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Physical instability, aggregation and conformational changes of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)

Published inInternational journal of pharmaceutics, vol. 391, no. 1-2, p. 48-54
Publication date2010
Abstract

The influence of two different pH values on the physical stability of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in aqueous solution was evaluated in the present work. RhBMP-2 in solution at pH 4.5 or 6.5 was characterized by intrinsic and extrinsic (Nile Red and 1,8-ANS) fluorescence spectroscopy, 90 degrees light-scattering and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Compared to the pH 4.5 solution, rhBMP-2 at pH 6.5 had (i) a stronger intrinsic fluorescence intensity, (ii) a longer fluorescence lifetime, (iii) a stronger 90 degrees light-scattering intensity, (iv) a stronger Nile Red fluorescence intensity, (v) a higher Nile Red fluorescence anisotropy, (vi) a lower 1,8-ANS fluorescence intensity, (vii) a higher 1,8-ANS fluorescence anisotropy and (viii) a longer 1,8-ANS fluorescence lifetime. Electron microscopy showed that rhBMP-2 at pH 4.5 contained aggregates of about 100 nm in diameter. More and larger protein aggregates (0.1-2 microm) were observed in solution at pH 6.5. Taken together, these results indicate conformational changes and increased aggregation of rhBMP-2 at pH 6.5 compared to pH 4.5, demonstrating a strong influence of pH on rhBMP-2 physical stability. These observations must be considered when developing a delivery system for rhBMP-2.

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LUCA, Ludmila et al. Physical instability, aggregation and conformational changes of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). In: International journal of pharmaceutics, 2010, vol. 391, n° 1-2, p. 48–54. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.02.015
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