Abstract
The purpose of this study was to synthesize a highly mucoadhesive tetradeca-thiolated β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) by replacement of all primary OH groups at C-6 position and all secondary OH groups at C-2 position of β-CD backbone viaSH groups and to evaluate its rheological and mucoadhesive properties in-vitro. Primary and secondary OH groups of β-CD were substituted by SH groups using a microwave-assisted method. The structure of tetradeca-thiolated β-CD was confirmed by FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The modified β-CD was evaluated for SH content, thiol stability towards oxidation and cytotoxicity. Moreover, the viscoelastic behavior of the modified oligomer was investigated via rheological studies with porcine intestinal mucus and fibrous structural protein keratin, whereas mucoadhesive properties were evaluated using different porcine mucosae. Tetradeca-thiolated β-CD oligomer displayed 8144±317µmol thiol groups per gram. These thiol groups displaying a pKa value of 8.2 were stable at pH 4 but prone to oxidation at higher pH values. The newly synthesized thiolated CD did not show any cytotoxicity to Caco-2 cells at a concentration of 0.5% (m/v) within 24h. Due to the addition of 0.5 and 2% (m/v) tetradeca-thiolated β-CD to mucus and keratin, the dynamic viscosity was increased up to 7.6- and 5.9- fold, respectively, within 4h at 37°C. Moreover, in-vitro mucoadhesion studies of tetradeca-thiolated CD showed 78.6-, 60.3-, 62.3- and 49.3- fold improved mucoadhesion on intestinal, buccal, bladder and vaginal mucosa as compared to unmodified β-CD, respectively. According to these results, tetradeca-thiolated β-CD might be a promising auxiliary agent to provide a prolonged residence time of drug delivery systems on different mucosal surfaces.
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