Research Article

Antiherpes Activity and Skin/Mucosa Distribution of Flavonoids from Achyrocline satureioides Extract Incorporated into Topical Nanoemulsions

Table 4

Recovery (%) of QCT, LUT, and 3-O-MQ from porcine ear skin and porcine esophageal mucosa matrices.

ConcentrationaQCTLUT3-O-MQ

SkinLow99.69 ± 1.6293.70 ± 2.29100.87 ± 0.28
Medium86.52 ± 0.0497.82 ± 2.0698.14 ± 0.37
High90.73 ± 0.3996.07 ± 1.1996.68 ± 1.90

MucosaLow98.65 ± 0.4995.65 ± 7.84100.52 ± 2.57
Medium91.12 ± 0.3496.77 ± 1.9295.00 ± 1.64
High99.89 ± 0.5098.68 ± 0.89100.32 ± 1.21

Low = 0.25 µg/mL; medium = 1.0 µg/mL; high = 10.0 µg/mL.