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Challenges of nanotechnology in cosmetic permeation with caffeine

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The evolution of beauty market and personal care is constant in Brazil as well in the rest of the world. Technological advances have brought up nanotechnology to the cosmetological field, employing active principles at atoms enveloped by vesicles, in order to take the active principle precisely to the ta...

Desenlaces clínicos y radiológicos de las fracturas de maléolo lateral manejadas de forma percutánea. Serie de casos

Introducción El estándar de manejo para las fracturas del peroné distal es la reducción abierta más fijación interna con placa y tornillos (bloqueados o no), sin embargo, existen complicaciones asociadas a este tipo de intervención. En pacientes ancianos con mala calidad de tejidos blandos o en qu...

Preclinical studies of hydroalcoholic extract of Calea uniflora Less

Acta toxicol. argent; 27 (2), 2019
Calea uniflora Less known popularly as Arnica in Brazil, is a native plant from Brazil, popular used by coastal populations from south of Santa Catarina. The purpose of this study was to verify the safety profile in of hydroalcoholic extract of C. uniflora in florescences.The hydroalcoholic extract of C....

Efetividade das técnicas de restauração de barreira cutânea “Wet Wraps” e “Soak and Smear” na dermatite atópica grave: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

A restauração da barreira cutânea é o primeiro passo para o controle da dermatite atópica (DA) em todas as suas formas. O tratamento da DA grave ou refratária em crianças apresenta alguns desafios, devido principalmente aos efeitos colaterais das drogas imunossupressoras. Como alternativa, as téc...

Urinary cotinine in tobacco farmers in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe urinary cotinine levels in tobacco farmers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2,570 tobacco farmers. All participants that reported green tobacco sickness in the week prior to the interview plus a subsample of 492 pesticide applicators were included. We c...

Percutaneous golfer's elbow release under local anesthesia: a prospective study

Rev. bras. ortop; 52 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the results of percutaneous golfer's elbow release under local anesthesia. METHODS: From December 2010 to December 2013, 34 elbows in 34 patients (10 males and 24 females) that presented golfer's elbow for over one year were recruited from the outpatient department. A...

Promotion of cutaneous penetration of nifedipine for nanoemulsion

ABSTRACT This article reports the development and characterization of a nanoemulsion (NE) able to improve the cutaneous penetration of nifedipine. NE with nifedipine was development and characterized, presenting droplet size of 20 nm with low polydispersity index (IP<0.1), spherical shape without aggreg...

Permeação cutânea: desafios e oportunidades

O transporte de fármacos pela via transdérmica tem vindo a despertar um grande interesse, uma vez que constitui uma alternativa para ultrapassar as limitações de outras vias, como a oral e parenteral. No entanto, esta via ainda se destina apenas a um grupo restrito de fármacos, devido ao fato de que...

Tretinoin-based formulations - influence of concentration and vehicles on skin penetration

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 51 (1), 2015
Tretinoin is used in the management of acne and it is part of a gold standard treatment for photoaging. It has also been reported as an agent for superficial chemical peeling in highly concentrated formulations with few considerations about skin penetration. The aim of this study was to evaluate the infl...