Microcapsules for administration of neuroactive agents

摘要

The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery vehicles for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient. Microspheres of less than 45 mum, preferably less than about 20 mum, and preferably about 0.1 mum to about 10 mum in mean diameter according to the present invention are also selectively taken-up and into astrocytes when delivered directly into the nervous tissues.