GB2175307A - Crosslinked dextran grain polymers and therapeutical compositions - Google Patents

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GB2175307A
GB2175307A GB08612257A GB8612257A GB2175307A GB 2175307 A GB2175307 A GB 2175307A GB 08612257 A GB08612257 A GB 08612257A GB 8612257 A GB8612257 A GB 8612257A GB 2175307 A GB2175307 A GB 2175307A
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Janos Erdei
Imre Suto
Magdolna Pocs
Istvan Csernus
Katalin Boor
Sandor Jancso
Antal Kovacs
Ilona Kiss
Maria Balint
Katalin Kovacs
Gyorgy Bacsa
Istvan Kovacs
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Abstract

A process for preparing therapeutically useful, crosslinked dextran grain polymers and the compositions containing them comprises swelling the crosslinked grain polymer in water at a pH of 1.0 to 5.5, suitably at a pH value of 4.0, while stirring, removing the acidic water and dehydrating by using a water-miscible organic solvent, preferably ethanol, removing the supernatant while stirring, swelling the dehydrated grain polymer in ion-free water, washing it until acid-free, dehydrating and/or drying it, classifying it according to the particle size and formulating it in the form of e.g. a powder, plug or paste, optionally after a sterilization with gamma irradiation. The product is useful for treating, by covering, open wounds.

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SPECIFICATION A process for the preparation of therapeutically useful, crosslinked dextran grain polymers and therapeutical compositions containing them The invention relates two an improved process for preparing therapeutically useful dextran grain polymers and the therapeutical compositions containing them.
According to the process of the invention, the crosslinked grain polymer is swollen in water at a pH of I .5to 5.5, suitably at a pH of 4.0 and after removing the acidic water, it is treated with a water-miscible organic solvent, suitably with ethanol.
After removing the aqueous ethanolic phase, the thus dehydrated grain polymer is again swollen in ion-free water, washed until free from acid, dried and formulated suitably after sterilizing by irradiation with gamma-rays into a therapeutically useful form.
It is known that water-absorbing methods (use of halved tomato, or plantain leavesforcovering wounds) have been used in the popular medicinefor healing succulent, infected, purulentwounds.
Althoug h these therapeutica I methods were based on experience, their success could be attributed to that the open wounds were purified from the tissue fluids and nectrotized tissue residues, thereby the possibility offixation and propagation of microorganisms on the wound surfaces was decreased and, on the other hand, the wounds were protected from the harmful effect of the metabolic products and toxins of the microorganisms; further on, the airsupplyofthewoundswas improved and an appropriate water-absorbing effect was achieved by covering the wounds with the above-mentioned materials of natural origin.When this water-absorbing effect has also been extended to the edematic parts of the wounds, than a better blood supply could be provided in the environment of the wounds, whereby the restoration of the tissues was also made possible.
The compositon according to the UK-PS No.
1,454,055 of Pharmacia AB, a Swedish company (known as DebrisanR in the commerce), completely satisfies the physical and chemical conditions of an optimum wound-healing. In this patent specification, the authors referto processes reported in their previous patent specifications for preparing the dextran gel representing the active ingredient ofthe composition (UK-PS Nos. 845,715,936,039,974,054 and 1,013,585).
It has been observed in the course of our experiments that the dextran grain polymer (prepared as described in Example 1 of the U K-PS No.
974,054), when crosslinked with epichlorohydrin in an alkaline solution by using polyvinyl acetate as a suspension stabilizing agent, did not possess in animal experiments the therapeutic effect indicated in the UK-PS No. 1,454,055, though its water regain (water-absorbing capacity) and particle size corresopnded to the data given in the last-mentioned patent specification.The pharmacologicai properties of the grain polymers prepared according to the Examples 2,3,4 and 5 ofthe UK-PS No. 974,054were also investigated by the result expected could not be achieved even by these preparations (As compared to Example 1, said Examples are only different concerning the suspension medium: toluene is used in Example 1, 0-dichlorobenzene in Example 2, dichloromethane in Example 3, dibromomoethane in Example 4 and 1 ,2-dichloroethane in Example 5.) During animal experiments, KAHIB (a Hungarian breed) swines of both sexes with a body-weight of 8 to 12 kg. were used.Burns of 20 mm. in dimeterwere evoked on both sides ofthe animals by using the end of a copper rod heated to 170 to 180"C, under anaesthesia induced by 35 mg./kg. Evipan [sodium 5-(1-cyclohexen-1 -yl)-1 5-dimethylbarbiturate] administered intravenously [according to the method of S. Jacobson et al.: Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Surg.
