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                                                                <journal-id>j. res. pharm.</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Journal of Research in Pharmacy</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2630-6344</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Marmara University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35333/jrp.2020.202</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Other)</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Eczacılık ve İlaç Bilimleri (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>Formulation and pharmacokinetic evaluation of rifampicin solid lipid nanoparticles</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Gardouh</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ahmed</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Gamal</surname>
                                    <given-names>Alshimaa</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Gad</surname>
                                    <given-names>Shadeed</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20250627">
                    <day>06</day>
                    <month>27</month>
                    <year>2025</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>24</volume>
                                        <issue>4</issue>
                                        <fpage>539</fpage>
                                        <lpage>551</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20200217">
                        <day>02</day>
                        <month>17</month>
                        <year>2020</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20200529">
                        <day>05</day>
                        <month>29</month>
                        <year>2020</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2010, Journal of Research in Pharmacy</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2010</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal of Research in Pharmacy</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>This study aims to optimize RIF loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (RIF-SLNs) to sustain its release and enhance its oral absorption and bioavailability. RIF loaded SLNs were formulated by a modified micro emulsionbased technique using two different lipids (Cetyl palmitate and Glyceryl monostearate) and two different surfactants (Tween®80 and Poloxamer 188). Particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, entrapment efficiency (E.E), drug loading capacity (L.C), in vitro drug release, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were determined for RIF loaded SLNs formulae. Pharmacokinetic study was performed on optimized RIF-SLNs, marketed RIF and pure drug suspension in Wistar rats. The particle size, PDI, E.E% and L.C% of optimized formula were recorded as 0.183 µm, 0.420, -34.7 mV, 80.8% and 0.216%, respectively. In vitro release studies suggested that all SLNs formulae possessed a burst release created from the unloaded drug and adsorbed drug molecules at SLNs surface then sustained release due to diffusion of drug from lipid matrix over a period of 120 h. From the release kinetics data, the release rate of RIF from all formulae fitted into Higuchi’s diffusion model. Pharmacokinetic study showed significant enhancement in RIF-SLNs relative bioavailability 5.86 and 2.33 folds in comparison with pure RIF suspension and marketed RIF. RIF loaded SLNs were formulated successfully by a modified micro emulsion-based method. Also, oral drug delivery can be enhanced by SLNs which showed improvement in the oral bioavailability of the drug.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>: Pharmacokinetic enhancement</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  rifampicin</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  In vitro release</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  solid lipid nanoparticles</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  glyceryl
monostearate</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cetyl palmitate</kwd>
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