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Combined effect of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and media pH on the solubility of prostaglandin E1

Fu-Gen Gu*, Chun-Zhi Wu, Yong-Liang Gao   

  1. 1.Department of Pharmaceutics, Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medial College, Hohhot 010059, China;
    2.Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
  • Received:2006-06-15 Revised:2007-05-10 Online:2007-06-15 Published:2007-06-15
  • Contact: Fu-Gen Gu*

Abstract: Aim To investigate the combined effect of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) and media pH on the solubility of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and construct a theoretical equation for the drug solubility as a function of HP-β-CD concentration and media pH. Methods The solubility of PGE1 under different pH conditions was determined. Then, the drug solubility in different concentrations of HP-β-CD acidic or pH neutral solutions was measured, respectively. Finally, a theoretical solubility equation for the drug as a function of HP-β-CD concentration and media pH was deduced and confirmed in experiment. Results PGE1 was solubilized by HP-β-CD or by increasing media pH. The drug solubility as a function of HP-β-CD concentration was found to follow the AL-type complexation model in acidic or neutral pH media, suggesting that both the ionized and neutral drugs form 1:1 molecular ratio complexes. Conclusions The solubility of PGE1 may be improved by increasing media pH or by using HP-β-CD as a solubilizer. HP-β-CD and media pH can produce combined effect on the solubility of PGE1. The deduced equation for the drug solubility in this study effectively characterizes the roles of HP-β-CD and media pH in determining total solubility of the drug.

Key words: PGE1, PGE1, HP-β-CD, HP-β-CD, pH, pH, Solubility, Solubility, Complexation, Complexation, Theoretical equation, Theoretical equation

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