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Int J Pharm ; 226(1-2): 195-205, 2001 Sep 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11532582

ABSTRACT

Liquid suppository systems composed of poloxamers and bioadhesive polymers were easy to administer to the anus and mucoadhesive to the rectal tissues without leakage after the dose. However, a liquid suppository system containing diclofenac sodium could not be developed using bioadhesive polymers, since the drug was precipitated in this preparation. To develop a liquid suppository system using sodium chloride instead of bioadhesive polymers, the physicochemical properties such as gelation temperature, gel strength and bioadhesive force of various formulations composed of diclofenac sodium, poloxamers and sodium chloride were investigated. The mixtures of P 407 (15%) and P 188 (15-20%) existed as a liquid at room temperature, but gelled at physiological temperature. Diclofenac sodium significantly increased the gelation temperature and weakened the gel strength and bioadhesive force, while sodium chloride did the opposite. Furthermore, the poloxamer gels with less than 1.0% of sodium chloride, in which the drug was not precipitated, were inserted into the rectum of rabbits without difficulty and leakage, and retained in the rectum of rats for at least 6 h. Our results suggested that a thermosensitive liquid suppository system with sodium chloride and poloxamers was a more physically stable and convenient rectal dosage form for diclofenac sodium.


Subject(s)
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Diclofenac/administration & dosage , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Sodium Chloride/pharmacology , Suppositories/administration & dosage , Animals , Excipients , Gels , Male , Poloxamer/chemistry , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Suppositories/chemistry , Temperature
3.
Dev Dyn ; 204(4): 432-45, 1995 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8601036

ABSTRACT

Type XII collagen, a member of the FACIT group of extracellular matrix proteins, consists of molecules that are trimers of alpha 1(XII) chains. The three chains in each molecule form a cross-shaped structure with a central globule from which a triple-helical tail and three finger-like regions (containing von Willebrand factor A-like regions (containing von Willebrand factor A-like domains and fibronectin type III repeats) extend. cDNA cloning/sequencing of chicken alpha 1(XII) collagen and protein studies with mouse, bovine, and human material suggest that the alpha 1(XII) collagen gene gives rise to two molecular variants, differing in the length of the finger-like regions, by alternative splicing of the primary transcript. To provide a basis for studies of the function of the two variants in an organism that can be genetically manipulated, we have isolated and sequenced mouse cDNAs encoding both splice variants. The sequence provides the first complete nucleotide and amino acid sequence of mammalian type XII collagen. From these cDNAs we have generated digoxigenin-labeled RNA probes for in situ hybridization of developing mouse embryos to find out whether the splicing mechanism responsible for generation of the two forms is developmentally regulated. The results, combined with Northern blot and RT-PCR analysis of RNA from embryos at various developmental stages, demonstrate that the long form of collagen XII, XIIA, is the predominant form at early stages (ED7 and 11); at later stages of development (ED15 and 17) the short form, XIIB, becomes the major form. As the short form becomes the major product, the long splice variant continues to be expressed in several tissues, even after birth. An exception is dermis, which is positive for the long form up to embryonic day 15, but negative at day 18, when only the short form RNA can be detected.


Subject(s)
Alternative Splicing/physiology , Collagen/genetics , Embryo, Mammalian/physiology , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Base Sequence , Blotting, Northern , DNA, Complementary/analysis , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics , In Situ Hybridization , Isomerism , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Sequence Analysis, DNA
4.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ; 6(8): 1023-6, 1990 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2171598

ABSTRACT

Macrophages, unlike CD4+ T cells, can be productively infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without prior cellular activation. Cytopathic infection ensues without the induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin 6 (IL-6), or tissue factor genes. In detailed studies on TNF alpha, HIV infection did not affect the regulation of TNF alpha in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide. In an effort to examine the interferon responsiveness of HIV-infected macrophages, the cells were challenged with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) with or without interferon pretreatment. Surprisingly, HIV-infected macrophages were completely resistant to VSV-induced lysis even in the absence of interferon; however, no interferon was detected in the supernatants of these infected cells. The resistance of HIV-infected macrophages to superinfection with VSV indicates a previously undescribed effect of HIV upon macrophage cellular metabolism.


