Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 527-534Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2013.1555
Keywords
Genistein; Topical Skin Delivery; Permeation Studies; PLA Nanocapsules; Semi-Solid Formulations
Funding
- CNPq
- FINEP
- FAPEG
- FUNAPE-UFG
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The isoflavone genistein (GEN) is a natural product with potential applications for skin cancer treatment and chemoprevention; however its high lipophilicity and chemical instability limits its clinical use. Therefore, attempts towards protecting GEN against degradation and increasing its penetration in the skin might be a valid approach. In this work, GEN loaded-PLA nanocapsules (GEN-NC) were prepared by interfacial deposition of preformed polymer (nanoprecipitation); physicochemical characterization and stability studies for 90 days were conducted. GEN-NC were incorporated into semi-solid formulations and permeation experiments were carried out using porcine ear skin. GEN-NC optimized formulation presented a mean diameter of 139 +/- 7.31 nm, polydispersity index of 0.128 +/- 0.08, encapsulation efficiency of 89.63 +/- 2.27% and drug loading from 0.6 to 1.4 w/w%. Stability studies demonstrated that nanocapsules did not exhibit aggregation during the 90 days of the assay, however, a drop in encapsulation efficiency was observed in the first 10 days. Permeation experiments demonstrated that a higher amount of GEN reaches deeper layers of the skin and increased penetration was achieved when GEN-NC were incorporated in a semi-solid gel formulation, indicating that GEN-NC might be a promising nanocarrier system for skin delivery of GEN.
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