Role of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Lipophilic Drugs and Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Title:Role of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Lipophilic Drugs and Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Volume: 10 Issue: 5

Author(s): Tanuja Bhatia, Ghanshyam Das Gupta, Balak Das Kurmi and Dilpreet Singh*

Affiliation:

• Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 142001, India

Keywords: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, solid lipid nanoparticle, drugs, solubility, bioavailability, first-line carrier.

Abstract: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an uncommon condition marked by elevated pulmonary artery pressure that leads to right ventricular failure. The majority of drugs are now being approved by FDA for PAH, however, several biopharmaceutical hindrances lead to failure of the therapy. Various novel drug delivery systems are available in the literature from which lipid-based nanoparticles i.e. solid lipid nanoparticle is widely investigated for improving the solubility and bioavailability of drugs. In this paper, the prototype phytoconstituents used in pulmonary arterial hypertension have limited solubility and bioavailability. We highlighted the novel concepts of SLN for lipophilic phytoconstituents with their potential applications. This paper also reviews the present state of the art regarding production techniques for SLN like High-Pressure Homogenization, Microemulsion Technique, and Phase Inversion Temperature Method, etc. Furthermore, toxicity aspects and in vivo fate of SLN are also highlighted in this review. In a nutshell, safer delivery of phytoconstituents by SLN added a novel feather to the cap of successful drug delivery technologies.

Cite this article as:

Bhatia Tanuja, Gupta Das Ghanshyam, Kurmi Das Balak and Singh Dilpreet*, Role of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Lipophilic Drugs and Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 2022; 10 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211738510666220831113857