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A delivery system to avoid self-aggregation and to improve in vitro and in vivo skin delivery of a phthalocyanine derivative used in the photodynamic therapy

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Author(s):
Rossetti, Fabia Cristina [1] ; Lopes, Luciana Biagini ; Carollo, Aline Regina H. [1] ; Thomazini, Jose A. [2] ; Tedesco, Antonio Claudio [3] ; Lopes Badra Bentley, Maria Vitoria [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040903 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Dept Morfol, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE; v. 155, n. 3, p. 400-408, NOV 7 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 51
Abstract

The hydrophilic character and aggregation phenomena exhibited by the photosensitizer zinc phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate (ZnPcSO(4)) make it difficult for this compound to penetrate the skin, and reduce the compound's photodynamic efficacy. A microemulsion (ME) was developed to increase the skin penetration of ZnPcSO(4) while avoiding its aggregation. Ternary phase diagrams composed of surfactants (Span (R) 80/Tween (R) 80), canola oil and a propylene glycol (PG)/water mixture (3:1) were constructed as a basis for choosing an adequate ME preparation. Rheological, electrical conductivity, dynamic light scattering and zeta potential studies were carried out to characterize the ME formulations. Monomerization of ZnPcSO(4) in the ME was determined photometrically and fluorometrically. In vitro skin penetration and retention of the compound in the skin were measured using porcine ear skin mounted on a diffusion cell apparatus. The in vivo accumulation 6 h after ZnPcSO(4) application was determined fluorometrically in hairless mice skin. Confocal laser scanning microscopy was used to visualize ZnPcSO(4) distribution in the skin. A ME composed of canola oil: surfactant: PG-water at 38:47:15 (w/w/w) was chosen for ZnPcSO(4). This was oil-in-water with internal phase diameter of 15.7 +/- 0.15 nm. Spectroscopic techniques confirmed that the ME was able to keep ZnPcSO(4) in its monomeric form. In the in vitro penetration of ZnPcSO(4) in the stratum corneum (SC) and in epidermis (without stratum corneum) with dermis ({[}E+D]) was 33.0- and 28.0-fold higher, respectively compared to the control solution of the drug. In vivo studies, confirmed that when the ME was used as carrier, ZnPcSO(4) concentrations in the SC and {[}E+D] were about 1.6- and 5.6-fold higher, respectively, than controls. Visualization of ZnPcSO(4) skin penetration by confocal laser scanning microscopy confirmed that the ME increased both penetration and biodistribution of this photosensitizer in the skin. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)