Abstract
Animal-derived drugs are currently widely-used to treat clinical lung surfactant deficiency, but synthetic surfactants have significant advantages as pharmaceutical agents. This article examines exogenous surfactants containing novel synthetic phospholipase-resistant lipids of extremely high surface activity. Mixtures of these lipid analogs with purified native surfactant apoproteins are detailed as a proof of concept for related fully-synthetic surfactants containing laboratory- produced peptides. The chemistry and biophysics of relevant lipid analogs and peptides are reviewed in the context of developing new synthetic drugs of utility for patients with surfactant deficiency or lung injury-related surfactant dysfunction.
Keywords: Synthetic lung surfactants, exogenous surfactants, phosphonolipids, lipid analogs, amphipathic peptides, surfactant peptides, acute lung injury
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Novel Phospholipase-Resistant Lipid/Peptide Synthetic Lung Surfactants
Volume: 7 Issue: 9
Author(s): Robert H. Notter, Adrian L. Schwan, Zhengdong Wang and Alan J. Waring
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Keywords: Synthetic lung surfactants, exogenous surfactants, phosphonolipids, lipid analogs, amphipathic peptides, surfactant peptides, acute lung injury
Abstract: Animal-derived drugs are currently widely-used to treat clinical lung surfactant deficiency, but synthetic surfactants have significant advantages as pharmaceutical agents. This article examines exogenous surfactants containing novel synthetic phospholipase-resistant lipids of extremely high surface activity. Mixtures of these lipid analogs with purified native surfactant apoproteins are detailed as a proof of concept for related fully-synthetic surfactants containing laboratory- produced peptides. The chemistry and biophysics of relevant lipid analogs and peptides are reviewed in the context of developing new synthetic drugs of utility for patients with surfactant deficiency or lung injury-related surfactant dysfunction.
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Notter H. Robert, Schwan L. Adrian, Wang Zhengdong and Waring J. Alan, Novel Phospholipase-Resistant Lipid/Peptide Synthetic Lung Surfactants, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2007; 7 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707781662627
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707781662627 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5607 |
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