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Mistry J, Notman R. Mechanisms of the Drug Penetration Enhancer Propylene Glycol Interacting with Skin Lipid Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:3885-3897. [PMID: 38622775 PMCID: PMC11056976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Very few drugs have the necessary physicochemical properties to cross the skin's main permeability barrier, the stratum corneum (SC), in sufficient amounts. Propylene glycol (PG) is a chemical penetration enhancer that could be included in topical formulations in order to overcome the barrier properties of the skin and facilitate the transport of drugs across it. Experiments have demonstrated that PG increases the mobility and disorder of SC lipids and may extract cholesterol from the SC, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms of drug permeation enhancement by PG. In this work, we have performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the molecular-level effects of PG on the structure and properties of model SC lipid bilayers. The model bilayers were simulated in the presence of PG concentrations over the range of 0-100% w/w PG, using both an all-atom and a united atom force field. PG was found to localize in the hydrophilic headgroup regions at the bilayer interface, to occupy the lipid-water hydrogen-bonding sites, and to slightly increase lipid tail disorder in a concentration-dependent manner. We showed with MD simulation that PG enhances the permeation of small molecules such as water by interacting with the bilayer interface; the results of our study may be used to guide the design of formulations for transdermal drug delivery with enhanced skin permeation, as well as topical formulations and cosmetic products.
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- Jade Mistry
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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Zarmpi P, Tsikritsis D, Vorng JL, Belsey NA, Bunge AL, Woodman TJ, Delgado-Charro MB, Guy RH. Evaluation of chemical disposition in skin by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. J Control Release 2024; 368:797-807. [PMID: 38350493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
Tracking drug disposition in the skin in a non-destructive and at least semi-quantitative fashion is a relevant objective for the assessment of local (cutaneous) bioavailability. Confocal Raman spectroscopy has been shown potentially useful in this regard and, importantly, recent advances have enabled the presence of applied chemicals in the viable epidermis below the stratum corneum (SC) to be determined without ambiguity and having addressed the challenges of (a) background signals from endogenous species and noise and (b) signal attenuation due to absorption and scattering. This study aimed to confirm these observations using a different vibrational spectroscopy approach - specifically, stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy - and the more conventional in vitro skin penetration test (IVPT). SRS is a nonlinear optical imaging technique which enables more precise location of the skin surface and enhanced skin depth resolution relative to confocal Raman microscopy. The method can also probe larger areas of the sample under investigation and identify the localization of the permeating chemical in specific structural components of the skin. Here, SRS was shown capable of tracking the uptake and distribution of 4-cyanophenol (CP), the same model compound used in the recent confocal Raman investigation, at depths beyond the SC following skin treatment with different vehicles and for different times. The SRS results correlated well with those from the confocal Raman experiments, and both were consistent with independent IVPT measurements. Acquired images clearly delineated CP preference for the intercellular lipid layers of the SC relative to the corneocytes. The stage is now set to apply these and other correlative techniques to examine commercial drug products.
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- Panagiota Zarmpi
- University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, UK; University of Surrey, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Colorado School of Mines, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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Moore K, Grégoire S, Eilstein J, Delgado-Charro MB, Guy RH. Reverse Iontophoresis: Noninvasive Assessment of Topical Drug Bioavailability. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:234-244. [PMID: 38060844 PMCID: PMC10762657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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Assessing drug disposition in the skin after the application of a topical formulation is difficult. It is hypothesized that reverse iontophoresis (RI), which can extract charged/polar molecules for monitoring purposes, may provide a noninvasive approach for the assessment of local drug bioavailability. The passive and RI extraction of salicylic acid (SA) and nicotine (NIC) from porcine skin in vitro was assessed after a simple solution of the former and a transdermal patch of the latter had been applied for 24 and 8 h, respectively. Immediately after this "passive skin loading", the amount of drug in the stratum corneum (SC) and "viable" tissue (VT) was measured either (a) after tape-stripping and subsequent solvent extraction of both skin layers or (b) following RI extraction over 4 h. Parallel experiments were then performed in vivo in healthy volunteers; in this case, the VT was not sampled and the skin loading period for NIC was only 4 h. RI extraction of both drugs was significantly higher (in vitro and in vivo) than that achieved passively, and the cumulative RI extraction profiles as a function of time were mathematically analyzed using a straightforward compartmental model. Best-fit estimates of drug amounts in the SC and VT (ASC,0 and AVT,0, respectively) at the end of "loading" and two first-order rate constants describing transfer between the model compartments were then determined. The in vitro predictions of ASC,0 and AVT,0 were in excellent agreement with the experimental results, as was the value of the former in vivo. The rate constants derived from the in vitro and in vivo results were also similar. In summary, the results provide proof-of-concept that the RI method has the potential to noninvasively assess relevant metrics of drug bioavailability in the skin.
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- Kieran Moore
- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- L’Oréal
Research and Innovation, 1 Av. Eugène Schueller, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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- L’Oréal
Research and Innovation, 1 Av. Eugène Schueller, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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Zarmpi P, Tabosa MAM, Vitry P, Bunge AL, Belsey NA, Tsikritsis D, Woodman TJ, Delgado-Charro MB, Guy RH. Confocal Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Dermatopharmacokinetics Ex Vivo. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:5910-5920. [PMID: 37801410 PMCID: PMC10630943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
Abstract
Confocal Raman spectroscopy is being assessed as a tool with which to quantify the rate and extent of drug uptake to and its clearance from target sites of action within the viable epidermis below the skin's stratum corneum (SC) barrier. The objective of this research was to confirm that Raman can interrogate drug disposition within the living layers of the skin (where many topical drugs elicit their pharmacological effects) and to identify procedures by which Raman signal attenuation with increasing skin depth may be corrected and normalized so that metrics descriptive of topical bioavailability may be identified. It was first shown in experiments on skin cross-sections parallel to the skin surface that the amide I signal, originating primarily from keratin, was quite constant with depth into the skin and could be used to correct for signal attenuation when confocal Raman data were acquired in a "top-down" fashion. Then, using 4-cyanophenol (CP) as a model skin penetrant with a strong Raman-active C≡N functionality, a series of uptake and clearance experiments, performed as a function of time, demonstrated clearly that normalized spectroscopic data were able to detect the penetrant to at least 40-80 μm into the skin and to distinguish the disposition of CP from different vehicles. Metrics related to local bioavailability (and potentially bioequivalence) included areas under the normalized C≡N signal versus depth profiles and elimination rate constants deduced post-removal of the formulations. Finally, Raman measurements were made with an approved dermatological drug, crisaborole, for which delivery from a fully saturated formulation into the skin layers just below the SC was detectable.
