Granulation-Related Factors

The solubility of drug in the liquid binder also affects the dissolution of the resulting capsules or tablets made from these granules. This was illustrated by a study carried out by Wu et al. (54) who found a correlation between dissolution rate constants of zindotrine and the solubility of zindotrine in liquid binder containing varying ethanol concentrations. This was explained by the dissolution of a certain 

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Superdisintegrant Granulation-related factors of these particles can be achieved with the additives listed to enhance dissolution... 

Figure 11.30 Mechanisms of regulation of phospholipase A2. In all these processes described above, it is phospholipase A that carries out the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipid. Cytokines are local hormones produced by immune cells, T-lymphocytes and macrophages (Chapter 17). Other factors relate to shear stress in endothelial cells and those that stimulate release of granules from mast cells. Eicosanoids are present in the granules and they must be re-synthesised after degranulation in the mast cells. Here the enzymes described above must be present in mast cells.

Thirdly, there are the selectins, a family of Ca Mependent carbohydrate-binding proteins which function to control leukocyte interactions with vascular endothelium (Tedder et al, 1995). There are three closely related members of the selectin family, namely L (leukocyte)-, P (platelet)-, and E (endothelial)-selectin. P-selectin is expressed in the Weibel-Palade bodies of endothelial cells and in the a-granules of platelets. It is rapidly mobilized to the sur ce of endothelial cells and platelets in response to a variety of inflammatory agents such as fiuombin, histamine, complement factors, fiee radicals and cytokines (Tedder et al, 1995). P-selectin mediates the adhesion of neutrophils and monocytes to activated platelets and endothelial cells. Platelets can be bound to the endothelium indirectly by adhering to leukocytes bound to the endothelium. 

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