Oukseub Lee1, David Ivancic1, Robert T Chatterton2, Alfred W Rademaker3, Seema A Khan1. 1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. 2. Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. 3. Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Oral tamoxifen, a triphenylethylene (TPE), is useful for breast cancer prevention, but its adverse effects limit acceptance by women. Tamoxifen efficacy is related to its major metabolites 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) and N-desmethyl-4-hydroxytamoxifen (endoxifen [ENX]). Transdermal delivery of these to the breast may avert the toxicity of oral tamoxifen while maintaining efficacy. We evaluated the relative effciency of skin permeation of 4-OHT and ENX in vitro, and tested oleic acid (OA) as a permeation-enhancer. METHODS: 4-OHT, ENX, and estradiol (E2) (0.2 mg/mL of 0.5 μCi (3)H/mg) were dissolved in 60% ethanol-phosphate buffer, ±OA (0.1%-5%). Permeation through EpiDerm™ (Matek Corp, Ashland, MA) and split-thickness human skin was calculated based on the amount of the agents recovered from the receiver fluid and skin using liquid scintillation counting over 24 hours. RESULTS: In the EpiDerm model, the absorption of 4-OHT and ENX was 10%-11%; total penetration (TP) was 26%-29% at 24 hours and was decreased by OA. In normal human skin, the absorption of 4-OHT and ENX was 0.3%; TP was 2%-4% at 24 hours. The addition of 1% OA improved the permeation of ENX significantly more than that of 4-OHT (P < 0.004); further titration of OA at 0.25%-0.5% further improved the permeation of ENX to a level similar to that of estradiol. CONCLUSION: The addition of OA to ENX results in a favorable rapid delivery equivalent to that of estradiol, a widely used transdermal hormone. The transdermal delivery of ENX to the breast should be further developed in preclinical and clinical studies.
PURPOSE: Oral tamoxifen, a triphenylethylene (TPE), is useful for breast cancer prevention, but its adverse effects limit acceptance by women. Tamoxifen efficacy is related to its major metabolites 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) and N-desmethyl-4-hydroxytamoxifen (endoxifen [ENX]). Transdermal delivery of these to the breast may avert the toxicity of oral tamoxifen while maintaining efficacy. We evaluated the relative effciency of skin permeation of 4-OHT and ENX in vitro, and tested oleic acid (OA) as a permeation-enhancer. METHODS:4-OHT, ENX, and estradiol (E2) (0.2 mg/mL of 0.5 μCi (3)H/mg) were dissolved in 60% ethanol-phosphate buffer, ±OA (0.1%-5%). Permeation through EpiDerm™ (Matek Corp, Ashland, MA) and split-thickness human skin was calculated based on the amount of the agents recovered from the receiver fluid and skin using liquid scintillation counting over 24 hours. RESULTS: In the EpiDerm model, the absorption of 4-OHT and ENX was 10%-11%; total penetration (TP) was 26%-29% at 24 hours and was decreased by OA. In normal human skin, the absorption of 4-OHT and ENX was 0.3%; TP was 2%-4% at 24 hours. The addition of 1% OA improved the permeation of ENX significantly more than that of 4-OHT (P < 0.004); further titration of OA at 0.25%-0.5% further improved the permeation of ENX to a level similar to that of estradiol. CONCLUSION: The addition of OA to ENX results in a favorable rapid delivery equivalent to that of estradiol, a widely used transdermal hormone. The transdermal delivery of ENX to the breast should be further developed in preclinical and clinical studies.
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breast cancer prevention; endoxifen; human skin; oleic acid; transdermal
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