IJMS, Vol. 18, Pages 2747: A Molecular Interpretation on the Different Penetration Enhancement Effect of Borneol and Menthol towards 5-Fluorouracil

IJMS, Vol. 18, Pages 2747: A Molecular Interpretation on the Different Penetration Enhancement Effect of Borneol and Menthol towards 5-Fluorouracil

International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms18122747

Authors: Ran Wang Zhimin Wu Shufang Yang Shujuan Guo Xingxing Dai Yanjiang Qiao Xinyuan Shi

Borneol and menthol are terpenes that are widely used as penetration enhancers in transdermal drug delivery. To explore their penetration-enhancement effects on hydrophilic drugs, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was selected as a model drug. An approach that combined in vitro permeation studies and coarse-grained molecular dynamics was used to investigate their penetration-enhancement effect on 5-FU. The results showed that although both borneol and menthol imparted penetration-enhancement effects on 5-FU, these differed in terms of their mechanism, which may account for the observed variations in penetration-enhancement effects. The main mechanism of action of menthol involves the disruption of the stratum corneum (SC) bilayer, whereas borneol involves multiple mechanisms, including the disruption of the SC bilayer, increasing the diffusion coefficient of 5-FU, and inducing the formation of transient pores. The findings of the present study improve our understanding of the molecular mechanism that is underlying 5-FU penetration-enhancement by borneol and menthol, which may be utilized in future investigations and applications.

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