Enhanced Topical Delivery of Tetrandrine by Ethosomes for Treatment of Arthritis
The purpose of this work was to explore the feasibility of ethosomes for improving the antiarthritic efficacy of tetrandrine by topical application. It was found that tetrandrine was a weak base (pKa=7.06) with pH-dependent partition coefficient. The spherical-shaped ethosomes were prepared by pH gr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/161943 |