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. 2020 Nov 24;15:9373–9387. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S272750

Table 3.

Pharmacokinetics Parameters of Triamcinolone Acetonide in Aqueous Humor After Topical Instillation

Formulations Cmax AUC0→t MRT Tmax VRT
mg·L−1 h·h·mg·L−1 h h h2
PLGA NPs 0.60 ± 0.14 0.82 ± 0.22 1.71 ± 0.12 1.5 ± 0 0.63 ± 0.21
2-HP-β-CD/PLGA NPs 11.51 ± 1.26** 21.29 ± 1.64** 1.93 ± 0.15* 1.5 ± 0 0.75 ± 0.36
Trehalose/PLGA NPs 1.11 ± 0.52* 1.25 ± 0.55* 1.78 ± 0.07 1.5 ± 0 0.85 ± 0.15
Chitosan oligosaccharide/PLGA NPs 0.62 ± 0.26 0.84 ±0.43 1.69 ± 0.10 1.5 ± 0 0.71 ± 0.10

Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviations (n = 6). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, compared to the corresponding parameters of PLGA NPs.

Abbreviations: NPs, nanoparticles; 2-HP-β-CD, 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; Cmax, peak concentrations; AUC0→t, area under curve; MRT, mean residence time; Tmax, time to reach maximum concentration; VRT, variance of residence time.