
handle: 10451/38748
As Ciclodextrinas são oligossacáridos que têm vindo a ser estudadas há mais de 100 anos e são usadas em inúmeras indústrias, desde a indústria alimentar ou cosmética até à indústria farmacêutica. Contudo, muitas delas ainda são encaradas como excipientes farmacêuticos novos. As suas características tornam-nas particularmente interessantes, uma vez que podem formar complexos com fármacos lipofílicos, melhorando a sua solubilidade em água. E assim, melhoram a biodisponibilidade dos fármacos e influenciam a sua permeabilidade através das membranas biológicas. Uma das áreas de investigação na administração de fármacos é o design de nanomedicamentos que consistam em nanosistemas com capacidade para fazer o fármaco chegar ao local de acção no período adequado. Polissacáridos naturais têm recebido cada vez mais atenção nesta área e perecem ser materiais muito promissores na preparação de transportadores à escala nano. O objectivo principal deste estudo é desenvolver nanopartículas de dexametasona, usando um polímero (quitosano) e uma ciclodextrina aniónica, a sulfobutileter- β-ciclodextrina, e investigar as suas características. Os resultados demonstraram que é possível criar NPs que consistam nestes componentes, e ainda revelam que as NPs formadas apresentam boas propriedades, tal como a estabilidade à temperatura ambiente.
Cyclodextrins are oligosaccharides that have been studied for over 100 years and they have been used in numerous industries, ranging from food or cosmetic to pharmaceutical industry. However, some of them are still regarded as novel pharmaceutical excipients. Their characteristics make them particularly interesting since they can form complexes with poorly-water soluble lipophilic drugs, enhancing its water solubility. This strategy may improve the drugs oral bioavailability and their permeability through biological membranes. One of the interesting areas of research in drug delivery is the design of nanomedicines consisting of nanosystems that are able to deliver drugs to the right place, at appropriate time. Natural polysaccharides have received more and more attention in this field and they seem to be very promising materials in the preparation of nanometric carriers. The main goal of the present study was to develop dexamethasone nanoparticles using a polymer (chitosan) and an anionic cyclodextrin, sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin, and investigate its characteristics. The results obtained reveal that it is possible to form NPs consisting of those components, and they also show that the NPs present good proprieties such as stability at room temperature.
Trabalho Final de Mestrado Integrado, Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Farmácia, 2014
Cyclodextrins, Chitosan, Ciências da Saúde, Nanoparticles, Mestrado Integrado - 2014, Dexamethasone
Cyclodextrins, Chitosan, Ciências da Saúde, Nanoparticles, Mestrado Integrado - 2014, Dexamethasone
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