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When antibiotics are administered, orally or intravenously, they pass through different organs and layers of tissue on their way to the site of infection; this can cause dilution and/or intoxication. To overcome these problems, drug delivery vehicles have been used to encapsulate and deliver antibiotics, improving their therapeutic index while minimizing their adverse effects. Liposomes are self-assembled lipid vesicles made from at least one bilayer of phospholipids with an inner aqueous compartment. Liposomes are attractive vehicles to deliver antibiotics because they can encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic antibiotics, they have low toxicity, and they can change the biodistribution of the drug. Furthermore, liposomes have been approved by regulatory agencies. However, most developmental and mechanistic research in the field has been focused on encapsulation and delivery of anticancer drugs, a class of molecules that differ significantly in chemistry from antibiotics. In this critical Review, we discuss the state of knowledge regarding the design of liposomes for encapsulation and delivery of antibiotics and offer insight into the challenges and promises of using liposomes for antibiotic delivery.
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- Azucena Gonzalez Gomez
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L9S 8L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L9S 8L7, Canada
- Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L98 4LS, Canada
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Sah AK, Dewangan M, Suresh PK. Potential of chitosan-based carrier for periodontal drug delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 178:185-198. [PMID: 30856588 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Periodontal diseases are chronic infectious diseases and are a major oral health burden. With the progress in the understanding of etiology, epidemiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases coupled with the understanding of the polymicrobial synergy in the dysbiotic oral microbial flora, several new therapeutic targets have been identified. The strategies to curb bacterial growth and production of factors that gradually destroy the tissue surrounding and supporting the teeth have been the cornerstone for inhibiting periodontitis. Systemic administration of antibiotics for the treatment of periodontitis have shown several drawbacks including: inadequate antibiotic concentration at the site of the periodontal pocket, a rapid decline of the plasma antibiotic concentration to sub-therapeutic levels, the development of microbial resistance due to sub-therapeutic drug levels and peak-plasma antibiotic concentrations which may be associated with various side effects. These obvious disadvantages have evoked an interest in the development of localized drug delivery systems that can provide an effective concentration of antibiotic at the periodontal site for the duration of the treatment with minimal side effects. A targeted sustained release device which could be inserted in the periodontal pocket and prolong the therapeutic levels at the site of action at a much lower dose is the need of the hour. Chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin has attracted considerable attention owing to its special properties including antimicrobial efficacy, biodegradability, biocompatibility and non-toxicity. It also has the propensity to act as hydrating agent and display tissue healing and osteoinducting effect. The aim of this review is to shine a spotlight on the chitosan based devices developed for drug delivery application in the effective treatment of various periodontal disorders. The chitosan based carriers like fibers, films, sponge, microparticles, nanoparticles, gels that have been designed for sustained release of drug into the periodontal pocket are highlighted.
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- Abhishek K Sah
- Department of Pharmacy, Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, 23-Park Road, Indore, 452003, MP, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Technology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492010, CG, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Technology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492010, CG, India.
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Forier K, Raemdonck K, De Smedt SC, Demeester J, Coenye T, Braeckmans K. Lipid and polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery to bacterial biofilms. J Control Release 2014; 190:607-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Tariq M, Iqbal Z, Ali J, Baboota S, Talegaonkar S, Ahmad Z, Sahni JK. Treatment modalities and evaluation models for periodontitis. Int J Pharm Investig 2012; 2:106-22. [PMID: 23373002 PMCID: PMC3555006 DOI: 10.4103/2230-973x.104394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Periodontitis is the most common localized dental inflammatory disease related with several pathological conditions like inflammation of gums (gingivitis), degeneration of periodontal ligament, dental cementum and alveolar bone loss. In this perspective, the various preventive and treatment modalities, including oral hygiene, gingival irrigations, mechanical instrumentation, full mouth disinfection, host modulation and antimicrobial therapy, which are used either as adjunctive treatments or as stand-alone therapies in the non-surgical management of periodontal infections, have been discussed. Intra-pocket, sustained release systems have emerged as a novel paradigm for the future research. In this article, special consideration is given to different locally delivered anti-microbial and anti inflammatory medications which are either commercially available or are currently under consideration for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The various in vitro dissolution models and microbiological strain investigated to impersonate the infected and inflamed periodontal cavity and to predict the in vivo performance of treatment modalities have also been thrashed out. Animal models that have been employed to explore the pathology at the different stages of periodontitis and to evaluate its treatment modalities are enlightened in this proposed review.
