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Pig ear skin ex vivo as a model for in vivo dermatopharmacokinetic studies in man |
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| Published in | Pharmaceutical research. 2006, vol. 23, no. 8, p. 1850-6 | |
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| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate pig ear skin as a surrogate for human skin in the assessment of topical drug bioavailability by sequential tape-stripping of the stratum corneum (SC). The potential benefits of ex vivo investigations are manifold: ethical approval is not required, multiple replicate experiments are more easily performed, and toxic compounds can be evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ex vivo experiments on isolated pig ears were compared with in vivo studies in human volunteers. Four formulations, comprising the model drug, ibuprofen, in different propylene glycol (PG)-water mixtures (25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0), were compared. RESULTS: Derived dermatopharmacokinetic parameters characterizing the diffusion and partitioning of the drug in the SC ex vivo were consistent with those in vivo following a 30-minute application period. Further, the non-steady-state ex vivo results could be used to predict the in vivo concentration profile of the drug across the SC when a formulation was administered for 3 h (i.e., close to steady-state). CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, the results obtained suggest that pig ear skin ex vivo has promise as a tool for topical formulation evaluation and optimization. | |
| Keywords | Adult — Algorithms — Animals — Anti-Inflammatory Agents — Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics — Area Under Curve — Biological Availability — Chromatography — High Pressure Liquid — Data Interpretation — Statistical — Diffusion — Diffusion Chambers — Culture — Ear — External/metabolism — Female — Humans — Ibuprofen/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics — Kinetics — Male — Middle Aged — Propylene Glycols/chemistry — Skin Absorption/physiology — Swine | |
| Identifiers | PMID: 16841197 | |
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| Citation (ISO format) | HERKENNE, Christophe et al. Pig ear skin ex vivo as a model for in vivo dermatopharmacokinetic studies in man. In: Pharmaceutical research, 2006, vol. 23, n° 8, p. 1850-6. doi: 10.1007/s11095-006-9011-8 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:22652 |
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