WU Fei-zhen, YANG Li-ji, ZHANG Qi, et al. Effect of Bile Salts and Lipids in Intestine on Solubility of Artemether as a Poorly Water-soluble Drug[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(20): 6-9.
WU Fei-zhen, YANG Li-ji, ZHANG Qi, et al. Effect of Bile Salts and Lipids in Intestine on Solubility of Artemether as a Poorly Water-soluble Drug[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(20): 6-9. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016200006.
Objective: To investigate the effects of bile salts and lipids in the intestine on the solubility of artemether
a poorly water-soluble drug. Method: Equilibrium solubility of artemether in phosphate buffers with different pH
bile salts and bile salts/lipids mixed micelle solution were determined
bile salts in the intestine included taurocholate (TC)
taurodeoxycholate (TDC)
taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDC)
glycocholate (GC)
glycodeoxycholate (GDC) and glycochenodeoxycholate (GCDC).Fatty acids and monoglycerides
the main hydrolytic products of the exogenous fat
were used to evaluate effect of fat in food on the solubility of artemether. Result: Effect of pH on the solubility of artemether was not significant.The solubility of artemether in buffer phosphate (pH 2-12) 96.0-109.6 mg·L-1.Artemether was solubilized by mixed bile salts micelles
when the physiological concentration reached 15 mmol·L-1
the solubility of artemether increased by nearly four times.There was some difference in solubilization of various bile salts
TC and GC had slightly effect on the solubilization;however
TDC
TCDC
GDC and GCDC could significantly influence the solubility of artemether.Addition of fatty acid and monoglycerides to simulate fat in food resulted in significantly increase in solubilization. Conclusion: The solubility of artemether can be substantially increased by fat in food.Bile salts and exogenous lipids can significantly increase the solubility of artemether and promote its intestinal absorption.