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Polypseudorotaxanes of pegylated insulin with cyclodextrins: application to sustained release system
Taishi Higashi1, Fumitoshi Hirayama, Hidetoshi Arima
1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.
Abstract:
The monosubstituted insulin with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG, MW about 2200) formed polypseudorotaxanes with alpha- and gamma-cyclodextrins (CyDs), by inserting one PEG chain of the pegylated insulin in the alpha-CyD cavity and two PEG chains in the gamma-CyD cavity. The pegylated insulin/alpha- and gamma-CyD polypseudorotaxanes were less soluble in water and the release rate of the drug decreased in the order of drug alone > the gamma-CyD polypseudorotaxane > the alpha-CyD polypseudorotaxane. The subcutaneous administration of the pegylated insulin/gamma-CyD polypseudorotaxane in rats significantly sustained plasma glucose levels with an enhanced hypoglycemic effect. The results indicated that the pegylated insulin/CyD polypseudorotaxanes can work as a sustained drug release system and the polypseudorotaxane formation may be useful as a sustained drug delivery technique for pegylated proteins and peptides.
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