title: Protein release from collagen matrices.
abstract: The effective delivery of protein drugs is an important research subject in the field of pharmacology, and to prolong the effect of protein drugs, many studies are being conducted to control the release of proteins from various carrier materials. Collagen is one of the most useful candidates for this purpose, and many studies have been reported; pharmaceutical formulations containing collagen in gel, film and sponge form are used to incorporate low-molecular-weight compounds such as antibiotics and carcinostatics, and the release of these compounds is controlled by the concentration of the gel as well as the shape and degree of crosslinking of the matrix. However, it is still difficult to retain protein drugs in the collagen. In this article, we report on the controlled release of protein drugs using collagen which exhibits good biocompatibility as a carrier, focusing on a new drug delivery system, the Minipellet, which we have developed.
authors.affiliation: Manufacturing Technology Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., 3-45 Kurakakiuchi 1-chome, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567, Japan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujioka