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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including cystic fibrosis, interstitial fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neoplasia.
• the method involves administration, preferably oral, nasal or pulmonary administration, of anti-inflammatory and anti- proliferate drugs (rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues).
• anti-inflammatory and anti- proliferate drugs rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues.
• COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Emphysema is an overinflation of the alveoli, or air sacs in the lungs. This condition causes shortness of breath. [004] In emphysema, the alveolar sacs are overinflated as a result of damage to the elastin skeleton of the lung. Inflammatory cells in emphysematous lung release elastase enzymes, which degrade or damage elastin fibers within the lung matrix. Emphysema has a number of causes, including smoking, exposure to environmental pollutants, alpha-one antitrypsin deficiency, and aging.
• Acute exacerbation of asthma are often caused by spasm of the airways, or bronchoconstriction, causing symptoms including sudden shortness of breath, wheezing, and cough.
• Bronchospasm is treated with inhaled bronchodilators (anticholinergics such as ipratropium and beta-agonists such as albuterol).
• Patients with acute episodes may also be treated with oral or intravenous steroids that serve to reduce the inflammatory response that exacerbates the condition.
• Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the airways, excess mucus production and airway hyperresponsiveness, and a condition in which airways narrow excessively or too easily respond to a stimulus. Asthma episodes or attacks cause narrowing of the airways, which make breathing difficult. Asthma attacks can have a significant impact on a patient's life, limiting participation in many activities. In severe cases, asthma attacks can be life threatening. Presently, there is no know cure for asthma. [008] According to the American Lung Association, there are approximately 20 million Americans with asthma in 2002. Fourteen million of them were adults. Asthma resulted in approximately 1.9 million emergency room visits in 2002. The estimated direct cost of asthma in the U.S. is $11.5 billions, which is spent on asthma medications, physician office visits, emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
• the causes of coronary heart disease and asthma are neointimal proliferation of smooth muscle in arterial vessels and in walls of airways.
• One aspect of the invention is to deliver paclitaxel or rapamycin and their analogues to the wall of airways to treat the asthma and COPD.
• Drug coated stents with these drugs have been approved for inhibiting the growth of the smooth muscle cells in vascular arterial vessels.
• Chronic sinusitis is an inflammation of the membrane lining of one or more paranasal sinuses. Chronic sinusitis lasts longer than three weeks and often continues for months. In cases of chronic sinusitis, there is usually tissue damage. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 1 thirty seven million cases of chronic sinusitis are reported annually.
• CDC Center for Disease Control
• Chronic sinusitis is often difficult to treat successfully, however, as some symptoms persist even after prolonged courses of antibiotics.
• Steroid nasal sprays and prescribed steroids are commonly used to treat inflammation in chronic sinusitis.
• surgery may be the only alternative in treating chronic sinusitis.
• the most common surgery done is functional endoscopic sinus surgery, in which the diseased and thickened tissues from the sinuses are removed to allow drainage.
• functional endoscopic sinus surgery in which the diseased and thickened tissues from the sinuses are removed to allow drainage.
• the present invention provides a new method for treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic sinusitis.
• the method involves administration, preferably oral, nasal or pulmonary administration, of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drugs (rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues).
• Embodiments of the present invention provides a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug for treatment of the respiratory system, and an additive that enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of body passages.
• Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the treatment of respiratory disorders by intratracheal administration of an effective amount of antiinflammatory and anti-proliferate drugs (rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues).
• Respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic sinusitis include cystic fibrosis, interstitial fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, nasal and sinus dysplasia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neoplasia.
• the treatment is intended for a variety of animals, such as premature neonates to adult humans.
• rapamycin or paclitaxel may be administered by aerosol, which can be generated by a nebulizer, by inhalation or by instillation.
• the rapamycin or paclitaxel may be administered alone or with an additive carrier in solution such as saline solution, DMSO, alcohol, or water. It may also be used as combinations with inhaled bronchodilators (anticholinergics such as ipratropium and beta-agonists such as albuterol) and oral or intravenous steroids. Patients inhale these medications into their lungs as a mist, produced by either a nebulizer or a hand-held meter dose (MDI) or dry powder (DPI) inhaler.
• MDI hand-held meter dose
• DPI dry powder
• the additive has a lipophilic or hydrophobic part and a hydrophilic part.
• the hydrophobic part may include aliphatic and aromatic organic hydrocarbon compounds, such as benzene, toluene, and alkanes, among others. These parts are not water soluble. They have no covalently bonded iodine.
• the hydrophilic part may include hydroxyl groups, amine groups, amide groups, carbonyl groups, carboxylic acid and anhydrides, ethyl oxide, ethyl glycol, polyethylene glycol, ascorbic acid, amino acid, amino alcohol, glucose, sucrose, sorbitan, glycerol, polyalcohol, phosphates, sulfates, organic salts and their substituted molecules, among others.
• These parts can dissolve in water and polar solvents.
• These additives are not oils, lipids, or polymers.
• the therapeutic agent is not enclosed in micelles or liposomes or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for treating the lung during an acute episode of reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is provided.
• the coronary and peripheral diseases result from smooth muscle cell proliferation.
• Asthma includes episodes or attacks of the airway narrowing, contracting and thickening via smooth muscle cell proliferation.
• the rapamycin, paclitaxel, and their analogues can be used for treating asthma in the lung.
• Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of treating respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic sinusitis in a mammal comprises administrating an antiproliferative and antiinflammatory effective amount of rapamycin, or paclitaxel or their analogues to said mammal orally, parenterally, intravascularly, intranasally, intrabronchially, transdermal ⁇ , rectally, or via an impregnated vascular stent or balloon catheter.
• the present invention relates to a method for treating at least one of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic sinusitis in a mammal comprising administering a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an effective amount of a drug and an additive to said mammal orally, parenterally, intravascularly, intranasally, intrabronchially, transdermally, rectally, or via an impregnated vascular stent or balloon catheter into a body passage, wherein said drug is chosen from rapamycin and analogues thereof and paclitaxel and analogues thereof.
• the asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to be treated is selected from the group consisting of chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial fibrosis, nasal and sinus dysplasia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neoplasia, and emphysema.
• the administering comprises delivery via a mist route selected from the group consisting of aerosol inhalation, dry powder inhalation, liquid inhalation, and liquid instillation.
• the mist is produced by either a nebulizer, a hand-held meter dose inhaler (MDI), or dry powder (DPI) inhaler.
• the additive enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the body passage of the respiratory and sinus system.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the pharmaceutical formulation does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the additive is chosen from PEG fatty esters and alcohols, glycerol fatty esters, sorbitan fatty esters, PEG glyceryl fatty esters, PEG sorbitan fatty esters, sugar fatty esters, PEG sugar esters, vitamins and derivatives, aminoacids, multiaminoacids and derivatives, peptides, polypeptides, proteins, quaternary ammonium salts, organic acids, salts and anhydrides.
• the additive is chosen from p- isononylphenoxypolyglycidol, PEG laurate, PEG oleate, PEG stearate, PEG glyceryl laurate, PEG glyceryl oleate, PEG glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, plyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate , PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monooleate, PEG sorbitan stearate, PEG oleyl ether, PEG laurayl ether, octoxynol, monoxynol, tyloxapol; cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methi
• the additive is a surfactant.
• the surfactant is an ionic surfactant.
• the ionic surfactant is chosen from benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, docecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium docecylsulfates, dialkyl methylbenzyl ammonium chloride, edrophonium chloride, domiphen bromide, dialkylesters of sodium sulfonsuccinic acid, sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium cholate, and sodium taurocholate.
