Coenzyme Q10-loaded fish oil-based Bigel System: probing the delivery across porcine skin and possible interaction with fish oil fatty acids

Zulfakar, Mohd Hanif, Chan, Lee Mei, Rehman, Khurram, Wai, Lam Kok and Heard, Charles ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-9777 2018. Coenzyme Q10-loaded fish oil-based Bigel System: probing the delivery across porcine skin and possible interaction with fish oil fatty acids. AAPS PharmSciTech 19 (3) , pp. 1116-1123. 10.1208/s12249-017-0923-x

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Abstract

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a vitamin-like oil-soluble molecule that has antioxidant and anti-ageing effects. To determine the most optimal CoQ10 delivery vehicle, CoQ10 was solubilised in both water and fish oil, and formulated into hydrogel, oleogel and bigel. Permeability of CoQ10 from each formulation across porcine ear skin was then evaluated. Furthermore, the effects of the omega-3 fatty eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids from fish oil on skin permeation were investigated by means of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and computerised molecular modelling docking experiments. The highest drug permeation was achieved with the bigel formulation that proved to be the most effective vehicle in delivering CoQ10 across the skin membrane due to a combination of its adhesive, viscous and lipophilic properties. Furthermore, the interactions between CoQ10 and fatty acids revealed by NMR and molecular modelling experiments likely accounted for skin permeability of CoQ10. NMR data showed dose-dependent changes in proton chemical shifts in EPA and DHA. Molecular modelling revealed complex formation and large binding energies between fatty acids and CoQ10. This study advances the knowledge about bigels as drug delivery vehicles and highlights the use of NMR and molecular docking studies for the prediction of the influence of drug–excipient relationships at the molecular level.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Publisher:	American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
ISSN:	1530-9932
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 December 2017
Date of Acceptance:	13 November 2017
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 18:56
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/107506

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