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- Panagiota Zarmpi
- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- National
Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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In-Vivo Tape Stripping Study with Caffeine for Comparisons on Body Sites, Age and Washing. Pharm Res 2022; 39:1935-1944. [PMID: 35725844 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-022-03311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Assessing the percutaneous absorption of cosmetic ingredients using in-vitro human skin reveals certain limitations, such as restricted anatomical sites and repeated exposure, and to overcome these issues, in-vivo studies are required. The aim of the study is to develop a robust non-invasive in-vivo protocol that should be applicable to a wide range of application. METHODS A robust tape stripping protocol was therefore designed according to recent recommendations, and the impact of two different washing procedures on caffeine distribution in tape strips was investigated to optimise the protocol. The optimised protocol was then used to study the effect of age and anatomical area on the percutaneous absorption of caffeine, including facial areas which are not readily available for in-vitro studies. RESULTS With tape stripping, a difference between the percutaneous absorption on the face (forehead, cheek) and the volar forearm was observed. No obvious difference was observed between percutaneous absorption in young and post-menopausal women, but this could be due to the limited number of subjects. CONCLUSION This tape stripping protocol is now to be deployed to address many other factors, such as percutaneous absorption in other anatomical areas (e.g. abdomen, axilla, etc.), impact of repeated applications and effect of formulation.
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Kuzma BA, Senemar S, Ramezanli T, Ghosh P, Raney SG, Stagni G. The dose-duration effect on cutaneous pharmacokinetics of metronidazole from topical dermatological formulations in Yucatan mini-pigs. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2022; 175:43-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Tabosa MAM, Cordery SF, Jane White KA, Bunge AL, Guy RH, Delgado-Charro MB. Skin pharmacokinetics of diclofenac and co-delivered functional excipients. Int J Pharm 2022; 614:121469. [PMID: 35031414 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
An important question in the development of a dermatological drug product is whether a target concentration has been achieved in, for example, the viable epidermis following topical administration. When attempting to address this challenge, it is essential to consider the role of excipients in the formulation that may influence drug partitioning and diffusion in the different layers of the skin. The objective, therefore, was to correlate, in human subjects, the skin pharmacokinetics of diclofenac (specifically, its uptake into and clearance from the stratum corneum (SC)) from an approved drug product (Voltaren® medicated plaster) with the in vivo co-uptake of two key excipients, namely propylene glycol and butylene glycol. SC sampling was used to assess diclofenac input into the skin during patch application, and its subsequent clearance post-removal of the delivery system. In parallel the uptake of the two glycol excipients was also measured. Drug and excipient amounts in the SC increased with time of application up to 6 h and, for diclofenac, no further increase was observed when the administration was prolonged to 12 h. When the plaster was removed after 6 h of wear, diclofenac cleared relatively slowly from the SC suggesting that drug binding with a slow off-rate had occurred. The results indicate that the optimisation of drug delivery from a topical formulation must take into account the disposition of key excipients and their impact on dermato-pharmacokinetics in general.
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- M Alice Maciel Tabosa
- University of Bath, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bath, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bath, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Colorado School of Mines, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- University of Bath, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bath, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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Tsakalozou E, Alam K, Babiskin A, Zhao L. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Support Determination of Bioequivalence for Dermatological Drug Products: Scientific and Regulatory Considerations. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2021; 111:1036-1049. [PMID: 34231211 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and simulation provides mechanism-based predictions of the pharmacokinetics of an active ingredient following its administration in humans. Dermal PBPK models describe the skin permeation and disposition of the active ingredient following the application of a dermatological product on the skin of virtual healthy and diseased human subjects. These models take into account information on product quality attributes, physicochemical properties of the active ingredient and skin (patho)physiology, and their interplay with each other. Regulatory and product development decision makers can leverage these quantitative tools to identify factors impacting local and systemic exposure. In the realm of generic drug products, the number of US Food and Drug Administratioin (FDA) interactions that use dermal PBPK modeling to support alternative bioequivalence (BE) approaches is increasing. In this report, we share scientific considerations on the development, verification and validation (V&V), and application of PBPK models within the context of a virtual BE assessment for dermatological drug products. We discuss the challenges associated with model V&V for these drug products stemming from the fact that target-site active ingredient concentrations are typically not measurable. Additionally, there are no established relationships between local and systemic PK profiles, when the latter are quantifiable. To that end, we detail a multilevel model V&V approach involving validation for the model of the drug product of interest coupled with the overall assessment of the modeling platform in use while leveraging in vitro and in vivo data related to local and systemic bioavailability.
