[The effect of entrapment of procaine hydrochloride in liposomes on its local anesthetic action].

The study has shown the effect of liposomally entrapped procaine hydrochloride on local anaesthesia and its intensity after intradermal administration. The experiments of anaesthetic infiltration have been carried out on guinea pig skin applying mechanical stimulus. Liposomes were prepared by the shaking method followed by suspending in phosphate buffer pH 7.2, 0.5% methylcellulose in phosphate buffer or 5% glucose solution. The results of the study were compared with those of procaine hydrochloride in analogous solutions. The study has shown significant influence of liposomally entrapped procaine hydrochloride on the prolongation of local anaesthesia and its intensity. It has also been shown that local anaesthesia was influenced by the composition of the solutions in which liposomes were suspended. The longest effect (55 min) has been observed after administration of liposomes in phosphate buffer with methylcellulose.