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US 2008011.3037A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2008/0113037 A1 Green et al. (43) Pub. Date: May 15, 2008 (54) TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING Publication Classification POLYHYDROXY ACIDS AND/OR LACTONES (51) Int. Cl. FOR IMPROVED CUTANEOUSEFFECTS OF A633/40 (2006.01) OXDATIVE THERAPEUTC DRUGS A6II 3/34 (2006.01) A63L/385 (2006.01) A633/04 (2006.01) (76) Inventors: Barbara A. Green, Edison, NJ A6II 47/12 (2006.01) (US); David J. Milora, Blue Bell, A6IP 700 (2006.01) PA (US) A6II 35/04 (2006.01) A633/22 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: A633/32 (2006.01) GOODWIN PROCTER LLP (52) U.S. Cl. ......... 424/616; 424/640; 424/660; 424/667; 901 NEW YORKAVENUE, N.W. 424/703; 424/725.1: 514/18: 514/356; 514/440; WASHINGTON, DC 20001 514/460, 514/714: 514/785 (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 11/682,039 Embodiments relate generally to topical compositions useful for treating or preventing a variety of cosmetic conditions and dermatological disorders, where the composition comprises an oxidative pharmaceutical drug and an antioxidant polyhy (22) Filed: Mar. 5, 2007 droxy acid or polyhydroxylactone. The polyhydroxy acid or polyhydroxy lactone improves the cutaneous effects of the Related U.S. Application Data drug. The embodiments further relate to the treatment of a variety of cosmetic conditions and dermatological disorders (60) Provisional application No. 60/865.244, filed on Nov. comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of 10, 2006. the composition and to methods of making the compositions. US 2008/O 113037 A1 May 15, 2008 TOPCAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING is a method of making a composition for topical administra POLYHYDROXY ACDS AND/OR LACTONES tion that can be useful for treating a variety of cosmetic FOR IMPROVED CUTANEOUSEFFECTS OF conditions and dermatological disorders, where the compo OXDATIVE THERAPEUTIC DRUGS sition comprises an oxidative pharmaceutical drug and a polyhydroxy acid or polyhydroxy lactone. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED 0001. This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional EMBODIMENTS Application No. 60/865,244, filed on Nov. 10, 2006, which is 0008. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. As used throughout FIELD OF THE INVENTION this disclosure, the singular forms “a,” “an and “the include 0002 Embodiments relate generally to topical composi plural references unless the context clearly dictates other tions useful for treating or preventing a variety of cosmetic wise. conditions and dermatological disorders, where the compo 0009. Oxidative pharmaceutical drugs can be chemical sition comprises an oxidative pharmaceutical drug and a compounds that contain at least one oxidative functional polyhydroxy acid or polyhydroxy lactone. The polyhydroxy group or that function as oxidative Substances when topically acid or polyhydroxy lactone improves the cutaneous effects applied to the cutaneous tissue. Such as peroxide, peracid, of the drug. The embodiments further relate to the treatment Superoxide and the like. Examples of Such drugs are benzoyl of variety of cosmetic conditions and dermatological disor peroxide, carbamide peroxide, coal tar, glutathione, hydro ders comprising administering to a Subject an effective gen peroxide, iodine, juniper tar, lipoic acid, NAD", amount of the composition and to methods of making the NADP", nitrogen oxide, oxygen, pine tar, potassium per compositions. manganate, povidone-iodine, perbenzoic acid, Sulfur, Sulfur dioxide, Sodium borate, Sodium perborate, shale tar, DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART ubiquinone and wood tar. 0010 When an oxidative pharmaceutical drug is adminis 0003 Oxidative pharmaceutical drugs can be chemical tered to cutaneous tissues including the skin for topical treat compounds that contain at least one oxidative functional ment, adverse reactions occur. The adverse reactions to the group or that function as oxidative substances when topically skin include (a) dryness, (b) irritation, (c) erythema, (d) dam applied to the skin, such as peroxide, peracid, Superoxide and age and (e) other miscellaneous side effects. These adverse the like. Examples of such drugs are benzoyl peroxide, hydro reactions are not required for or are unrelated to the therapeu gen peroxide and perbenzoic acid. tic effects of the drug. The present inventors have discovered 0004. When an oxidative pharmaceutical drug is adminis that when a polyhydroxy acid or polyhydroxy lactone is tered to cutaneous tissues including the skin for topical treat incorporated into a composition comprising the oxidative ment of dermatological