TY - JOUR TI - Exploring the interactions of irbesartan and irbesartan–2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complex with model membranes AU - Α. S. Liossi , D. Ntountaniotis, T.F. Kellici, M.V. Chatziathanasiadou, G. Megariotis, M. Mania, J. Becker-Baldus, M. Kriechbaum, A. Krajnc, E. Christodoulou, C. Glaubitz , M. Rappolt, H. Amenitsch, Gregor Mali, D.N. Theodorou, G. Valsami, M. Pitsikalis, H. Iatrou, A. Tzakos, T. Mavromoustakos JO - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) PY - 2017 VL - 1859 TODO - - SP - 1089-1098 PB - Elsevier SN - 0006-3002 TODO - null TODO - Irbesartan; DPPC; HP-β-CD; Molecular Dynamics; Small Angle Xray Scattering TODO - The interactions of irbesartan (IRB) and irbesartan–2-hydroxypropyl-βcyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) complex with Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers have been explored utilizing an array of biophysical techniques ranging from Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Small angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), ESI Mass-Spectrometry (ESI-MS) and solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR). Molecular Dynamics (MD) calculations have been also conducted to complement the experimental results. Irbesartan was found to be embedded in the lipid membrane core and to affect the phase transition properties of the DPPC bilayers. SAXS studies revealed that irbesartan alone does not display perfect solvation since some coexisting irbesartan crystallites are present. In its complexed form IRB gets fully solvated in the membranes showing that encapsulation of IRB in HP-β-CD may have beneficial effects in the ADME properties of this drug. MD experiments revealed the topological and orientational integration of irbesartan into the phospholipid bilayer being placed at about 1 nm from the membrane centre. ER -