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Iron detoxification by haemoperfusion through deferoxamine-conjugated agarose-polyacrolein microsphere beads

  • David Horowitz
  • , Shlomo Margel
  • , Tuvia Shimoni

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Abstract

The natural iron chelator deferoxamine was bonded to agarose-polyacrolein microsphere beads (APAMB). This novel deferoxamine-conjugated APAMB (DCA), when used as the sorbent in a plasnu/haemoperfusion system, showed specific and rapid removal of iron from plasma and blood in vitro; in vivo experiments also showed specific iron removal. The advantages of this sorbent are minimal damage to biocompounds during haemoperfusion, high capacity and specificity to iron, and the possibility of reuse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-16
Number of pages8
JournalBiomaterials
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1985
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Deferoxamine
  • haemoperfusion
  • iron chelation
  • iron overload
  • polyacrolein microspheres

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