title: Combination of argan oil and phospholipids for the development of an effective liposome-like formulation able to improve skin hydration and allantoin dermal delivery.
abstract: Allantoin is traditionally employed in the treatment of skin ulcers and hypertrophic scars. In the present work, to improve its local deposition in the skin and deeper tissues, allantoin was incorporated in conventional liposomes and in new argan oil enriched liposomes. In both cases, obtained vesicles were unilamellar, as confirmed by cryo-TEM observation, but the addition of argan oil allowed a slight increase of the mean diameter (∼130nm versus ∼85nm). The formulations, especially those containing argan oil, favoured the allantoin accumulation in the skin, in particular in the dermis (∼8.7μg/cm(2)), and its permeation through the skin (∼33μg/cm(2)). The performances of vesicles as skin delivery systems were compared with those obtained by water dispersion of allantoin and the commercial gel, Sameplast(®). Moreover, in this work, for the first time, the elastic and viscous moduli of the skin were measured, underlining the different hydrating/moisturizing effects of the formulations. The application of ARG liposomes seems to provide a softening and relaxing effect on the skin, thus facilitating the drug accumulation and passage into and trough it.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, CNBS, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Letizia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Manca
authors.affiliation: Dept. Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza, University of Roma, Roma, Italy. Electronic address: pietro.matricardi@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matricardi
authors.affiliation: Dept. Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza, University of Roma, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cencetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia 46100, Spain.
authors.forename: Josè Esteban
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Peris
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia 46100, Spain.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.affiliation: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Unit, Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Escribano
authors.affiliation: Icnoderm srl, Sardegna Ricerche Ed. 5, Pula, Cagliari 09010, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaru
authors.affiliation: Dept. Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, CNBS, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.affiliation: Dept. Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, CNBS, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manconi
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000481:Allantoin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D012869:Skin Absorption; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids; D010938:Plant Oils; D000481:Allantoin; C555574:argan oil
keywords: Argan oil; Liposomes; Phospholipids; Pig skin; Skin hydration; Skin rheology; Turbiscan lab