Skin penetration/permeation enhancers are compounds that improve (trans)dermal drug delivery. We designed hybrid terpene-amino acid enhancers by conjugating natural terpenes (citronellol, geraniol, nerol, farnesol, linalool, perillyl alcohol, menthol, borneol, carveol) or cinnamyl alcohol with 6-(dimethylamino)hexanoic acid through a biodegradable ester linker. The compounds were screened for their ability to increase the delivery of theophylline and hydrocortisone through and into human skin ex vivo. The citronellyl, bornyl and cinnamyl esters showed exceptional permeation-enhancing properties (enhancement ratios up to 82) while having low cellular toxicities. The barrier function of enhancer-treated skin (assessed by transepidermal water loss and electrical impedance) recovered within 24 h. Infrared spectroscopy suggested that these esters fluidized the stratum corneum lipids. Furthermore, the citronellyl ester increased the epidermal concentration of topically applied cidofovir, which is a potent antiviral and anticancer drug, by 15-fold. In conclusion, citronellyl 6-(dimethylamino)hexanoate is an outstanding enhancer with an advantageous combination of properties, which may improve the delivery of drugs that have a limited ability to cross biological barriers.

• MeSH
• alkoholy chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• aplikace kožní MeSH
• buňky 3T3 MeSH
• chemie farmaceutická MeSH
• cidofovir aplikace a dávkování   chemie   farmakokinetika   MeSH
• epidermis účinky léků   metabolismus   MeSH
• estery chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• farmaceutické pomocné látky chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• hydrokortison aplikace a dávkování   chemie   farmakokinetika   MeSH
• keratinocyty MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• metabolismus lipidů účinky léků   MeSH
• monoterpeny chemie   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• permeabilita účinky léků   MeSH
• perspiratio insensibilis účinky léků   MeSH
• příprava léků metody   MeSH
• terpeny chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• testy akutní toxicity MeSH
• theofylin aplikace a dávkování   chemie   farmakokinetika   MeSH
• vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• alkoholy MeSH
• cidofovir MeSH
• estery MeSH
• farmaceutické pomocné látky MeSH
• hydrokortison MeSH
• monoterpeny MeSH
• perillyl alcohol MeSH Prohlížeč
• terpeny MeSH
• theofylin MeSH