Title:Development and Characterization of Solid Dispersion System for Enhancing the Solubility and Dissolution Rate of Dietary Capsaicin
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Author(s): Sumit Bera, Subhasis Maity, Balaram Ghosh, Animesh Ghosh and Tapan K. Giri*
Affiliation:
- NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata-Group of Institutions, 124 BL Saha Road, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal,India
Keywords:
Capsaicin, breast cancer, cytotoxicity, solid dispersion, bioavailability, in vitro.
Abstract:
Background: Capsaicin is a pungent component of chili peppers that suppresses the
growth of various cancer cell lines including breast cancer. However, it shows extremely low oral
bioavailability due to its poor water solubility.
Objective: The objective of the present work was to improve the solubility and dissolution rate of
capsaicin.
Methods: Solid dispersions were prepared by the solvent evaporation method using different molar
ratios of capsaicin and urea (1:1, 1:2, and 1:3). Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and X-Ray
Diffraction (XRD) study were used to characterize the solid dispersion. Solid dispersions were
evaluated for solubility, dissolution rate and in vitro cytotoxicity in breast cancer cell lines.
Results: XRD and DSC studies exhibited the reduced crystallinity of a drug in solid dispersion.
Phase solubility study shows that the drug solubility increased by increasing carrier concentration.
In vitro release study of the solid dispersion showed the faster dissolution of a drug with increasing
carrier concentration. Solid dispersion formulation effectively inhibited the growth of MCF-7 human
breast cancer and MDA-MB-231 triple negative human breast cancer cells in an MTT assay
that measures metabolic activity, but only slightly decreased cell viability when compared to capsaicin
alone.
Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that solid dispersion of capsaicin in PEG 6000 overcomes
the problems related to the poor aqueous solubility of this drug and improving its dissolution
rate.