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ArticlePharmaceutical research2014

Infrared spectroscopic imaging tracks lateral distribution in human stratum corneum.

Qihong Zhang, Peter Saad, Guangru Mao, Russel M Walters, Mary Catherine Mack Correa, Richard Mendelsohn, Carol R Flach

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qihong ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, USA.
Peter Saad
Guangru Mao
Russel M Walters
Mary Catherine Mack Correa
Richard Mendelsohn
Carol R Flach
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USJohnson & Johnson (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo demonstrate the efficacy of infrared (IR) spectroscopic imaging for evaluation of lateral diffusion in stratum corneum (SC) and for elucidation of intermolecular interactions between exogenous agents and SC constituents.

methodsIn separate experiments, acyl chain perdeuterated oleic acid (OA-d) and deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO-d) were applied to the surface of isolated human SC. The lateral distribution of permeant concentrations was monitored using the time-dependence of IR images. Diffusion coefficients (D) were estimated from Fick's second law. Interactions between the exogenous agents and the SC were tracked from changes in CD2 and Amide I stretching frequencies.

resultsNetworked glyphs served as the major pathway for lateral distribution of OA-d. In glyph-poor regions, D values from 0.3-1 × 10(-8) cm(2)/s bracketed the OA-d data and apparently decreased with time. Although diffusion of DMSO-d is relatively fast compared to our experimental measurement time, the results suggest values of ~10(-7) cm(2)/s. OA-d spectral changes suggest penetration into the ordered lipids of the SC; DMSO-d penetration results in perturbation of SC keratin structure.

conclusionsIR imaging provides concentration profiles, diffusion coefficients, and unique molecular level information about structural changes in the endogenous SC constituents and exogenous agents upon their mutual interaction. Transport along glyphs is the dominant mode of distribution for OA-d.

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Skin AbsorptionSpectrophotometry, InfraredBiological TransportDeuteriumDiffusionDimethyl SulfoxideEpidermisHumansIn Vitro TechniquesOleic AcidTissue DistributionDeuteriumDimethyl SulfoxideOleic Acid

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