• he additive is chosen from PEG- fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterols and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene- polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat-soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water-soluble vitamins and amphophilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the additive is chosen from esters of lauric acid, oleic acid, and stearic acid, PEG-8 laurate, PEG-8 oleate, PEG-8 stearate, PEG-9 oleate, PEG-10 laurate, PEG-10 oleate, PEG-12 laurate, PEG-12 oleate, PEG-15 oleate, PEG-20 laurate, and PEG-20 oleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 dilaurate, PEG-20 dioleate, PEG- 20 distearate, PEG-32 dilaurate and PEG-32 dioleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 glyceryl laurate, PEG-30 glyceryl laurate, PEG-40 glyceryl laurate, PEG-20 glyceryl oleate, and PEG-30 glyceryl oleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-35 castor oil, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-25 trioleate, PEG-60 corn glycerides, PEG-60 almond oil, PEG-40 palm kernel oil, PEG-50 castor oil, PEG-50 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-8 caprylic /capric glycerides, and PEG-6 caprylic /capric glycerides, PEG-7 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-9 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-6 corn oil, PEG-6 almond oil, PEG-6 apricot kernel oil, PEG-6 olive oil , PEG-6 peanut oil, PEG-6 hydrogenated palm kernel oil, PEG-6 palm kernel oil , PEG-6 triolein, PEG-8 corn oil, PEG-20 corn glycerides, and PEG-20 almond glycerides.
• the additive is chosen from polyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl-2 dioleate, polyglyceryl-10 trioleate, polyglyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, and polyglyceryl linoleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl- 10 mono, dioleate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 linoleate, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-6 linoleate, and polyglyceryl polyricinoleate.
• the additive is chosen from propylene glycol monolaurate, propylene glycol ricinoleate, propylene glycol monooleate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, and propylene glycol dioctanoate.
• the additive is PEG-24 cholesterol ether.
• the additive is chosen from sterol polyethylene glycol derivatives.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 sorbitan monolaurate, PEG-20 sorbitan monopalmitate, PEG-20 sorbitan monostearate, and PEG-20 sorbitan monooleate. In another embodiment of the method, the additive is chosen from PEG-3 oleyl ether and PEG-4 lauryl ether.
• the additive is chosen from sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-decyl - ⁇ -D- glucopyranoside, n-decyl - ⁇ -D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-heptyl- ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, n-heptyl - ⁇ -D-thioglucoside, n-hexyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl- N-methylglucamide, n-noyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, octanoyl-N-methylglucamide,
• the additive is chosen from PEG-10-100 nonyl phenol, PEG-15-100 octyl phenol ether, Tyloxapol, octoxynol, and nonoxynol.
• the additive is chosen from poloxamer 108, poloxamer 188, poloxamer 217, poloxamer 238, poloxamer 288, poloxamer 338, and poloxamer 407.
• the additive is chosen from poloxamer 124, poloxamer 182, poloxamer 183, poloxamer 212, poloxamer 331 , and poloxamer 335.
• the additive is chosen from sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, and sorbitan monostearate.
• the additive is chosen from alpha-tocopherol, beta-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, ergosterol, 1-alpha-hydroxycholecal- ciferol, vitamin D2, vitamin D3, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene, vitamin A, fursultiamine, methylolriboflavin, octotiamine, prosultiamine, riboflavine, vintiamol, dihydrovitamin K1 , menadiol diacetate, menadiol dibutyrate, menadiol disulfate, menadiol, vitamin K1 , vitamin K1 oxide
• the additive is chosen from acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid, cetotiamine, cycothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U.
• the additive is chosen from alanine, arginine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, proline, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine, and salts of any of the foregoing.
• the additive is albumin.
• the additive is chosen from benzalkonium chloride, n-octyl- ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, octoxynol-9, Polysorbates, Tyloxapol, octoxynol, nonoxynol, isononylphenylpolyglycidol, PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl- 10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, maleic anhydride, niacinamide, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid.
• the additive is chosen from riboflavin, riboflavin-phosphate sodium, Vitamin D3, folic acid, vitamin 12, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid dianhydride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic acid and anhydride, succinic acid and anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine.
• the additive is chosen from isononylphenylpolyglycidol, PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl- 10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-10 stearate.
• the additive is chosen from L- ascorbic acid, thiamine, maleic acids, niacinamide, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid.
• the additive is chosen from Vitamin D2 and D3.
• the pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug and an additive further comprises an additional drug.
• the additional drug is selected from the group consisting of corticosteroids, anticholinergics, beta-agonists, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, macrolide antibiotics, bronchodilators, leukothene receptor inhibitors, cromolyn sulfate, and combinations thereof.
• the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an effective amount of a drug for treatment of a respiratory or sinus system, and an additive that enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the respiratory system.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the formulation does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the formulation is an aqueous aerosol formulation, a dry powder aerosol formulation, or a propellant-based formulation.
• the drug is chosen from paclitaxel and analogues thereof and rapamycin and analogues thereof. In one aspect of this embodiment, the drug is present in a concentration of about 0.05 mg/ml to about 600 mg/ml.
• the additive is chosen from from PEG-fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterol and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat- soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water-soluble vitamins and amphiphilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the additive is chosen from esters of lauric acid, oleic acid, and stearic acid, PEG-8 laurate, PEG-8 oleate, PEG-8 stearate, PEG-9 oleate, PEG-10 laurate, PEG-10 oleate, PEG-12 laurate, PEG-12 oleate, PEG-15 oleate, PEG-20 laurate, and PEG-20 oleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 dilaurate, PEG-20 dioleate, PEG-20 distearate, PEG-32 dilaurate and PEG-32 dioleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 glyceryl laurate, PEG-30 glyceryl laurate, PEG-40 glyceryl laurate, PEG-20 glyceryl oleate, and PEG-30 glyceryl oleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-35 castor oil, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-25 trioleate, PEG-60 corn glycehdes, PEG-60 almond oil, PEG-40 palm kernel oil, PEG-50 castor oil, PEG-50 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-8 caprylic /capric glycerides, PEG- 6 caprylic /capric glycerides, PEG-5 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-7 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-9 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-6 corn oil, PEG-6 almond oil, PEG- 6 apricot kernel oil, PEG-6 olive oil , PEG-6 peanut oil, PEG-6 hydrogenated palm kernel oil, PEG-6 palm kernel oil , PEG-6 triolein, PEG-8 corn oil, PEG-20 corn glycerides, and PEG-20 almond glycerides.
• the additive is chosen from polyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl-2 dioleate, polyglyceryl-10 trioleate, polyglyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, and polyglyceryl linoleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 mono, dioleate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 linoleate, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-6 linoleate, and polyglyceryl polyricinoleate.
• the additive is chosen from propylene glycol monolaurate, propylene glycol ricinoleate, propylene glycol monooleate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, and propylene glycol dioctanoate.
• the additive is PEG-24 cholesterol ether.
• the additive is chosen from sterol polyethylene glycol derivatives.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-20 sorbitan monolaurate, PEG-20 sorbitan monopalmitate, PEG-20 sorbitan monostearate, and PEG-20 sorbitan monooleate.
• the additive is chosen from PEG-3 oleyl ether and PEG-4 lauryl ether.
• the additive is chosen from sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N- methylglucamide, n-decyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, n-decyl - ⁇ -D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N- methylglucamide, n-heptyl- ⁇ -D-glucop- yranoside, n-heptyl - ⁇ -D-thioglucoside, n- hexyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-noyl - ⁇ -D- glucopyranoside, octano
• the additive is chosen from PEG-10-100 nonyl phenol, PEG-15-100 octyl phenol ether, Tyloxapol, octoxynol, and nonoxynol.
• the additive is chosen from poloxamer 108, poloxamer 188, poloxamer 217, poloxamer 238, poloxamer 288, poloxamer 338, and poloxamer 407.
• the additive is chosen from poloxamer 124, poloxamer 182, poloxamer 183, poloxamer 212, poloxamer 331 , and poloxamer 335.
