Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Author: Petr Tirala Supervisor: PharmDr. Barbora Švecová, Ph.D. Title of thesis: Formulation and (trans)dermal application of liposomes containing imiquimod Imiquimod (IMQ), a substance belonging to the class of heterocyclic imidazoquinolines, shows significant immunomodulatory effects after topical administration, which is used to treat a variety of viral and malignant diseases of the skin. IMQ is currently used in clinical practice in the form of cream Aldara® containing 5% of active substance, which is unstable and irritating and after removal from the skin IMQ poses an ecological load for the environment. The aim of this thesis was preparation of liposomes for topical administrativ containing lower - 1% amount of IMQ and evaluation of penetration of IMQ into human skin in vitro. To improve the properties of liposomes and promote patency of the active ingredient through the skin barrier to the deeper skin layers various additives were used. Permeation experiments were carried out in Franz diffusion cells on the human skin in order to create the conditions that are as physiological as possible. Amount of IMQ was determined in the uppermost layer of the skin, epidermis, dermis, acceptor phase...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:380451 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Tirala, Petr |
| Contributors | Švecová, Barbora, Paraskevopoulos, Georgios |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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