Journal
DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 583-596Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2010.532219
Keywords
Transdermal; terpenes; permeation enhancer; valsartan; hypertension
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- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, India [8023/BOR/RPS-157/2006-07]
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India [09/591 (0084)/2009-EMR-I]
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Context: The greatest obstacle for transdermal delivery is the barrier property of the stratum corneum. Many approaches have been employed to breach the skin barrier; the most widely used one is that of chemical penetration enhancers. Of the penetration enhancers, terpenes are arguably the most highly advanced and proven category. Objective: The aim of this investigation was to study effectiveness and mechanism of seven novel terpenes, namely iso-eucalyptol, beta-citronellene, valencene, rose oxide, safranal, lavandulol acetate, and prenol, as potential penetration enhancers for improved skin permeation of valsartan through rat skin and human cadaver skin (HCS) with reference to established terpene eucalyptol. Methods: Skin permeation studies were carried out using Automated Transdermal Diffusion Cell Sampling System (SFDC 6, LOGAN Instruments Corp., NJ) on rat skin and HCS. The mechanism of skin permeation enhancement of valsartan by terpenes treatment was evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram, and histopathological examination. Results and discussion: Among all study enhancers, iso-eucalyptol produced the maximum enhancement via rat skin [enhancement ratio (ER) = 7.4] and HCS (ER = 3.60) over control. FT-IR spectra and DSC thermogram of skin treated with aforesaid terpenes indicated that permeation occurred due to the disruption of lipid bilayers. No apparent skin irritation (erythema, edema) was observed on treatment with terpenes except beta-citronellene, safranal, lavandulol acetate, and prenol, which caused mild irritation. Conclusion: It is concluded that the iso-eucalyptol can be successfully used as safe and potential penetration enhancer for enhancement of skin permeation of lipophilic drug such as valsartan.
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