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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied the release of nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein under consideration for treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, from polymer matrices and microspheres to characterize the stability of NGF, the dynamics of NGF release, and the distribution of NGF within the brain interstitium. Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVAc) disks and poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) microspheres were formed by codispersing NGF with one of a variety of molecules. The mass of mouse NGF (mNGF) detected following release from EVAc disks into buffered saline varied five-fold over the range of codispersants studied, with carboxymethyldextran providing optimal release, while the mass of recombinant human NGF (rhNGF) released varied four-fold from both EVAc disks and PLA microspheres, with albumin and carboxymethyldextran providing optimal release. Variation of the codispersant species significantly affected NGF release into buffered saline; it also had a noticeable, but small, effect of the amount of NGF found in the brain tissue following implantation of a polymer device. To improve NGF retention in tissue, NGF was conjugated to 70,000 molecular weight dextran and incorporated into a polymeric device. The distribution of NGF was enhanced by conjugation; comparison of NGF concentrations in the brain to a mathematical model of diffusion and elimination suggested that the elimination rate of NGF-dextran conjugate in the tissue was over seven times slower than the elimination rate of NGF. These results indicate that variation of the properties of the controlled release system may be useful in regulating the time course of NGF delivery to tissue, and that modification of the NGF itself can improve penetration and retention in the brain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DEAE-Dextran, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Delayed-Action Preparations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dextrans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Carriers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Implants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Growth Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polymers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyvinyls, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serum Albumin, Bovine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/carboxymethyl dextran, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ethylenevinylacetate copolymer, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/poly(lactic acid)
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0920-5063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-DEAE-Dextran, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Delayed-Action Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Dextrans, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Diffusion, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Drug Carriers, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Drug Implants, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Drug Stability, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-PC12 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Particle Size, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Polymers, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Polyvinyls, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8957707-Serum Albumin, Bovine
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Stabilization of nerve growth factor in controlled release polymers and in tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.