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- Mohammad Tariq
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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Recent approaches for the treatment of periodontitis. Drug Discov Today 2008; 13:932-43. [PMID: 18789399 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2008.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2008] [Revised: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Periodontal disease is a localised inflammatory response caused by the infection of a periodontal pocket arising from the accumulation of subgingival plaque. Periodontal disease has been considered as a possible risk factor for other systemic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and pre-term low birth weight infants. Advances in understanding the aetiology, epidemiology and microbiology of periodontal pocket flora have revolutionised the therapeutic strategies for the management of periodontal disease progression. This review summarises the recent developments in the field of intra-pocket drug delivery systems and identifies areas where further research may lead to a clinically effective intra-pocket delivery system.
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Colas JC, Shi W, Rao VSNM, Omri A, Mozafari MR, Singh H. Microscopical investigations of nisin-loaded nanoliposomes prepared by Mozafari method and their bacterial targeting. Micron 2007; 38:841-7. [PMID: 17689087 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nanoencapsulation may improve activity of protein or polypeptide antimicrobials against a variety of microorganisms. In this study, nanoliposomes prepared from different lipids (Phospholipon 90H, Phospholipon 100H, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), stearylamine (SA), dicetyl phosphate (DCP) and cholesterol) by a new, non-toxic and scalable method, were tested for their capacity to encapsulate nisin Z and target bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonasaeruginosa). Factors affecting the entrapment efficiency (charge and cholesterol concentration in the vesicles) and stability of nanoliposomes were assessed. The nanoliposomes and their bacterial targeting were visualised, using different microscopes under air and liquid environments. Nisin was entrapped in different nanoliposomes with encapsulation efficiencies (EE) ranging from 12% to 54%. Anionic vesicles possessed the highest EE for nisin while increase in cholesterol content in lipid membranes up to 20% molar ratio resulted in a reduction in EE. Stability of nanoliposome-encapsulated nisin was demonstrated for at least 14 months at 4 degrees C (DPPC:DCP:CHOL vesicles) and for 12 months at 25 degrees C (DPPC:SA:CHOL vesicles).
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Catuogno C, Jones MN. The antibacterial properties of solid supported liposomes on Streptococcus oralis biofilms. Int J Pharm 2003; 257:125-40. [PMID: 12711168 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(03)00136-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A novel system for the delivery of drugs to bacterial biofilms has been developed. The system is based on the use of anionic and cationic liposomes as drug carriers adsorbed on the surface of zinc citrate particles. The adsorption process results in the formation of solid supported vesicles (SSVs) which aids the stabilisation of the liposomes. Anionic liposomes have been prepared by incorporation of phosphatidylinositol (PI) into dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes and cationic liposomes have been prepared by incorporation of dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) into DPPC plus cholesterol liposomes. The liposomes were adsorbed onto zinc citrate particle and targeted to immobilised biofilms of the oral bacterium Streptococcus oralis. The liposomes were used to carry the bactericides, Triclosan, a lipid-soluble agent, and the aqueous-soluble penicillin-G, and their ability to inhibit bacterial growth from immobilised biofilms was accessed. Zinc citrate is itself a bactericide and is used in the formulation of toothpastes. The SSVs carrying the drugs have therapeutic properties. To trace the origin of these properties, each component of the SSV was investigated alone and in combination in binary systems. Some combinations showed synergistic (or additive) antibacterial effects while others showed regressive effects compared with their components.
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- Christelle Catuogno
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Kim JC, Song ME, Kim MJ, Lee EJ, Park SK, Rang MJ, Ahn HJ. Preparation and characterization of Triclosan-containing vesicles. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7765(02)00004-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sihorkar V, Vyas SP. Biofilm consortia on biomedical and biological surfaces: delivery and targeting strategies. Pharm Res 2001; 18:1247-54. [PMID: 11683236 DOI: 10.1023/a:1013073508318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Microbial biofilms have been observed as congregates and attached communities on a diverse range of microecosystems of medicinal and industrial importance. Until recently, most investigations have been performed on planktonic (floating or fluid phase) microorganisms. After realization of the biofilm existence and their recalcitrance toward conventionally adopted preventive strategies and antimicrobial agents, research has been shifted toward novel therapeutics based drug delivery and targeting approaches. With the emergence of various biofilm models and methods to assess biofilm formation and physiology, it is pivotal to discuss various novel strategies that may become the therapeutic tools and clinically adaptable strategies of the future. This review explores various novel research strategies studied to date for their potential in effective biofilm eradication.
