KELOWNA, BC / May 20, 2015 / Lexaria Corp. (OTCQB:LXRP) (CSE:LXX) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has engaged Absorption Systems LP in the USA, to begin third party in vitro tests using a human intestinal tissue model to evaluate the cannabidiol (CBD) permeability of its patent-pending technology that infuses cannabinoid compounds within lipids.
The study will assess CBD permeability achieved with our proprietary ViPova(TM) tea formulation at multiple sampling time points compared to positive and negative controls under strict experimental conditions. In vitro testing using human tissue models can be preferable to animal testing since human cells can be used directly to provide species-specific permeability results.
“Although we cannot know in advance the outcome of such tests, the results have the potential to materially affect future outcomes for the Company,” said John Docherty, president of Lexaria. “We have a wealth of anecdotal evidence from our growing ViPova(TM) customer base extolling the marked effects of our CBD-infused tea and we look forward to the outcome of this study to help quantify this in detail.”
It is generally accepted in pharmacological sectors that the bioavailability of any active ingredient is one of the most important factors determining its effects on the body. Enhanced bioavailability can be extremely useful and is highly valued for any useful molecule, including CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Lexaria expects to begin this testing in the near future and will report results when they are available in due course, expected within the next 3-4 months.
About Lexaria
Lexaria is a food sciences company focused on the delivery of cannabinoid compounds procured from legal, agricultural hemp, through gourmet foods based upon its proprietary infusion technologies. www.lexariaenergy.com
About ViPova(TM)
ViPova(TM) uses only legal CBD oil extracts, grown from agricultural hemp in locations where it is legal to do so, in ViPova(TM)-branded tea. ViPova(TM)uses its patent-pending process to infuse concentrated amounts of CBD within lipids in its tea, providing more bioactivity and comfort to the body during the absorption process. Only ViPova(TM) has this ground-breaking technology for CBD/lipid infusion. www.vipova.com
About Absorption Systems
Absorption Systems assists pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies in identifying and overcoming ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity) barriers in the development of drugs, biologics and medical devices. The company’s mission is to continually develop innovative research tools that can be used to accurately predict human outcomes or to explain unanticipated human outcomes when they occur. Absorption Systems, with facilities near Philadelphia, PA, in San Diego, CA, and in Panama, serves customers throughout the world. For information on the company’s comprehensive contract services and applied research programs, please visit www.absorption.com.
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Lexaria Corp.
Chris Bunka
Chairman & CEO
(250) 765-6424
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