10,97-101(1976).
Six animals each were used in both the experimental and control groups. The observation period lasted 14 days.
After injuring the animals, the infected wounds were treated beginning from the 3rd day with the grain polymer prepared as described in Example 1 of the UK-PS No.974,054 (which was reproduced as described in Example 1 ofthis invention) orwith the commercially available DebrisanR.Thewound in one side of the swines was treated with DebrisanR, whereas the wound in the other side was treated with the grain polymer prepared as described in the UK-PS No. 974,054. Thetreatmentwas carried out once a day.
ltcould be stated in the course of these experiments that, although the tissue fluids were absorbed and the bacteria aswell astissuedebris were removed and thus the wound was cleansed by the grain polymer prepared as described in Example 1 of the UK-PS No. 974,054, however, an undesired side-effect appeared which became very obvious on studying the histological samples: the wound and its environment became intensely edematic. Thus, although the wound was cleansed, the blood and oxygen supply were decreased as a consequence of the edema formation, whereby the healing was inhibited.
The use of the DebrisanR composition resulted in the expected effect: the wounds healed and the formation of an edema was not observed.
On the basis of our above investigations it was concluded that the grain polymer prepared as described in Example 1 ofthe UK-PS 974,054 may contain materials which have been occluded by the grains in the course ofthe manufacturing process whereby, after diffusion of these materials from the grains on the wound surface, an edema development by irritation occurred and the healing was retarded.
This hypothesiswassupported by microscopic investigation: the particles of the grain polymer prepared according to Example 1 ofthe UK-PS No.
974,054 were opalescent and opaque.
Surprisingly, itwas observed that the contaminating material could be removed from the grains by washing ata pH value of 1 to 5.5 and a following treatment with ethanol. After thins treatment, the grains were swollen in water, stirred with water until free from acid, made free from water by using ethanol and dried to give clear, transparent grains (prepared as described in ExampleS of thins invention) which gave the same advantageous results in the animal experiments carried out as reported above, as DebrisanR used as control.
The purification product can be formulated e.g. as wound powder in spreading boxes; as wound plug closed in a filter; or in the form of a paste.
The process ofthe invention is illustrated in detail by the following non-limiting Examples.
Example I Reproduction of Example 1 ofthe UK-PS No.974,054 Dextran with an average molecularweightof 40,000 was moistened with 20% ofwaterand 6N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added to this mixture in order to adjust a final concentration of 40% ofthe solution. The thus-obtained dextran solution weighing 600 g. was poured into a cylindrical reaction bottle which had been fitted with a thermometer and stirrer.The solution of polyvinyl acetate with an average molecularweightof430,000 in 500 ml. oftolunewas portionwise added as a suspension-stabilizing agent,the stirring was started and continued at such a rate thatthe aqueous phase was dispersed in the toluene phase in the form of littie droplets. then 50 g. of epichlorohydrin were portionwise added while keeping thetemperature at 50"C. A gel was formed within 1 hour. After completion ofthe reaction, the gel grains were filtered out,thesuspension-stabilizing agentwas washed out bytoluene, then the toluene was removed by washing with ethanol.Finally, the product was washed with water until neutral and dried at 11000. The thus-obtained grains had a particle size of 30 to 100 ffi and a water regain of 3.0 g./g. of dry substance.
Example 2 100 g. of dry dextran grain polymer, crosslinked with epichlorohydrin, obtained as described in Example 1,were swollen for4 hours in 100 ml. of water, the pH value of which had been adjusted to 4.
During the swelling the mixture was continuously and mildly stirred and the pH value was controlled.
Thereafter, the acidic liquid was discarded and the swelling was repeated by using 500 ml. ofwater adjusted to a pH value of 4 by adding hydrochloric acid while the mixture was mildly and continuously stirred for 1 hour. After discarding the acidic water, the swollen grains were stirred with 500 ml. of ethanol for 1 hour, the supernatant was discarded and the treatment with ethanol was repeated in the above manner. The dehydrated grains were swollen by using ion-free water, washed until reaching a pH value of 5.5 and after making the grains water4ree with 500 ml. of ethanol, the grain polymer was dried at80 C. The grain size and water regain ofthe thus-obtained grainswerethe same as described in Example 1.
