Physical Model Evaluation of Topical Prodrug Delivery—simultaneous Transport and Biocnversion of Vidarabine-5′-valerate II: Parameter Determinations

Autor: Jeffrey L. Fox, Cheng der Yu, Norman F.H. Ho, William I. Higuchi
Rok vydání: 1979
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 68:1347-1357
ISSN: 0022-3549
DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600681105
Popis: Results of initial studies on methods for determining various model parameters are reported. By employing excised hairless mouse skin in a diffusion cell system, numerous model parameter values were deduced. The stratum corneum permeability was estimated from steady-state fluxes with preparations of heat-separated epidermal membranes. Determinations of dermis diffusivities and enzyme rate constants in situ involved considering the simultaneous transport and the enzyme processes and factoring the diffusivities and enzyme rate constants from the overall kinetics. Dermal diffusivities were on the order of 10−6 cm2/sec for vidarabine and its 5′-valerate ester. The enzyme rate constants were 1.70 × 10−3 sec−1 for the esterase and 8.68 × 10−3 sec−1 for the deaminase.
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