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- Eleftheria Tsakalozou
- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling (DQMM), Office of Research and Standards (ORS), Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling (DQMM), Office of Research and Standards (ORS), Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling (DQMM), Office of Research and Standards (ORS), Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling (DQMM), Office of Research and Standards (ORS), Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Increased Therapeutic Efficacy of SLN Containing Etofenamate and Ibuprofen in Topical Treatment of Inflammation. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13030328. [PMID: 33802592 PMCID: PMC7999628 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13030328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Innovative formulations, including solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), have been sought to improve skin permeation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The present study explores the use of SLNs, prepared using a fusion-emulsification method, to increase skin permeation and in vivo activity of two relevant NSAIDs: A liquid molecule (etofenamate) and a solid one (ibuprofen), formulated in a 2% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose gel through the gelation of SLN suspensions. Compritol® 888 ATO and Tween® 80 were used as a solid lipid and a surfactant, respectively. All production steps were up scalable, resulting in SLNs with high encapsulation efficiency (>90%), a mean particle size of <250 nm, a polydispersity index <0.2, and that were stable for 12 months. In vitro permeation, using human skin in Franz diffusion cells, showed increased permeation and similar cell viability in Df and HaCaT cell lines for SLN formulations when compared to commercial formulations of etofenamate (Reumon® Gel 5%) and ibuprofen (Ozonol® 5%). In vivo activity in the rat paw edema inflammation model showed that SLN hydrogels containing lower doses of etofenamate (8.3 times lower) and ibuprofen (16.6 times lower) produced similar effects compared to the commercial formulations, while decreasing edema and inflammatory cell infiltration, and causing no histological changes in the epidermis. These studies demonstrate that encapsulation in SLNs associated to a suitable hydrogel is a promising technological approach to NSAIDs dermal application.
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Gorzelanny C, Mess C, Schneider SW, Huck V, Brandner JM. Skin Barriers in Dermal Drug Delivery: Which Barriers Have to Be Overcome and How Can We Measure Them? Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E684. [PMID: 32698388 PMCID: PMC7407329 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Although, drugs are required in the various skin compartments such as viable epidermis, dermis, or hair follicles, to efficiently treat skin diseases, drug delivery into and across the skin is still challenging. An improved understanding of skin barrier physiology is mandatory to optimize drug penetration and permeation. The various barriers of the skin have to be known in detail, which means methods are needed to measure their functionality and outside-in or inside-out passage of molecules through the various barriers. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge about mechanical barriers, i.e., stratum corneum and tight junctions, in interfollicular epidermis, hair follicles and glands. Furthermore, we discuss the barrier properties of the basement membrane and dermal blood vessels. Barrier alterations found in skin of patients with atopic dermatitis are described. Finally, we critically compare the up-to-date applicability of several physical, biochemical and microscopic methods such as transepidermal water loss, impedance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, immunohistochemical stainings, optical coherence microscopy and multiphoton microscopy to distinctly address the different barriers and to measure permeation through these barriers in vitro and in vivo.
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Center for Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (C.G.); (C.M.); (S.W.S.); (V.H.)
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Ozdin D, Kanfer I, Ducharme MP. Novel Approach for the Bioequivalence Assessment of Topical Cream Formulations: Model-Based Analysis of Tape Stripping Data Correctly Concludes BE and BIE. Pharm Res 2020; 37:20. [PMID: 31897770 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-019-2724-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was (a) to suggest a novel dermatopharmacokinetic (DPK) approach from which pharmacokinetic parameters relevant to the bioequivalence (BE) assessment of a topical formulation can be deduced while circumventing the need for numerous measurements and assumptions, and (b) to investigate whether this approach enables the correct conclusion of BE and bioinequivalence (BIE). METHODS Bioequivalent and bioinequivalent formulations of acyclovir were compared versus a reference product (Zovirax®). Tape Stripping was conducted at only one dose duration during the uptake phase to generate drug content in stratum corneum versus time profiles, each time point corresponding to one stripped layer. Nonlinear mixed effect modeling (ADAPT5®) (MLEM algorithm) was used to fit the DPK data and to estimate the rate (Kin) and extent (FS) of drug absorption/input into the skin. Results were evaluated using the average BE approach. RESULTS Estimated exposure metrics were within the usual BE limits for the bioequivalent formulation (FS: 102.4 [90%CI: 97.5-107.7]; Kin: 94.2 [90%CI: 83.7-106.0]), but outside those limits for the bioinequivalent formulation (FS: 43.4 [90%CI: 27.9-67.6]; Kin: 54.5 [90%CI: 36.6-81.1]). CONCLUSIONS The proposed novel DPK approach was shown to be successful, robust and applicable to assess BE and BIE correctly between topical formulations.
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- Deniz Ozdin
- Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Jean Coutu, 2940 Chemin de la polytechnique, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Learn and Confirm Inc., 750 Marcel-Laurin Suite 235, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Jean Coutu, 2940 Chemin de la polytechnique, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. .,Learn and Confirm Inc., 750 Marcel-Laurin Suite 235, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.
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Goh CF, Moffat JG, Craig DQM, Hadgraft J, Lane ME. Monitoring Drug Crystallization in Percutaneous Penetration Using Localized Nanothermal Analysis and Photothermal Microspectroscopy. Mol Pharm 2018; 16:359-370. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Choon Fu Goh
- Department of Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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- Asylum Research, Oxford Instruments Company, Halifax Road, HP12 3SE High Wycombe, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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Aung-Din D, Heath M, Wechter T, Cline A, Feldman SR, Jorizzo JL. Effectiveness of the Tacrolimus Swish-and-Spit Treatment Regimen in Patients With Geographic Tongue. JAMA Dermatol 2018; 154:1481-1482. [PMID: 30419108 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.3806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- David Aung-Din
- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Ameen D, Michniak-Kohn B. Transdermal delivery of dimethyl fumarate for Alzheimer's disease: Effect of penetration enhancers. Int J Pharm 2017; 529:465-473. [PMID: 28709939 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an orally administered drug with neuroprotective and immunomodulatory activities. It has potential uses in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of transdermal delivery of DMF by studying the effect of different penetration enhancers on the skin permeation of DMF. The permeation of saturated DMF solutions was investigated in propylene glycol (PG) with varying concentrations of each of the following enhancers: Polysorbate 80 (T80), N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), laurocapram (Azone®) (Az), Transcutol P (Tc), Terpineol (Terp), and cineole (Cin) using vertical Franz diffusion cells and human cadaver skin. The results showed that all penetration enhancers improved the rate of permeation of DMF. The rank order for the highest concentration of each enhancer was as follows: Cin > Az>TC > Terp>T80≥NMP. The most effective penetration enhancer was shown to be 5% cineole with a 5.3-fold increase in the enhancement ratio (ER). The amounts of drug delivered suggest that DMF is a potential candidate for transdermal drug delivery.
