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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2020

Ethosome-Derived Invasomes as a Potential Transdermal Delivery System for Vardenafil Hydrochloride: Development, Optimization and Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling in Adults and Geriatrics.

Hussein O Ammar, Mina Ibrahim Tadros, Nahla M Salama, Amira Mohsen Ghoneim

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hussein O AmmarDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt (FUE), New Cairo, Egypt.
Mina Ibrahim TadrosDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7092-8603
Nahla M SalamaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt (FUE), New Cairo, Egypt.
Amira Mohsen GhoneimDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt (FUE), New Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2963-2135
Future University in Egypt · EGCairo University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the current work was to develop vardenafil hydrochloride (VRD)-loaded ethosome-derived invasomes as a possible transdermal system which could be used for patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension.

methodsVRD-loaded ethosomes were developed at three concentrations of phosphatidylcholine (5, 10 and 15 mg/mL) and three percentages of ethanol (20%, 30% and 40%, v/v). The best achieved VRD-loaded ethosomes (ETH9) were optimized to invasomes via incorporation of terpenes (limonene, cineole and a 1:1 mixture) at three concentrations (0.5%, 1% and 2%, v/v). All systems were evaluated for vesicle size, zeta potential, drug entrapment efficiency (EE%), cumulative drug permeated percentages after 0.5hrs (Q

resultsThe optimized invasomal system (ETH9-INV8) was characterized with spherical vesicles (159.9 nm) possessing negative zeta potential (-20.3 mV), promising EE% (81.3%), low Q

conclusionETH9-INV8 is a promising transdermal system for VRD.

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Drug Delivery SystemsGeriatricsModels, BiologicalAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsEthanolLiposomesMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalParticle SizePermeabilityRats, WistarSkin AbsorptionStatic ElectricityVardenafil DihydrochlorideEthanolLiposomesVardenafil Dihydrochlorideethosomesinvasomesphysiologically based pharmacokinetic modelingtransdermalvardenafil hydrochloride

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PMID32821096
PMCPMC7418156
OpenAlexW3046928445

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