Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:3.2.1.17 (lysozyme)
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Nanoparticles delivered from pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) potentially offer a means of efficiently delivering proteins to the lung. Nanoparticles containing the model protein lysozyme have been produced using microemulsion and nanoprecipitation methods. Freeze-drying water in oil emulsions, with chloroform as the organic solvent, followed by washing of excess surfactant (lecithin) led to the production of lactose nanoparticles having approximately 300 nm mean size. Substitution of lactose with lysozyme led to a significant increase in the mean size of nanoparticles (645-750 nm). This may have been due to the surface activity of lysozyme which altered the emulsification properties. The retained biological activity of lysozyme increased with increased lactose concentration in the formulation, and approximately 99% biological activity was retained when 20% (w/w) lactose was used. Ethanol used in the formulation in place of chloroform changed the production process from emulsification to nanoprecipitation. A monodisperse system (mean size approximately 275 nm, polydispersity index approximately 0.1) of spherical nanoparticles containing 80% (w/w) bioactive lysozyme (retained activity 99%) was generated. The nanoparticles washed with ethanol containing DPPC, oleic acid or Span 85 (2%, w/v) could readily be dispersed in HFA 134a without further processing, and a stable suspension was formed. Lysozyme remained stable (retained biological activity 98%) even after the nanoparticles were suspended in HFA 134a. This indicates the potential of nanoparticles for delivery of proteins from HFA-based pressurized metered dose inhaler formulations.
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PMID:The processing of nanoparticles containing protein for suspension in hydrofluoroalkane propellants. 1942 73

To overcome the disadvantages of microemulsion and nanoprecipitation methods to produce protein-containing nanoparticles, a novel bottom-up process was developed to produce nanoparticles containing the model protein lysozyme. The nanoparticles were generated by freeze-drying a solution of lysozyme, lecithin and lactose in tert-butyl alcohol (TBA)/water co-solvent system and washing off excess lecithin in lyophilizate by centrifugation. Formulation parameters such as lecithin concentration in organic phase, water content in TBA/water co-solvent, and lactose concentration in water were optimized so as to obtain desired nanoparticles with retention of the bioactivity of lysozyme. Based on the results, 24.0% (w/v) of lecithin, 37.5% (v/v) of water content, and 0.56% (w/v) of lactose concentration were selected to generate spherical nanoparticles with approximately 200 nm in mean size, 0.1 in polydispersity index (PI), and 99% retained bioactivity of lysozyme. These nanoparticles rinsed with ethanol containing dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), Span 85 or oleic acid (3%, w/v) could readily be dispersed in HFA 134a to form a stable suspension with good redispersibility and 98% retained bioactivity of lysozyme. The study indicates there is a potential to produce pressed metered dose inhaler (pMDI) formulations containing therapeutic protein and peptide nanoparticles.
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PMID:A novel bottom-up process to produce nanoparticles containing protein and peptide for suspension in hydrofluoroalkane propellants. 2152 22