Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station

Abstract Stability assessment of drugs in space is particularly important for future missions. In space there are multiple factors, such as the variability of the conditions (radiation, microgravity, vacuum etc.) that could affect the reliability and reproducibility of the data. Therefore, we invest...

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Main Authors: György Dormán, Balázs Buchholcz, István Puskás, Pál Szabó, Erzsébet Varga, Lajos Szente, György M. Keserű, Ferenc Darvas
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81428-5
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author György Dormán
Balázs Buchholcz
István Puskás
Pál Szabó
Erzsébet Varga
Lajos Szente
György M. Keserű
Ferenc Darvas
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Balázs Buchholcz
István Puskás
Pál Szabó
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Ferenc Darvas
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description Abstract Stability assessment of drugs in space is particularly important for future missions. In space there are multiple factors, such as the variability of the conditions (radiation, microgravity, vacuum etc.) that could affect the reliability and reproducibility of the data. Therefore, we investigated the stability of an anti-Covid drug formulation, Remdesivir (RDV) sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin (SBECD) complex, in two separate flight experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). While HPLC/MS studies revealed no degradation of the cyclodextrin excipient in any of the samples investigated in both missions, RDV purity analysis of the RDV/SBECD complex after the first mission revealed different stabilities and altered degradation in space and on Earth. This latter interesting finding was not supported by the second mission, where no differences in the drug stabilities were identified. This anomaly highlighted the importance of standardization together with increased control of the variable parameters during the entire space missions and the terrestrial control experiments.
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spelling doaj-art-f460d8fcace14e5f936bdb5cfb58eab32025-02-09T12:30:33ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111010.1038/s41598-024-81428-5Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space stationGyörgy Dormán0Balázs Buchholcz1István Puskás2Pál Szabó3Erzsébet Varga4Lajos Szente5György M. Keserű6Ferenc Darvas7Innostudio, Inc.Innostudio, Inc.Cyclolab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory LtdResearch Centre for Natural Science and National Drug Research and Development LaboratoryCyclolab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory LtdCyclolab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory LtdResearch Centre for Natural Science and National Drug Research and Development LaboratoryInnostudio, Inc.Abstract Stability assessment of drugs in space is particularly important for future missions. In space there are multiple factors, such as the variability of the conditions (radiation, microgravity, vacuum etc.) that could affect the reliability and reproducibility of the data. Therefore, we investigated the stability of an anti-Covid drug formulation, Remdesivir (RDV) sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin (SBECD) complex, in two separate flight experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). While HPLC/MS studies revealed no degradation of the cyclodextrin excipient in any of the samples investigated in both missions, RDV purity analysis of the RDV/SBECD complex after the first mission revealed different stabilities and altered degradation in space and on Earth. This latter interesting finding was not supported by the second mission, where no differences in the drug stabilities were identified. This anomaly highlighted the importance of standardization together with increased control of the variable parameters during the entire space missions and the terrestrial control experiments.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81428-5Remdesivir sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrinIn-space drug stabilitySpace medicinal chemistrySpace environmentChemical degradationReproducibility
spellingShingle György Dormán
Balázs Buchholcz
István Puskás
Pál Szabó
Erzsébet Varga
Lajos Szente
György M. Keserű
Ferenc Darvas
Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
Scientific Reports
Remdesivir sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin
In-space drug stability
Space medicinal chemistry
Space environment
Chemical degradation
Reproducibility
title Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
title_full Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
title_fullStr Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
title_full_unstemmed Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
title_short Repetitive stability study of remdesivir/cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
title_sort repetitive stability study of remdesivir cyclodextrin complex on the international space station
topic Remdesivir sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin
In-space drug stability
Space medicinal chemistry
Space environment
Chemical degradation
Reproducibility
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81428-5
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