| Title | Designing dendrimers for ocular drug delivery. | | Author(s) | Spataro G, Malecaze F, Turrin CO, Soler V, Duhayon C, Elena PP, Majoral JP, Caminade AM | | Institution | CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT; LCC, F-31077 Toulouse, France. | | Source | Eur J Med Chem 2009 Oct 14. | | Abstract | New series of phosphorus-containing dendrimers, having one quaternary ammonium salt as core and carboxylic acid terminal groups have been synthesized from generation 0 (3 carboxylic acid terminal groups) to generation 2 (12 carboxylic acid terminal groups). These dendrimers react with the neutral form of carteolol (an ocular anti-hypertensive drug used to treat glaucoma) to afford ion pair (saline) species. The solubility in water of these charged dendrimers depends on the generation considered: generation 0 (3 carteolol) is well soluble, whereas generation 1 (6 carteolol) and generation 2 (12 carteolol) are poorly soluble. These dendrimers have been tested in vivo, as vehicle for ocular drug delivery of carteolol to rabbits. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19889480 |
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