Partial molal volumes and solubilities of physostigmine in isopropanol:isopropyl myristate solvents in relation to skin penetrability

Probing the skin permeation of fish oil/EPA and ketoprofen

The complexation of EPA with ketoprofen was probed in order to rationalise co-operative skin permeation enhancement behaviour observed previously. The modulation of aromatic protons of ketoprofen was determined using (1)H NMR spectra from different formulations containing varying concentrations of fish oil and a control saturated triglyceride. Molecular modelling of possible complexes of ketoprofen with constituents of fish oil was performed. NMR data revealed a dose-dependent change in chemical shift in the aromatic protons of ketoprofen on addition of fish oil and/or EPA. Similar patterns were observed in both cases, although the free fatty acid induced changes in more protons. Molecular modelling results indicate quite large binding energies of all complexes considered, varying between ca. 90 and 160 kJ mol(-1). The geometries of these complexes shows strong O-H...O hydrogen bonds in all cases, and in the case of the complex of ketoprofen with free EPA there is also some evidence of C-H... pi and/or pi-pi interactions, giving rise to regiospecifically solvated complexes. If strongly bound ketoprofen:EPA complexes can form, then the permeation enhancement of EPA by ketoprofen could be attributed to such a complex. Once the complex is formed, the triglyceride/free fatty acid could aid permeation of associated ketoprofen into the lipophilic stratum corneum via the pull effect. Once permeated, the more hydrophilic ketoprofen could aid the permeation of the triglyceride/free fatty acid through the epidermis, again via the pull effect. This could explain the synergistic permeation enhancement seen with these compounds.

Transdermal delivery of physostigmine: effects of enhancers and pressure-sensitive adhesives

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) on the percutaneous absorption of physostigmine across hairless mouse skin. In addition, the influences of various vehicles and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the percutaneous absorption of physostigmine from PSA matrix across hairless mouse skin were evaluated using a flow-through diffusion cell system at 37 degrees C. Physostigmine showed the highest permeability from silicone adhesive matrix, followed by polyisobutylene (PIB), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), acrylic, and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) matrix. Among acrylic adhesives, the permeability of physostigmine was the highest from grafted acrylic adhesive. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone inhibited the crystallization of physostigmine in the PIB adhesive matrix and enhanced the permeability of physostigmine from the PIB adhesive matrix. When esters of sorbitol and fatty acid, polyethylene glycol (PEG) alkyl esters, and caprylic/capric triglycerides were tested, the more lipophilic was a surfactant, the higher the permeation rate within the same group of surfactants. The enhancement effect of PEG derivatives was lower than that of non-PEG derivatives. Among non-linear fatty acid derivatives, linoleate derivatives showed higher permeability of physostigmine than oleate derivatives. This study showed that several non-ionic surfactants, including PEG-20 evening primrose glyceride, enhanced the permeation of physostigmine across hairless mouse skin better than oleic acid.

Alkali halide-assisted penetration of neostigmine across excised human skin: a combination of structured water disruption and a Donnan-like effect

The penetration of neostigmine across excised human skin mounted in flow-through diffusion cells, delivered from a 0.28 M aqueous solution, was below detection limits. The presence of either NaCl or LiCl in the donor solution caused significant fluxes of neostigmine, with permeability coefficients (Kp's) in the range of 10(-6) cm min-1. Paradoxically, low concentrations of NaCl or LiCl (0.25 and 0.5 M) were more effective in this respect than the 1 M solution, which was the least effective concentration in the range of 0.25-3 M. Thus, the dependence of the experimental Kp values on inorganic ion concentration followed a biphasic course, suggesting the participation of two distinctive mechanisms in the penetration-enhancement process. The early phase corresponding to 0.25 and 0.5 M NaCl or LiCl is being partly ascribed to a decrease in the viscosity of lamellar water caused by the influx of the respective hydrated ions, hydration of LiCl or NaCl being more extensive at low alkali halide concentration that at higher ones (reference cited). The late phase corresponding to 2 and 3 M LiCl and NaCl is partly ascribed to a Donnan-like effect whereby the presence of a large excess of poorly diffusible common ion (Na+ or Li+) enhances the partitioning into the skin of the more diffusible ion, in this case neostigmine cation. The presence of inorganic ions at different concentrations had no effect on the partial molal volume of neostigmine bromide (Vi infinity = 223.5 cm3 mol-1), which was practically the same for all concentrations of either LiCl and NaCl.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Prediction of skin permeabilities of diclofenac and propranolol from theoretical partition coefficients determined from cohesion parameters

The cohesion parameters of diclofenac and propranolol were determined experimentally. The theoretical partition coefficient (Ps,v) was calculated from the activity coefficient (gamma) and the cohesion parameters of the solvent (delta 1 = delta v), solute (delta 2), and skin (delta s). By using the extended Hildebrand solubility equation, the potential energy of solute-solvent interaction in a given solution was considered to have the gamma value derived from solubility data of diclofenac and propranolol in ethanol-aqueous buffer. Values for experimental permeability coefficients (Kp), which were determined from flux and solubility, were compared with values for the respective Ps,v. For a solvent that consists of ethanol-aqueous buffer exhibiting cohesion parameters in the range of delta v = 18-24 (cal/cm3)1/2, the fluxes increased and the Kp decreased because of the similarity in cohesion parameters of these solvents to the solute. The difference between Ps,v and experimental Kp suggests that ethanol in the solvent affects the membrane and diclofenac and propranolol penetrate through the membrane, possibly solvated by ethanol.