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- Dina Ameen
- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Center for Dermal Research, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Department od Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Center for Dermal Research, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Carvalho VF, de Lemos DP, Vieira CS, Migotto A, Lopes LB. Potential of Non-aqueous Microemulsions to Improve the Delivery of Lipophilic Drugs to the Skin. AAPS PharmSciTech 2017; 18:1739-1749. [PMID: 27757922 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-016-0643-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In this study, non-aqueous microemulsions were developed because of the challenges associated with finding pharmaceutically acceptable solvents for topical delivery of drugs sparingly soluble in water. The formulation irritation potential and ability to modulate the penetration of lipophilic compounds (progesterone, α-tocopherol, and lycopene) of interest for topical treatment/prevention of skin disorders were evaluated and compared to solutions and aqueous microemulsions of similar composition. The microemulsions (ME) were developed with BRIJ, vitamin E-TPGS, and ethanol as surfactant-co-surfactant blend and tributyrin, isopropyl myristate, and oleic acid as oil phase. As polar phase, propylene glycol (MEPG) or water (MEW) was used (26% w/w). The microemulsions were isotropic and based on viscosity and conductivity assessment, bicontinuous. Compared to drug solutions in lipophilic vehicles, MEPG improved drug delivery into viable skin layers by 2.5-38-fold; the magnitude of penetration enhancement mediated by MEPG into viable skin increased with drug lipophilicity, even though the absolute amount of drug delivered decreased. Delivery of progesterone and tocopherol, but not lycopene (the most lipophilic compound), increased up to 2.5-fold with MEW, and higher amounts of these two drugs were released from MEW (2-2.5-fold). Both microemulsions were considered safe for topical application, but MEPG-mediated decrease in the viability of reconstructed epidermis was more pronounced, suggesting its higher potential for irritation. We conclude that MEPG is a safe and suitable nanocarrier to deliver a variety of lipophilic drugs into viable skin layers, but the use of MEW might be more advantageous for drugs in the lower range of lipophilicity.
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Ibuprofen delivery into and through the skin from novel oxidized cellulose-based gels and conventional topical formulations. Int J Pharm 2016; 514:238-243. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yousef S, Mohammed Y, Namjoshi S, Grice J, Sakran W, Roberts M. Mechanistic Evaluation of Hydration Effects on the Human Epidermal Permeation of Salicylate Esters. AAPS JOURNAL 2016; 19:180-190. [PMID: 27634383 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-016-9984-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We sought to understand when and how hydration enhances the percutaneous absorption of salicylate esters. Human epidermal membrane fluxes and stratum corneum solubilities of neat and diluted solutions of three esters were determined under hydrated and dehydrated conditions. Hydration doubled the human epidermal flux seen for methyl and ethyl salicylate under dehydrated conditions and increased the flux of neat glycol salicylate 10-fold. Mechanistic analyses showed that this hydration-induced enhancement arises mainly from an increase in the stratum corneum diffusivity of the three esters. Further, we showed that unlike methyl and ethyl salicylate, glycol salicylate is hygroscopic and the ∼10-fold hydration-induced flux enhancement seen with neat glycol salicylate may be due to its ability to hydrate the stratum corneum to a greater extent. The hydration-induced enhancements in in vitro epidermal flux seen here for glycol and ethyl salicylate were similar to those reported for their percutaneous absorption rates in a comparable in vivo study, whilst somewhat higher enhancement was seen for methyl salicylate in vivo. This may be explained by a physiologically induced self enhancement of neat methyl salicylate absorption in vivo which is not applicable in vitro.
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- Shereen Yousef
- Therapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia. .,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. .,Therapeutics Research Centre, The University of Queensland School of Medicine-Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent St, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.
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Cadavona JJP, Zhu H, Hui X, Jung EC, Maibach HI. Depth-dependent stratum corneum permeability in human skinin vitro. J Appl Toxicol 2016; 36:1207-13. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Department of Dermatology; University of California; San Francisco CA 94143-0989 USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of California; San Francisco CA 94143-0989 USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of California; San Francisco CA 94143-0989 USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of California; San Francisco CA 94143-0989 USA
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Limón D, Amirthalingam E, Rodrigues M, Halbaut L, Andrade B, Garduño-Ramírez ML, Amabilino DB, Pérez-García L, Calpena AC. Novel nanostructured supramolecular hydrogels for the topical delivery of anionic drugs. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2015; 96:421-36. [PMID: 26409201 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A bis-imidazolium-based amphiphilic molecule was used to form novel supramolecular gels in ethanol-water mixtures. The proportion of solvents, the concentration of gellant and the temperature are factors that strongly influence the gelling process. The physical gels that are formed comprise entangled fibers of around 100nm in diameter, able to incorporate anionic drugs, whose morphology varies depending on the drug they incorporate. These hydrogels are soft and therefore optimum for skin application. They show good stability when compared to previously reported gels. Suitable drug release and skin permeation profiles were obtained, and, moreover, they seem to promote the retention of the drug inside the skin. Finally, effective in vivo anti-inflammatory activity was observed, especially with the indomethacin-incorporated gel, which indicates that these supramolecular hydrogels are a good option for the delivery of poor water soluble drugs for the treatment of acute inflammation or other skin diseases.
