Development of Topical Nanoemulgel Using Combined Therapy for Treating Psoriasis

This study focuses on the development of topical formulation of methoxsalen using Babchi oil as formulation component that can be applied at body surfaces providing sustained delivery and enhanced penetration of methoxsalen leading to significant epidermal localization and better anti-psoriatic activity. The combination of psoralens, that is, methoxsalen (synthetic) and Babchi oil (natural) has been developed into nanoemulgel formulations. A total of four nanoemulsion formulations was developed using Babchi oil as oil phase and Tween 80 as surfactant by high-pressure homogenization method. The prepared nanoemulsions were characterized for entrapment efficiency, mean droplet size, and zeta potential. Based on characterization results, the optimized nanoemulsion formulation(s) were incorporated into the carbopol gel base to make a nanoemulgel. The prepared nanoemulgel formulations were analyzed for pH, drug content determination, spreadability, viscosity, ex vivo skin permeation, and in vivo studies. The nanoemulsions showed droplet size between 51.3 and 146.7 nm, entrapment efficiency of 92.76%-98.10%, and zeta potential of -28.1 to -54.89 mev. The nanoemulsions showed varied in vitro drug release. In ex vivo skin permeation, nanoemulgel (NG2) showed increased penetration and localized accumulation of methoxsalen across the skin compared with plain gel. Ex vivo results were substantiated by in vivo results showing significant amelioration of hyperproliferative skin symptoms. The promising results suggested that nanoemulgel system is a suitable carrier for the topical delivery of methoxsalen-Babchi oil.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Assay and drug development technologies - 20(2022), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 42-54

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bhardwaj, Snigdha [VerfasserIn]
Gaur, Praveen Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Tiwari, Ashutosh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Babchi oil
Emulsions
In vivo studies
Journal Article
Methoxsalen
Nanocarriers
Nanoemulgel
Psoriasis

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Date Completed 28.03.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/adt.2021.112

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334195934