Human in vivo percutaneous absorptiometry using the laser-photoacoustic method.
Human in vivo percutaneous absorptiometry using the laser-photoacoustic method.
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使用激光光声方法进行人体体内经皮吸收测定。
DOI:
10.1021/ac00045a036
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发表时间:
1992
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
T. Sawada
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文献类型:
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作者:
R. Takamoto;R. Namba;M. Matsuoka;T. Sawada
The percutaneous absorptiometry by the PA method using an open-ended PA cell has been expected to be an easy and simple method for in vivopercutaneous absorption mea-surements. In particular, one advantage of this method is its applicability to humans in vivo. Thus, this advantageous capability has been studied in obtaining detailed informa-tion. 1-2 However, conventional open-ended PA cells1-3 were not favorable for S/N and sensitivity measurements since a weak powder lamp such as Xe or Hg has been used as the light source. Further, PA signals were amplified by the Helmholtz resonator, which involves a question of usefulness when applied to human skin in vivo. This is because the PA cell itself is comparatively large on account of its inside structure. Therefore, it was difficult to detect small changes in the drug amount followed bypercutaneous absorption at an optional site on skin. The site for applying these PA cells on human skin in vivo was determined but subject to the spot where the air in the cell is tightly sealed and hardly influenced by pulse. It is rather difficult to measure at an optional site on skin with high sensitivity. We have tried to develop an open-ended PA cell that is capable of measuring at any optional site on human skin in vivo with ease and high sensitivity. The following points are carefully considered for achieving this goal. In orderto improve the S/N and sensitivity, a laser was used as the light source and three functions of adjusting resonance, differen-tiation, and volume were provided. A new structure for the PA cell was designed by considering two points. One was that the functions worked efficiently to improve S/Nwith easy operation, while another was that its dimensions were as compact as possible. Furthermore, the cell body was made in a form that could be easily used. As a result of studying these points, a stick type portable double open-ended PA cell was developed. This PA cell was equipped with an optical fiber which guided the laser beam light source into the PA cell.At first, we developed the in vitro percutaneous absorp-tiometry combining theopen-ended PA cell with a longitudinal diffusion cell. This system is able to measure the reduced amount of the drug on extracted skin using the PA cell and to simultaneously measure the amount of drug passed through the skin with absorbance in real time. It was directly identified that a transmission phenomenon such as percu-taneous absorption was able to be evaluated by applying this newly developed open-ended PA cell. 4 We tried showing this capability with human in vivopercutaneous absorptiometry using the portable double open-ended PA cell.