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- David Limón
- Departament de Farmacologia i Química Terapèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia IN2UB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia i Química Terapèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia IN2UB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia i Química Terapèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia IN2UB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Farmàcia i Tecnologia Farmacèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXI, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia i Química Terapèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia IN2UB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia IN2UB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Farmàcia i Tecnologia Farmacèutica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXI, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Mohammadzade M, Barzegar-Jalali M, Jouyban A. Solubility of naproxen in 2-propanol+water mixtures at various temperatures. J Mol Liq 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2015.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Carreras N, Alonso C, Martí M, Lis MJ. Mass transport model through the skin by microencapsulation system. J Microencapsul 2015; 32:358-63. [DOI: 10.3109/02652048.2015.1028495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lee WR, Shen SC, Aljuffali IA, Li YC, Fang JY. Impact of different vehicles for laser-assisted drug permeation via skin: full-surface versus fractional ablation. Pharm Res 2014; 31:382-93. [PMID: 24022680 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-013-1167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to assess impact of different vehicles for laser-assisted skin drug delivery. We also tried to uncover the mechanisms by which different vehicles affect laser-aided skin permeation. METHODS Full-surface ablative (conventional) and fractional lasers were used to irradiate nude mouse skin. Imiquimod and 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) were used as lipophilic and hydrophilic permeants. Vehicles employed included water with 40% polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400), propylene glycol (PG), and ethanol. Lipid nanoparticles were also utilized as carriers. RESULTS In vitro permeation profiles showed improvement in imiquimod flux with conventional laser (2.5 J/cm2) producing a 12-, 9-, and 5-fold increase when loading imiquimod in 40% PEG400, PG, and ethanol, respectively, as compared with intact skin. Nanoparticulate delivery by laser produced a 6-fold enhancement in permeation. Fractional laser produced less enhancement of imiquimod delivery than conventional laser. Laser exposure increased follicular imiquimod accumulation from 0.80 to 5.81 μg/cm2. ALA permeation from aqueous buffer, PEG 400, and PG with conventional laser treatment was 641-, 445-, and 104-fold superior to passive control. In vivo skin deposition of topically applied ALA examined by confocal microscopy indicated the same trend as the in vitro experiment, with aqueous buffer showing the greatest proporphyllin IX signaling. Diffusion of cosolvent molecules into ablated skin and drug partitioning from vehicle to skin are two predominant factors controlling laser-assisted delivery. In contrast to conventional laser, lateral drug diffusion was anticipated for fractional laser. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that different drug delivery vehicles substantially influence drug penetration enhanced by lasers.
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Limpongsa E, Jaipakdee N, Pongjanyakul T. Skin deposition and permeation of finasteridein vitro: effects of propylene glycol, ethanol and sodium lauryl sulfate. Pharm Dev Technol 2014; 20:984-991. [DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2014.954727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Franz-Montan M, Baroni D, Brunetto G, Sobral VRV, da Silva CMG, Venâncio P, Zago PW, Cereda CMS, Volpato MC, de Araújo DR, de Paula E, Groppo FC. Liposomal lidocaine gel for topical use at the oral mucosa: characterization, in vitro assays and in vivo anesthetic efficacy in humans. J Liposome Res 2014; 25:11-9. [PMID: 24807821 DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2014.911315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize liposomal-lidocaine formulations for topical use on oral mucosa and to compare their in vitro permeation and in vivo anesthetic efficacy with commercially available lidocaine formulations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Large unilamellar liposomes (400 nm) containing lidocaine were prepared using phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and α-tocoferol (4:3:0.07, w:w:w) and were characterized in terms of membrane/water partition coefficient, encapsulation efficiency, size, polydispersity, zeta potential, and in vitro release. In vitro permeation across pig palatal mucosa and in vivo topical anesthetic efficacy on the palatal mucosa in healthy volunteers (double-blinded cross-over, placebo controlled study) were performed. The following formulations were tested: liposome-encapsulated 5% lidocaine (Liposome-Lido5); liposome-encapsulated 2.5% lidocaine (Liposome-Lido2.5); 5% lidocaine ointment (Xylocaina®), and eutectic mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine 2.5% (EMLA®). RESULTS The Liposome-Lido5 and EMLA showed the best in vitro permeation parameters (flux and permeability coefficient) in comparison with Xylocaina and placebo groups, as well as the best in vivo topical anesthetic efficacy. CONCLUSION We successfully developed and characterized a liposome encapsulated 5% lidocaine gel. It could be considered an option to other topical anesthetic agents for oral mucosa.