Subject(s)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology , Cytokines/biosynthesis , HIV-1/pathogenicity , Macrophages/immunology , Stomatitis/immunology , Superinfection/immunology , Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/pathogenicity , Virus Diseases/immunology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , Cells, Cultured , Gene Expression Regulation, Viral , Humans , Interleukins/biosynthesis , Interleukins/genetics , Macrophage Activation , Macrophages/microbiology , Monocytes/immunology , Stomatitis/complications , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics , Virus Diseases/complications
5.
Clin Immunol Immunopathol ; 54(2): 200-19, 1990 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1688522

ABSTRACT

Interferons can suppress the replication of certain retroviruses, including oncogenic murine retroviruses. In recent studies of the Lentivirinae subfamily of Retroviridae, an endogenous, immunologically induced interferon was found to restrict the replication of visna in macrophages. Several studies have shown that the replication of a human lentivirus, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is also susceptible to interferon control. Here we review the evidence that interferons can protect macrophages from HIV in vitro. Macrophages treated with interferons or bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) become essentially nonpermissive for HIV replication. Using the polymerase chain reaction to amplify HIV proviral DNA, we now report that interferon and LPS act to restrict the formation of proviral DNA. Effects on any several steps in the HIV life cycle may explain this data, and single-cycle infection studies are needed to define the precise roles of these agents. Taken together, these findings may explain the restricted replication of HIV in macrophages in vivo and suggest an antiviral role for endogenously produced interferon in the maintenance of the prolonged asymptomatic period which typically follows HIV infection. Interferons are currently undergoing clinical trials to determine if they have antiviral effects in HIV-infected patients.


Subject(s)
HIV Infections/microbiology , HIV/growth & development , Interferons/pharmacology , Macrophages/microbiology , Cells, Cultured , DNA, Viral/metabolism , HIV Infections/pathology , Humans , In Vitro Techniques , Interferon Type I/pharmacology , Interferon-gamma/pharmacology , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Macrophages/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Time Factors , Virus Replication/drug effects
6.
J Exp Med ; 169(3): 1137-51, 1989 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2466937

ABSTRACT

To determine the effects of immunomodulatory agents upon HIV replication in macrophages, cultured monocyte-derived macrophages were treated with various substances and then infected with a macrophage-tropic strain of HIV-1. Pretreatment with rIFN-alpha, IFN-beta, and IFN-gamma, or bacterial LPS prevented viral replication in macrophages. In treated cultures, little or no infectious HIV or p24 core antigen was released into the supernatant, no virions were seen by electron microscopy, no viral RNA or DNA was detectable in the cell lysates, and no cytopathology (as determined by multinucleated giant cell formation) occurred. In contrast, pretreatment with a wide dose range of recombinant IL-1 beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, M-CSF, TNF, or lymphotoxin failed to protect macrophages from productive infection by HIV. A consistent effect of granulocyte/macrophage-CSF on HIV replication in macrophages was not observed. In dose response studies, pretreatment with approximately 100 U/ml of IFN-alpha, approximately 10 U/ml of IFN-beta, or approximately 100 U/ml of IFN-gamma was sufficient to prevent virion release maximally and to prevent cytopathology completely. In kinetic studies, IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, or LPS were added to the macrophage cultures either before or after infection with HIV. Even when added 3 d after infection with a multiplicity of 1 50% tissue-culture infectious dose per cell, all three treatments markedly reduced virion release, suggesting that these agents act at a point in the viral life cycle beyond the early events of virus binding, penetration, and uncoating. These data indicate that HIV replication in previously uninfected macrophages may be regulated by an inducible host cell mechanism. These findings may explain the restricted replication of HIV in macrophages in vivo and suggest an antiviral role for interferons in the therapy of HIV infection.


Subject(s)
HIV-1/physiology , Interferons/pharmacology , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Macrophages/microbiology , Biological Factors/pharmacology , Cells, Cultured , Colony-Stimulating Factors/pharmacology , Cytokines , Gene Expression Regulation , Genes, Viral , Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor , Growth Substances/pharmacology , HIV Antigens/analysis , HIV Core Protein p24 , HIV-1/genetics , HIV-1/immunology , Humans , Interleukins/pharmacology , Kinetics , Macrophages/immunology , Macrophages/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron , Monocytes/microbiology , Retroviridae Proteins/analysis , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology , Virion/isolation & purification , Virus Replication
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