HIGH-FREQUENCY SONOPHORESIS - PERMEATION PATHWAYS AND STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR ENHANCED PERMEABILITY
HIGH-FREQUENCY SONOPHORESIS - PERMEATION PATHWAYS AND STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR ENHANCED PERMEABILITY
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10.1159/000211287
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发表时间:
1994-05-01
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ELIAS, PM
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作者:
MENON, GK;BOMMANNAN, DB;ELIAS, PM
The mechanism of stratum corneum (SC) permeabilization by ultrasound (sonophoresis) is unknown. We studied here permeation pathways, and SC intercellular structural organization following applications of high-frequency sonophoresis to hairless mouse skin. Ruthenium tetroxide post-fixation and tracer solutions of LaNO3 and FITC-dextrans were employed to examine SC lamellar bilayers, lamellar body morphology and subcellular permeation pathways. Sonophoresis disrupted the compact organization of SC bilayers and LB-derived contents at the stratum granulosum (SG)-SC interface, leading to domain separation between 0 and 20 h, reverting by 48 h. Post-sonophoresis, tracers traversed the SC via lacunae within the lamellar bilayers, and via lamellae in sites that displayed domain separation. These studies provide insights about the penetration pathways, permeabilizing mechanisms, and kinetics of sonophoresis on the epidermis.