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    Formulation of natural oil nano-emulsions for the topical delivery of clofazimine, artemisone and decoquinate

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    2018
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    Burger, Cornel
    Aucamp, Marique
    Du Preez, Jan
    Haynes, Richard
    Du Plessis, Jeanetta
    Gerber, Minja
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    Purpose The aim of this study was to formulate nano-emulsions comprising natural oils and the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) clofazimine (CLF), artemisone (ATM) and decoquinate (DQ) in order to determine effectiveness of the nano-emulsions for topical delivery of the APIs. The APIs alone do not possess suitable physicochemical properties for topical drug delivery. Methods Nano-emulsions were formulated with olive and safflower oils encapsulating the APIs. Skin diffusion and tape stripping studies were performed. By using the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay, in vitro toxicity studies were carried out on immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT) cell line to determine cytotoxicities due to the APIs and the nano-emulsions incorporating the APIs. Results The nano-emulsions were effective in delivering the APIs within the stratum corneum-epidermis and the epidermis-dermis, were non-cytotoxic towards HaCaT cell lines (p < 0.05) and inhibited Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro. Conclusion Natural oil nano-emulsions successfully deliver CLF, ATM and DQ and in principle could be used as supplementary topical treatment of cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10394/30744
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11095-018-2471-9
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-018-2471-9
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