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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of PEGylation on the stabilization of peptide in poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres for sustained release delivery. As model peptide, growth hormone-releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) was conjugated with succinimidyl propionate monomethoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with an average molecular weight of 2000 Da. The mono-PEG-GHRP-6 was separated by ion-exchange chromatography, and its molecular mass was identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The microspheres encapsulating native GHRP-6 or mono-PEG-GHRP-6 were prepared using the single oil-in-water emulsion solvent evaporation method. During incubation in a 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) for one month at 37°C, native GHRP-6 microspheres were identified to form several acylated peptides by reversed-phase HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS, whereas the mono-PEG-GHRP-6 microspheres was not affected from peptide acylation by PLGA. This study demonstrates that PEGylation can stabilize peptide against the acylation reaction occurred in PLGA microspheres.
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Park, E.J., Tak, T.H., Na, D.H. et al. Effect of PEGylation on stability of peptide in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres. Arch. Pharm. Res. 33, 1111–1116 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-010-0718-z
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