Influence of an essential fatty acid deficient diet on absorption of topical hydrocortisone in the rat

Abstract
Using a rat dermatosis model, produced by dietary essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD), which is characterized by histological changes and elevated transepidermal water loss, changes in skin permeability were studied using [14C]‐hydrocortisone (HC). Skin, serum and urinary levels of HC were measured, and absorption and excretion of HC in EFAD rats compared with that in control rats on a normal diet. This animal model has demonstrated the importance of the functional integrity of the horny layer in skin penetration.

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