[EN] NYLON-3 CO-POLYMERS AND SYNTHETIC LUNG SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME<br/>[FR] COPOLYMÈRES DE NYLON 3 ET COMPOSITIONS DE TENSIOACTIF PULMONAIRE SYNTHÉTIQUE LES CONTENANT
申请人:WISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND
公开号:WO2011116188A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-22
Non-natural oligomers have recently shown promise as functional analogues of lung surfactant proteins Band C (SP-B and SP-C), two helical and amphiphilic proteins that are clitical for normal respiration. The generation of non-natural mimics of SP-Band SP-C has previously been restlicted to step-by-step, sequence-specific synthesis, which results in discrete oligomers that are intended to manifest specific structural attributes. Presented herein an alternative approach to SP-B mimicry that is based on sequence-random copolymers containing cationic and lipophilic subunits. These materials, members of the nylon-3 family, are prepared by ling-opening polymelization of 13-lactams. The best of the nylon-3 polymers display promising in vitro surfactant activities in a mixed lipid film. Pulsating bubble surfactometry data indicate that films containing the most surface-active polymers attain adsorptive and dynamic-cycling properties that surpass those of discrete peptides intended to mimic SP-B.