PMID- 19900521 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100408 LR - 20181201 IS - 1873-3476 (Electronic) IS - 0378-5173 (Linking) VI - 386 IP - 1-2 DP - 2010 Feb 15 TI - Percutaneous penetration modifiers and formulation effects. PG - 42-51 LID - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.10.052 [doi] AB - The enhancement/retardation of percutaneous permeation of diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) in the presence of five percutaneous penetration modifiers (laurocapram, 3-dodecanoyloxazolidin-2-one (N-0915), S,S-dimethyl-N-(4-bromobenzoyl) iminosulfurane (DMBIS), S,S-dimethyl-N-(2-methoxycarbonylbenzenesulfonyl) iminosulfurane (DMMCBI) and tert-butyl 1-dodecyl-2-oxoazepan-3-yl-carbamate (TBDOC)) was investigated. These permeation modifiers were formulated in either water, propylene glycol (PG), ethanol or polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400). The permeation studies indicated that laurocapram enhanced DEET permeation in PG, but retarded in PEG 400. Likewise, N-0915 acted as a retardant with ethanol and PEG 400, but not with water. DMBIS decreased the permeation with ethanol as compared to permeation with water, PEG 400 or PG. Similarly, DMMCB acted as a retardant with ethanol and PEG 400, but not with water or PG. TBDOC formulations revealed its activity as a retardant with ethanol, but behaved as enhancer with water, PG and PEG 400. In addition, penetration modifier interactions with stratum corneum ceramide were investigated using chemical modeling. This investigation is significant since it confirms the role of pharmaceutical formulations and shows for the first time that an enhancer can become a retardant or vice versa depending upon the vehicle in which it is applied to the skin. Hence, we should be using the term "penetration modifiers" for all such compounds. CI - Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Kaushik, Diksha AU - Kaushik D AD - Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States. FAU - Costache, Aurora AU - Costache A FAU - Michniak-Kohn, Bozena AU - Michniak-Kohn B LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20091110 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Pharm JT - International journal of pharmaceutics JID - 7804127 RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (Carbamates) RN - 0 (Ceramides) RN - 0 (Insect Repellents) RN - 0 (N-(4-bromobenzoyl)-S,S-dimethyliminosulfurane) RN - 0 (Oxazolidinones) RN - 0 (Pharmaceutic Aids) RN - 0 (Solvents) RN - 0 (Sulfur Compounds) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) RN - 134-62-3 (DEET) RN - 1F3X9DRV9X (laurocapram) RN - 3K9958V90M (Ethanol) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - 6DC9Q167V3 (Propylene Glycol) RN - F1X8L2B00J (N-(alpha-hydroxyoctadecanoyl)phytosphingosine) SB - IM MH - Administration, Cutaneous MH - Azepines/administration & dosage MH - Cadaver MH - Carbamates/pharmacology MH - Ceramides/chemistry MH - Chemistry, Pharmaceutical MH - DEET/administration & dosage/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Drug Compounding MH - Ethanol/chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen Bonding MH - Insect Repellents/administration & dosage/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Kinetics MH - Models, Molecular MH - Molecular Structure MH - Oxazolidinones/administration & dosage MH - Permeability MH - Pharmaceutic Aids/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry MH - Propylene Glycol/chemistry MH - Skin/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Skin Absorption/*drug effects MH - Solvents/chemistry MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Sulfur Compounds/administration & dosage MH - Technology, Pharmaceutical/methods MH - Water/chemistry EDAT- 2009/11/11 06:00 MHDA- 2010/04/09 06:00 CRDT- 2009/11/11 06:00 PHST- 2009/08/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/10/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2009/10/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/11/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/11/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/04/09 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-5173(09)00778-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.10.052 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Pharm. 2010 Feb 15;386(1-2):42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.10.052. Epub 2009 Nov 10.