Example 3 100 g. of dry dextran grain polymer crosslinked with epichlorohydrin, obtained as described in Example 1,were swollen for4 hours in 100 ml. of water, then the pH was adjusted to 1 by adding hydrochloric acid under continuous and mild stirring, whereafterthe Example 1 was followed.The water regain and size of the thus-obtained grains were identical to those described in Example 1.
Example 4 100 9. of dry dextran 9 rain polymer crosslinked with epichlorohydrin, obtained as described in Example 1, were swollen for4 hours in 2000 ml. of water adjusted to pH 4 by adding hydrochloric acid.
During this swelling,the mixture was continuously stirred and the pH value was controlled. Thereafter, the Example 1 was followed. The water regain and size ofthe thus-obtained grains were identical to those described in Example 1.
Example 5 32 g. of polyvinyl acetate with an average molecular weig ht of 430,000 were dissolved in 380 ml. to toluene weight of 430,000 were dissolved in 380 ml. oftoluenewhilestirring at SO to 550C, then cooled to 20 "C. 100 g. of dextran powder with an average molecularweight of 40,000 were dissolved in 100 ml.
ofwaterand the solution of 24 g. of sodium hydroxide in 27 ml. of water was added. The thus-obtained mixture was stirred, then 42 ml. of epichlorohydrin and the above-prepared toluene solution ofthe polyvinyl acetate were added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 50 to 55 Cfor additional 16 hours. Thethus-formed grain polymerwaswashed with toluene until it became free from polyvinyl acetate, then washed with ethanol and water.
Thereafter, the grains were stirred for 1 hour in 500 mi, of wateradjusted to a pH value of 4 by adding hydrochloric acid. The washing with acid was repeated andthenthe processof Example 1 was followed. The thus-obtained grains had a particle size of 40to 100 wand awaterregain of 2.8g./g.ofdry substance.
Example 6 The final product obtained as described in Example 1 was classified according to the particle size. 60 g.
doses of the grains having a diameter of 100 to 350 A were filled into boxes and sterilized in unit packages while keeping a value of 20 keg./0.1 m3, by using a Co60 irradiation with a dose of 25 kGy.
Example 7 The final product obtained as described in Example 1 was classified according to the particle size. The grains having a diameter of 40 to 100 y were divided to amounts of 1 g. each between two layers of physiologically indifferent filter papers and the paper layers were welded together. The sterilization was carried out as described in Example 6.
Example 8 The final product obtained as described in Example 1 was classified according to the particle size. 6800 g.
of the grains having a diameter of 40 to 100 teach were suspended in a mixture of 2900 g. of polyoxethen-200 and 300 g. of sorboxethen monooleatefor30 minutes, then 10 g. doses ofthe thus-obtained paste each were placed into chartulas prepared from aluminium foil laminated with polyethylene, whereupon the charts lays were closed by welding. The sterilization was carried outas described in Example 5.

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1. Aprocessforthe preparation ofa therapeutically useful crosslinked dextran grain polymer and the composition containing it, which comprises swelling the crosslinked grain polymer in water at a pH value of 1 .Oto 5.5, suitably at a pH value of4.Owhile sti rri ng, removing the acidic water and dehydrating by using a water-miscible organic solvent, preferably ethanol, removing the supernatantwhile stirring, swelling the dehydrated grain polymer in ion-free water, washing it until acid-free, dehydrating and/or drying it, classifying it according to the particle size and formulating it in the form e.g. of a powder, plug or paste, optionallyaftera sterilization with gamma irradiation.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1,which comprises carrying outthewashingwith acid by using acidicwater in a 5to 20-fold volume calculated fortheweightofthegrain polymer.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1, which comprises formulating the grains having a diamter of 100to350 > obtained by classifying the dried grain polymer in a form of a dusting powder.
4. A process as claimed in claim 1 ,which comprises formulating the grains having a diamter of 40to 100 obtained byclassifyingthe dried grain polymerintheform of a plug closed between two physiologically indifferent filter papers.
5. A process as claimed in clam 1, which comprises formulating the grains having a diameter of 40 to 100 obtained by classifying the dried grain polymer in the form ofa paste suspended in a mixture of polyoxethene and sorboxethene monooleate.
6. A process as claimed in claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described in any one of Examples 2 to 5.
7. Cross-linked dextran powder obtained by a process as claimed in any one of claims 1,2 and 6.
8. Atherapeutical composition or material for treating wounds comprising cross-linked dextran powders claimed in claim 7 optionallytogetherwith a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
9. Acomposition as claimed in claim 8, substantially as hereinbefore described in any one of Examples 6to 8.
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