SynopsisThe release of hydrocortisone and dexamethasone due to hydrolysis of the carbonate linkage from the polymeric supports of polfloxyethyleneglycol), hydroxypropyl cellulose, and N-vinylpyrrolidone/hydrocortisone-z1CHz-vinylcarbonate copolymer was observed in a living system, by induction of aGPDH activity in rat C6 glial cells, and in uitro by a kinetic study of release in aqueous sodium phosphate buffer medium. The glucocorticoid reiease is pH and temperature dependent and highly sensitive to steric hindrance. In uiw, testing on antiinflammatory activity in rats with poly foxyethyleneglycol) and hydroxypropyl cellulhse bound dexamethasone was performed. However, it produced negative results probably due to difficulty in splitting the carbonate linkage in the inflammatory region of acidic pH values.