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Formación y caracterización de las microesferas de núcleo y cáscara de poliglutamato.
Elizabeth M Dibbern1, Farah Jean-Jacques Toublan, Kenneth S Suslick
1Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 18, 2006
Resumen
Los investigadores desarrollaron nuevas microesferas de poliglutamato para la administración de fármacos dirigidos. Estas vesículas más pequeñas y estables ofrecen potencial para mejorar las aplicaciones de materiales biocompatibles y biodegradables en medicina.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los Biomateriales Ciencia de los Biomateriales.
- Nanotecnología La nanotecnología es la nanotecnología.
- Sistemas de suministro de drogas Sistemas de suministro de drogas.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las vesículas biocompatibles y biodegradables son cruciales para la administración dirigida a órganos de fármacos y agentes de imagen.
- Trabajos anteriores demostraron microesferas de proteínas con interiores hidrofóbicos para la entrega de materiales hidrofóbicos, estabilizados por el enlace cruzado de proteínas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar y caracterizar nuevas microesferas de núcleo y cáscara utilizando poliglutamato para potenciales aplicaciones in vivo.
- Investigar la estabilidad y el mecanismo de formación de estas nuevas microsferas de poliglutamato.
Principales métodos:
- Se sintetizaron microesferas de núcleo y cáscara utilizando poliglutamato en condiciones de pH ligeramente básicas a través de la sonificación.
- Se evaluó el tamaño de las partículas y su estabilidad en condiciones fisiológicas.
Principales resultados:
- Las microsferas de poliglutamato se formaron con éxito con un tamaño más pequeño en comparación con las microsferas anteriores basadas en proteínas.
- Estas microesferas demostraron estabilidad en condiciones relevantes para el uso in vivo.
- La estabilidad de la microsfera se atribuyó a las redes de enlaces de hidrógeno, no a los enlaces cruzados covalentes.
Conclusiones:
- Las microsferas de poliglutamato representan una nueva clase prometedora de vesículas biocompatibles y biodegradables para la administración de fármacos y agentes de imagen.
- La estabilidad observada y el tamaño más pequeño los convierten en candidatos adecuados para aplicaciones in vivo.
- El mecanismo de formación que se basa en el enlace de hidrógeno ofrece una alternativa al enlace cruzado covalente para la estabilización de las vesículas.
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