长循环脂质体的研究

将ＰＥＧｓ（聚乙二醇甲醚的衍生物）掺入脂质体,研究了该类脂质体在血清诱导下的体外稳定性及其经静脉注入鼠体后的体内分布,结果表明,该类脂质体在体外的稳定性明显提高,在血循环中的滞留时间也相应延长,也就是说,ＰＥＧｓ脂质体是一种长循环脂质体。     

天花粉蛋白的定点聚乙二醇修饰

用一种定点修饰天花粉蛋白（ｔｒｉｃｈｏｓａｎｔｈｉｎ,ＴＣＳ）的方法,将聚乙二醇（ＰＥＧ）偶联到预先选定的位点．利用ｎＴＣＳ无半胱氨酸（Ｃｙｓ）残基这一特点,通过定点突变将一个Ｃｙｓ残基引入ＴＣＳ以取代第７位的丝氨酸（Ｓｅｒ）残基．然后,与巯基反应的ＰＥＧ－ｍ ａｌｅｉｍ ｉｄｅ 即可偶联到新引入的Ｃｙｓ 残基上．经纯化得到均一的ＰＥＧ－ＴＣＳ复合物,在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ上显示一条区带,表观分子量为３８ ｋＤ．复合物的体外致核糖体失活活性降低了６倍,但其体内引产活性与ｎＴＣＳ相同．定点ＰＥＧ修饰方法为改造ＴＣＳ提供了新途径．     

前列腺素对肺泡巨噬细胞分泌白细胞介素－8的调控

本实验在经血清调理酵母聚糖激活的大鼠肺泡巨噬细胞（ＡＭ）体外培养４ｈ后,检测其上清液中的ＰＧｓ含量。消炎痛预处理使激活的ＡＭ的释放的ＰＧＥ１、Ｅ２、Ｆ２ａ量显著减少,Ｅ２／Ｅ１和Ｅ２／Ｆ２ａ比值降低;而细胞松弛素Ｂ预处理ＡＭ则可使上述ＰＧｓ的含量显著增加。以中性粒细胞趋化指数来反映ＩＬ－８的活性,表明消炎痛预处理ＡＭ组的ＩＬ－８的分泌量显著减少,而细胞松弛素Ｂ预处理ＡＭ组的ＩＬ－８分泌量显著增多。ＡＭ的ＰＧｓ释放量与其ＩＬ－８分泌量呈平行的变化关系,说明内源性ＰＧｓ在ＡＭ的分泌ＩＬ－８的活动中起着调控作用。     

应用放射性自显影技术检测外源DNA与鸡精子的结合

应用放射性自显影技术检测外源ＤＮＡ与鸡精子的结合ＤＥＴＥＣＴＩＮＧＡＳＳＯＣＩＡＴＩＯＮＯＦＥＸＯＧＥＮＯＵＳＤＮＡＷＩＴＨＣＨＩＣＫＥＮＳＰＥＲＭＵＳＩＮＧＡＵＴＯＲＡＤＩＯＧＲＡＰＨＹ关键词鸡，精子，脂质体，ＤＮＡ与精子的结合ＫｅｙｗｏｒｄｓＣｈ...     

聚乙二醇和金属离子诱导脂质体与细胞的融合

用荧光菜振能量转移技术检测ＰＥＧ和金属离子诱导脂质体和细胞的融合,发现有ＴＥＧ参与诱导时,虽然Ｃａ＾２＋对膜融合的促进作用仍专一地依赖于ＰＳ的存在,但其对ＰＳ的依赖性降低;Ｍｎ＾２＋促进含ＰＳ和ＰＥ的脂质体与细胞的融合,而Ｍｇ＾２＋无作用。以ＰＣ：ＣＬ：Ｃｈｏｌ为０．５：０．５：１的脂质体包埋天花粉蛋白,经ＰＥＧ诱导与骨髓瘤细胞ＳＰ２０融合,提高了天花粉蛋白对骨髓瘤细胞的杀伤力。     

