Chitosan/Sulfobutylether-β-Cyclodextrin Nanoparticles for Ibrutinib Delivery: A Potential Nanoformulation of Novel Kinase Inhibitor

In this study, a novel Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ibrutinib, was loaded into chitosan/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles (NPs). NPs have gained high loading efficiency for the hydrophobic drug due to the inclusion of cyclodextrin. Ibrutinib-loaded NPs with an average diameter of 277.9 nm and ζ-potential of +19.1 mV were obtained after regulating several influencing factors. Electrostatic reaction between mucin and NPs indicated that the NPs had a mucoadhesive property. Kinase catalytic phosphorylation was monitored by capillary zone electrophoresis and found that chitosan/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin NPs did not weaken ibrutinib activity on the target kinase. In vitro drug release studies revealed that ibrutinib-loaded NPs exhibited a significantly slower gastric-release rate. This study applied a feasible nanocarrier for ibrutinib delivery, and the potential nanoformulation maintains drug activity and shows a sustained release property. These outcomes are helpful for the formulation exploitation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors.