SALOME STEPHANIA CELI CAMACHO

Mrs. SALOME STEPHANIA CELI CAMACHO

GALENICUS DEPARMENT, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 November 2023 in Pharmaceutics
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SALOME STEPHANIA CELI CAMACHOSALOME STEPHANIA CELI CAMACHO
SALOME STEPHANIA CELI CAMACHO
RFRaquel Fernandez-Garcia
Raquel Fernandez-Garcia
AAAndreina I. Afonso-Urich
Andreina I. Afonso-Urich
MBM. Paloma Ballesteros
M. Paloma Ballesteros
Anne Marie HealyAnne Marie Healy
Anne Marie Healy
DSDolores R Serrano
Dolores R Serrano
Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable rise in the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary fungal infections, creating a global health problem due to a lack of antifungal therapies specifically designed for pulmonary administration. Amphotericin B (AmB) and itraconazole (ITR) are two antifungal drugs with different mechanisms of action that have been widely employed in antimycotic therapy. In this work, microparticles containing a high dose of AmB and ITR (20, 30, and 40% total antifungal drug loading) were engineered for use in dry powder inhalers (DPIs) with an aim to improve the pharmacological effect, thereby enhancing the existing off-label choices for pulmonary administration. A Design of Experiment (DoE) approach was employed to prepare DPI formulations consisting of AmB-ITR encapsulated within γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) alongside functional excipients, such as mannitol and leucine. In vitro deposition indicated a favourable lung deposition pattern characterised by an upper ITR distribution (mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) ~ 6 µm) along with a lower AmB deposition (MMAD ~ 3 µm). This offers significant advantages for treating fungal infections, not only in the lung parenchyma but also in the upper respiratory tract, considering that Aspergillus spp. can cause upper and lower airway disorders. The in vitro deposition profile of ITR and larger MMAD was related to the higher unencapsulated crystalline fraction of the drug, which may be altered using a higher concentration of γ-CD.