Preparation Process Optimization and in Vitro and in Vivo Properties of Sanguinarine Chitosan Microspheres
To investigate the optimal preparation of sanguinarine chitosan microspheres,and and to characterize the appearance and particle size of the microspheres and study them in vitro and in vivo.An HPLC method for the determination of sanguinarine was established.San-guinarine chitosan microspheres were prepared by emulsion crosslinking method.The formulation was optimized by single factor test and central composite design response surface method with drug loading,encapsulation efficiency and average particle size as evaluation indi-cators.The appearance and morphology of microspheres were observed by microscope and scanning electron microscope,and the particle size and distribution of microspheres were determined by laser particle sizer.Sanguinarine bulk drug solution and sanguinarine chitosan microspheres solution at different time points were obtained by dynamic dialysis method,and the in vitro release rates of the two solutions were investigated.Finally,the pharmacokinetic equation was fitted.Different groups of mice were injected with sanguinarine raw material solution and sanguinarine microsphere solution,and tissue blood was taken at different times for determination to observe the distribution and targeting in vivo.The curve equation of sanguinarine HPLC was y=2.530 0x+43.323 1(R2=0.999 8,linear range 10.0~50.0 μg/mL).The optimal formula was obtained by single factor test and central composite design response surface method:sanguinarine dosage 60 mg,chitosan dosage 70 mg,emulsifier dosage 5%,pentanediol dosage 0.25mL,water oil volume ratio 3:10,acetic acid concentration 2%,stirring speed 500 r/min and crosslinking time 3.5 h.The morphology of sanguinarine chitosan microspheres was observed to be nearly spherical and the surface was smooth,and the average particle size was determined to be(8.17±0.16)μm,with the particle size distribution ranging from 2 to 20 μm.In vitro release showed that sanguinarine chitosan microspheres were released more slowly than haematoxylin API,and the Ritger-Peppas equation fitted better(R2=0.980 8).Sanguinarine microspheres have obvious sustained-release effect in mice,and have different degrees of targeting in lungs and liver.Sanguinarine chitosan microspheres have obvious sustained-release effect in vitro,and the distribution in mice has certain targeting and sustained-release properties.