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ArticlePharmaceutical research1997

Activation of the mononuclear phagocyte system by poloxamine 908: its implications for targeted drug delivery.

T I Armstrong, S M Moghimi, S S Davis, L Illum

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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T I ArmstrongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
S M Moghimi
S S Davis
L Illum
University of Nottingham · GB

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the effect of poloxamine 908 on the MPS activity and the importance of its mode of presentation to the immune system.

methodsSolutions of endotoxin free poloxamine 908 were injected daily intravenously to rats, and the effect on the degree of sequestration by the liver of I125 labelled, poloxamine 908-coated 60 nm polystyrene particles was investigated by studying effect of dosing regimen(s) and assessment of opsonic activity.

resultsAfter 3 or 4 days repeated dosing with poloxamine 908 (0.7 mg) in solution, the poloxamine 908-coated polystyrene particles (60 nm) were rapidly cleared from the circulation. The increase sequestration of the particles by the liver lasted for more than 7 days after last dosing with the poloxamine 908 solution. In subsequent studies, it was found that a single dose of poloxamine 908 (0.7 mg) in solution was sufficient to activate the MPS 4 days after the injection. The increased uptake was found not be mediated by a serum component, nor was it due to proliferation of the Kupffer cells in the liver.

conclusionsThe results provide evidence that a solution of endotoxin-free poloxamine 908 activates the MPS so that 4 days after injection otherwise long-term circulating poloxamine 908-coated particles are sequestered by the liver. This finding has implications for use of such coated systems in therapeutic situations.

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AnimalsBiological AvailabilityDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CarriersEthylenediaminesMacrophage ActivationMaleMonocytesOpsonin ProteinsPolyethylene GlycolsRatsRats, WistarTissue DistributionDrug CarriersEthylenediaminesOpsonin ProteinsPolyethylene Glycolstetronic 701

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