• the additive is chosen from sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, and sorbitan monostearate.
• the additive is chosen from alpha-tocopherol, beta-tocopherol, gamma- tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, ergosterol, 1-alpha- hydroxycholecal- ciferol, vitamin D2, vitamin D3, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene, vitamin A, fursultiamine, methylolriboflavin, octotiamine, prosultiamine, riboflavine, vintiamol, dihydrovitamin K1 , menadiol diacetate, menadiol dibutyrate, menadiol disulfate, menadiol, vitamin K
• the additive is chosen from acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid, cetotiamine, cycothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U.
• the additive is chosen from alanine, arginine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, proline, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine, and salts of any of the foregoing.
• the additive is albumin.
• the additive is chosen from benzalkonium chloride, n-octyl- ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, octoxynol-9, Polysorbates, Tyloxapol, octoxynol, nonoxynol, isononylphenylpolyglycidol, PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, maleic anhydride, niacinamide, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid.
• the additive is chosen from riboflavin, riboflavin-phosphate sodium, Vitamin D3, folic acid, vitamin 12, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid dianhydride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic acid and anhydride, succinic acid and anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine.
• the additive is chosen from isononylphenylpolyglycidol, PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-10 stearate.
• the additive is chosen from L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, maleic acids, niacinamide, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid.
• the additive is chosen from Vitamin D2 and D3.
• the drug is present in a concentration of about 0.05 mg/g to about 990 mg/g.
• the formulation further comprises an additional drug.
• the additional drug is selected from the group consisting of corticosteroids, anticholinergics, beta- agonists, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, macrolide antibiotics, bronchodilators, leukotriene receptor inhibitors, cromolyn sulfate, and combinations thereof.
• the present invention relates to a method for treating a respiratory sytem in a mammal comprising (1 ) forming an aerosol of a dispersion of particles, wherein the particles comprise a water insoluble drug and an additive that enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the respiratory system, and (2) administering the aerosol to the respiratory system of the mammal.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the dispersion does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the dispersion does not include a purely hydrophobic additive. In another aspect of this embodiment, the dispersion does not include a dye.
• the additive is chosen from from PEG- fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterol and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat-soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water- soluble vitamins and amphiphilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the present invention relates to an aerosol device for delivering a drug to a respiratory system, the device comprising a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a water insoluble drug and an additive, wherein the additive enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the respiratory system.
• the pharmaceutical formulation is an aqeuous, propellant based, or dry powder formulation.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the formulation does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the additive is chosen from from PEG-fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterol and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat-soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water-soluble vitamins and amphiphilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the water insoluble drug is chosen from paclitaxel and analogues thereof and rapamycin and analogues thereof.
• the aerosol device is one of a nebulizer, a hand-held meter dose inhaler, or a dry powder inhaler.
• the present invention relates to a device sized and configured for insertion into a passage of a respiratory system, the device comprising a layer overlying an exterior surface of the device, the layer comprising a water insoluble drug for the treatment of the respiratory system and an additive that enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the respiratory system.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the layer does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the layer does not include a purely hydrophobic additive.
• the layer does not include a dye.
• the device is a balloon catheter or a stent.
• the water insoluble drug is chosen from paclitaxel and analogues thereof and rapamycin and analogues thereof.
• the additive is chosen from from PEG-fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterol and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat-soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water-soluble vitamins and amphiphilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the present invention relates to a method for treating a respiratory system comprising inserting a balloon catheter comprising a coating layer into an airway, wherein the coating layer comprises a drug and an additive, inflating the balloon catheter and releasing the drug to a wall of the airway, deflating the balloon; and withdrawing the balloon catheter from the airway.
• the additive enhances absorption of the drug into tissue of the respiratory or sinus system.
• the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part.
• the drug is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• the cocating layer does not include oil, a lipid, or a polymer.
• the coating layer does not include a purely hydrophobic additive.
• the coating layer does not include a dye.
• the drug is chosen from paclitaxel and analogues thereof and rapamycin and analogues thereof.
• the additive is chosen from from PEG-fatty acids and PEG-fatty acid mono and diesters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters, alcohol-oil transesterification products, polyglyceryl fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, sterol and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, sugars and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol alkyl phenols, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, fat-soluble vitamins and salts thereof, water-soluble vitamins and amphiphilic derivatives thereof, amino acid and salts thereof, oligopeptides, peptides and proteins, and organic acids and esters and anhydrides thereof.
• the drug can be released to the wall of the airway prior to, during, or after an asthma attack.
• Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic sinusitis, including cystic fibrosis, interstitial fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, nasal and sinus dysplasia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neoplasia.
• the method involves administration, preferably oral or pulmonary administration, of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drugs (rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues).
• anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drugs rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues.
• the anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drugs intended for intranasal delivery (systemic and local) for treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, COPD and chronic sinusitis can be, administered as aqueous solutions or suspensions, as solutions or suspensions in halogenated hydrocarbon propellants (pressurized metered-dose inhalers), or as dry powders.
• Metered-dose spray pumps for aqueous formulations, pMDIs, and DPIs for nasal delivery are available from, for example, Valois of America or Pfeiffer of America.
• the drugs intended for pulmonary delivery can also be administered as aqueous formulations, as suspensions or solutions in halogenated hydrocarbon propellants, or as dry powders.
• Aqueous formulations must be aerosolized by liquid nebulizers employing either hydraulic or ultrasonic atomization, propellant-based systems require suitable pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs), and dry powders require dry powder inhaler devices (DPIs) 1 which are capable of dispersing the drug substance effectively.
• pMDIs pressurized metered-dose inhalers
• DPIs dry powder inhaler devices
• Compressor-driven nebulizers incorporate jet technology and use compressed air to generate the liquid aerosol.
• Such devices are commercially available from, for example, Healthdyne Technologies, Inc.; Invacare, Inc.; Mountain Medical Equipment, Inc.; Pari Respiratory, Inc.; Mada Medical, Inc.; Puritan-Bennet; Schuco, Inc., DeVilbiss Health Care, Inc.; and Hospitak, Inc.
• Ultrasonic nebulizers rely on mechanical energy in the form of vibration of a piezoelectric crystal to generate respirable liquid droplets and are commercially available from, for example, Omron Heathcare, Inc. and DeVilbiss Health Care, Inc.
• a propellant driven inhaler releases a metered dose of medicine upon each actuation.
• the medicine is formulated as a suspension or solution of a drug substance in a suitable propellant such as a halogenated hydrocarbon.
• pMDIs are described in, for example, Newman, S. P., Aerosols and the Lung, Clarke et al., eds., pp. 197-224 (Butterworths, London, England, 1984).
• DPIs Dry powder inhalers
• Such devices are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No.
• Droplet/particle size determines deposition site.
• the aerodynamic size distribution of the inhaled particles is the single most important variable in defining the site of droplet or particle deposition in the patient; in short, it will determine whether drug targeting succeeds or fails.
• P. Byron "Aerosol Formulation, Generation, and Delivery Using Nonmetered Systems," Respiratory Drug Delivery, 144-151 , 144 (CRC Press, 1989).
• a prerequisite in developing a therapeutic aerosol is a preferential particle size.
• the deposition of inhaled aerosols involves different mechanisms for different size particles. D.
• inhaled particles are subject to deposition by one of two mechanisms: impaction, which usually predominates for larger particles, and sedimentation, which is prevalent for smaller particles. Impaction occurs when the momentum of an inhaled particle is large enough that the particle does not follow the air stream and encounters a physiological surface. In contrast, sedimentation occurs primarily in the deep lung when very small particles which have traveled with the inhaled air stream encounter physiological surfaces as a result of random diffusion within the air stream. For intranasally administered drug compounds which are inhaled through the nose, it is desirable for the drug to impact directly on the nasal mucosa; thus, large (ca. 5 to 100 microns) particles or droplets are generally preferred for targeting of nasal delivery.
