title: Percutaneous absorption of vanilloids: in vivo and in vitro studies.
abstract: The percutaneous absorption of three highly lipophilic analogs of capsaicin--vanillylnonanamide (VN), olvanil, and NE-21610--was measured in vivo in the CD:VAF rat, and in vitro through excised CD: VAF and SkH:Fz rat skin and human cadaver skin. Absorption and skin metabolism were monitored by radiolabel techniques. The rank order of penetration in all species was VN > olvanil > NE-21610, in accordance with that expected from their physical properties. Rat skin was more permeable than human skin by factors ranging from 4 to 8 for VN, 10 to 20 for olvanil, and approximately 10 to 100 for NE-21610. All three compounds were extensively metabolized during passage through fresh SkH:Fz rat skin, with the primary route of degradation for at least two of the compounds involving hydrolysis of the amide bond (the metabolites of NE-21610 were not identified). For the in vitro studies a range of receptor solutions was employed to determine a set of conditions that best mimicked in vivo absorption. The results with phosphate-buffered saline containing a preservative and 1-6% polyoxyethylene-20 oleyl ether (Oleth-20) were in good agreement with in vivo results for all three compounds for periods up to 24 h post-dose; after this time, in vivo absorption rates declined but in vitro rates remained relatively constant. Buffered saline or saline containing 0.5% bovine serum albumin led to marked underestimates of in vivo penetration for olvanil and NE-21610, whereas a 1:1 ethanol: water solution led to gross overestimates of the in vivo absorption rates for all three compounds.
authors.affiliation: The Procter & Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH 45253-8707, USA.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kasting
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Kinnett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012869:Skin Absorption; D014641:Vanillic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: C065373:NE 21610; C005871:vanillyl-N-nonylamide; C054256:olvanil; D014641:Vanillic Acid; D002211:Capsaicin