Formulating erythropoietin-loaded sustained-release PLGA microspheres without protein aggregation

Autor: Jingle Chen, Yan Geng, Mu He, Tuo Jin, Weien Yuan, Fei Wu
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Controlled Release. 130:259-265
ISSN: 0168-3659
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2008.06.011
Popis: We report a simple method to microencapsulate erythropoietin (EPO, a protein easily denatured and antigenized by contact with water-organic solvent interfaces) into poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres with minimal aggregation. This formulation process involved an aqueous-aqueous emulsion formed at reduced temperature. EPO was first dissolved in water together with dextran (MW=70,000) and polyethylene glycol (MW=8000), followed by a freezing process during which dextran separated out as the dispersed phase with EPO partitioned in preferentially. The frozen sample was then lyophilized to powder and washed with dichloromethane to remove the PEG continuous phase. Once loaded in the polysaccharide particles, 1-4 microm in diameter, EPO gained resistance to organic solvents and was encapsulated into PLGA microspheres without significant aggregation (
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