Human Cadaver Skin Viability for In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption

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Author(s):  
Ronald C. Wester ◽  
Julie Christoffel ◽  
Tracy Hartway ◽  
Nicholas Poblete ◽  
Howard I. Maibach ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Poblete ◽  
Ronald Wester ◽  
James Forsell ◽  
Tracy Hartway ◽  
Julie Christoffel ◽  
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Biomedicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Anika Haq ◽  
Suneel Kumar ◽  
Yong Mao ◽  
Francois Berthiaume ◽  
Bozena Michniak-Kohn

The purpose of this study was to synthesize and characterize novel biocompatible topical polymeric film and hydrogel systems that have the potential to deliver the antibacterial agent thymoquinone (TQ) directly to the skin target site to manage the local wound infection and thereby wound healing. The polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) matrix-type films containing TQ were prepared by the solvent casting method. In vitro skin permeation studies on human cadaver skin produced a mean flux of 2.3 µg TQ/cm2/h. Human keratinocyte monolayers subjected to a scratch wound (an in vitro wound healing assay) showed 85% wound closure at day 6 in the TQ group (100 ng/mL TQ) as compared to 50% in the vehicle control group (p = 0.0001). In a zone-of-inhibition (ZOI) assay, TQ-containing films and hydrogels completely wiped out Staphylococcus aureus in 10 cm diameter Tryptic Soy Agar plates while 500 µg/mL gentamicin containing filters gave 10 mm of ZOI. In an ex vivo model, TQ-containing films eradicated bacterial colonization on human cadaver skin. Furthermore, in a full-thickness wound infection model in mice, TQ-containing films showed significant activity in controlling Staphylococcus aureus infection, thereby disinfecting the skin wound. In summary, TQ-containing PVP films and hydrogels developed in this study have the potential to treat and manage wound infections.


2009 ◽  
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pp. 716-729 ◽  
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Swain Kalpana ◽  
Parthagan Choudhury ◽  
Pradeepta K. Acharya ◽  
Subrata Mallick

1986 ◽  
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1997 ◽  
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pp. 228-233 ◽  
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M J Hoekstra ◽  
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J S du Pont ◽  
E W A Kamperdijk

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