IN VITRO STUDIES FURTHER DETAILS
In Vitro Study No: 1457
METHODS
Chemical
Conc. (mg/ml)
Volume (ml)
Loading (mg/cm2)
Vehicle
Species
Membrane
Site
Area (cm2)
Cell Type
Receptor Fluid
Temp. (oC)
Temp. Measured
Exposure Time (h)
Study Length (h)
Occluded
Analytical Method
Caffeine
See Notes
0.004
Vaseline Intensive Care
Rat
Dermatomed to 0.35mm
Back
0.32
Flow-through
Saline
32
Skin
24
72
2
Radiolabelled (14C)
RESULTS
% Recovery
+/-
% In Stratum Corneum
+/-
% in Viable Skin
+/-
% Penetrated
+/-
% Absorbed
+/-
s-s-flux (mcrg/cm2/h)
+/-
kp (cm/h)
n
Lag Time (h)
56.3
8.5
5
NOTES
Fresh skin from 3-6 month old female osborne-mendel rats was used. 5mg/cm2 of the lotion was applied. Results were given +/- SEM. I have converted these to SD for the purpose of this database.
REFERENCE
Methods For In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption Studies V: Permeation Through Damaged Skin (1985) J. Pharm. Sci., 74 :1062-1066