Structured edible lipid-based particle systems for oral drug-delivery

Areen Ashkar, Alejandro Sosnik, Davidovich-Pinhas Maya

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Abstract

Oral administration is the most popular and patient-compliant route for drug delivery, though it raises great challenges due to the involvement of the gastro-intestine (GI) system and the drug bioavailability. Drug bioavailability is directly related to its ability to dissolve, transport and/or absorb through the physiological environment. A great number of drugs are characterized with low water solubility due to their hydrophobic nature, thus limiting their oral bioavailability and clinical use. Therefore, new strategies aiming to provide a protective shell through the GI system and improve drug solubility and permeability in the intestine were developed to overcome this limitation. Lipid-based systems have been proposed as good candidates for such a task owing to their hydrophobic nature which allows high drug loading, drug micellization ability during intestinal digestion due to the lipid content, and the vehicle physical protective environment. The use of edible lipids with high biocompatibility paves the bench-to-bedside translation. Four main types of structured lipid-based drug delivery systems differing in the physical state of the lipid phase have been described in the literature, namely emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, and oleogel-based particles. The current review provides a comprehensive overview of the different structured edible lipid-based oral delivery systems investigated up to date and emphasizes the contribution of each system component to the delivery performance, and the oral delivery path of lipids.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107789
JournalBiotechnology Advances
Volume54
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Bioavailability
  • Drug delivery
  • Emulsions
  • Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs)
  • Oleogel-based particles
  • Oral administration
  • Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)
  • Water-solubility

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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