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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2017

A novel local anesthetic system: transcriptional transactivator peptide-decorated nanocarriers for skin delivery of ropivacaine.

Chuanyu Chen, Peijun You

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Chuanyu ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shandong Jining No 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Peijun YouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shandong Jining No 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Jining First People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

purposeBarrier properties of the skin and physicochemical properties of drugs are the main factors for the delivery of local anesthetic molecules. The present work evaluates the anesthetic efficacy of drug-loaded nanocarrier (NC) systems for the delivery of local anesthetic drug, ropivacaine (RVC).

methodsIn this study, transcriptional transactivator peptide (TAT)-decorated RVC-loaded NCs (TAT-RVC/NCs) were successfully fabricated. Physicochemical properties of NCs were determined in terms of particle size, zeta potential, drug encapsulation efficiency, drug-loading capacity, stability, and in vitro drug release. The skin permeation of NCs was examined using a Franz diffusion cell mounted with depilated mouse skin in vitro, and in vivo anesthetic effect was evaluated in mice.

resultsThe results showed that TAT-RVC/NCs have a mean diameter of 133.2 nm and high drug-loading capacity of 81.7%. From the in vitro skin permeation results, it was observed that transdermal flux of TAT-RVC/NCs was higher than that of RVC-loaded NCs (RVC/NCs) and RVC injection. The evaluation of in vivo anesthetic effect illustrated that TAT-RVC/NCs can enhance the transdermal delivery of RVC by reducing the pain threshold in mice.

conclusionThese results indicate that TAT-decorated NCs systems are useful for overcoming the barrier function of the skin, decreasing the dosage of RVC and enhancing the anesthetic effect. Therefore, TAT-decorated NCs can be used as an effective transdermal delivery system for local anesthesia.

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Drug CarriersNanostructuresSkinAdministration, CutaneousAmidesAnesthesia, LocalAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsDrug CompoundingDrug Delivery SystemsIn Vitro TechniquesPain MeasurementParticle SizeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRopivacaineAmidesAnesthetics, LocalDrug CarriersRopivacaineTrans-Activatorslocal anesthetic systemnanocarriersropivacaineskin deliverytranscriptional transactivator peptide

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PMID28721013
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