膜脂的物理状态对G_s激活AC的影响

用生物膜的拆离与重建方法将从牛脑皮层膜中纯化的激活型ＧＴＰ结合蛋白（Ｇｓ）和腺苷酸环化酶（ＡＣ）在含有不同极性头部或不同脂肪酸侧链的磷脂组成的脂质体上重建形成脂酶体,测定脂酶体中ＡＣ的基础活力及Ｇｓ激活ＡＣ的活力。实验结果表明,磷脂影响ＡＣ的基础活力和Ｇｓ激活ＡＣ活力的顺序依次为：ＰＥ＞ＰＳ＞ＰＣ;含不同脂肪酸侧链的混合磷脂对Ｇｓ的激活活力的影响大于含单一脂肪酸侧链的纯磷脂,如ＰＥＤＰＰＥ,ＰＳＤＰＰＳ,ＰＣＤＰＰＣ。含不同脂肪酸侧链的磷脂影响Ｇｓ的活力的顺序为ＤＬＰＣ＞ＤＭＰＣ＞ＤＰＰＣ。用反映磷脂分子的堆积程度的荧光探剂ＭＣ５４０和脂双层的流动性变化的ＤＰＨ以及专一性标记蛋白质巯基（－ＳＨ）基团的荧光探剂ａｃｒｙｌｏｄａｎ的测定结果表明,不同磷脂影响Ｇｓ的活力的差异主要是由于脂质物理状态的不同所致。     

前列腺素对肺泡巨噬细胞分泌白细胞介素—8的调控

本实验在经血清调理酵母聚糖激活的大鼠肺泡巨噬细胞（ＡＭ）体外培养４ｈ后,检测其上清液中的ＰＧｓ含量。消炎痛预处理使激活的ＡＭ释放的ＰＧＥ１、Ｅ２、Ｆ２ａ量显著减少,Ｅ２／Ｅ１和Ｅ２／Ｆ２ａ比值降低;而细胞松弛素Ｂ预处理ＡＭ则可使上述ＰＧｓ的含量增加。以中性粒细胞趋化指数来反映ＩＬ－８的活性,表明消炎痛预处理ＡＭ组的ＩＬ－８的分泌量显著减少,而细胞松弛素Ｂ预处理ＡＭ组的ＩＬ－８分泌量显著增多。ＡＭ的     

G蛋白Rap1活化新机制：GEFs研究进展

小分子Ｇ蛋白Ｒａｓ超家庭成员都是通过与鸟苷酸交换因子（ｇｕａｎｉｎｅ ｎｕｃｌｅｏｔｉｄｅ ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ ｆａｃｔｏｒｓ,ＧＥＦｓ）结合而被活化,ＧＥＦｓ能增加这类小分子Ｇ蛋白对ＧＴＰ的摄取,并使之形成有活性的ＧＴＰ结合构象。Ｒａｐ１是Ｒａｓ样的小分子Ｇ蛋白。迄今为止,已发现Ｇ３Ｇ、ＣａｌＤＡＧ－ＧＥＦ１、Ｅｐａｃ、ｃＡＭ－ＧＥＦ１、ｃＡＭＰ－ＧＥＦⅡ、ｎＲａｐＧＥＰ、ＧＦＲ可特异的活化Ｒａｐ     

猪流行性腹泻病毒分子生物学特征

猪流行性腹泻 (ｐｏｒｃｉｎｅｅｐｉｄｅｍｉｃｄｉａｒｒｈｅａ ,ＰＥＤ)是以水泻、呕吐和脱水为特征的一种急性病毒性腹泻。猪流行性腹泻现已成为世界范围内的猪病之一。猪流行性腹泻病毒 (Ｐｏｒｃｉｎｅｅｐｉｄｅｍｉｃｄｉａｒｒｈｅａｖｉｒｕｓ ,ＰＥＤＶ)是ＰＥＤ的致病因子 ,是导致类似猪传染性胃肠炎 (ｐｏｒｃｉｎｅｔｒａｎｓｍｉｓｓｉｂｌｅｇａｓｔｒｏｅｎｔｅｒｉｔｉｓ ,ＴＧＥ)临床症状的真正病原。迄今为止已发现ＰＥＤＶ与ＴＧＥＶ[1] 、ＰＥＤＶ与ＰＣＶ混合感染猪[2 ] 。已有用蛋黄ＩｇＹ预防ＰＥＤ效果的报道[3] …     

p16抑癌基因定点突变及其在大肠杆菌中的表达与纯化

为了研究错义突变对ｐ１６功能的影响,应用ＰＣＲ体外定点突变方法对ｐ１６ｃＤＮＡ进行体外定点突变,并将野生型和突变型ｐ１６ｃＤＮＡ克隆于ｐＧＥＸ－５Ｔ载体,在大肠杆菌中经ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹鉴定确证表达．而后用谷胱甘肽－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ４Ｂ亲和层析纯化野生型和突变型ｐ１６融合蛋白．得到了第４８位密码子ＣＣＧ（Ｐｒｏ）→ＣＴＧ（Ｌｅｕ）突变的ｐ１６－Ｐ４８突变体,并在大肠杆菌中表达了４２ｋＤ的ＧＳＴ－ｐ１６和ＧＳＴ－ｐ１６Ｐ４８Ｌ融合蛋白．最后经纯化得到了野生和Ｐ４８Ｌ突变的ｐ１６融合蛋白     

