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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2019

Preparation and optimization of lidocaine transferosomal gel containing permeation enhancers: a promising approach for enhancement of skin permeation.

Mahmoud M Omar, Omiya Ali Hasan, Amani M El Sisi

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahmoud M OmarDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Deraya University, El-Minia, Egypt, mahmoudmomar@hotmail.com.
Omiya Ali HasanDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Deraya University, El-Minia, Egypt, mahmoudmomar@hotmail.com.
Amani M El SisiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Deraya UniversityBeni-Suef University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo develop the topical gel containing transferosomal lidocaine as alternative to painful local anesthetic injection. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe transfersomes were prepared by film hydration technique using soybean phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol. The prepared transfersomes were evaluated for the morphology, drug loading, %EE, particle size and in vitro release. The transferosomal gel of lidocaine was prepared using HPMC k15 as gelling agent and propylene glycol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and polyamidoamine dendrimer third generation (PAMAM G3) solutions were used as permeation enhancer. The formulated gels were evaluated for pH, viscosity, drug content and ex-vivo permeation of the gel. The analgesic effect of the formulation was tested using tail flick test.

resultsThe transfersomes showed that transfersomes (F4) had the highest entrapment efficiency (%EE) approaching 79.87±2.35, low particle size 179.5 nm, and zeta potential of -43.5±4.74 mV. According to the rat tail flick test, the AUC

conclusionFrom the present study, it can be concluded that the topical gel loaded with transfersomal lidocaine shows enhanced skin permeation effect along with increase in local anesthetic action of lidocaine.

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Administration, CutaneousAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsDrug LiberationFemaleGelsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLidocaineLiposomesMaleNanoparticlesParticle SizePermeabilityRats, Sprague-DawleyRheologySkinAnesthetics, LocalGelsLidocaineLiposomesgelling agentlidocainelocal anesthesiapermeation enhancementtransfersome

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PMID30880964
PMCPMC6396669
OpenAlexW2917654684

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