Water-Soluble and Low Molecular Weight Chitosan-Based Plasmid DNA DeliveryPharmaceutical Research - Tập 18 Số 4 - Trang 427-431 - 2001
Lee, Minhyung, Nah, Jae-Woon, Kwon, Youngmin, Koh, Jae Joon, Ko, Kyung Soo, Kim, Sung Wan
Purpose. Chitosan, a natural cationic polysaccharide, is a candidate non-viral vector for gene delivery because of its high positive charges and low cytotoxicity. In this study, low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC, molecular weight of 22 kDa) was characterized and evaluated as a gene carrier. Methods. Plasmid/LMWC complex was analyzed in 1% agarose gel electrophoresis. To confirm that the LMWC pro...... hiện toàn bộ
Evidence for Overlapping Substrate Specificity Between Large Neutral Amino Acid (LNAA) and Dipeptide (hPEPTl) Transporters for PD 158473, an NMDA AntagonistPharmaceutical Research - Tập 16 Số 3 - Trang 391-395 - 1999
Surendran, Narayanan, Covitz, Kuang-Ming Y., Han, Hyo-kyung, Sadee, Wolfgang, Oh, Doo-Man, Amidon, Gordon L., Williamson, Rufus M., Bigge, Christopher F., Stewart, Barbra H.
Purpose. The objective of this research was to investigate the substrate specificity of large neutral amino acid carrier (LNAA) and di/tripeptide (hPEPTl) transporters with respect to PD 158473, an NMDA antagonist. Methods. Cellular uptake studies were carried out using two types of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO). CHO-K1 cells represent the wild type with inherent large neutral amino acid (LNAA) acti...... hiện toàn bộ
Peptide Acylation by Poly(α-Hydroxy Esters)Pharmaceutical Research - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 175-181 - 2002
Lucke, Andrea, Kiermaier, Josef, Göpferich, Achim
Purpose. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres were investigated concerning the possible acylation of incorporated peptides. Methods. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and salmon calcitonin (sCT) were encapsulated into PLA and PLGA microspheres. Peptide integrity was monitored by HPLC-MS analysis during microsphere degradation for four weeks. sCT fragmentatio...... hiện toàn bộ
Cationic Polymer Based Gene Delivery SystemsPharmaceutical Research - Tập 17 Số 2 - Trang 113-126 - 2000
De Smedt, Stefaan C., Demeester, Joseph, Hennink, Wim E.
Gene transfer to humans requires carriers for the plasmid DNA which canefficiently and safely carrythe gene into the nucleus of the desired cells. A series of chemically differentcationic polymers arecurrently being investigated for these purposes. Although many cationic polymersindeed condense DNAspontaneously, which is a requirement for gene transfer in most types of cells,the physicochemical an...... hiện toàn bộ
Assay for Hydralazine as Its Stable p-Nitrobenzaldehyde HydrazonePharmaceutical Research - Tập 5 Số 6 - Trang 383-386 - 1988
Semple, Hugh A., Tam, Yun K., Tin, Sarah, Courts, Ronald T.
A new method of analysis for the antihypertensive drug, hydralazine, is introduced. The assay involves the addition of p-nitrobenzaldehyde to blood samples containing hydralazine, to form a stable Schiff's base, hydralazine p-nitrobenzaldehyde hydrazone. The derivative is extracted from the blood into hexane and the samples are dried under a nitrogen stream. The extracts are then dissolved in mobi...... hiện toàn bộ
An Evaluation of the Use of Modulated Temperature DSC as a Means of Assessing the Relaxation Behaviour of Amorphous LactosePharmaceutical Research - Tập 17 Số 6 - Trang 696-700 - 2000
Craig, Duncan Q. M., Barsnes, Merete, Royall, Paul G., Kett, Vicky L.
Purpose. To evaluate the use of Modulated Temperature DSC(MTDSC) as a means of assessing the relaxation behaviour ofamorphous lactose via measurement of the heat capacity, glasstransition (Tg) and relaxation endotherm. Methods. Samples of amorphous lactose were prepared by freezedrying. MTDSC was conducted using a TA Instruments 2920 MDSCusing a heating rate of 2°C/minute, a modulation amplitude o...... hiện toàn bộ
Tubular Localization and Tissue Distribution of Peptide Transporters in Rat KidneyPharmaceutical Research - Tập 15 Số 8 - Trang 1244-1249 - 1998
Smith, David E., Pavlova, Anna, Berger, Urs V., Hediger, Matthias A., Yang, Tianxin, Huang, Yuning G., Schnermann, Jürgen B.
Purpose. To define the tubular localization and tissue distribution of PEPT1 (low-affinity, high-capacity transporter) and PEPT2 (high-affinity, low-capacity transporter) in rat kidney. Methods. mRNA expression of PEPT1 and PEPT2 was assessed with reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) methods using cDNA prepared from microdissected nephron segments in rat. Tissue localization of...... hiện toàn bộ
Improvement of the Pulmonary Absorption of (Asu1,7)-Eel Calcitonin by Various Protease Inhibitors in RatsPharmaceutical Research - Tập 11 Số 6 - Trang 909-913 - 1994
Morita, Takahiro, Yamamoto, Akira, Takakura, Yoshinobu, Hashida, Mitsuru, Sezaki, Hitoshi
The effects of protease inhibitors, Na-glycocholate, bacitracin, bestatin, nafamostat mesilate and soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI) on the pulmonary absorption of (Asu1,7)-eel calcitonin (ECT, molecular weight 3363) were investigated in rats. The pulmonary absorption of ECT was estimated by measuring its hypocalcemic effect. When ECT alone was administered into the lung, the pharmacological availab...... hiện toàn bộ