古细菌极性脂质片段的提取和四醚脂质体的制备及稳定性研究

脂质体作为药物口服载体,面临的主要障碍之一是其在肠道胆汁盐和肠道酶的作用下极不稳定,造成包裹药物的损失和破坏。研究中,应用丙酮沉淀、薄层制备层析以及甲醇沉淀相结合的方法,从培养的古细菌Sulfolobus acidocaldarius中分离和纯化极性脂质抽提片段(polarlipid fraction extract,PLFE),制备了由PLFE为组分的四醚脂质体;并着重评估其在模拟肠液中的稳定性。结果显示:改进的提取方法操作简单、有效;在模拟人肠道环境的体外稳定性实验中,四醚脂质体的稳定性明显优于普通磷脂脂质体。这些结论表明,具有独特结构的极性脂质组成的四醚脂质体,具备作为药物的口服输送载体的潜力。     

Physicochemical evaluation of a stability-driven approach to drug entrapment in regular and in surface-modified liposomes

The traditional mode of encapsulating drugs in liposomes poses risks to drug stability, especially when recognition agents are attached to the liposomal surface to obtain targeted liposomes. To reduce such risks, we devised a simple, novel method to entrap drugs in liposomes, consisting of (i) preparation and lyophilization of drug-free regular and surface-modified liposomes and (ii) drug encapsulation in the course of liposome reconstitution through rehydration in an aqueous solution of the drug. In this paper, we report physicochemical studies in which we compared regular and surface-modified liposomes made by this novel approach (denoted N-liposomes) to respective liposomes made by the traditional mode (denoted T-liposomes). The studies were performed with fluorescein, sucrose, histidine, mitomycin C (MMC), and chloramphenicol (CAM) encapsulated (each) in regular and in bioadhesive liposomes, the latter having hyaluronic acid as the surface-bound ligand. Our major findings are as follows: (1) The drug-specific encapsulation efficiencies spanning the range of 10-90% were, excepting sucrose, either similar in the N- and T-liposomes or better in the N- than in the T-liposomes, for both regular and bioadhesive liposomes. (2) For all liposome types and methods of preparation, fluorescein, histidine, and MMC did not adsorb to the liposomal surface. Sucrose and MMC did adsorb to the liposomal surface irrespective of the liposome preparation mode, sucrose favoring bioadhesive over regular liposomes and MMC having the opposite trend. (3) For both regular and bioadhesive liposomes, the mechanism of drug efflux from the N-liposomes was found to be governed by a single rate constant, as previously found for the T-liposomes. The magnitudes obtained, ranging from 3.5(+/-0.2) x 10(-3) to 400(+/-17) x 10(-3) h(-1), were always drug specific and occasionally also liposome type (i.e., regular or bioadhesive) specific. For MMC and CAM, the novel approach rendered liposomes with improved sustained release. The results reported here attest, overall, to the potential of this novel approach, meriting further investigations. Studies currently underway with MMC indicate N-liposomes also have functional advantages.     

Effect of the cholesterol content of small unilamellar liposomes on their stability in vivo and in vitro

Small unilamellar neutral, negatively and positively charged liposomes composed of egg phosphatidylcholine, various amounts of cholesterol and, when appropriate, phosphatidic acid or stearylamine and containing 6-carboxyfluorescein were injected into mice, incubated with mouse whole blood, plasma or serum or stored at 4°C. Liposomal stability, i.e. the extent to which 6-carboxyfluorescein is retained by liposomes, was dependent on their cholesterol content. (1) Cholesterol-rich (egg phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol, 7:7 molar ratio) liposomes, regardless of surface charge, remained stable in the blood of intravenously injected animals for up to at least 400min. In addition, stability of cholesterol-rich liposomes was largely maintained in vitro in the presence of whole blood, plasma or serum for at least 90min. (2) Cholesterol-poor (egg phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol, 7:2 molar ratio) or cholesterol-free (egg phosphatidylcholine) liposomes lost very rapidly (at most within 2min) much of their stability after intravenous injection or upon contact with whole blood, plasma or serum. Whole blood and to some extent plasma were less detrimental to stability than was serum. (3) After intraperitoneal injection, neutral cholesterol-rich liposomes survived in the peritoneal cavity to enter the blood circulation in their intact form. Liposomes injected intramuscularly also entered the circulation, although with somewhat diminished stability. (4) Stability of neutral and negatively charged cholesterol-rich liposomes stored at 4°C was maintained for several days, and by 53 days it had declined only moderately. Stored liposomes retained their unilamellar structure and their ability to remain stable in the blood after intravenous injection. (5) Control of liposomal stability by adjusting their cholesterol content may help in the design of liposomes for effective use in biological systems in vivo and in vitro.     

