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| Author(s): |
Stephânia Fleury Taveira
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2007-03-23 |
| Examining board members: |
Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez;
Nadia Monesi;
Fernanda Scarmato de Rosa
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| Advisor: | Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this work was to study the iontophoretic delivery of Doxorubicin (DOX) dispersed in semi-solid formulations and test its citotoxicity activity on melanoma cell lines, with or without the application of a low intensity electrical current. The release study of DOX from the formulations (hydroxyethylcellulose ? HEC, chitosan gel and aqueous solution) showed that chitosan gel increased almost 3 times the diffusion coefficient of the drug when compared to a water solution. Passive permeation studies showed that the drug does not cross the skin in detected amounts. However, iontophoresis of DOX increased significantly not only the permeation but also the skin retention of the drug. HEC gel improved DOX skin retention when compared to other formulations. Cytotoxicity studies, performed in rat melanoma cell culture indicated that formulations containing DOX have high citotoxicity compared to the control (DOX solution). These results means that the components of the formulations probably contribute to melanoma cells death. Monoolein 5% solution in propileneglicol showed high citotoxicity compared to the other formulations. Its components act sinergically and produce a great citotoxicity: approximately 90% when the concentration of DOX is 20 ng/mL, whereas in DOX solution its citotoxicity is approximately 34% on this concentration. Standardization of the electrical current studies has been made as matter as the culture plate, number of cells, volume of culture medium and agar bridge (used to pass electrical current for the culture medium). The application of 0,1 to 0,5 mA/cm2 of electrical current during 10 to 60 minutes did not kill melanoma cell lines significantly. The cytotoxicity of DOX incorporated in water and semi-solid formulations are not statistical different in the presence or not of an electrical current for 10 minutes. However, 20 minutes of an electrical current raised significantly the citotoxicity effects of DOX in aqueous solution. In summary, the application of low intensity electrical current increases the penetration of DOX through the skin and helps the drug to enter into the tumor cells, when dispersed in water solution (AU) | |