title: Effect of molecular weight of thermoreversible polymer on in vivo retention of rhBMP-2.
abstract: To investigate the effect of polymer molecular weight (MW) on rhBMP-2 delivery by thermoreversible polymers, four polymers with similar lower critical solution temperatures (20 degrees -22 degrees C) but different MWs were studied. Thermoreversible polymers were based on N-isopropylacrylamide (NiPAM), ethyl methacrylate (EMA), and N-acryloxysuccinimide (NASI), and had MWs of either approximately 49 kDa or approximately 400 kDa. The NASI content was either 0 or 1-1.6%. High MW polymers, irrespective of their NASI content, formed a stable gel with significantly lower water uptake and exhibited a dense micelle with average pore size smaller than the low MW polymers. NiPAM/EMA polymers without NASI did not conjugate with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). NiPAM/EMA polymers containing NASI, however, gave conjugation with rhBMP-2. For polymers without NASI, a high MW was essential for rhBMP-2 retention when injected intramuscularly in Sprague-Dawley rats. For NASI-containing polymers, the MW of the polymer did not make a significant difference because rhBMP-2 retention was equivalent for different size polymers. We conclude that polymer MW affects rhBMP-2 retention in vivo in polymers designed for physical entrapment of rhBMP-2, but not in polymers designed for chemical conjugation with rhBMP-2.
authors: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, 1098 RTF Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, T6G 2V2, Canada. tgao@ualberta.ca
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authors: Gao
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authors: Uludag
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011108:Polymers; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; C525720:Bmp2 protein, rat; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D011108:Polymers; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C499469:recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2