Osmotic Dehydration of Liposomal Dispersions: Influence of Particle Size and Electrostatic Deposition of Cold Water Fish Skin Gelatin

Liposomes are a promising delivery system for bioactives in food and nutraceuticals. Their practical application is limited by their physical and chemical instability caused by extrinsic factors. The physical stability of liposomes of three different sizes coated with cold water fish skin gelatin was assessed during osmotic dehydration at 2, 21 and 70 °C. Soy lecithin was used to prepare 1 % liposomal dispersions. The size distribution was controlled with high pressure homogenization (1500 bar) and extrusion through polycarbonate membrane (3 and 0.8 μm). Fish gelatin was adsorbed to the interface to make secondary liposomes. Liposomal dispersions were osmotically dehydrated while monitoring the relative weight, size and rheological properties. The primary liposomes had an initial mean volume diameter (d_4,3) of 0.09, 0.40 and 2.7 μm and a ζ-potential of ?55 mV. Secondary liposomes were 0.11, 0.45 and 3.4 μm with a ζ-potential of 25 mV. The size of liposomes influenced the stability of liposomes, with the smallest liposomes being stable for 30 min, corresponding to 80 % of the initial weight, while the larger liposomes were already aggregated. Secondary liposomes were stable to 120 min for the smaller liposomes and to 150 min for the largest liposomes corresponding to 40 % of the initial weight. Stability increased during dehydration at 2 °C. Coating the liposomes increased the physical stability of the liposomal dispersions at all temperatures. The results show that cold water fish skin gelatin is a viable option to coat liposomes of a wide size range.     

Stability of desmopressin loaded in liposomes

Desmopressin-containing liposome formulations have been developed for intranasal administration previously. Positively charged liposomes were found to be an efficient delivery system for desmopressin. In this study, stability of the loaded desmopressin in positively charged liposomes was further investigated. Comparison of the stability of desmopressin in solution and liposomes was made. Degradation of desmopressin was shown to follow a pseudo-first-order reaction. Degradation of desmopressin in both solution and liposomes demonstrated the same kinetic behavior and exhibited no significant difference in half-lives. Similar v-shape pH-rate profile was found for desmopressin degradation in solution and liposomes. At pH 4.0, the inflection point of the v-shape pH-rate curve, the reaction rate of desmopressin was lowest and the stability was greatest. The stability of lipid ingredients of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC), cholesterol (C), and stearylamine (S) in the liposome dispersion at pH 4.0 was studied. Results demonstrated that DOPC, C, and S were relatively stable in the liposome structure when formulated with desmopressin. The degradation of desmopressin in solution and liposomes in the presence of alpha-chymotrypsin was investigated. A longer half-life for desmopressin in liposomes than in solution was observed. It was suggested that desmopressin was protected by the liposomes against alpha-chymotrypsin digestion.     

Effects of alkyl glycosides incorporated into liposomes prepared from synthetic amphiphiles on their tissue distribution in Ehrlich solid tumor-bearing mice.

A study of the effects of alkyl glycosides incorporated into synthetic liposomes with respect to their stability, their in vivo distribution in Ehrlich solid tumor-bearing mice and their in vitro interaction with liver cells was undertaken. The synthetic liposomes were prepared from N,N-didodecyl-N alpha-[6-(trimethylammonio)hexanoyl]-L-alaninamide bromide (N+C5Ala2C12) and labeled with 99mTc. n-Dodecyl glucoside (DG) and n-dodecyl sucrose (DS) were used as alkyl glycosides. The stability was hardly changed by incorporation of alkyl glycosides into the liposomes in saline and serum. The uptake of DG- and DS-modified N+C5Ala2C12 liposomes decreased in liver and spleen compared with that of unmodified N+C5Ala2C12 liposomes, resulting in an increase in blood and other tissues such as tumor, duodenum and kidney, where the DS-modified N+C5Ala2C12 liposomes had a marked tendency. It was observed with electron micrographs that the size of N+C5Ala2C12 liposomes became small by incorporation of alkyl glycoside. The smaller N+C5Ala2C12 liposomes were found to result in the lower uptake in liver. The interaction of the liposomes with liver cells in vitro indicated that both DG- and DS-modified liposomes had a low affinity for liver cells compared with the unmodified liposomes and the extent of interaction of the DS-modified liposomes was weaker than that of the DG-modified liposomes.     