• Pulmonary drug delivery of the anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative drugs is accomplished by inhalation of an aerosol through the mouth and throat.
• Particles having aerodynamic diameters of greater than about 5 microns generally do not reach the lung; instead, they tend to impact the back of the throat and are swallowed and possibly orally absorbed.
• Particles having diameters of about 2 to about 5 microns are small enough to reach the upper- to mid-pulmonary region (conducting airways), but are too large to reach the alveoli. Even smaller particles, i. e., about 0.5 to about 2 microns, are capable of reaching the alveolar region.
• Embodiments of the present invention are directed to aqueous, propellant-based, and dry powder aerosols of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug compositions, for pulmonary delivery, in which essentially every inhaled particle contains at least one anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug particle.
• the drug is highly water-insoluble.
• the anti-inflammatory and anti- proliferate drug has an effective average particle size of about 5 micron or less.
• Embodiments of the present invention encompass aqueous formulations containing drug particles.
• the antiinflammatory and anti-proliferate drug may be present at a concentration of about 0.05 mg/ml up to about 600 mg/ML.
• Such formulations provide effective delivery to appropriate areas of the lung.
• the more concentrated aerosol formulations i.e., for aqueous aerosol formulations, about 10 mg/ml up to about 600 mg/ml
• Another embodiment of the invention is directed to dry powder aerosol formulations comprising anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug particles for pulmonary and nasal administration.
• Dry powders which can be used in both DPIs and pMDIs, can be made by spray drying aqueous drug dispersions.
• dry powders containing anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug can be made by freeze-drying drug dispersions. Combinations of spray-dried and freeze-dried drug powders can be used in DPIs and pMDIs.
• the anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug may be present at a concentration of about 0.05 mg/g up to about 990 mg/g.
• Powders comprising anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug can be made by spray-drying aqueous dispersions of a drug and an additive to form a dry powder which consists of aggregated drug particles.
• the aggregates can have a size of about 1 to about 2 microns, which is suitable for deep lung delivery.
• the aggregate particle size can be increased to target alternative delivery sites, such as the upper bronchial region or nasal mucosa by increasing the concentration of drug in the spray-dried dispersion or by increasing the droplet size generated by the spray dryer.
• the aqueous dispersion of the anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug and additive can contain a dissolved diluent such as lactose or mannitol which, when spray dried, forms respirable diluent particles, each of which contains at least one embedded drug particle and additive.
• the diluent particles with embedded drug can have a particle size of about 1 to about 2 microns, suitable for deep lung delivery.
• the diluent particle size can be increased to target alternate delivery sites, such as the upper bronchial region or nasal mucosa by increasing the concentration of dissolved diluent in the aqueous dispersion prior to spray drying, or by increasing the droplet size generated by the spray dryer.
• Spray-dried powders can be used in DPIs or pMDIs, either alone or combined with freeze-dried particulate powder.
• spray-dried powders containing drug particles can be reconstituted and used in either jet or ultrasonic nebulizers to generate aqueous dispersions having respirable droplet sizes, where each droplet contains at least one drug particle. Concentrated particulate dispersions may also be used in these aspects of the invention.
• the particulate drug dispersions can also be freeze-dried to obtain powders suitable for nasal or pulmonary delivery.
• powders may contain aggregated particulate drug particles having an additive.
• aggregates may have sizes within a respirable range, i.e., about 2 to about 5 microns.
• Freeze dried powders of the appropriate particle size can also be obtained by freeze drying aqueous dispersions of the anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative drug and additive, which additionally contain a dissolved diluent such as lactose or mannitol.
• a dissolved diluent such as lactose or mannitol.
• the freeze dried powders consist of respirable particles of diluent, each of which contains at least one embedded drug particle.
• Freeze-dried powders can be used in DPIs or pMDIs, either alone or combined with spray-dried particulate powder.
• freeze-dried powders containing drug particles can be reconstituted and used in either jet or ultrasonic nebulizers to generate aqueous dispersions having respirable droplet sizes, where each droplet contains at least one drug particle.
• Concentrated particulate dispersions may also be used in these aspects of the invention.
• Yet another embodiment of the invention is directed to a process and composition for propellant-based systems comprising anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative drug particles and an additive.
• Such formulations may be prepared by wet milling the coarse drug substance and additive in liquid propellant, either at ambient pressure or under high pressure conditions.
• dry powders containing drug particles may be prepared by spray-drying or freeze-drying aqueous dispersions of drug particles and the resultant powders dispersed into suitable propellants for use in conventional pMDIs.
• Such particulate pMDI formulations can be used for either nasal or pulmonary delivery.
• pulmonary administration such formulations afford increased delivery to the deep lung regions because of the small (i.e., about 1 to about 2 microns) particle sizes available from these methods.
• Concentrated aerosol formulations can also be employed in pMDIs.
• the invention also provides methods for making an aerosol of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug particulate compositions.
• the particulate dispersions used in making aqueous aerosol compositions can be made by wet milling or by precipitation methods known in the art. Dry powders containing the drug particles can be made by spray-drying or freeze-drying aqueous dispersions of the anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug particles.
• the dispersions used in these systems may or may not contain dissolved diluent material prior to drying. Additionally, both pressurized and non-pressurized milling operations can be employed to make particulate drug compositions in non-aqueous systems.
• a non-aqueous liquid which has a vapor pressure of 1 atm or less at room temperature is used as a milling medium and may be evaporated to yield dry particulate drug and additive.
• the non-aqueous liquid may be, for example, a high-boiling halogenated hydrocarbon.
• the dry particulate drug composition thus produced may then be mixed with a suitable propellant or propellants and used in a conventional pMDI.
• a non-aqueous liquid which has a vapor pressure >1 atm at room temperature is used as a milling medium for making a particulate drug and additive composition.
• a liquid may be, for example, a halogenated hydrocarbon propellant which has a low boiling point.
• the resultant particulate composition can then be used in a conventional pMDI without further modification, or can be blended with other suitable propellants. Concentrated aerosols may also be made via such methods.
• a method of treating asthma and COPD of mammals comprising: (1 ) forming an aerosol of a dispersion (either aqueous or powder) of the anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferate drug particles, wherein the particles comprise an insoluble drug having an additive on the surface thereof, and (2) administering the aerosol to the pulmonary or nasal cavities of the mammal.
• Concentrated aerosol formulations may also be used in such methods.
• the therapeutic drug or agent in the invention comprises one or more drugs or agents selected from the group consisting of an anti-thrombosis agent, an anti-proliferate agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-coagulant, an agent affecting extra cellular matrix production and organization, and a vasodilating agent.
• Examples of the therapeutic agents or drugs that are suitable for use in accordance with the present invention include sirolimus, everolimus, actinomycin D (ActD), taxol, paclitaxel, or derivatives and analogs thereof.
• agents include other antiproliferative substances as well as antineoplastic, antiinflammatory, antiplatelet, anticoagulant, antifibrin, antithrombin, antimitotic, antibiotic, and antioxidant substances.
• antineoplastics include taxol (paclitaxel and docetaxel).
• Further examples of therapeutic drugs or agents include antiplatelets, anticoagulants, antifibrins, antiinflammatories, antithrombins, and antiproliferatives.
• antiplatelets examples include, but are not limited to, sodium heparin, low molecular weight heparin, hirudin, argatroban, forskolin, vapiprost, prostacyclin and prostacyclin analogs, dextran, D-phe-pro-arg-chloromethylketone (synthetic antithrombin), dipyridamole, glycoprotein llb/llla platelet membrane receptor antagonist, recombinant hirudin, thrombin inhibitor (available from Biogen located in Cambridge, Mass.), and 7E-3B.RTM. (An antiplatelet drug from Centocor located in Malvern, Pa.).
