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Novel Vesicular Bilosomal Delivery Systems for Dermal/Transdermal Applications

Author(s): Vasanti Suvarna, Rashmi Mallya, Kajal Deshmukh, Bhakti Sawant, Tabassum Asif Khan* and Abdelwahab Omri*

Volume 21, Issue 7, 2024

Published on: 24 August, 2023

Page: [961 - 977] Pages: 17

DOI: 10.2174/1567201820666230707161206

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Abstract

The application of therapeutically active molecules through the dermal/transdermal route into the skin has evolved as an attractive formulation strategy in comparison to oral delivery systems for the treatment of various disease conditions. However, the delivery of drugs across the skin is limited due to poor permeability. Dermal/transdermal delivery is associated with ease of accessibility, enhanced safety, better patient compliance, and reduced variability in plasma drug concentrations. It has the ability to bypass the first-pass metabolism, which ultimately results in steady and sustained drug levels in the systemic circulation. Vesicular drug delivery systems, including bilosomes, have gained significant interest due to their colloidal nature, improved drug solubility, absorption, and bioavailability with prolonged circulation time for a large number of new drug molecules. Bilosomes are novel lipid vesicular nanocarriers comprising bile salts, such as deoxycholic acid, sodium cholate, deoxycholate, taurocholate, glycocholate or sorbitan tristearate. These bilosomes are associated with high flexibility, deformability, and elasticity attributed to their bile acid component. These carriers are advantageous in terms of improved skin permeation, increased dermal and epidermal drug concentration, and enhanced local action with reduced systemic absorption of the drug, resulting in reduced side effects. The present article provides a comprehensive overview of the biopharmaceutical aspects of dermal/transdermal bilosome delivery systems, their composition, formulation techniques, characterization methods, and applications.

Keywords: Bilosomes, bile salts, liposomes, vesicular carriers, transdermal, dermal.

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