Imiquimod-oleic Acid Prodrug-Loaded Cream Reduced Drug Crystallinity and Induced Indistinguishable Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis in Mice Melanoma Tumour
Journal of microencapsulation(2019)
摘要
In the present investigation, imiquimod (IMQ) was coupled to oleic acid (OLA; IMQ-OLA) to synthesise prodrug to reduce crystallinity that later amalgamated with oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion cream (IMQ-OLA cream) for the treatment of melanoma tumour. The synthesis of IMQ-OLA prodrug was verified by FT-IR, 1HNMR and mass spectroscopy. The crystalline lattice of IMQ was transformed to somewhat amorphous structure in IMQ-OLA prodrug. IMQ-OLA cream retained 35.6% of IMQ within skin, significantly (p < 0.05) higher than 22.3% and 10.6% retained by marketed IMQ cream and IMQ solution, respectively. IMQ-OLA cream suppressed the melanoma tumour to 70.3 mm3 in C57BL6J mice as compared to 72.6 mm3 tumour, reduced by marketed IMQ cream with no significant difference (p > 0.05) at day 32 over 17-day period of treatment. IMQ-OLA cream followed the multiple mechanisms of cell death. IMQ-OLA cream warrants further in depth investigations for translating in to a clinically viable topical dermal product.
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Imiquimod,oleic acid,prodrug,permeation enhancer,melanoma,topical delivery
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