• antimitotic agents include methotrexate, azathioprine, vincristine, vinblastine, fluorouracil, adhamycin, and mutamycin.
• cytostatic or antiproliferative agents include angiopeptin (a somatostatin analog from Ibsen located in the United Kingdom), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors such as Captopril.RTM. (available from Squibb located in New York, N.Y.), Cilazapril.RTM. (available from Hoffman-LaRoche located in Basel, Switzerland), or Lisinopril.RTM. (available from Merck located in Whitehouse Station, NJ.
• calcium channel blockers such as Nifedipine
• colchicine fibroblast growth factor (FGF) antagonists
• fish oil omega 3-fatty acid
• histamine antagonists Lovastatin.RTM.
• methotrexate monoclonal antibodies (such as PDGF receptors), nitroprusside, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, prostaglandin inhibitor (available from GlaxoSmithKline located in United Kingdom), Seramin (a PDGF antagonist), serotonin blockers, steroids, thioprotease inhibitors, triazolopyrimidine (a PDGF antagonist), and nitric oxide.
• Other therapeutic drugs or agents which may be appropriate include alpha-interferon, genetically engineered epithelial cells, and dexamethasone.
• An anti-thrombosis agent, an anti-proliferate agent, an antiinflammatory agent, especially rapamycin or paclitaxel and their analogues, as discussed above, can be used in combination with other drugs, such as inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled anticholinergics such as ipratropium and beta-agonists such as albuterol, inhaled leukotriene inhibitors, and inhaled epinephrine.
• drugs such as inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled anticholinergics such as ipratropium and beta-agonists such as albuterol, inhaled leukotriene inhibitors, and inhaled epinephrine.
• Some drugs that are considered particularly suitable for the combination are inhaled corticosteroids such as, Budesonide, Flunisolide, Triamcinolone, Beclomethasone, Fluticasone, Mometasone, Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, Methylprednisolone, Prednisone, Cotisone, Betamethasone, or the like.
• Some other suitable drugs are bronchodilators such as Terbutaline, Albuterol, Ipratropium, Pirbuterol, Epinephrine, Salmeterol, Levalbuterol, Formoterol, or the like.
• drugs that are also considered to be suitably administered in the combinations include, but are not limited to, Leukotriene inhibitors such as Montelukast, Zafirlukast, Zileuton, or the like; antihistamines such as Loratadine, Cetirizine or the like; Anti-Tuberculosis drugs for M TB or atypical mycobacteria such as, Isoniazid, Ethambutol, Pyrazinamide, Rifamycin; Rifampin, Streptomycin, Clarithromycin, or the like; other drugs; such as the Serine lung protease inhibitors Azelastine, and Theophylline; and other peptides, such as those that relate to Allergy Immunotherapy for indoor and outdoor allergens, or the like.
• Leukotriene inhibitors such as Montelukast, Zafirlukast, Zileuton, or the like
• antihistamines such as Loratadine, Cetirizine or
• amikacin gentamicin, tobramicin, rifabutin, hfapentine, sparfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, quinolones, azithromycin, erythromycin, isoniazid, or the like, can be considered to be useful.
• ⁇ 2 agonists in the combinations according to the invention are selected from the group consisting of albuterol, bambuterol, bitolterol, broxaterol, carbuterol, clenbuterol, fenoterol, formoterol, hexoprenaline, ibuterol, isoetharine, isoprenaline, levosalbutamol, mabuterol, meluadrine, metaproterenol, orciprenaline, pirbuterol, procaterol, reproterol , TD 3327, ritodrine, salmeterol, salmefamol, soterenot, sulphonterol, tiaramide, terbutaline, and tolubuterol.
• the additive of the present invention has two parts. One part is hydrophilic and the other part is hydrophobic or lipophilic.
• the hydrophobic or lipophilic part of the additive may bind the lipophilic drug, such as rapamycin or paclitaxel.
• the hydrophilic portion accelerates diffusion and increases permeation of the drug into tissue. It may facilitate rapid movement of drug off the medical device during deployment and into interstitial space and through polar head groups to the lipid bilayer of cell membranes of target tissues.
• the additive has a lipophilic or hydrophobic part and a hydrophilic part.
• the hydrophobic part may include aliphatic and aromatic organic hydrocarbon compounds, such as benzene, toluene, and alkanes, among others. These parts are not water soluble. They have no covalently bonded iodine.
• the hydrophilic part may include hydroxyl groups, amine groups, amide groups, carbonyl groups, carboxylic acid and anhydrides, ethyl oxide, ethyl glycol, polyethylene glycol, ascorbic acid, amino acid, amino alcohol, glucose, sucrose, sorbitan, glycerol, polyalcohol, phosphates, sulfates, organic salts and their substituted molecules, among others.
• These parts can dissolve in water and polar solvents.
• These additives are not oils, lipids, or polymers.
• the therapeutic agent is not enclosed in micelles or liposomes or encapsulated in polymer particles.
• hydrophilic and “hydrophobic” are relative terms.
• the compound includes polar or charged hydrophilic moieties as well as non-polar hydrophobic (lipophilic) moieties.
• P ([solute]octanol / [solute]water).
• Compounds with higher log Ps are more hydrophobic, while compounds with lower log Ps are more hydrophilic. Lipinski's rule suggests that pharmaceutical compounds having log P ⁇ 5 are typically more membrane permeable.
• Suitable additives that can be used in embodiments of the present invention include, without limitation, organic and inorganic pharmaceutical recipients, natural products and their derivatives (such as sugars, vitamins, amino acids, peptides, proteins, fatty acids), low molecular weight oligomers, surfactants (anionic, cationic, non-ionic, and ionic), and mixtures thereof.
• organic and inorganic pharmaceutical recipients natural products and their derivatives (such as sugars, vitamins, amino acids, peptides, proteins, fatty acids), low molecular weight oligomers, surfactants (anionic, cationic, non-ionic, and ionic), and mixtures thereof.
• the surfactant can be any surfactant suitable for use in pharmaceutical compositions.
• Such surfactants can be anionic, cationic, zwitterionic or non-ionic.
• Mixtures of surfactants are also within the scope of the invention, as are combinations of surfactant and other additives.
• the surfactants often have one or more long aliphatic chains such as fatty acids. They insert directly into the lipid structures to form part of the lipid structure of the cells, and the other structure parts of the surfactants results in loosening the lipid structure to enhance the drug penetration and absorption. The iopromide will not do the same.
• HLB hydrophilic-lipophilic balance
• surfactants with lower HLB values are more hydrophobic, and have greater solubility in oils, while surfactants with higher HLB values are more hydrophilic, and have greater solubility in aqueous solutions.
• hydrophilic surfactants are generally considered to be those compounds having an HLB value greater than about 10, as well as anionic, cationic, or zwitterionic compounds for which the HLB scale is not generally applicable.
• hydrophobic surfactants are compounds having an HLB value less than about 10.
• HLB value of a surfactant is merely a rough guide generally used to enable formulation of industrial, pharmaceutical and cosmetic emulsions, for example.
• HLB values can differ by as much as about 8 HLB units, depending upon the empirical method chosen to determine the HLB value (Schott, J. Pharm. Sciences, 79(1 ), 87-88 (1990)).
• surfactants may be identified that have suitable hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity for use in embodiments of the present invention, as described herein.
• PEG polyethylene glycol
• PEG-fatty acid esters have useful surfactant properties.
• PEG-fatty acid monoesters esters of lauric acid, oleic acid, and stearic acid are most useful in embodiments of the present invention.
• Preferred hydrophilic surfactants include PEG-8 laurate, PEG-8 oleate, PEG-8 stearate, PEG-9 oleate, PEG-10 laurate, PEG-10 oleate, PEG-12 laurate, PEG-12 oleate, PEG-15 oleate, PEG-20 laurate and PEG-20 oleate.
