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Labrafac™ MC60 is an efficacious intestinal permeation enhancer for macromolecules: Comparisons with Labrasol® ALF in ex vivo and in vivo rat studies

  • Scientific publication

International Journal of Pharmaceutics - jui 2024

Fiona McCartney, Philippe Caisse, Camille Dumont, David Brayden

In this article, demonstration on how Labrafac™ MC60 acts as a safe intestinal permeation enhancer is given, with insulin as a model molecule. Studies were conducted in vivo and ex vivo, using isolated muscle-stripped rat jejunal and colonic mucosae.

Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS): In vivo-proof of concept for oral delivery of insulin glargine

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics 639 - 122964 - mai 2023

Victor Claus , Helen Spleis, Christoph Federer, Katrin Z ̈oller, Richard Wibel, Flavia Laffleur, Camille Dumont, Philippe Caisse, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch

In this study, lipophilicity of insulin glargine (IG) was successfully increased via hydrophobic ion pairing (HIP) with sodium octadecyl sulfate to enable incorporation into self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS). The SEDDS formulations F1 and F2 were administered to rats via oral gavage and resulted in a bioavailability of 0.55% and 0.44%, corresponding to a 7.7-fold and 6.2-fold increased bioavailability, respectively. Thus, incorporation of complexed insulin glargine into SEDDS formulations provides a promising approach to facilitate its oral absorption.

A proof-of-concept for developing oral lipidized peptide Nanostructured Lipid Carrier formulations

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Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Volume 54, 101394 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101394 - déc 2019

Camille Dumont, Vincent Jannin, Cédric Miolane, Quentin Lelong, Jean-Pierre Valour, Sebastien Urbaniak, Hatem Fessib, Sandrine Bourgeois

A proof-of-concept for developing oral lipidized peptide Nanostructured Lipid Carrier formulations

In Vitro Studies Indicate Promising Properties Of Solid Lipid Nanosuspensions for oral peptide delivery

  • Poster

CRS Annual Meeting – Valencia (Spain)  - jui 2019

Camille Dumont, Ana Beloqui, Sandrine Bourgeois, Véronique Préat, Hatem Fessi, Vincent Jannin

In-vitro evaluation of solid lipid nanoparticles: Ability to encapsulate, release and ensure effective protection of peptides in the gastrointestinal tract

  • Scientific publication

International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 565, Pages 409-418 - jui 2019

Camille Dumont, Sandrine Bourgeois, Hatem Fessib, Pierre-Yves Dugas, Vincent Jannin

Lipid-based nanosuspensions for oral delivery of peptides, a critical review

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 541, Issues 1–2, Pages 117–135 - avr 2018

Camille Dumont, Sandrine Bourgeois, Hatem Fessi, Vincent Jannin

In this review article, the authors describe:


the different techniques used to prepare Solid Lipid Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
the methods used to assess the protective effects of the carriers on peptides


the techniques used to measure the permeability enhancement

Self-emulsifying peptide drug delivery systems: How to make them highly mucus permeating

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 538, Issues 1–2, Pages 159-166 - mar 2018

Janine Griesser, Gergely Hetényi, Hatice Kadas, Frédéric Demarne, Vincent Jannin and Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mucus permeating properties of self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS). Small droplet size and negative zeta potential of SEDDS could be identified as key parameters for their mucus permeating properties.

Comparison of the protective effect of self-emulsifying peptide drug delivery systems towards intestinal proteases and glutathione

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 523, Issue 1, Pages 357–365 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.03.027 - mai 2017

Gergely Hetényi, Janine Griesser, Michael Moser, Frédéric Demarne, Vincent Jannin, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch.

This study shows that independent from the type of peptide all the SEDDS showed a prolonged release and can provide a 100% protective effect towards protease degradation and deactivation by reduced glutathione.

Hydrophobic ion pairing: Key to highly payloaded self-emulsifying peptide drug delivery systems

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 520, Issues 1–2, 30 March 2017, Pages 267–274 - mar 2017

Janine Griesser, Gergely Hetényi, Michael Moser, Frédéric Demarne, Vincent Jannin, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch.

In this study, hydrophobic ion pairing is used to form complexes between different anionic surfactants and leuprorelin, insulin and desmopression as model peptides. These complexes were formulated in SEDDS and evaluated for payload and stability.