disorders, the adverse reactions to the pharmaceutical drug, the adverse reactions to the skin by the skin include (a) dryness, (b) irritation, (c) erythema, (d) dam drug are eliminated or minimized, and therapeutic efficacy is age and (e) other miscellaneous side effects. Such adverse maintained or enhanced. reactions and damages to the skin are not required for or are 0011. As an illustration, when a composition containing unrelated to the therapeutic effects of the drug. oxidative benzoyl peroxide is administered for topical treat 0005 U.S. Pat. No. 6,036,963 discloses the use of glu ment of acne, the skin becomes dry, erythematous and irri conolactone or glucarolactone in cosmetic skin care compo tated. Many subjects discontinue the use of Such composi sitions as an anti-irritant. The gluconolactone or glucarolac tions because of the adverse skin reactions. When a tone are said to alleviate or control any skin irritation that may composition comprising gluconolactone and oxidative ben be caused by glycolic acid. Zoyl peroxide is administered topically, however, there is less, or even no irritation, and the acne lesions are improved. SUMMARY OF INVENTION 0012 Polyhydroxy acids and polyhydroxy lactones pref 0006. It is desirable to minimize or eliminate the adverse erably are (a) modulators for skin keratinization, (b) antioxi reactions and damages to the skin caused by oxidative phar dant compounds, (c) preventive or counter-irritants, (d) mois maceutical drugs. These adverse reactions are not required turizers, (e) skin barrier strengtheners, (f) restorers when for or are unrelated to the therapeutic effects of the drug. The topically administered to cutaneous tissues; and (g) anti-ag present inventors have discovered that when a polyhydroxy ing compounds by increasing dermal biosynthesis. Polyhy acid or polyhydroxy lactone is incorporated into a composi droxy acids and polyhydroxy lactones typically are organic tion comprising the oxidative pharmaceutical drug, the carboxylic compounds having at least two hydroxyl groups in adverse reactions to the skin by the drugs are eliminated or the molecules and with preferred molecular weight of minimized. between about 100 and about 300. These polyhydroxy acids 0007. One embodiment of this invention is a composition and polyhydroxylactones include gluconic acid, gluconolac for topical administration comprising an oxidative pharma tone, ribonic acid, ribonolactone, galactonic acid, galactono ceutical drug and a polyhydroxy acid or polyhydroxylactone. lactone, glucoheptonic acid, glucoheptonolactone, glucu Another embodiment of this invention is a method of topical ronic acid, glucuronolactone, galacturonic acid, cutaneous treatment of a variety of cosmetic conditions and galacturonolactone, glucaric acid, glucarolactone, galactaric dermatological disorders comprising administering to a Sub acid and galactarolactone. ject an effective amount of a composition comprising an 0013 The polyhydroxyacids and polyhydroxylactones of oxidative pharmaceutical drug and a polyhydroxy acid or the present embodiments can be divided into the following polyhydroxy lactone. Another embodiment of this invention three groups. US 2008/O 113037 A1 May 15, 2008 0014 (A) Aldonic Acids and Aldonolactones idoheptaric acid and idoheptarolactone, galactoheptaric acid 0015. When a common carbohydrate, also called aldose, is and galactoheptarolactone, taloheptaric acid and taloheptaro oxidized at the carbon one position from an aldehyde to a lactone). carboxyl group, the product is called aldonic acid. For 0020 (C) Alduronic Acids and Alduronolactones. example, when glucose is oxidized at the carbon one position, 0021 Alduronic acid is typically obtained from a carbo the product is gluconic acid. The aldonic acid usually has hydrate, aldose, by oxidation of the terminal carbon to car multiple hydroxyl groups. The generic structure can be boxyl group, and the carbon one position remains as aldehyde shown as follows: group, Such as glucuronic acid from glucose. Similar to aldonic acid and aldaric acid, alduronic acid also has multiple R(CHOH),CHOHCOOH hydroxyl groups attached to the carbon chain between two where R is usually Horan alkyl group and n is an integer from functional groups, one aldehyde and one carboxyl groups in 1-9. The aldonic acids can exist as stereoisomers as D. L. and this case. Many alduronic acids exist as intramolecular lac DL or R,S and RS forms. Many aldonic acids form intramo tones, alduronolactones. Such as glucuronolactone from glu lecular lactones, aldonolactones, by removing one mole of curonic acid. The generic structure can be shown as follows: water between the carboxyl group and one hydroxyl group. HOOC(CHOH),CHOHCHO 0016. The following are representative aldonic