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- Michelle Franz-Montan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas - UNICAMP , Piracicaba, São Paulo , Brazil
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Gee CM, Watkinson AC, Nicolazzo JA, Finnin BC. The Effect of Formulation Excipients on the Penetration and Lateral Diffusion of Ibuprofen on and within the Stratum Corneum Following Topical Application to Humans. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:909-19. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Belsey NA, Garrett NL, Contreras-Rojas LR, Pickup-Gerlaugh AJ, Price GJ, Moger J, Guy RH. Evaluation of drug delivery to intact and porated skin by coherent Raman scattering and fluorescence microscopies. J Control Release 2014; 174:37-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Schwarz JC, Hoppel M, Kählig H, Valenta C. Application of Quantitative 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Tape-Stripping Experiments with Natural Microemulsions. J Pharm Sci 2013; 102:2699-706. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pantelic I, Lukic M, Markovic B, Lusiana, Hoffmann C, Müller-Goymann C, Milic J, Daniels R, Savic S. Development of a prospective isopropyl alcohol-loaded pharmaceutical base using simultaneousin vitro/in vivocharacterization methods of skin performance. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2013; 40:960-71. [DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2013.794827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Karadzovska D, Brooks JD, Riviere JE. Modeling the effect of experimental variables on the in vitro permeation of six model compounds across porcine skin. Int J Pharm 2013; 443:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Miron DS, Rădulescu FS, Benfeldt E, Shah VP, Voicu VA. In vitroandin vivoevaluation of three metronidazole topical products. Pharm Dev Technol 2013; 19:194-9. [DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2013.763265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Delgado-Charro M. Richard Guy and His Collaborators:Crackling'the Skin Code. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2013; 26:302-12. [DOI: 10.1159/000351937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pantelic I, Lukic M, Markovic B, Daniels R, Vesic S, Vuleta G, Savic S. Effect of small changes in natural origin-based emulsion systems on hydrocortisone skin absorption and performance: a comparison of twoin vivomethods. Pharm Dev Technol 2012; 19:55-64. [DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2012.751407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The influence of self-assembling supramolecular structures on the passive membrane transport of ion-paired molecules. Int J Pharm 2012; 439:334-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Benaouda F, Brown MB, Martin GP, Jones SA. Triggered In Situ Drug Supersaturation and Hydrophilic Matrix Self-Assembly. Pharm Res 2012; 29:3434-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0838-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Benaouda F, Brown MB, Ganguly S, Jones SA, Martin GP. Discriminating the Molecular Identity and Function of Discrete Supramolecular Structures in Topical Pharmaceutical Formulations. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:2505-12. [DOI: 10.1021/mp300127f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- F. Benaouda
- Institute of Pharmaceutical
Science, King’s College London,
Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, United
Kingdom
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- MedPharm Ltd., Unit 3/Chancellor Court, 50 Occam Road, Surrey
Research Park, Guildford,
GU2 Guildford, GU2 7AB, United Kingdom
- School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield,
Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical
Science, King’s College London,
Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, United
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical
Science, King’s College London,
Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, United
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical
Science, King’s College London,
Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, United
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Russell LM, Guy RH. Novel imaging method to quantify stratum corneum in dermatopharmacokinetic studies: proof-of-concept with acyclovir formulations. Pharm Res 2012; 29:3362-72. [PMID: 22810836 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0831-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Tape-stripping the stratum corneum (SC) is used in the assessment of dermatopharmacokinetics (DPK). The amount of SC per tape can be determined gravimetrically, but a novel imaging method offers advantages in terms of sensitivity, reproducibility, precision, stability and speed. High-resolution images, acquired under controlled conditions, are analysed in terms of pixel greyscale values and distributions, and their usefulness in DPK studies is demonstrated in this study using acyclovir. METHODS At all tape-stripped sites, the SC amount per tape was measured gravimetrically and by imaging. In a first series of experiments, untreated sites were stripped to determine total SC thickness. Subsequently, post-application of two acyclovir creams, drug-permeation profiles were constructed. RESULTS The greyscale values from the imaging data can be used directly to estimate total SC thickness and DPK parameters. The results compared favourably with the traditional weighing method. The concentration of drug on each tape, as a function of the relative position within the SC, permitted diffusivity and partitioning parameters characterising the penetration of acyclovir to be derived. CONCLUSION The new imaging approach offers a sensitive, reproducible, precise, and rapid technique to quantify the relative SC amount removed on tape-strips, and facilitates the acquisition of DPK data.
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- Lisa M Russell
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Abla MJ, Banga AK. Quantification of skin penetration of antioxidants of varying lipophilicity. Int J Cosmet Sci 2012; 35:19-26. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00728.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- M. J. Abla
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Mercer University; Atlanta; GA; 30341; USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Mercer University; Atlanta; GA; 30341; USA
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Ghosh I, Michniak-Kohn B. Design and characterization of submicron formulation for a poorly soluble drug: the effect of Vitamin E TPGS and other solubilizers on skin permeability enhancement. Int J Pharm 2012; 434:90-8. [PMID: 22633930 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS), it is a challenge to achieve stable and prolonged high permeation rates across the skin since the concentrations of the drug dissolved in the matrix have to be high in order to maintain zero order release kinetics. Several attempts have been reported to improve the permeability of poorly soluble drug compounds using supersaturated systems, however, due to thermodynamic challenges, there was a high tendency for the drug to nucleate immediately after formulating or even during storage. The present study focuses on the efficiency of drug crystals at the submicron/nano range in presence of different solubilizers to improve the permeation rate. Effect of several solubilizers, e.g. Pluronic F-127, Vitamin E TPGS, propylene glycol were studied on the submicron suspension systems of ibuprofen as a model drug. Various stabilizers such as hydroxylpropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were examined to evaluate their crystal inhibitory effects on particle growth of the drug compound at submicron range. The overall permeation enhancement process through the skin seems to be influenced by the presence of solubilizers and also the presence of submicron drug crystal. The most promising stable formulation was developed with Vitamin E TPGS+HPMC submicron suspension, which produced higher permeation rate compared to other vehicles.
