Table 4. Permeation parameters of CUR formulations through the excised corneas (mean ± S.D., n = 3).
Eye drops | NLC | CH-NLC | CS-NACL-NLC | CS-NACM-NLC | CS-NACH-NLC | |
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Jss (0–60 min) (×10−4 μg·cm−2·s−1) | 3.20 ± 0.35 | 10.13 ± 0.21a | 15.3 ± 0.33a,b | 46.06 ± 0.15a,b,c | 57.65 ± 0.61a,b,c,d | 65.56 ± 0.64a,b,c,d,e |
Jss (60–360 min) (×10−4 μg·cm−2·s−1) | 1.66 ± 0.07 | 3.30 ± 0.06a | 5.12 ± 0.03a,b | 14.98 ± 0.07a,b,c | 20.05 ± 0.06a,b,c,d | 21.4 ± 0.34a,b,c,d |
Papp (0–60 min) (×10−6 cm·s−1) | 0.54 ± 0.04 | 1.69 ± 0.09a | 2.55 ± 0.02a,b | 7.67 ± 0.11a,b,c | 8.71 ± 0.06a,b,c,d | 10.90 ± 0.21a,b,c,d,e |
Papp (60–360 min) (×10−6 cm·s−1) | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.56 ± 0.02a | 0.85 ± 0.02a,b | 2.99 ± 0.12a,b,c | 3.35 ± 0.10a,b,c,d | 3.57 ± 0.05a,b,c,d |
R2(0–60 min) | 0.9954 ± 0.0017 | 0.9994 ± 0.0005 | 0.9998 ± 0.0004 | 0.9986 ± 0.0012 | 1.0000 ± 0.0003 | 0.9998 ± 0.0002 |
R2(60–360 min) | 0.9981 ± 0.0023 | 0.9997 ± 0.0008 | 0.9953 ± 0.0001 | 1.0000 ± 0.0002 | 0.9999 ± 0.0013 | 0.9999 ± 0.0011 |
aStatistically significant compared with the eye drops (p < 0.05).
bStatistically significant compared with the NLC (p < 0.05).
cStatistically significant compared with the CH-NLC (p < 0.05).
dStatistically significant compared with the CS-NACL-NLC (p < 0.05).
eStatistically significant compared with the CS-NACM-NLC (p < 0.05).