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YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 203-208Publisher
YONSEI UNIV COLL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.1.203
Keywords
Pulmonary surfactant; surfactant protein-C; synthetic peptide syntheses; respiratory distress syndrome; surface tension
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- Kyung Hee University research fund [20110897]
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Purpose: Pulmonary surfactant (PS) replacement has been the gold standard therapy for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome; however, almost all commercial PSs contain animal proteins. We prepared a synthetic PS by using a human surfactant protein (SP) analog and evaluated its in vitro properties. Materials and Methods: A peptide sequence (CPVHLKRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL) of human SP-C was chosen to develop the peptide analog (SPa-C). The new synthetic SP-C PS (sSP-C PS) was synthesized from SPa-C, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidyl glycerol, and palmitic acid. Physical properties of the sSP-C PS were evaluated by measuring the maximum and minimum surface tensions (STs), surfactant spreading, and adsorption rate. In addition, we recorded an ST-area diagram. The data obtained on sSP-C PS were subsequently compared with those of purified natural bovine surfactant (PNBS), and the commercial product, Surfacten (R). Results: The sSP-C PS and Surfacten (R) were found to have maximum ST values of 32-33 mN/m, whereas that of PNBS was much lower at 19 mN/m. The minimum ST values of all three products were less than 10 mN/m. The values that were measured for the equilibrium ST of rapidly spreading sSP-C PS, Surfacten (R), and PNBS were 27, 27, and 24 mN/m, respectively. The surface adsorptions were found to be the same for all three PSs (20 mN/m). ST-area diagrams of sSP-C PS and Surfacten (R) revealed similar properties. Conclusion: In an in vitro experiment, the physical properties exhibited by sSP-C PS were similar to those of Surfacten (R). Further study is required to evaluate the in vivo efficacy.
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