https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2025.09.037
This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B , discusses an Oxygen-boosted dual-section microneedle patch for enhanced drug penetration and improved photodynamic and anti-inflammatory therapy in psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory skin disorder, characterized by epidermal thickening and an inflammatory hypoxic microenvironment, which significantly hinder drug penetration through the thickened skin and limit the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT). The authors of this article introduce a dual-section microneedle (MN) patch (termed S-PTP MN patch) to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of psoriasis treatment. The needle section contains PTP nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with triamcinolone acetonide (TA) and coated with a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive layer, while the base section of the patch encapsulates sodium percarbonate (SPC) particles that serve as oxygen generators to facilitate deep penetration of the PTP NPs into inflammatory sites and improve PDT efficacy. Moreover, the PTP NPs enable sustained release of TA drug over 6 days, demonstrating potent anti-inflammatory activity. In an imiquimod-induced psoriatic mouse model, a single application of the S-PTP MN patch demonstrated superior therapeutic efficacy compared to the conventional topical TA cream, with significantly alleviated clinical symptoms, reduced epidermal thickness, and lowered inflammatory cytokine levels, highlighting the potential of the S-PTP MN patch as a clinically translatable strategy for effective psoriasis therapy.
Keywords: Psoriasis, Microneedle, Responsive release, Drug delivery, Oxygen, Reactive oxygen species, Sustained release, Triamcinolone acetonide
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A dual-section microneedle patch is designed to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of psoriasis treatment via sustained release of triamcinolone acetonide and generation of oxygen for deep penetration of drugs.
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Yaqi Yuan, Peng Jiang, Chuan Xiao, Jiapeng Lei, Bo Cheng, Hankun Hu, Wei Li, Oxygen-boosted dual-section microneedle patch for enhanced drug penetration and improved photodynamic and anti-inflammatory therapy in psoriasis, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Volume 16, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 458-469, ISSN 2211-3835, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2025.09.037