A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone

Hydroquinone (HQ) is a drug reported to possess manifold biological activities. HQ is highly unstable into various topical vehicles, presenting low topical bioavailability and a relevant level of toxicity. The Pluronic® Lecithin Organogel (PLOme) is a phospholipidic microemulsion designed for transd...

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Autores principales: Caetano, Maria N. P., Costa, Roseane M.R., Alves, Taís V.G., Deus, Dayse M.V. de, Bezerra, Simone S., Santos Magalhães, Nereide S.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/8382
http://www.latamjpharm.org/resumenes/30/9/LAJOP_30_9_1_26.pdf
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topic Farmacia
Staphylococcus aureus
Cinética
Hidroquinonas
spellingShingle Farmacia
Staphylococcus aureus
Cinética
Hidroquinonas
Caetano, Maria N. P.
Costa, Roseane M.R.
Alves, Taís V.G.
Deus, Dayse M.V. de
Bezerra, Simone S.
Santos Magalhães, Nereide S.
A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
topic_facet Farmacia
Staphylococcus aureus
Cinética
Hidroquinonas
description Hydroquinone (HQ) is a drug reported to possess manifold biological activities. HQ is highly unstable into various topical vehicles, presenting low topical bioavailability and a relevant level of toxicity. The Pluronic® Lecithin Organogel (PLOme) is a phospholipidic microemulsion designed for transdermal purposes. The aim of this work was therefore to incorporate HQ into PLOme. We evaluated the stability, the kinetic profile and the antimicrobial activity of HQ- incorporated PLOme. No relevant pH variation was observed. Long-term stability test showed an HQ degradation which led to a short shelf life. HQ permeation rate obtained was lower from PLOme than from a gel matrix. Free and PLOme-encapsulated hydroquinone showed to have a great in vitro inhibitory potential against of S. aureus strains. The encapsulation of HQ due its unstable characteristics could be an alternative to optimize its therapeutic usage, and so further investigation is required on this pharmaceutical form before commercialization.
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author Caetano, Maria N. P.
Costa, Roseane M.R.
Alves, Taís V.G.
Deus, Dayse M.V. de
Bezerra, Simone S.
Santos Magalhães, Nereide S.
author_facet Caetano, Maria N. P.
Costa, Roseane M.R.
Alves, Taís V.G.
Deus, Dayse M.V. de
Bezerra, Simone S.
Santos Magalhães, Nereide S.
author_sort Caetano, Maria N. P.
title A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
title_short A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
title_full A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
title_fullStr A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
title_full_unstemmed A new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
title_sort new transdermal drug delivery system containing hydroquinone
publishDate 2011
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/8382
http://www.latamjpharm.org/resumenes/30/9/LAJOP_30_9_1_26.pdf
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