• the HLB values are in the range of 4-20.
• Polyethylene glycol fatty acid diesters are also suitable for use as surfactants in the compositions of embodiments of the present invention.
• Most preferred hydrophilic surfactants include PEG-20 dilaurate, PEG-20 dioleate, PEG- 20 distearate, PEG-32 dilaurate and PEG-32 dioleate.
• the HLB values are in the range of 5-15.
• mixtures of surfactants are also useful in embodiments of the present invention, including mixtures of two or more commercial surfactants as well as mixtures of surfactants with another additive or additives.
• PEG-fatty acid esters are marketed commercially as mixtures or mono- and diesters.
• Preferred hydrophilic surfactants are PEG-20 glyceryl laurate, PEG- 30 glyceryl laurate, PEG-40 glyceryl laurate, PEG-20 glyceryl oleate, and PEG-30 glyceryl oleate.
• a large number of surfactants of different degrees of hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity can be prepared by reaction of alcohols or polyalcohol with a variety of natural and/or hydrogenated oils.
• the oils used are castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil, or an edible vegetable oil such as corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, palm kernel oil, apricot kernel oil, or almond oil.
• Preferred alcohols include glycerol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, and pentaerythritol.
• preferred hydrophilic surfactants are PEG-35 castor oil (lncrocas-35), PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil (Cremophor RH 40), PEG-25 trioleate (TAGAT.RTM. TO), PEG-60 corn glycerides (Crovol M70), PEG-60 almond oil (Crovol A70), PEG-40 palm kernel oil (Crovol PK70), PEG-50 castor oil (Emalex C-50), PEG-50 hydrogenated castor oil (Emalex HC-50), PEG-8 caprylic /capric glycerides (Labrasol), and PEG-6 caprylic /capric glycerides (Softigen 767).
• Preferred hydrophobic surfactants in this class include PEG-5 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-7 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-9 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-6 corn oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 2125 CS), PEG-6 almond oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 1966 CS), PEG-6 apricot kernel oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 1944 CS), PEG-6 olive oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 1980 CS), PEG-6 peanut oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 1969 CS), PEG-6 hydrogenated palm kernel oil (Labrafil.RTM. M 2130 BS), PEG-6 palm kernel oil (Labrafil.RTM.
• Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids are also suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• preferred hydrophobic surfactants include polyglyceryl oleate (Plurol Oleique), polyglyceryl-2 dioleate (Nikkol DGDO), polyglyceryl-10 trioleate, polyglyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, and polyglyceryl linoleate.
• Preferred hydrophilic surfactants include polyglyceryl-10 laurate (Nikkol Decaglyn 1-L), polyglyceryl-10 oleate (Nikkol Decaglyn 1-O), and polyglyceryl-10 mono, dioleate (Caprol.RTM. PEG 860), polyglyceryl-10 stearate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 linoleate, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-6 linoleate.
• Polyglyceryl polyricinoleates are also preferred surfactants.
• esters of propylene glycol and fatty acids are suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• preferred hydrophobic surfactants include propylene glycol monolaurate (Lauroglycol FCC), propylene glycol ricinoleate (Propymuls), propylene glycol monooleate (Myverol P- 06), propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate (Captex.RTM. 200), and propylene glycol dioctanoate (Captex.RTM. 800).
• Sterol and Sterol Derivatives are suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• Preferred derivatives include the polyethylene glycol derivatives.
• a preferred surfactant in this class is PEG-24 cholesterol ether (Solulan C-24).
• PEG-sorbitan fatty acid esters are available and are suitable for use as surfactants in embodiments of the present invention.
• preferred surfactants include PEG-20 sorbitan monolaurate (Tween-20), PEG-20 sorbitan monopalmitate (Tween-40), PEG-20 sorbitan monostearate (Tween-60), and PEG-20 sorbitan monooleate (Tween-80).
• Ethers of polyethylene glycol and alkyl alcohols are suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• Preferred ethers include PEG-3 oleyl ether (Volpo 3) and PEG-4 lauryl ether (Brij 30).
• Sugar derivatives are suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• Preferred surfactants in this class include sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-decyl - ⁇ -D- glucopyranoside, n-decyl - ⁇ -D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl - ⁇ -D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-heptyl- ⁇ -D- glucopyranoside, n-heptyl - ⁇ -D-thioglucoside, n-hexyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-nonyl - ⁇ -D-glucopyrano
• PEG-alkyl phenol surfactants are available, such as PEG-10- 100 nonyl phenol and PEG-15-100 octyl phenol ether, Tyloxapol, octoxynol, nonoxynol, and are suitable for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• the POE-POP block copolymers are a unique class of polymeric surfactants.
• the unique structure of the surfactants, with hydrophilic POE and hydrophobic POP moieties in well-defined ratios and positions, provides a wide variety of surfactants suitable for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• These surfactants are available under various trade names, including Synperonic PE series (ICI); Pluronic.RTM. series (BASF), Emkalyx, Lutrol (BASF), Supronic, Monolan, Pluracare, and Plurodac.
• the generic term for these polymers is "poloxamer” (CAS 9003-11-6).
• Preferred hydrophilic surfactants of this class include Poloxamers 108, 188, 217, 238, 288, 338, and 407.
• Preferred hydrophobic surfactants in this class include Poloxamers 124, 182, 183, 212, 331 , and 335.
• Sorbitan esters of fatty acids are suitable surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• preferred hydrophobic surfactants include sorbitan monolaurate (Arlacel 20), sorbitan monopalmitate (Span-40), sorbitan monooleate (Span-80), sorbitan monostearate.
• the sorbitan monopalmitate an amphiphilic derivative of Vitamin C (which has Vitamin C activity), can serve two important functions in solubilization systems. First, it possesses effective polar groups that can modulate the microenvironment. These polar groups are the same groups that make vitamin C itself (ascorbic acid) one of the most water-soluble organic solid compounds available: ascorbic acid is soluble to about 30 wt/wt % in water (very close to the solubility of sodium chloride, for example). And second, when the pH increases so as to convert a fraction of the ascorbyl palmitate to a more soluble salt, such as sodium ascorbyl palmitate.
• Ionic surfactants including cationic, anionic and zwitterionic surfactants, are suitable hydrophilic surfactants for use in embodiments of the present invention.
• Preferred ionic surfactants include quaternary ammonium salts, fatty acid salts and bile salts.
• preferred ionic surfactants include benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, docecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium docecylsulfates, dialkyl methylbenzyl ammonium chloride, edrophonium chloride, domiphen bromide, dialkylesters of sodium sulfonsuccinic acid, sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium cholate, and sodium taurocholate.
• These quaternary ammonium salts are preferred additives. They can be dissolved in both organic solvents (such as ethanol, acetone, and toluene) and water. This is especially useful for medical device coatings because it simplifies the preparation and coating process and has good adhesive properties. Water insoluble drugs are commonly dissolved in organic solvents.
• Vitamins A, D, E and K in many of their various forms and provitamin forms are considered as fat-soluble vitamins and in addition to these a number of other vitamins and vitamin sources or close relatives are also fat-soluble and have polar groups, and relatively high octanol-water partition coefficients.
• the general class of such compounds has a history of safe use and high benefit to risk ratio, making them useful as additives in embodiments of the present invention.
