Cellular and humoral responses to collagen-polyvinylpyrrolidone administered during short and long periods in humans

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2003 Nov;81(11):1029-35. doi: 10.1139/y03-101.

Abstract

Collagen, particularly type I, and its related derivatives have been extensively employed in many areas of pharmacology. The present study was performed to determine the safety of collagen-polyvinylpyrrolidone (collagen-PVP) by in vitro and in vivo studies. Sera and peripheral blood cells from healthy donors without treatment and patients treated with collagen-PVP were evaluated. We observed that the biodrug does not stimulate lymphoproliferation or DNA damage in vitro, nor does it induce human anti-porcine type I collagen or anti-collagen-PVP antibodies in vivo. Furthermore, no hepatic or renal metabolic dysfunctions were observed when collagen-PVP was administered by intradermal or intramuscular routes in short- or long-term treatments. In conclusion, the present work shows that no cellular damage or immunological adverse effects (cellular and humoral) occurred during collagen-PVP treatment, even after more than 400 weeks of consecutive administrations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation / drug effects
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cell Division / immunology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Collagen / administration & dosage*
  • Collagen / adverse effects
  • Collagen / immunology*
  • Collagen Type I / administration & dosage
  • Collagen Type I / adverse effects
  • Collagen Type I / immunology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Activation* / drug effects
  • Lymphocytes / cytology
  • Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Povidone / administration & dosage*
  • Povidone / adverse effects
  • Skin / cytology
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / immunology*
  • Skin Tests
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Swine

Substances

  • Collagen Type I
  • collagen-PVP
  • Collagen
  • Povidone