In vivo human skin penetration of (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate from topical formulations

In vivo human skin penetration of (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate from topical formulations

The aim of the study was to examine the effect of topical vehicles on the in vivo human stratum corneum penetration of the antioxidant and skin photoprotective agent (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Model oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion and gel formulations containing 1 % (m/m) EGCG were prepared...

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Main Authors: Scalia Santo, Trotta Valentina, Bianchi Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica
Subjects:
(-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
topical application
in vivo human study
tape-stripping
emulsion
gel
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/acph.2014.64.issue-2/acph-2014-0017/acph-2014-0017.xml?format=INT

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