• fat-soluble vitamin derivatives and/or sources are also useful as additives: Alpha-tocopherol, beta-tocopherol, gamma- tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, ergosterol, 1-alpha- hydroxycholecal- ciferol, vitamin D2, vitamin D3, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene, vitamin A, fursultiamine, methylolriboflavin, octotiamine, prosultiamine, riboflavine, vintiamol, dihydrovitamin K1 , menadiol diacetate, menadiol dibutyrate, menadiol disulfate, menadiol, vitamin K1 , vitamin K1 oxide, vitamins K2, and vitamin K-S(II). Folic acid is also of this type, and although it is water-soluble at physiological pH, it can be
• Vitamins B, C, U, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and some of the menadione-related vitamins/provitamins in many of their various forms are considered water-soluble vitamins. These may also be conjugated or complexed with hydrophobic moieties or multivalent ions into amphiphilic forms having relatively high octanol-water partition coefficients and polar groups. Again, such compounds can be of low toxicity and high benefit to risk ratio, making them useful as additives in embodiments of the present invention. Salts of these can also be useful as additives in the present invention.
• water-soluble vitamins and derivatives include, without limitation, acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid, cetotiamine, cycothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U.
• folic acid is, over a wide pH range including physiological pH, water-soluble, as a salt.
• Compounds in which an amino or other basic group is present can easily be modified by simple acid-base reaction with a hydrophobic group- containing acid such as a fatty acid (especially lauric, oleic, myristic, palmitic, stearic, or 2-ethylhexanoic acid), low-solubility amino acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, or an acidic fat-soluble vitamin (such as riboflavin).
• a hydrophobic group- containing acid such as a fatty acid (especially lauric, oleic, myristic, palmitic, stearic, or 2-ethylhexanoic acid), low-solubility amino acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, or an acidic fat-soluble vitamin (such as riboflavin).
• a hydrophobic group- containing acid such as a fatty acid (especially lauric, oleic, myristic, palmitic, stearic, or 2-ethy
• Derivatives of a water-soluble vitamin containing an acidic group can be generated in reactions with a hydrophobic group-containing reactant such as stearylamine or riboflavine, for example, to create a compound that is useful in embodiments of the present invention.
• a hydrophobic group-containing reactant such as stearylamine or riboflavine, for example.
• the linkage of a palmitate chain to vitamin C yields ascorbyl palmitate.
• amino acids in their zwitterionic form and/or in a salt form with a monovalent or multivalent ion, have polar groups, relatively high octanol- water partition coefficients, and are useful in embodiments of the present invention.
• low-solubility amino acid to mean an amino acid which has solubility in unbuffered water of less than about 4% (40 mg/ml). These include Cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine.
• Amino acid dimers, sugar-conjugates, and other derivatives are also useful, such as dopamine hydrochloride, DOPA, LOVADOPA, and carbidopa.
• hydrophilic molecules may be joined to hydrophobic amino acids, or hydrophobic molecules to hydrophilic amino acids, to make additional additives useful in embodiments of the present invention.
• Oligopeptides and peptides are useful as additives, since hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids may be easily coupled and various sequences of amino acids may be tested to maximally facilitate permeation of tissue by drug.
• Proteins are also useful as additives in embodiments of the present invention.
• Serum albumin for example, is a particularly preferred additive since it is water soluble and contains significant hydrophobic parts to bind drug: paclitaxel is 89% to 98% protein-bound after human intravenous infusion, and rapamycin is 92% protein bound, primarily (97%) to albumin.
• paclitaxel solubility in PBS increases over 20-fold with the addition of BSA.
• Albumin is naturally present at high concentrations in serum and is thus very safe for human intravascular use.
• Other useful proteins include, without limitation, other albumins, immunoglobulins, caseins, hemoglobins, lysozymes, immunoglobins, a-2- macroglobulin, fibronectins, vitronectins, firbinogens, lipases, and the like.
• Examples are acetic acid and anhydride, benzoic acid and anhydride, acetylsalicylic acid, diflunisal, 2-hydroxyethyl salicylate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid dianhydride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic acid and anhydride, succinic acid and anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, ascorbic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid aspartic acid, nicotinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, and 2- pyrrolidone.
• esters and anhydrides are soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, acetone, methylethylketone, ethylacetate.
• the water insoluble drugs can be dissolved in organic solvent with these esters and anhydrides, then coated easily on to the medical device, then hydrolyzed under high pH conditions.
• the hydrolyzed anhydrides or esters are acids or alcohols, which are water soluble and can effectively carry the drugs off the device into the vessel walls.
• Preferred additives include benzalkonium chloride, n-octyl- ⁇ -D- glucopyranoside, octoxynol-9 (Triton X-100), Polysorbates (such as 20, 21 , 40, 60, 80 and 81 ), Tyloxapol, octoxynol, nonoxynol, isononylphenylpolyglycidol (Olin-10 G and Surfactant-IOG), PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate (Arlacel 20), sorbitan monopalmitate (Span-40), sorbitan monooleate (Span-80), sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, maleic anhydride, niacinamide, 2-pyr
• additives are both water soluble and organic solvent soluble. They have good adhesive properties and adhere to the surface of polyamide medical devices, such as balloon catheters. They may therefore be used in both the adherent layer and in the drug layer of embodiments of the present invention.
• the aromatic and aliphatic groups increase the solubility of water insoluble drugs in the coating solution, and the polar groups of alcohols and acids accelerate drug permeation of tissue.
• vitamin B9 folic acid
• vitamin 12 diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid dianhydride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic acid and anhydride, succinic acid and anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine.
• water insoluble drugs such as paclitaxel and rapamycin
• isononylphenylpolyglycidol (Olin-10 G and Surfactant- 10G), PEG glyceryl monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate (Arlacel 20), sorbitan monopalmitate (Span-40), sorbitan monooleate (Span-80), sorbitan monostearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate, and polyglyceryl-10 stearate, these molecules have more than four hydroxyl groups in their hydrophilic part. These hydroxyl groups have very good affinity to the vessel wall.
• additives include cetyl pyridinium chloride, gelatin, casein, lecithin (phosphatides), dextran, glycerol, gum acacia, cholesterol, tragacanth, stearic acid, benzalkonium chloride, calcium stearate, glycerol monostearate, cetostearyl alcohol, cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers (e.g., macrogol ethers such as cetomacrogol 1000), polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters (e.g., the commercially available Tweens.RTM.
• cetyl pyridinium chloride gelatin, casein, lecithin (phosphatides), dextran, glycerol, gum acacia, cholesterol, tragacanth, stearic acid, benzalkonium chloride, calcium stearate, glycerol mono
• Tween 20. RTM. and Tween 80. RTM. ICI Specialty Chemicals
• polyethylene glycols e.g., Carbowaxs 3350.RTM. and 1450.RTM., and Carbopol 934. RTM.
• RTM block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide
• poloxamines e.g., Tetronic 908.
• RTM. also known as Poloxamine 908.
• RTM. which is a tetrafunctional block copolymer derived from sequential addition of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide to ethylenediamine (BASF Wyandotte Corporation, Parsippany, NJ.)); a charged phospholipid such as dimyristoyl phophatidyl glycerol, dioctylsulfosuccinate (DOSS); Tetronic 1508.
• T-1508 (BASF Wyandotte Corporation), dialkylesters of sodium sulfosuccinic acid (e.g., Aerosol OT.RTM., which is a dioctyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid (American Cyanamid)); Duponol P.RTM., which is a sodium lauryl sulfate (DuPont); Tritons X-200.RTM., which is an alkyl aryl polyether sulfonate (Rohm and Haas); Crodestas F-110.RTM., which is a mixture of sucrose stearate and sucrose distearate (Croda Inc.); p-isononylphenoxypoly-(glycidol), also known as OMn- 1OG. RTM. or Surfactant 10-G.RTM. (Olin Chemicals, Stamford, Conn.); Crodestas SL-40.RTM. (Croda,
• Tyloxapol is a particularly preferred additive for the pulmonary or intranasal delivery of steroids, even more so for nebulization therapies.
