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ArticleDrug delivery2025

Novel ethosomal gel formulation for enhanced transdermal delivery of curcumin and cyclosporine: a preclinical approach to rheumatoid arthritis management.

Sankalp Gharat, Munira Momin, Urvashi Panchal, Abdelwahab Omri

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4 authors.

Sankalp GharatSVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8838-5317
Munira MominSVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5908-2627
Urvashi PanchalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6402-1925
Abdelwahab OmriThe Novel Drug and Vaccine Delivery System Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sandbury, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4093-5762

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vesicular systems have demonstrated efficacy in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). This study explores the synergistic effect of edge-activated ethosomal gel to enhance the transdermal delivery of Curcumin (CUR) and Cyclosporine (CYC). Ethosomal vesicles prepared via the ethanol injection method were incorporated into a gel, with the optimized formulation exhibiting an average particle size of 93.3 ± 1.17 nm and a zeta potential of -29.2 ± 0.17 mV.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidCurcuminCyclosporineAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsDrug LiberationEthanolGelsMaleMiceParticle SizeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRAW 264.7 CellsSkinCurcuminCyclosporineEthanolGelscurcuminCyclosporineedge-activated ethosomal gelphysicochemical propertiesRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID40458935
PMCPMC12135089

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