Transdermal iontophoresis of 5-fluorouracil combined with electroporation and laser treatment
Transdermal iontophoresis of 5-fluorouracil combined with electroporation and laser treatment
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.10.025
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发表时间:
2004-02-11
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Chan, TF
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作者:
Fang, JY;Hung, CF;Chan, TF
The influence of iontophoresis and other physical enhancement methods such as electroporation and erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) laser on the skin permeation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was examined. Iontophoresis increased the in vitro transdermal transport of both the anionic and non-ionic forms of 5-FU. A combination of electroporation pretreatment and subsequent iontophoresis resulted in a higher permeation of 5-FU than either technique alone. It appeared that electroporation treatment exerted a disruptive influence on the stratum corneum (SC). The SC layers in the skin were partly ablated by the laser, resulting in a great enhancement effect on the skin permeation of 5-FU. Application of iontophoresis further increased the drug permeation across laser-pretreated skin. The laser was consistently the most potent technique to enhance 5-FU delivery among the physical enhancement methods examined in this study. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.