Probing the effects of fish oil on the delivery and inflammation-inducing potential of imiquimod

• Main Authors: Rehman, Khurram, Mohd Aluwi, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Rullah, Kamal, Lam, Kok Wai, Mohd Amin, Mohd Cairul Iqbal, Zulfakar, Mohd Hanif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: RS192 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Technology; RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73755/1/Kamal%20Rullah%208.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73755/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378517315004640

Imiquimod is a chemotherapeutic agent for many skin-associated diseases, but it has also been associated with inflammatory side effects. The aim of this study was to prevent the inflammatory effect of commercial imiquimod (Aldara®) by controlled release of imiquimod through a hydrogel/oleogel colloi...