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- Indrajit Ghosh
- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of NJ, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Russell LM, Guy RH. Novel imaging method to quantify stratum corneum in dermatopharmacokinetic studies. Pharm Res 2012; 29:2389-97. [PMID: 22562497 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0764-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Tape stripping the stratum corneum (SC) is used in topical bioequivalence studies. Formulations are compared using drug concentration profiles as a function of relative SC position; both of these parameters require quantification of SC amount removed per tape. Here, a novel imaging method to quantify SC on tape strips is described. Comparisons are made with established SC quantification methods, specifically weighing and UV pseudo-absorption. METHODS Six stratum corneum tape strips were measured 15 times by the three methods, which were compared for precision, signal:noise ratio, sample size and speed. Furthermore, 600 tape strips were assayed by each method, and correlations examined. RESULTS Weighing exhibited low precision, extremely low signal:noise ratio, and was slow. UV pseudo-absorption had high precision, acceptable signal:noise ratio and was quick. However, only a fraction of the total SC removed is analysed, and inhomogeneity can affect the results. The new imaging method was precise, with high signal:noise ratio, and measured the whole SC sample, unaffected by inhomogeneity. In addition, the approach was rapid and has the potential for fast automated scanning of multiple tapes and for further image analysis. CONCLUSION The novel imaging method has many advantages over established methods for quantifying SC amount per tape.
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- Lisa M Russell
- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Ghosh I, Michniak-Kohn B. A comparative study of Vitamin E TPGS/HPMC supersaturated system and other solubilizer/polymer combinations to enhance the permeability of a poorly soluble drug through the skin. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2012; 38:1408-16. [DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2011.653363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maximum transepidermal flux for similar size phenolic compounds is enhanced by solvent uptake into the skin. J Control Release 2011; 154:50-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Saar BG, Contreras-Rojas LR, Xie XS, Guy RH. Imaging drug delivery to skin with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Mol Pharm 2011; 8:969-75. [PMID: 21548600 DOI: 10.1021/mp200122w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Efficient drug delivery to the skin is essential for the treatment of major dermatologic diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis and acne. However, many compounds penetrate the skin barrier poorly and require optimized formulations to ensure their bioavailability. Here, stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, a recently developed, label-free chemical imaging tool, is used to acquire high resolution images of multiple chemical components of a topical formulation as it penetrates into mammalian skin. This technique uniquely provides label-free, nondestructive, three-dimensional images with high spatiotemporal resolution. It reveals novel features of (trans)dermal drug delivery in the tissue environment: different rates of drug penetration via hair follicles as compared to the intercellular pathway across the stratum corneum are directly observed, and the precipitation of drug crystals on the skin surface is visualized after the percutaneous penetration of the cosolvent excipient in the formulation. The high speed three-dimensional imaging capability of SRS thus reveals features that cannot be seen with other techniques, providing both kinetic information and mechanistic insight into the (trans)dermal drug delivery process.
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- Brian G Saar
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Optimization of skin permeation and distribution of ibuprofen by using nanostructures (coagels) based on alkyl vitamin C derivatives. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2010; 76:443-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Romonchuk WJ. Mechanism of enhanced dermal permeation of 4-cyanophenol and methyl paraben from saturated aqueous solutions containing both solutes. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2010; 23:152-63. [PMID: 20068385 DOI: 10.1159/000272121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dermal permeation through human epidermis and uptake into isolated human stratum corneum (SC) that was and was not delipidized were measured for 2 model compounds, 4-cyanophenol (CP) and methyl paraben (MP), from saturated aqueous solutions containing 1 or both compounds. Because the solutions were in equilibrium with the pure CP and MP, the thermodynamic activity of the compounds was constant. Compared with compounds that are known permeation enhancers, MP and CP would not normally be expected to act as enhancers. Nevertheless, when both compounds were present, the steady-state fluxes through the epidermis increased by factors of 5.2 and 2.6 for MP and CP, respectively. Within the variability of the measurements, this increase in MP flux is consistent with the 6.4-fold increase in the SC uptake, which occurs primarily into the nonlipid regions of the SC. In contrast, the 1.6-fold increase in CP uptake when MP is present is too small to explain the increase in CP flux. These results suggest that CP enhances the skin permeation of MP by primarily increasing the solubility of MP in the SC, especially in the nonlipid regions, while MP increases the skin permeation of CP by enhancing both the solubility and diffusivity of CP in the SC.
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- W J Romonchuk
- Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo. , USA
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Vehicle composition influence on the microneedle-enhanced transdermal flux of naltrexone hydrochloride. Pharm Res 2010; 28:124-34. [PMID: 20577787 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Transdermal delivery of drugs is often limited by formidable barrier properties of stratum corneum (SC). Microneedles (MN) enable creation of transient microchannels in the SC and bypass this barrier. Many reports have focused on the great effectiveness of MN in improving percutaneous flux values of a variety of drugs over a large molecular size spectrum. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the influence of formulation on MN-enhanced transdermal transport of naltrexone hydrochloride (NTX HCl). METHODS A series of in vitro experiments employing binary mixtures of propylene glycol (PG) and water as vehicle were used with either MN-treated or untreated skin. A simple model taking into account two parallel flux values through intact skin and microchannels was used to analyze data. RESULTS Transdermal permeation of NTX HCl from different donor solutions indicated that PG-rich formulations greatly limited MN-enhanced transport but had a much smaller effect on transport through intact skin. CONCLUSIONS Diffusion through the microchannel pathway seems to be donor viscosity-related and follows the relationship predicted by the Stokes-Einstein equation as shown by linear dependence of flux on diffusivity of NTX in donor solutions.