Stability of Desmopressin Loaded in Liposomes

Abstract

Desmopressin-containing liposome formulations have been developed for intranasal administration previously. Positively charged liposomes were found to be an efficient delivery system for desmopressin. In this study, stability of the loaded desmopressin in positively charged liposomes was further investigated. Comparison of the stability of desmopressin in solution and liposomes was made. Degradation of desmopressin was shown to follow a pseudo-first-order reaction. Degradation of desmopressin in both solution and liposomes demonstrated the same kinetic behavior and exhibited no significant difference in half-lives. Similar v-shape pH-rate profile was found for desmopressin degradation in solution and liposomes. At pH 4.0, the inflection point of the v-shape pH-rate curve, the reaction rate of desmopressin was lowest and the stability was greatest. The stability of lipid ingredients of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC), cholesterol (C), and stearylamine (S) in the liposome dispersion at pH 4.0 was studied. Results demonstrated that DOPC, C, and S were relatively stable in the liposome structure when formulated with desmopressin. The degradation of desmopressin in solution and liposomes in the presence of α-chymotrypsin was investigated. A longer half-life for desmopressin in liposomes than in solution was observed. It was suggested that desmopressin was protected by the liposomes against α-chymotrypsin digestion.     

Characterization of diacetylenic liposomes as carriers for oral vaccines

In order to evaluate liposomes as vehicle for oral vaccines the characterization and stability of polymerized and non-polymerized liposomes were examined. Mixtures of 1,2-bis(10,12-tricosadiynoyl)-sn-glycero-3 phosphocholine) (DC8,9PC) with saturated 1,2-dimiristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in molar ratio 1:1 were used. Saturated and non-saturated lipids were combined to give a chemically modified membrane by UV polymerization derived from DC8,9PC. Characterization was carried out by electronic microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and by hydrophobicity factor (HF). The stability towards the digestive tract (including saliva): acidic solutions, bile and pancreatin are compared to buffer pH 7.4, measuring the release of Glucose-6-phosphate or bovine plasma albumin entrapment. The polymerized liposomes showed further augmentation of the HF and the size. DSC showed phase separation and lower Tt if compared to data obtained for DC8,9PC. The HF, as main factor is discussed in relation to in vitro stability, suggesting that polymerized and non-polymerized liposomes would serve effectively as an oral delivery vehicle.     

The stability and functional properties of proteoliposomes mixed with dextran derivatives bearing hydrophobic anchor groups.

Liposomes composed of Escherichia coli phospholipid were coated with polysaccharides bearing hydrophobic palmitoyl anchors. The effect on the stability of liposomes without or with integral membrane proteins was investigated. A high concentration of hydrophobized dextrans protected the liposomes against detergent degradation, decreased the fluidity of the membranes, prevented fusion of the liposomes and enhanced their stability. Proteoliposomes containing beef heart cytochrome-c oxidase and the lactose transport carrier of E. coli were similarly affected by coating with the dextrans. Under these conditions both membrane proteins were still active. Long-term stability of the coated liposomes was obtained only in the absence of the integral membrane proteins.     

Effect of dehydration and rehydration of the pH-sensitive liposomes containing chimeric gag-V3 virus like particle on their long-term stability

One of the practical limitations with the use of liposomes for delivery of the pharmaceutical substances such as antigens is that liposomes are relatively unstable in storage. In order to extend the stability of liposome in storage without affecting their functional activity, solution-type liposomes were dehydrated to form a structurally intact dry liposomes. Comparative immunological evaluation was carried out for both dry and solution-type liposomes containing gag-V3 chimera, consequently it was found that dry liposomes elicited both humoral and cellular response as efficiently as solution-type liposomes did against the same gag-V3 antigen. Especially, long-term stability of the liposomes was remarkably enhanced by the dehydration made to liposomes without a significant change in its ability to elicit immune responsein vivo. These results indicate that dry pH-sensitive liposome may become an effective delivery and adjuvant system for general vaccine development.