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Transport across the blood-brain barrier of pluronic leptin.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20053933     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Leptin is a peptide hormone produced primarily by adipose tissue that acts as a major regulator of food intake and energy homeostasis. Impaired transport of leptin across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) contributes to leptin resistance, which is a cause of obesity. Leptin as a candidate for the treatment of this obesity is limited because of the short half-life in circulation and the decreased BBB transport that arises in obesity. Chemical modification of polypeptides with amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) block copolymers (Pluronic) is a promising technology to improve efficiency of delivery of polypeptides to the brain. In the present study, we determined the effects of Pluronic P85 (P85) with intermediate hydrophilic-lipophilic balance conjugated with leptin via a degradable SS bond [leptin(ss)-P85] on food intake, clearance, stability, and BBB uptake. The leptin(ss)-P85 exhibited biological activity when injected intracerebroventricularly after overnight food deprivation and 125I-leptin(ss)-P85 was stable in blood, with a half-time clearance of 32.3 min (versus 5.46 min for leptin). 125I-Leptin(ss)-P85 crossed the BBB [blood-to-brain unidirectional influx rate (K(i)) = 0.272 +/- 0.037 microl/g x min] by a nonsaturable mechanism unrelated to the leptin transporter. Capillary depletion showed that most of the 125I-leptin(ss)-P85 taken up by the brain reached the brain parenchyma. Food intake was reduced when 3 mg of leptin(ss)-P85 was administered via tail vein in normal body weight mice [0-30 min, p < 0.0005; 0-2 h, p < 0.001]. These studies show that the structure based Pluronic modification of leptin increased metabolic stability, reduced food intake, and allowed BBB penetration by a mechanism-independent BBB leptin transporter.
Authors:
Tulin O Price; Susan A Farr; Xiang Yi; Serguei Vinogradov; Elena Batrakova; William A Banks; Alexander V Kabanov
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-01-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics     Volume:  333     ISSN:  1521-0103     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-22     Completed Date:  2010-04-22     Revised Date:  2013-01-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376362     Medline TA:  J Pharmacol Exp Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  253-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63106, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood-Brain Barrier / metabolism*
Brain / blood supply,  metabolism
Capillaries / metabolism
Eating / drug effects
Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism
Injections, Intravenous
Injections, Intraventricular
Leptin / administration & dosage,  chemistry,  pharmacokinetics*
Male
Mice
Poloxamer / chemistry,  pharmacokinetics*
Tissue Distribution
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AG029839-04/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG029839-05/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 NS051334/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS051334-01A1/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS051334-02/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS051334-03/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS051334-05/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01-NS051334/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Leptin; 0/pluronic P105; 106392-12-5/Poloxamer
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