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Zhang J, Liu M, Jin H, Deng L, Xing J, Dong A. In vitro enhancement of lactate esters on the percutaneous penetration of drugs with different lipophilicity. AAPS PharmSciTech 2010; 11:894-903. [PMID: 20496018 PMCID: PMC2902310 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-010-9449-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lactate esters are widely used as food additives, perfume materials, medicine additives, and personal care products. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of a series of lactate esters as penetration enhancers on the in vitro skin permeation of four drugs with different physicochemical properties, including ibuprofen, salicylic acid, dexamethasone and 5-fluorouracil. The saturated donor solutions of the evaluated drugs in propylene glycol were used in order to keep a constant driving force with maximum thermodynamic activity. The permeability coefficient (K(p)), skin concentration of drugs (SC), and lag time (T), as well as the enhancement ratios for K(p) and SC were recorded. All results indicated that lactate esters can exert a significant influence on the transdermal delivery of the model drugs and there is a structure-activity relationship between the tested lactate esters and their enhancement effects. The results also suggested that the lactate esters with the chain length of fatty alcohol moieties of 10-12 are more effective enhancers. Furthermore, the enhancement effect of lactate esters increases with a decrease of the drug lipophilicity, which suggests that they may be more efficient at enhancing the penetration of hydrophilic drugs than lipophilic drugs. The influence of the concentration of lactate esters was evaluated and the optimal concentration is in the range of 5-10 wt.%. In sum, lactate esters as a penetration enhancer for some drugs are of interest for transdermal administration when the safety of penetration enhancers is a prime consideration.
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- />School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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- />School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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- />School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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- />School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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- />School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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- />School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
- />School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
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Tayel SA, Soliman II, Louis D. Formulation of ketotifen fumarate fast-melt granulation sublingual tablet. AAPS PharmSciTech 2010; 11:679-85. [PMID: 20407934 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-010-9425-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to prepare sublingual tablets, containing the antiasthmatic drug ketotifen fumarate which suffers an extensive first-pass effect, using the fast-melt granulation technique. The powder mixtures containing the drug were agglomerated using a blend of polyethylene glycol 400 and 6000 as meltable hydrophilic binders. Granular mannitol or granular mannitol/sucrose mixture were used as fillers. A mechanical mixer was used to prepare the granules at 40 degrees C. The method involved no water or organic solvents, which are used in conventional granulation, and hence no drying step was included, which saved time. Twelve formulations were prepared and characterized using official and non official tests. Three formulations showed the best results and were subjected to an ex vivo permeation study using excised chicken cheek pouches. The formulation F4I possessed the highest permeation coefficient due to the presence of the permeation enhancer (polyethylene glycol) in an amount which allowed maximum drug permeation, and was subjected to a pharmacokinetic study using rabbits as an animal model. The bioavailability of F4I was significantly higher than that of a commercially available dosage form (Zaditen solution-Novartis Pharma-Egypt) (p > 0.05). Thus, fast-melt granulation allowed for rapid tablet disintegration and an enhanced permeation of the drug through the sublingual mucosa, resulting in increased bioavailabililty.
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Savić S, Tamburić S, Savić MM. From conventional towards new – natural surfactants in drug delivery systems design: current status and perspectives. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2010; 7:353-69. [DOI: 10.1517/17425240903535833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Boonen J, Baert B, Roche N, Burvenich C, De Spiegeleer B. Transdermal behaviour of the N-alkylamide spilanthol (affinin) from Spilanthes acmella (Compositae) extracts. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2010; 127:77-84. [PMID: 19808085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY N-Alkylamides are a large group of bioactive molecules found in several plants from the genera Echinacea, Xanthoxylum and Spilanthes. Extracts and formulations derived from these plants are not only orally used, but also applied on the skin as well. However, there is currently no specific information available about the intrinsic local pharmacokinetics of N-alkylamides after topical application on human skin, questioning the role of this mode of administration. The present study investigates the transdermal behaviour of spilanthol, a prominent N-alkylamide. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two pharmaceutically accepted dose solutions (ethanol and propylene glycol based aqueous donor vehicles), combined with three different receptor fluids (PBS, PBS+0.5% HPbetaCD, EtOH/H(2)O (30:70, v/v)), were applied on split-thickness human skin in a Franz diffusion cell (FDC) system. Fundamental permeation characteristics of spilanthol in a solvent-independent way (100% aqueous dose solution) were also obtained using an extrapolation approach with different organic solvent/H(2)O ratios. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated for the first time that spilanthol permeates the skin. The following aqueous-extrapolated primary transdermal parameters were obtained (mean+/-SEM): K(p,aq)=3.31 (+/-0.29)x10(-3)cm/h, D(m,aq)=1.86 (+/-0.09)x10(-4)cm(2)/h and K(m,aq)=7.28 (+/-1.59)x10(-1). Partitioning (K(m)) was strongly dependent on the donor solution composition, while diffusion (D(m)) was mainly influenced by the receptor fluid composition.
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- J Boonen
- Drug Quality and Registration Group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Wu X, Griffin P, Price GJ, Guy RH. Preparation and in vitro evaluation of topical formulations based on polystyrene-poly-2-hydroxyl methacrylate nanoparticles. Mol Pharm 2009; 6:1449-56. [PMID: 19630401 DOI: 10.1021/mp900119u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The skin disposition of topically applied nanoparticles with varying degrees of hydrophobicity, composed of different proportions of polystyrene (PS) and poly-(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (HEMA), and of an associated, model "active" (Nile Red), was investigated. PS-HEMA copolymer nanoparticles were fluorescently labeled, via the covalent incorporation of a small quantity of fluorescein methacrylate, and characterized by dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy and NMR. The fluorophore, Nile Red, was dispersed into the nanoparticles and its loading was determined by ultracentrifugation. Skin uptake was assessed in vitro following a 6 h application of the nanoparticle formulation, via stratum corneum (SC) tape-stripping and confocal microscopy. Nanoparticle diameters were below 100 nm. Progressive introduction of HEMA decreased particle hydrophobicity and reduced Nile Red loading. Uptake of Nile Red into the skin, as assessed both by the amounts extracted from the SC and by confocal microscopy, decreased as the percentage HEMA increased. Confocal microscopy confirmed that nanoparticles could not move beyond the superficial SC, but did show affinity for hair follicle openings. In conclusion, the loading of a lipophilic "active" into nanoparticles, and its subsequent release when these formulations are applied topically, are sensitive to the composition and relative hydrophobicity of the carrier.
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- Xiao Wu
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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