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Advanced Drug Delivery 2 - liposomes Flashcards

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What are liposomes and their size

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  • Microparticulate or colloidal drug carriers
  • Vesicular structures composed of one or more lipid bilayers encapsulating a central aqueous core
  • The lipid molecules are normally phospholipids
  • Size: 0.05 – 5 µm
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Chemical structure of phospholipids

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  • Two fatty acid tails (hydrophobic)
  • Phosphate group head (hydrophilic)
  • This structural arrangement allows them to form lipid bilayers
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Hydrophilic head

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Phosphate moiety joined together by an alcohol or glycerol molecule

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Characteristics of fatty acids

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  • fatty = lipophilic
  • acid = COOH carboxylic group
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What charge is phosphate

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Negative

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Phosphatidylcholine (PC) derivatives

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  • Phosphate group is -
  • PC is +
  • So overall neutral
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Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) derivatives

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  • Phosphate group is -
  • PE is +
  • So overall neutral
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Phosphatidylserine (PS) derivatives

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  • Phosphate group is -
  • PS has one + and one -
  • So overall negative
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Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) derivatives

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  • Phosphate group is -
  • PG is -
  • So overall negative
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Discuss cholesterol in the context of liposomes

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  • Usually added to liposomes
  • Amphiphilic:
    Mostly hydrophobic
    OH group makes is slightly hydrophilic
  • This allows cholesterol to insert itself in the bilayer with the OH group close to polar head and hydrophobic part next to lipophilic chains
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The presence of OH group and the properties of liposomes

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  • The OH groups can form hydrogen bonds with other molecules in the liposome membrane
  • Increases its stability and rigidity.
  • Can impact the solubility and permeability of the liposome
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Main transition temperature (TM)

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Phospholipid membranes have a parameter called TM

Below the TM:
- cholesterol has a fluidising, disorganising action
- phospholipids bilayer is less fluid, more gel like

Above TM:
- cholesterol has a condensing action
- a lot of energy in system
- bilayer very fluid

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Conformation of a lisaphospholipid

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  • e.g. detergents
  • Geometry: like a cone
  • Therefore most thermodynamically stable conformation is a micelle
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Conformation of double chain phospholipids with LARGE head groups

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  • e.g. PC
  • Large polar head and smaller tails that occupy smaller volume
  • Geometry: like truncated cone
  • Therefore, most thermodynamically stable conformation is bilayer vesicle
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Conformation of double chain phospholipid with SMALL head groups

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  • e.g. PE
  • Geometry: like a cyclinder
  • Therefore, most thermodynamically stable conformation is planar bilayer
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Conformation of phospholipid with two chains and unsaturation

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  • e.g. Phosphatidylethanol amine (unsaturated)
  • Double bonds = tails spreads wider
  • Geometry: Inverted truncated cone
  • Therefore, most thermodynamically stable conformation is inverted micelle
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Classification of Liposomes

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  • SUV - small unilamellar vesicles
  • LUV - large unilamellar vesicles
  • MLV - multilamellar vesicles
  • MVV - multi vesicular vesicles
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SUV

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small unilamellar vesicle (SUV)

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LUV

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large unilameller vesicles (LUV)

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MLV

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multilamellar vesicles

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MVV

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multi vesicular vesicles

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  • How can liposomes be used as drug carriers?
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  • Can carry both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs
  • Encapsulate the drug within the liposome; which protects from degradation and improves solubility in water
  • Target specific cells/tissues; improves efficiency of drug and reduce SE
  • Liposomes can be designed to release the drug in a controlled manner
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Where hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs inserts themselves in the liposomes

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  • hydrophobic drugs = hydrophobic tails (middle of bilayer)
  • hydrophilic drugs = aqueous core
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4 Characteristics of liposomes

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  1. Drug:lipid ratio
  2. Encapsulation efficiency
  3. Size
  4. Lamellarity
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Challenge of liposomes

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  • Bilayers form spontaneously after addition of water to phospholipids.
  • The challenge is forming stable vesicles with the desired:
    1. Size
    2. Physio-chemical properties
    3. A high drug encapsulation frequency
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What is high drug encapsulation efficiency

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  • Measure of how efficiently the drug is incorporated into the liposome
  • Allowing for less liposomes to be administered (based on efficacy)
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Typical methodology of preparing liposomes

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  1. Lipid hydration
  2. Selection of liposomes based on size
  3. Remove the non-encapsulated drug
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Thin layer evaporation method of preparing liposomes

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  1. Mixture of phospholipids dissolved in organic solvent
  2. Solvent evaporation leads to phospholipid film in flask
  3. Add water-based buffer solution into phospholipid film for lipid hydration
  4. Stirring; temperature > transition temperature
  5. This causes film hydration under stirring
  6. Liposome will start forming
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Additional methods to form desired lysosome

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e.g. Sonification and extrusion

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What is sonification

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  1. Prepare a solution of PC in chloroform
  2. Place it in a round bottom flask and evaporate solvent
  3. Add an aqueous solution of the drug stirring
  4. Put liposome mixture in an ultrasound bath to reduce particle size
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What is extrusion

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  • Process carried out through polycarbonate filters
  • to control size under pressure by controlling size of pores in filter
32
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Administration routes of liposomes

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  • Parenteral
  • Pulmonary
  • Oral
  • Topical
33
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Biodistribution of liposomes and PK of the API depend on

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  • size of vesicles
  • composition of bilayer
  • fluidity of bilayer
34
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Stability of issues before administration and solution

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  • Oxidation of lipophilic chains
  • Hydrolysis and formation of lysophospholipids
  • Tendency to form aggregates
  • Solution: freeze drying
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Stabilities issues of liposomes after administration and solution

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  • Captured by macrophages
  • Solution: long circulating liposomes (LCL) aka sterically stabilised liposomes (stealth)
  • attach PEG chains, macrophages will not recognise them, allowing them to circulate for longer
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4 types of liposomes based on composition and application

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  1. Conventional liposomes
  2. Sterically stabilised (stealth) liposomes
  3. Immunoliposomes (antibody targeted)
  4. Cationic liposomes (for gene delivery)
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Clinical applications of liposomes

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  1. Abelcet
  2. AmBisome
  3. Doxil
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What is Abelcet

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  • Contains amphotericin B
  • Anti fungal with good activity BUT nephrotoxic
  • Sodium chloride added for tonicity
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What is AmBisome

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  • Amphotericin B encapsulated in conventional liposomes
  • Parenteral use
  • SUV (small unilamellar vesicles) 50-100nm
  • Lower toxicity than normal amphotericin B
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What is Doxil

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  • Liposomal encapsulated doxorubicin
  • Anticancer agent that is very cardiotoxic
  • Liposomes reduce toxicity
  • Contain PEGlyated liposomes (long circulating liposomes)

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