Results shown in Figure 3 reconfirmed the fact that FFP would inhibit the transdermal permeation of DE. Based on these results, we decided that the compositions of the formulation were DE, PE, and FFP. Figure 3 Percutaneous permeation profiles of dexketoprofen MTDS (F3, F6, and F10, resp.) (mean ± SD; n = 3). By differing the DE and LA concentration, the percutaneous permeation profiles of each formulation were shown. As Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical the results

shown in Figure 4, the transdermal flux of DE did not show significant difference with the increasing content of LA when DE was at a relatively low concentration 3%, while the transdermal flux responded positively with the increasing ratio of LA when the concentration of DE was 5%, 7%, and 10, respectively. Based on the hypothesis that the PE would act as “vehicle” for the drug, when at a relatively low drug concentration 3%, there were AZD0530 enough vehicles Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical prepared for the

drug to cross the skin even if the LA was only 5%. So increasing the LA concentration would not affect the percutaneous permeation behavior. For the formulations including 5% or 7% DE, the transdermal flux responded positively with the ratio of LA. This might attribute to the reason that with more LA, more drug would be solubilized; as a result the transdermal flux increased. Though the transdermal flux was indeed responding Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical positively with the increasing level of LA when DE was 10%, the increased percutaneous drug amount caused by F22 compared with F21 was lower than that caused by F21 compared with F20. This could be explained that, after the volatile solvent evaporated, the LA was not fast enough to carry the drug

into the skin; then the drug crystallized outside the skin. Further investigations were needed to illustrate it. Figure 4 Cumulative amounts Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical of permeated DE for 24 hour, Q24h (μg/cm2) of F11 to F22 (mean ± SD; n = 3). Since the enhancement ratio (ER) of IPM and LA did not show significant difference, we also investigated the formulations with various drug and IPM concentrations. As seen in Figure 5, the transdermal flux of DE did not show significant difference with the increasing Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical content of IPM when DE was at a relatively low concentration 3%, while the percutaneous drug amount was higher than the formulation containing LA with 3% DE. To some extent, it revealed that the loading capability of IPM was stronger than LA, which needed further investigation. CYTH4 With a relatively higher IPM level at 10%, the transdermal flux did not improve much compared with the formulations containing 7% IPM when the DE was 5%, 7% and 10%, respectively. This might attribute to the fact that 7% IPM would provide sufficient vehicle for the drug when DE is at the concentrations of 5%, 7%, and 10%. When DE is at a relatively higher level 10%, the transdermal flux did not show significant difference compared with 7%; this might attribute to the same reason demonstrated above.