Wataru Okamoto, Tomone Usui, Mai Hasegawa, Tatsuhiro Kobayashi, Junya Fujisawa, Kazuaki Taguchi, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Mitsutomo Kohno, Masayuki Iwazaki, Shotaro Shimano, Itsuma Nagao, Hiroto Toyoda, Naoki Matsumura, Hirotaka Tomiyasu, Ryota Tochinai, Teruyuki Komatsu
Veterinary medicine has made tremendous progress for domestic dogs, which are irreplaceable family members enriching human life. Nevertheless, no adequate supply system exists for their blood products. This study examined the synthesis, structure, safety, and efficacy of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-conjugated porcine serum albumin (POx-PSA) as an artificial plasma expander for dogs. The aqueous POx-PSA solution showed moderately high colloid osmotic pressure and good blood cell compatibility. Actually, lyophilized powder stored for 1 year can regenerate into a homogeneous solution...
June 14, 2023: Scientific Reports