The effect of poloxamer-407 on liposome stability and targeting to bone marrow: comparison with polystyrene microspheres

Seyed Moghimi, C. J.H. Porter, L. Illum, S. S. Davis

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    Abstract

    In accordance with our previous studies in the rabbit (Ilium L. and Davis S.S., Life Sci., 40 (1987) 1553-1560), coating of model polystyrene microspheres (70 nm in size) with poloxamer-407 was found to prevent their hepatic sequestration and to redirect a significant proportion of intravenously injected particles to the bone marrow in rats. In contrast, preincubation of a stable and 'solid' small unilamellar liposome preparation (DSPC/Chol/DCP in a molar ratio of 7: 7:1) with poloxamer-407 provided no evidence of poloxamer penetration or adsorption onto the vesicles, as determined by photon correlation spectroscopy and laser doppler anemometry. Further, no significant difference on biodistribution of poloxamer-preincubated liposomes was observed in comparison to control vesicles following intravenous administration into rats.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)121-126
    Number of pages6
    JournalInternational Journal of Pharmaceutics
    Volume68
    Issue number1-3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 1 1991

    Keywords

    • Bone marrow
    • Liposome
    • Photon correlation spectroscopy
    • Poloxamer
    • Reticuloendothelial system

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pharmaceutical Science

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