MELİHA GUNES, GÖKÇE TURAN, FADİME AYDIN KOSE, ÖZGEN OZER, SİNEM YAPRAK KARAVANA
Acta Pharmaceutica Sciencia - 2024;62(4):887-906
Parkinson"s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological diseases worldwide and affects over 10 million people around the world. Mucosal administration as an alternative to oral administration is very important for the patient"s compliance with the treatment. The purpose of this study Rasagiline mesylate (RM) microspheres (MS) and RM MS-loaded gel formulations were developed and evaluated. Particle size, encapsulation efficiency, and loading capacity of MS were evaluated. For buccal administration, mucoadhesive RM MS was dispersed in chitosan (Chi) gels and characterized from the point of viscosity, mechanical, mucoadhesive, rheological, and release properties. The in-vitro cytotoxic effects of RM microspheres and RM MS-loaded gel formulation were tested against human embryonic kidney epithelial cells (HEK-293T) and mouse embryonic fibroblast cells (NIH/3T3) lines. The tested formulations did not have toxic effects on cells after 12 hours. RM MS-loaded gel formulation was successfully prepared and evaluated.