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. 2021 Nov 20;342:170–188. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.11.023

Table 1.

Protein- and phospholipid composition of surfactant preparations of different origin.

Preparation Origin SP-B SP-C Phospholipids (PL) Others Ref.
First-generation synthetic surfactant preparations
Colfosceril
(Exosurf®)
Synthetic 13.5
mg/mL
(DPPC)
Hexadecanol
Tyloxapol
[109]
Pumactant
(ALEC®)
Synthetic 40
mg/mL
(DPPC, PG)
[109]



Animal-derived surfactant preparations
Poractant Alfa
(Curosurf®)
Minced porcine lung extract 2–3.7
mg/mM PL
5–11.6 mg/mM PL 80
mg/mL
Tripalmitoylglycerol
Palmitic acid
[109,110]
Beractant
(Survanta®)
Minced bovine lung extract 0–1.3
mg/mM PL
1–20
mg/mM PL
25–30
mg/mL
[109,110]
Calfactant
(Infasurf®)
Calf lung lavage 5.4
mg/mM PL
8.1
mg/mM PL
35
mg/mL
[109,110]
SF-RI I
(Alveofact®)
Bovine lung lavage 2–5.6
mg/mM PL
1–12
mg/mM PL
40
mg/mL
[109]



Second-generation synthetic surfactant preparations
Lucinactant
(Surfaxin®)
Synthetic 19.8
mg/mM PL
(KL4)
30
mg/mL
(DPPC, POPG)
Palmitic acid [109]
CHF5633
(Under clinical investigation, phase II)
Synthetic 0.2%
(Mini-Bleu)
1.5%
(SP-C33Leu)
80
mg/mL
(DPPC, POPG)
[111,112]
Minisurf
(Under preclinical investigation)
Synthetic 3%
(SMB)
DPPC, POPC, POPG [111]