Development and Evaluation of a Topical Foam Formulation for Decontamination of Warfare Agents.
Development and Evaluation of a Topical Foam Formulation for Decontamination of Warfare Agents.
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用于净化战剂的局部泡沫制剂的开发和评估。
DOI:
10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00636
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Banga,AjayK
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作者:
Vora,Deepal;Dandekar,AmrutaA;Srivastava,RiteshKumar;Athar,Mohammad;Banga,AjayK
Lewisite is a highly toxic and potent chemical warfare vesicating agent capable of causing pain, inflammation, and blistering. Therapeutic strategies that safely and effectively attenuate this damage are important. Early and thorough decontamination of these agents from skin is required to prevent their percutaneous absorption. In our studies, we used phenylarsine oxide (PAO), a surrogate for arsenicals, to simulate lewisite exposure. Various parameters such as determination of extraction solvents, skin extraction efficiency, donor volume, and donor concentration were optimized for decontamination of PAO. We aimed to develop a novel, easy to apply foam formulation that can decontaminate arsenicals. We screened various foaming agents, vehicles, and chemical enhancers for the development of foam. Lead formulation foam F30 was further characterized for foam density, foam expansion, foam liquid stability, foam volume stability, and foam gas fraction. The amount of PAO delivered into human skin in 30 min of exposure was 228.57 ± 28.44 μg/sq·cm. The amount of PAO remaining in human skin after decontamination with blank foam F30 was 50.09 ± 9.71, demonstrating an overall percentage decontamination efficiency of over 75%. Furthermore, the decontamination efficacy of F30 was also tested in the porcine skin model and results indicated an even higher decontamination efficacy. These studies demonstrated that the developed foam formulation can be used for effective decontamination of chemical warfare agents.