Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study

Irhan Ibrahim Abu Hashim,1 Noha Fawzy Abo El-Magd,1 Ahmed Ramadan El-Sheakh,2 Mohammed Fawzy Hamed,3 Abd El-Gawad Helmy Abd El-Gawad1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura Un...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:53684bebb35c4d40aa4264242e6e18152021-12-02T07:41:51ZPivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/53684bebb35c4d40aa4264242e6e18152018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/pivotal-role-of-acitretin-nanovesicular-gel-for-effective-treatment-of-peer-reviewed-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Irhan Ibrahim Abu Hashim,1 Noha Fawzy Abo El-Magd,1 Ahmed Ramadan El-Sheakh,2 Mohammed Fawzy Hamed,3 Abd El-Gawad Helmy Abd El-Gawad1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Abstract: The goal of the current study was to explore the potential benefits of Acitretin (Act) nanovesicular gel as a prospective antipsoriatic topical delivery system counteracting the drug challenges in terms of its extremely low aqueous solubility, instability, skin irritation, and serious systemic adverse effects. Act-loaded niosomes were successfully developed, entirely characterized, and optimized. Further evaluation of the optimized formula was conducted regarding its stability and ex vivo cytotoxicity on different cell lines. The optimized niosomal vesicles were then incorporated in gel base matrix and investigated by sequential ex vivo (skin permeation and deposition) and in vivo (skin irritation and antipsoriatic activity using mouse tail model) experiments. The optimized Act-loaded niosomes (span 60:cholesterol molar ratio 1:1) were spherical in shape and exhibited the highest entrapment efficiency (90.32±3.80%) with appropriate nanosize and zeta potential of 369.73±45.45 nm and –36.33±1.80 mV, respectively. Encapsulation of the drug in the nanovesicles was further emphasized by differential scanning calorimetric and powder X-ray diffraction studies. After 3 months storage at 4±1°C, the optimized formula preserved its stability. Act nano niosomal gel produced a remarkable enhanced ex vivo permeation profile up to 30 h and significant drug deposition in the viable epidermal–dermal layers compared with those of Act gel. The pronounced antipsoriatic activity of the medicated nano niosomes was proved ex vivo in HaCaT cells (a keratinocyte cell line). Topical application of Act nano niosomal gel to mouse tail model further established its distinct in vivo antipsoriatic superiority in terms of significantly higher orthokeratosis, drug activity, and reduction in epidermal thickness compared with the control and other gel formulations. Also, negligible skin irritation and better skin tolerability of Act nanovesicular gel were revealed by primary irritation index and histopathologic examination. Keywords: Acitretin, nanovesicular gel, drug deposition, HaCaT cells, mouse tail model, antipsoriatic activityAbu Hashim IIAbo El-Magd NFEl-Sheakh ARHamed MFAbd El-Gawad AEDove Medical PressarticleAcitretinnano vesicular geldrug depositionHaCaT cellsmouse tail modelanti-psoriatic activityMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol Volume 13, Pp 1059-1079 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Acitretin
nano vesicular gel
drug deposition
HaCaT cells
mouse tail model
anti-psoriatic activity
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle Acitretin
nano vesicular gel
drug deposition
HaCaT cells
mouse tail model
anti-psoriatic activity
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Abu Hashim II
Abo El-Magd NF
El-Sheakh AR
Hamed MF
Abd El-Gawad AE
Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
description Irhan Ibrahim Abu Hashim,1 Noha Fawzy Abo El-Magd,1 Ahmed Ramadan El-Sheakh,2 Mohammed Fawzy Hamed,3 Abd El-Gawad Helmy Abd El-Gawad1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Abstract: The goal of the current study was to explore the potential benefits of Acitretin (Act) nanovesicular gel as a prospective antipsoriatic topical delivery system counteracting the drug challenges in terms of its extremely low aqueous solubility, instability, skin irritation, and serious systemic adverse effects. Act-loaded niosomes were successfully developed, entirely characterized, and optimized. Further evaluation of the optimized formula was conducted regarding its stability and ex vivo cytotoxicity on different cell lines. The optimized niosomal vesicles were then incorporated in gel base matrix and investigated by sequential ex vivo (skin permeation and deposition) and in vivo (skin irritation and antipsoriatic activity using mouse tail model) experiments. The optimized Act-loaded niosomes (span 60:cholesterol molar ratio 1:1) were spherical in shape and exhibited the highest entrapment efficiency (90.32±3.80%) with appropriate nanosize and zeta potential of 369.73±45.45 nm and –36.33±1.80 mV, respectively. Encapsulation of the drug in the nanovesicles was further emphasized by differential scanning calorimetric and powder X-ray diffraction studies. After 3 months storage at 4±1°C, the optimized formula preserved its stability. Act nano niosomal gel produced a remarkable enhanced ex vivo permeation profile up to 30 h and significant drug deposition in the viable epidermal–dermal layers compared with those of Act gel. The pronounced antipsoriatic activity of the medicated nano niosomes was proved ex vivo in HaCaT cells (a keratinocyte cell line). Topical application of Act nano niosomal gel to mouse tail model further established its distinct in vivo antipsoriatic superiority in terms of significantly higher orthokeratosis, drug activity, and reduction in epidermal thickness compared with the control and other gel formulations. Also, negligible skin irritation and better skin tolerability of Act nanovesicular gel were revealed by primary irritation index and histopathologic examination. Keywords: Acitretin, nanovesicular gel, drug deposition, HaCaT cells, mouse tail model, antipsoriatic activity
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author Abu Hashim II
Abo El-Magd NF
El-Sheakh AR
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title Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
title_short Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
title_full Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
title_fullStr Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
title_full_unstemmed Pivotal role of Acitretin nanovesicular gel for effective treatment of psoriasis: ex vivo–in vivo evaluation study
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