Transcutaneous electroporation mediated delivery of doxepin-HPCD complex: A sustained release approach for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

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• 作者：Srinivasa M. Sammeta ; Siva Ram K. Vaka ; S. Narasimha Murthy
• 关键词：Doxepin ; Hydroxypropyl-β ; -cyclodextrin ; Hairless rats ; Electroporation ; Sustained release
• 刊名：Journal of Controlled Release
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：19 March 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：142
• 期：3
• 页码：361-367
• 全文大小：407 K

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The electroporation mediated transdermal delivery (Protocol — 120 V, 10 ms, 30 pulses at 1 Hz with post pulse waiting period of 20 min) of doxepin using pure drug solution (PDS) and doxepin-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) complex solution (CDS) was studied using porcine epidermis model. The stoichiometry of drug-HPCD inclusion complex was determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The amount of doxepin retained in the epidermis following electroporation did not differ significantly between PDS and CDS. When the drug loaded epidermis was subjected to “Release studies”, doxepin release attained a plateau within  2.5 days in case of PDS, whereas in case of CDS, doxepin release was prolonged up to 5 days. Mechanistic studies across the nonbiological barriers demonstrated that the slow dissociation of complex was responsible for sustained release of drug from the epidermis. Pharmacodynamic studies were carried out by electroporation mediated delivery of CDS and PDS in hairless rats. The analgesic effect of doxepin was prolonged in case of CDS as compared to PDS.