancement of the oral bioavailability, coground systems based on AcDiSol® are preferable in terms of pharmacokinetic performance and physical stability.
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    Rationale of using Vinca minor Linne dry extract phytocomplex as a vincamine’s oral bioavailability enhancer
    (Elsevier, 2012-12-11) Hasa, Dritan; Perissutti, Beatrice; Dall’Acqua, Stefano; Chierotti, Michele R.; Gobetto, Roberto; Grabnar, Iztok; Cepek, Cinzia; Voinovich, Dario
    Vincamine is a poorly soluble potent neuroprotector and cerebral vasodilator, used for the treatment for CNS disorders. In some cases, the bioavailability of pure compounds is strongly influenced by the co-administration of other constituents, and in some cases, the so called ‘phytocomplex’ may act as enhancer of absorption of selected phytochemicals. In this paper, the oral bioavailability of vincamine when administered as a standardised Vinca minor L. leaf dry extract rather than pure indole alkaloid is demonstrated to be higher. The chosen alkaloid-enriched and standardised dry extract was widely characterised by means of HPLC–MS, PXRD, DSC, XPS, 13C and 15N solid-state NMR (SSNMR) using pure vincamine as a matter of comparison. Then, the in vitro dissolution performances of the two products and their in vivo bioavailability in rats were evaluated. The sevenfold improvement in oral bioavailability of the dry extract with respect to the pure vincamine was ascribed to interactions between the indole alkaloid and the corollary of ingredients of the dry extract, giving rise to the protonation of the alkaloid vincamine, thus enhancing its dissolution in physiological fluids. Present data demonstrate that alkaloid vincamine administered as a whole plant extract has a higher bioavailability compared to the pure chemical compound.