PURPOSE: To demonstrate the transdermal iontophoretic delivery of a small (12.4 kDa) protein across intact skin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The iontophoretic transport of Cytochrome c (Cyt c) across porcine ear skin in vitro was investigated and quantified by HPLC. The effect of protein concentration (0.35 and 0.7 mM), current density (0.15, 0.3 or 0.5 mA.cm(-2) applied for 8 h) and competing ions was evaluated. Co-iontophoresis of acetaminophen was employed to quantify the respective contributions of electromigration (EM) and electroosmosis (EO). RESULTS: The data confirmed the transdermal iontophoretic delivery of intact Cyt c. Electromigration was the principal transport mechanism, accounting for approximately 90% of delivery; correlation between EM flux and electrophoretic mobility was consistent with earlier results using small molecules. Modest EO inhibition was observed at 0.5 mA.cm(-2). Cumulative permeation at 0.3 and 0.5 mA.cm(-2) was significantly greater than that at 0.15 mA.cm(-2); fluxes using 0.35 and 0.7 mM Cyt c in the absence of competing ions (J ( tot ) = 182.8 +/- 56.8 and 265.2 +/- 149.1 microg.cm(-2).h(-1), respectively) were statistically equivalent. Formulation in PBS (pH 8.2) confirmed the impact of competing charge carriers; inclusion of approximately 170 mM Na(+) resulted in a 3.9-fold decrease in total flux. CONCLUSIONS: Significant amounts ( approximately 0.9 mg.cm(-2) over 8 h) of Cyt c were delivered non-invasively across intact skin by transdermal electrotransport.
PURPOSE: To demonstrate the transdermal iontophoretic delivery of a small (12.4 kDa) protein across intact skin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The iontophoretic transport of Cytochrome c (Cyt c) across porcine ear skin in vitro was investigated and quantified by HPLC. The effect of protein concentration (0.35 and 0.7 mM), current density (0.15, 0.3 or 0.5 mA.cm(-2) applied for 8 h) and competing ions was evaluated. Co-iontophoresis of acetaminophen was employed to quantify the respective contributions of electromigration (EM) and electroosmosis (EO). RESULTS: The data confirmed the transdermal iontophoretic delivery of intact Cyt c. Electromigration was the principal transport mechanism, accounting for approximately 90% of delivery; correlation between EM flux and electrophoretic mobility was consistent with earlier results using small molecules. Modest EO inhibition was observed at 0.5 mA.cm(-2). Cumulative permeation at 0.3 and 0.5 mA.cm(-2) was significantly greater than that at 0.15 mA.cm(-2); fluxes using 0.35 and 0.7 mM Cyt c in the absence of competing ions (J ( tot ) = 182.8 +/- 56.8 and 265.2 +/- 149.1 microg.cm(-2).h(-1), respectively) were statistically equivalent. Formulation in PBS (pH 8.2) confirmed the impact of competing charge carriers; inclusion of approximately 170 mM Na(+) resulted in a 3.9-fold decrease in total flux. CONCLUSIONS: Significant amounts ( approximately 0.9 mg.cm(-2) over 8 h) of Cyt c were delivered non-invasively across intact skin by transdermal electrotransport.
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