On the Suitability of Porcine Labial Mucosa as a Model for Buccal Mucosal Drug Delivery Research.

J Pharm Sci

Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12065, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. Electronic address:

Published: April 2021

Contrary to human, porcine mucosa of the inner side of the lip is parakeratinized. Thus, although desirable due to its large surface area, it does not closely resemble human buccal mucosa to be considered a suitable model for systemic drug delivery research. Nevertheless, it can be utilized for comparative screening of topical or systemic delivery of bioactive agents, mostly lipophilic such as cannabinoids.

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