Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12111041
Keywords
reconstructed human epidermis; EpiSkin™ freezing; storage; Raman spectroscopy; skin barrier; permeation; resorcinol
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- Le STUDIUM Institute of Advanced Studies
- Region Centre-Val de Loire (MISTIC project ARD 2020 Cosmetosciences) [2017-00118114]
- European Regional Development Fund
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The development and characterization of reconstructed human epidermis (RHE) is an active area of R&D. RHE can replace animal tissues in pharmaceutical, toxicological and cosmetic sciences, yielding scientific and ethical advantages. RHEs remain costly, however, due to consumables and time required for their culture and a short shelf-life. Storing, i.e., freezing RHE could help reduce costs but to date, little is known on the effects of freezing on the barrier function of RHE. We studied such effects using commercial EpiSkin (TM) RHE stored at -20, -80 and -150 degrees C for 1 and 10 weeks. We acquired intrinsic Raman spectra in the stratum corneum (SC) of the RHEs as well as spectra obtained following topical application of resorcinol in an aqueous solution. In parallel, we quantified the effects of freezing on the permeation kinetics of resorcinol from time-dependent permeation experiments. Principal component analyses discriminated the intrinsic SC spectra and the spectra of resorcinol-containing RHEs, in each case on the basis of the freezing conditions. Permeation of resorcinol through the frozen RHE increased 3- to 6-fold compared to fresh RHE, with the strongest effect obtained from freezing at -20 degrees C for 10 weeks. Due to the extensive optimization and standardization of EpiSkin (TM) RHE, the effects observed in our work may be expected to be more pronounced with other RHEs.
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