A comparative physicochemical and pharmacological evaluation of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate mucoadhesive gels for the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis in rats

Abstract The present study is aimed to formulate steroidal oral mucoadhesive gels of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate. Six gel formulations each of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate prepared using two different polymers carboxymethyl cellulose sodium and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, in variable proportions. All the formulations subjected for assessment of various physicochemical parameters and mechanical properties. The formulations BSP5 and DSP5, both containing 1.25 % carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, 1.25 % hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, exhibiting mucoadhesive strength of 12.300 ± 0.004 and 12.600 ± 0.01, adhesiveness of 28.04 ± 00 and 30.02 ± 00, cohesiveness of 28.04 ± 00 and 30.02 ± 00, drug release of 86.869 ± 0.380 % and 88.473 ± 0.457 % respectively were considered as promising ones and were further subjected for stability studies and in vivo study in male albino rats. Formulation DSP5 upon oral application for 4 months in arecoline induced oral submucous fibrosis rats, showed more than 80 % reduction in fibrosis as compared with BSP5 which showed nearly 50 % reduction. These results were concluded on the basis of histopathological profile and weight gain among the experimental animals during in vivo study. Hence, DSP5 by minimizing the painful injuries and morbidities justifies being suitable noninvasive model for OSMF treatment.

Effect of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose on injectability of calcium phosphate cement / 中国矫形外科杂志

[Objective]To study the influence of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose(HPMC) on injectability of calcium phosphate cements(CPC).[Method]Calcium phosphate cement(ICPC) with different content of HPMC(0～4%) was prepared.Injectability coefficient and consistency were tested to evaluate the injectability of the cements.[Result]Injectability increased as HPMC content increased.CPC injectability coefficient reached to 95% with lowest consistency when HPMC increased to 2%.CPC with 2% HPMC could be injected from syringe completely.Injectability began decrease when HPMC beyond 3%.Injectability decreased to 90% as HPMC increased to 4%,2% HPMC increased the injectability and decreased the consistency significantly,without any influence of setting time.[Conclusion]Rheology and injectability of CPC can be improved by HPMC significantly,Injection of CPC with 2% HPMC can be used for mini-invasive orthopedic surgery.

Influence factors on sinomenine releasing rate from Sinomenine Sustained-release Tablet / 中草药

Object To study the preparation and technology on sinomenine (SM) release from Sinomenine Sustained-release Tablets (SSTs) in which hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) was used as the primary excipients. Methods SSTs were prepared with different HPMC viscosity of K4M, K15M, and K100M, different HPMC content, and preparing technology. Results Little effect was observed on the releasing rate of SM with different HPMC viscosity when the content of HPMC was 30%. SM releasing rate increased with the decreasing of proportion of HPMC while the content of HPMC was less than 30%. But the releasing velocity slowed down while the content of HPMC increased and the effect on the releasing rate was not found as the content of HPMC was over 30%. When the ratio of SM and HPMC was 1∶1.5, the releasing rate decreased with the increasing of tablet weight from 280 mg to 360 mg. The releasing rate was insensitive to the particle size of HPMC and hardness of SSTs in this study. Conclusion It is necessary to control the tablet weight and choose the proper quantity of HPMC in the preparation of SSTs.