PMID- 20582492 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110307 LR - 20211020 IS - 1530-9932 (Electronic) IS - 1530-9932 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2010 Sep TI - Percutaneous penetration modifiers and formulation effects: thermal and spectral analyses. PG - 1068-83 LID - 10.1208/s12249-010-9469-x [doi] AB - The study investigated the formulation effects of laurocapram and iminosulfurane derived penetration modifiers on human stratum corneum using thermal and spectral analyses. Firstly, formulations of penetration modifiers were assessed as enhancers/retardants using the model permeant, diethyl-m-toluamide followed by investigation of their mechanisms of action using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy. The penetration modifiers investigated were 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) that were formulated in either water, propylene glycol (PG), ethanol or polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400). The results explain the mechanism for the first time why an enhancer can become a retardant or vice versa depending upon the vehicle in which it is applied to the skin. DSC indicated that penetration modifier formulations enhanced permeation of active mainly by disruption and fluidization of the stratum corneum lipid bilayers while IR data indicated characteristic blue shifts with decreases in peak intensity. On the other hand, DSC of penetration modifier formulations showing retardation depicted elevated T (m2) with a strengthening of lipid-protein complex while IR results indicated formation of multiple peaks around 1,738 cm(-1) transition in stratum corneum spectra suggesting retardation may be caused by organization of SC lipids by increased H-bonding. FAU - Kaushik, Diksha AU - Kaushik D AD - Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA. FAU - Michniak-Kohn, Bozena AU - Michniak-Kohn B LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100626 PL - United States TA - AAPS PharmSciTech JT - AAPS PharmSciTech JID - 100960111 RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (Emollients) RN - 0 (N-(4-bromobenzoyl)-S,S-dimethyliminosulfurane) RN - 0 (Sulfur Compounds) RN - 1F3X9DRV9X (laurocapram) SB - IM MH - Azepines/*chemistry/pharmacokinetics MH - Drug Compounding/methods MH - Emollients/chemistry/*pharmacokinetics MH - Humans MH - Skin/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Skin Absorption/physiology MH - Spectrum Analysis/methods MH - Sulfur Compounds/*chemistry/pharmacokinetics PMC - PMC2974143 EDAT- 2010/06/29 06:00 MHDA- 2011/03/08 06:00 PMCR- 2011/06/26 CRDT- 2010/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2010/01/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/06/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/06/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/06/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/03/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/06/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 9469 [pii] AID - 10.1208/s12249-010-9469-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - AAPS PharmSciTech. 2010 Sep;11(3):1068-83. doi: 10.1208/s12249-010-9469-x. Epub 2010 Jun 26.