Amphipathic polyethyleneglycols effectively prolong the circulation time of liposomes
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- 30 July 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 268 (1) , 235-237
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(90)81016-h
Abstract
Incorporation of dioleoyl N‐(monomethoxy polyethyleneglycol succinyl)phosphotidylethanolamine (PEG‐PE) into large unilamellar liposomes composed of egg posphatidylcholine:cholesterol (1:1) does not significantly increase the content leakage when the liposomes are exposed to 90% human serum at 37°C, yet the liposomes show a significant increase in the blood circulation half‐life (t = 5 h) as compared to those without PEG‐PE(t 1, awell‐described glycolipid with this activity. Another amphipathic PEG derivative, PEG stearate, also prolongs the liposome circulation time, although its activity is less than that ofGM1. Amphipathic PEGs may be useful for the sustained release and the targeted drug delivery by liposomes.Keywords
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