ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2024
Development of nanoemulgel of 5-Fluorouracil for skin melanoma using glycyrrhizin as a penetration enhancer.
Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Targeting Skin Cancer with Natural Bioactive Compounds: From Molecular Mechanisms to Application Strategies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Transdermal drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: advances, challenges, and future perspectives.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Review
- Nanoemulgels as Advanced Topical Drug Delivery Systems: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Applications in Skin Disorders, Infections, Wound Healing, and Cancer.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Recent Advances and Future Directions in 5-Fluorouracil Drug Delivery: A Comprehensive Review.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to enhance the topical delivery of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), a cancer treatment, by developing a nanoemulgel formulation. Glycyrrhizin (GLY), a natural penetration enhancer has been investigated to exhibit synergistic effects with 5-FU in inhibiting melanoma cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis, Hence, GLY, along with suitable lipids was utilized to create an optimized nanoemulsion (NE) based gel. Solubility studies and ternary phase diagram revealed isopropyl myristate (IPM), Span 80, Tween 80 as S
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