• Some of the additives are characterized by rapid extracellular distribution followed by renal excretion by glomerular filtration. It has been reported ⁇ Topic in Current Chemistry, Vol. 222, P 150) that these additives are extravasated to a massive extent on the first pass and extraction of the nonionic additives averaged 33% in normally perfused myocardial area and 50% in stenotic area. In another model, approximately 80% of the myocardial content of l-iothalamate was found in the extravascular space 1 minute after intravenous injection in rats.
• X-ray contrast agents can be used as the additives in embodiments of the invention, lodinated contrast agents are widely used in X-ray diagnostic procedure such as angiography, urography and computed tomography.
• X-ray contrast agents have been moved historically from inorganic iodide, to organic mono-iodine compounds (Uroselectan A), bis-iodine (Uroselectan B) and tris-iodine substances (diatrizoate), from lipophilic to hydrophilic agents from ionic (diatrizoate) to non-ionic drugs (iopromide) and from monomers (iopromide) to dimmers (iotrolan).
• All presented available X-ray contrast agents for intravascular injection are based upon the triiodobenzene ring substituted with two or three additional hydrophilic groups.
• biliary contrast agents compounds that are taken up by the liver and excreted mainly by the biliary tract
• two hydrophilic groups are introduced.
• angiographic/urographic agents compounds that stay within the extravascular distribution volume and that are excreted by the kidneys
• three hydrophilic groups are introduced.
• the monomers are exclusively derived from aminoisophathalic acid. They only differ by their side-chains, which determine their physiochemical characteristics such as solubility, hydrophilicity, viscosity and osmolality.
• the aqueous solubility of X-ray contrast agents is generally extremely high being in the order of 1000 mg/ml. Most preparations of X-ray contrast agents are over-saturated solutions.
• the relative amount of drug and additive can vary widely and the optimal amount of the additive can depend upon, for example, the particular drug and additives selected, the critical micelle concentration of the additive if it forms micelles, the hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance (HLB) of the additive, the melting point of the additive, the water solubility of the additive and/or drug, the surface tension of water solutions of the additive, etc.
• HLB hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance
• the optimal ratio of drug to additive is about 1% to about 99% drug, more preferably about 30% to about 90% drug.
• the adherent layer which is an optional layer underlying the drug coating layer, improves the adherence of the drug coating layer to the exterior surface of the medical device, such as a balloon catheter or stent, and protects coating integrity. If drug and additive differ in their adherence to the medical device, the adherent layer may prevent differential loss (during transit) or elution (at the target site) of drug layer components in order to maintain consistent drug-to- additive ratio delivery at the target site of therapeutic intervention. Furthermore, the adherent layer may function to facilitate release of coating layer components which otherwise might adhere too strongly to the device for elution during brief contact with tissues at the target site. For example, in the case where a particular drug binds the medical device tightly, more hydrophilic components are incorporated into the adherent layer in order to decrease affinity of the drug to the device surface.
• the adherent layer comprises a polymer or an additive or mixtures of both.
• the polymers that are particularly useful for forming the adherent layer are ones that are biocompatible and avoid irritation of body tissue.
• Some examples of polymers that are useful for forming the adherent layer are polymers that are biostable, such as polyurethanes, silicones, and polyesters.
• Other polymers that are useful for forming the adherent layer include polymers that can be dissolved and polymerized on the medical device.
• examples of polymers that are useful in the adherent layer include elastomeric polymers, such as silicones (e.g., polysiloxanes and substituted polysiloxanes), polyurethanes, thermoplastic elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, polyolefin elastomers, and EPDM rubbers. Due to the elastic nature of these polymers, when these polymers are used, the coating better adheres to the surface of the medical device when the device is subjected to forces or stress.
• the adherent layer may also comprise one or more of the additives previously described, or other components, in order to maintain the integrity and adherence of the coating layer to the device and to facilitate both adherence of drug and additive components during transit and rapid elution during deployment at the site of therapeutic intervention.
• the inflammatory smooth muscle produces excess thick and sticky mucus, which causes asthma attack by blocking airways.
• the smooth muscle hyperplasia has been linked to airway hyperresponsiveness that is a critical phenotypic characteristic of asthma.
• the causes of the coronary heart diseases and asthma may be the neointimal proliferation of smooth muscle in arterial vessels and in walls of airways.
• the one aspect of the invention is to deliver paclitaxel or rapamycin and their analogues to the wall of airways to treat the asthma.
• the drug coated stents with the two drugs have been approved for inhibiting the growth of the smooth muscle cells in vascular arterial vessels.
• Drug coated balloon has been approved to achieve similar results as the drug coated stent.
• the drug coated stent and drug coated balloon used for vascular diseases can be adapted in the obstructive airway for the treatment of asthma.
• the method comprises inserting the therapeutic- agent- delivery balloon catheter into the airway in the lung, inflating the balloon catheter, releasing drug to an airway wall of an airway such that a diameter of the airway is increased, deflating the balloon, withdrawing the balloon catheter from the airway.
• the drug may be released to the airway wall prior to, during, or after an asthma attack.
• the drug may be released in an amount sufficient to temporarily or permanently increase the diameter of the airway.
• the method may be performed while the airway is open, closed, or partially closed.
• the pulmonary balloon catheters and stents are similar to vascular balloon catheters and stents.
• the diameters of the pulmonary balloon catheters and stents are 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 mm with lengths of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 mm. It is designed to pass over a 0.035 in guidewire through its guidewire lumen.
• the balloon can also be passed through a minimum 5.0mm working channel bronchscope.
• the diameters of the sinus balloon catheters are 2.0, 3.0, 3.0, 4.0 mm and 10 mm with lengths of 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, and 30 mm.
• the paclitaxel or rapamycin and their analogues can be used for treatments of respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic sinusitis.
• a method of treating respiratory disorders comprises administrating an anti-proliferate and anti- inflammatory effective amount of rapamycin, or paclitaxel or their analogues to said mammal orally, parenterally, intravascularly, intranasally, intrabronchially, transdermally, rectally, or via an impregnated vascular stent or balloon catheters.
• the paclitaxel or rapamycin and their analogues can be used in combinations with inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled atrovent, inhaled leukotriene inhibitors, inhaled epinephrine, long acting & selective beta agonists for treatments of asthma and COPD.
• a method of treating asthma and COPD in the lung comprises administrating an anti-proliferate and anti-inflammatory effective amount of rapamycin, or paclitaxel or their analogues in combinations with inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled atrovent, inhaled leukotriene inhibitors, inhaled epinephrine, long acting & selective beta agonists to said mammal orally, parenterally, intravascularly, intranasally, intrabronchially, transdermal ⁇ , rectally, or via an impregnated vascular stent or balloon catheters.
• Embodiments of the present invention also pertain to a method for treating the disease state, especially nasal and sinus dysplasia in mammals caused by mammalian nasal and sinus cells involved in the inflammatory response and compositions useful in the method.
• the method for treating the disease state in mammals caused by mammalian nasal and sinus cells involved in the inflammatory response comprises: contacting the mammalian nasal and sinus cells participating in the inflammatory response with the anti-proliferate and anti- inflammatory drugs.
• Embodiments of the present invention also pertain to compositions for reducing and treating the disease state in mammals caused by undesired inflammatory response of nasal and sinus cells comprising an anti-proliferate and anti- inflammatory drug a carrier, and an additive composition, wherein the drugs are paclitaxel, rapamycin and their analogues.
• the therapeutic compositions are administered by nasal inhalation.
• the therapeutic compositions are administered by nose drops.
• the therapeutic compositions may be first nebulized by any suitable means.
• the therapeutic compositions may be in liquid or solid form with liquid droplets or particle size being small enough to facilitate access to nasal and sinus tissue by inhalation or nose drops.
• the ratio by weight of the additive to the therapeutic agent in the layer is from about 0.05 to 100, for example, from about 0.1 to 5, from 0.5 to 2, and further for example, from about 0.8 to 1.2.

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