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  • Title: Effect of various additives and polymers on lysozyme release from PLGA microspheres prepared by an s/o/w emulsion technique.
    Author: Paillard-Giteau A, Tran VT, Thomas O, Garric X, Coudane J, Marchal S, Chourpa I, Benoît JP, Montero-Menei CN, Venier-Julienne MC.
    Journal: Eur J Pharm Biopharm; 2010 Jun; 75(2):128-36. PubMed ID: 20226857.
    Abstract:
    Incomplete protein release from PLGA-based microspheres due to protein interactions with the polymer is one of the main issues in the development of PLGA protein-loaded microspheres. In this study, a two-dimensional adsorption model was designed to rapidly assess the anti-adsorption effect of formulation components (additives, additives blended with the polymer or modified polymers). Lysozyme was chosen as a model protein because of its strong, non-specific adsorption on the PLGA surface. This study showed that PEGs, poloxamer 188 and BSA totally inhibited protein adsorption onto the PLGA37.5/25 layer. Similarly, it was emphasised that more hydrophilic polymers were less prone to protein adsorption. The correlation between this model and the in vitro release profile was made by microencapsulating lysozyme with a low loading in the presence of these excipients by a non-denaturing s/o/w encapsulation technique. The precipitation of lysozyme with the amphiphilic poloxamer 188 prior to encapsulation exhibited continuous release of active lysozyme over 3 weeks without any burst effect. To promote lysozyme release in the latter stage of release, a PLGA-PEG-PLGA tribloc copolymer was used; lysozyme was continuously released over 45 days in a biologically active form.
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