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Article

In Vitro Drug Absorption Enhancement Effects of Aloe vera and Aloe ferox

by
Catharina BENEKE
1,
Alvaro VILJOEN
1 and
Josias HAMMAN
1,2,*
1
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
2
Unit for Drug Research and Development, North-West University, Private Bag X600, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sci. Pharm. 2012, 80(2), 475-486; https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1202-10
Submission received: 19 February 2012 / Accepted: 1 April 2012 / Published: 1 April 2012
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Abstract

The effect of whole leaf and gel materials from two aloe species (Aloe vera and A. ferox) was compared with that of the precipitated polysaccharides from these aloe materials on the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) as well as transport of a model compound (atenolol) in the apical-to-basolateral direction across rat intestinal tissue. All the aloe leaf materials and precipitated polysaccharides had a statistically significant effect of lowering the TEER (P < 0.05) compared to the control group, which indicates their ability to open tight junctions between adjacent epithelial cells. In contrast to the expectation from the TEER results, only the precipitated polysaccharides from dehydrated A. vera gel (Daltonmax 700®) had a statistically significant effect of enhancing the transport of atenolol (P < 0.05). These in vitro results therefore indicate that A. vera gel polysaccharides have potential as drug absorption enhancing agents in novel pharmaceutical drug delivery systems.
Keywords: Aloe ferox; Aloe vera; Drug absorption enhancement; Transepithelial electrical resistance; In vitro transport Aloe ferox; Aloe vera; Drug absorption enhancement; Transepithelial electrical resistance; In vitro transport

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BENEKE, C.; VILJOEN, A.; HAMMAN, J. In Vitro Drug Absorption Enhancement Effects of Aloe vera and Aloe ferox. Sci. Pharm. 2012, 80, 475-486. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1202-10

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BENEKE C, VILJOEN A, HAMMAN J. In Vitro Drug Absorption Enhancement Effects of Aloe vera and Aloe ferox. Scientia Pharmaceutica. 2012; 80(2):475-486. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1202-10

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BENEKE, Catharina, Alvaro VILJOEN, and Josias HAMMAN. 2012. "In Vitro Drug Absorption Enhancement Effects of Aloe vera and Aloe ferox" Scientia Pharmaceutica 80, no. 2: 475-486. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1202-10

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BENEKE, C., VILJOEN, A., & HAMMAN, J. (2012). In Vitro Drug Absorption Enhancement Effects of Aloe vera and Aloe ferox. Scientia Pharmaceutica, 80(2), 475-486. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1202-10

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