Abstract
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier-transform infrared FTIR) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been used to determine the influence of β-cyclodextrin (β-CyD), hydroxypropyl-β-CyD (HP-β-CyD) and γ-CyD on the structural properties of the stratum corneum from the hairless mouse. Some modest changes in the stratum corneum lipid transition temperature were induced by HP-β-CyD and blue shifts were observed in the FTIR spectra of the C-H asymmetric and symmetric stretching of the lipids from the stratum corneum. Results from TEM studies indicated that HP-β-CyD caused removal and possible disorganization of the lipid matrix that envelopes the corneocytes of the stratum corneum, whereas no effect was seen after treatment of the samples with β-CyD and γ-CyD. These results suggest that HP-β-CyD can increase the permeability of the stratum corneum possibly as a result of extraction of lipids, and might thus enhance drug permeation through the skin.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 397-402 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |