Drug Deliv. 2022 Dec;29(1):328-341.
doi: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2027046.
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Keywords: Bimatoprost; alopecia; hair follicles; hair growth; highly skin-permeable; prostaglandins; supersaturated topical delivery system.
doi: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2027046.
Preparation of topical bimatoprost with enhanced skin infiltration and in vivo hair regrowth efficacy in androgenic alopecia
Laxman Subedi 1, Prashant Pandey 1, Jung-Hyun Shim 1 2, Ki-Taek Kim 1 2, Seung-Sik Cho 1 2, Kyo-Tan Koo 3, Beum Joon Kim 4, Jin Woo Park 1 2Affiliations expand
- PMID: 35040730
- PMCID: PMC8774136
- DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2027046
Abstract
To prepare a topical formulation of bimatoprost (BIM) with high skin permeability, we designed a solvent mixture system composed of ethanol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, cyclomethicone, and butylated hydroxyanisole, serving as a volatile solvent, nonvolatile co-solvent, spreading agent, and antioxidant, respectively. The ideal topical BIM formulation (BIM-TF#5) exhibited 4.60-fold higher human skin flux and a 529% increase in dermal drug deposition compared to BIM in ethanol. In addition, compared to the other formulations, BIM-TF#5 maximally activated human dermal papilla cell proliferation at a concentration of 5 μM BIM, equivalent to 10 μM minoxidil. Moreover, BIM-TF#5 (0.3% [w/w] BIM) significantly promoted hair regrowth in the androgenic alopecia mouse model and increased the area covered by hair at 10 days by 585% compared to the vehicle-treated mice, indicating that entire telogen area transitioned into the anagen phase. Furthermore, at day 14, the hair weight of mice treated with BIM-TF#5 (5% [w/w] BIM) was 8.45- and 1.30-fold greater than in the 5% (w/w) BIM in ethanol and 5% (w/v) minoxidil treated groups, respectively. In the histological examination, the number and diameter of hair follicles in the deep subcutis were significantly increased in the BIM-TF#5 (0.3 or 5% [w/w] BIM)-treated mice compared to the mice treated with vehicle or 5% (w/w) BIM in ethanol. Thus, our findings suggest that BIM-TF#5 is an effective formulation to treat scalp alopecia, as part of a novel therapeutic approach involving direct prostamide F2α receptor-mediated stimulation of dermal papilla cells within hair follicles.Keywords: Bimatoprost; alopecia; hair follicles; hair growth; highly skin-permeable; prostaglandins; supersaturated topical delivery system.