A simple and high-resolution HPLC-PDA method for simultaneous quantification of local anesthetics in in vitro buccal permeation enhancement studies

作者：Couto Rene O^*; Cubayachi Camila; Lopez Renata F V; de Gaitani Cristiane M; Pedrazzi Vinicius; de Freitas Osvaldo

来源：Biomedical Chromatography, 2016, 30(6): 857-866.

DOI：10.1002/bmc.3619

• method validation
• buccal permeation enhancement
• prilocaine hydrochloride
• lidocaine hydrochloride
• iontophoresis

A simple, isocratic, high-resolution and prompt HPLC-PDA method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of prilocaine (PCL) and lidocaine (LCL) hydrochlorides in in vitro buccal iontophoresis-driven permeation studies. A reversed-phase C-18 column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 3 mu m, 110 angstrom) was used for the chromatographic separation. The mobile phase contained acetonitrile: 0.1M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (1:1, v/v), plus 0.05% (v/v) diethylamine. The isocratic flow rate was set at 1 mL/min and the detection wavelength was 203 nm. PCL and LCL eluted in 8.9 min and 13 min, respectively, and the system suitability parameters varied within an acceptable range. The method was selective, sensitive, precise, accurate and robust, producing a linear plot at the concentration range of 0.25 to 10 mu g/mL. The application of this method was demonstrated by a significant enhancement of the permeation of PCL and LCL with the application of iontophoresis (1 mA/cm(2) per 1 h) through isolated porcine esophageal epithelium. The amount of the drug retained in the epithelium also increased with the application of an electrical current.

• 出版日期2016-6