| Literature DB >> 8106293 |
Y Tsutsumi1, T Kihira, S Yamamoto, K Kubo, S Nakagawa, M Miyake, Y Horisawa, T Kanamori, H Ikegami, T Mayumi.
Abstract
Natural human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was chemically modified with an active ester of monomethoxy polyethylene glycol (PEG). The molecular weight of PEG-modified TNF-alpha depended on the reaction time as well as the initial molar ratio of PEG to TNF-alpha. The specific activity of modified TNF-alpha was gradually reduced with increase in the degree of PEG-modification, but the plasma half-life of TNF-alpha was increased by up to 40-fold. Modified TNF-alpha showed approximately 100 times greater anti-tumor potency than unmodified TNF-alpha. Covalent attachment of PEG to TNF-alpha thus increased the bioavailability of TNF-alpha, and may facilitate its potential therapeutic use.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8106293 PMCID: PMC5919344 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1994.tb02879.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050