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- V Sihorkar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, MP, India
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Robinson AM, Bannister M, Creeth JE, Jones MN. The interaction of phospholipid liposomes with mixed bacterial biofilms and their use in the delivery of bactericide. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7757(01)00481-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vyas SP, Sihorkar V, Mishra V. Controlled and targeted drug delivery strategies towards intraperiodontal pocket diseases. J Clin Pharm Ther 2000; 25:21-42. [PMID: 10771461 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Advances in the understanding of the aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis and microbiology of periodontal pocket flora have revolutionized the strategies for the management of intraperiodontal pocket diseases. Intra-pocket, sustained release, drug delivery devices have been shown to be clinically effective in the treatment of periodontal infections. Several degradable and non-degradable devices are under investigation for the delivery of antimicrobial agents into the periodontal pocket including non-biodegradable fibres, films (biodegradable and non-biodegradable), bio-absorbable dental materials, biodegradable gels/ointments, injectables and microcapsules. With the realization that pocket bacteria accumulate as biofilms, studies are now being directed towards eliminating/killing biofilm concentrations rather than their planktonic (fluid phase) counterparts. Intraperiodontal pocket drug delivery has emerged as a novel paradigm for the future research. Similarly, bioadhesive delivery systems are explored that could significantly improve oral therapeutics for periodontal disease and mucosal lesions. A strategy is to target a wide range of molecular mediators of tissue destruction and hence arrest periodontal disease progression. Research into regenerating periodontal structures lost as a result of disease has also shown substantial progress in the last 25 years.
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- S P Vyas
- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr H. S. Gour University, Sagar, M.P., India.
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Kim HJ, Michael Gias EL, Jones MN. The adsorption of cationic liposomes to Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7757(98)00765-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Jones MN, Song YH, Kaszuba M, Reboiras MD. The interaction of phospholipid liposomes with bacteria and their use in the delivery of bactericides. J Drug Target 1998; 5:25-34. [PMID: 9524311 DOI: 10.3109/10611869708995855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liposomes have been prepared from dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) incorporating the cationic lipids stearylamine (SA), dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDAB) and dimethylaminoethane carbamoyl cholesterol (DCchol) and the anionic lipids dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) and phosphatidylinositol (PI). Their adsorption to biofilms of skin-associated bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidis and Proteus vulgaris) and oral bacteria (Streptococcus mutans and sanguis) has been investigated as a function of mole % cationic and anionic lipid. Targeting (adsorption) was most effective for the systems DPPC-chol-SA, DPPC-DPPG and DPPC-PI liposomes to S. epidermidis. The effect of extracellular mucopolysaccharide on targeting was investigated for S. epidermidis biofilms. It was found that targeting increased with the level of extracellular mucopolysaccharide for all liposome compositions studied. The delivery of the oil-soluble bactericide Triclosan and the water soluble bactericide chlorhexidine was studied for a number of liposomal compositions. Superior delivery of both bactericides relative to the free bactericide occurred for DPPC-chol-SA liposomes and for Triclosan delivery by DPPC-DPPG and DPPC-PI liposomes targeted to S. epidermidis at low bactericide concentrations. DPPC-chol-SA liposomes were also effective for delivery of Triclosan to S. sanguis biofilms. Double labelling experiments using [14C]-chlorhexidine and [3H]-DPPC suggested that there was exchange between adsorbed liposomes which had delivered bactericide to the biofilm and those in the bulk solution implying a diffusion mechanism for bactericide delivery.
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- M N Jones
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, U.K
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Robinson AM, Creeth JE, Jones MN. The specificity and affinity of immunoliposome targeting to oral bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1369:278-86. [PMID: 9518649 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00231-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Immunoliposomes have been prepared using antibodies raised to an antigenic determinant on the cell surface of the oral bacterium Streptococcus oralis (S. oralis) in an investigation of their potential to reduce dental plaque. The N-succinimidyl-S-acetylthioacetate (SATA) derivative of the antibodies were conjugated through the reactive m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide (MBS) derivative of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE) incorporated into liposomes. The degree of antibody conjugation to the liposomes was controlled by the percentage of DPPEMBS incorporated into the liposomes. The chemical modification of the antibodies did not affect the ability of the antibodies to bind to a S. oralis biofilm. However, the affinity of the immunoliposomes for S. oralis was much lower than that of the free antibody. The anti-oralis antibodies were highly specific for S. oralis. The anti-oralis immunoliposomes showed the greatest affinity for S. oralis, when targeted to a range of different oral bacterial biofilms. The immunoliposome targeting affinity for S. oralis was largely unaffected by the number of antibodies conjugated to the liposomal surface or by the net charge of the liposomal lipid bilayer. The immunoliposomes showed a greater affinity for S. oralis than 'naked' (bearing no antibody) liposomes. However, positively charged liposomes, incorporating stearylamine, adsorbed to S. oralis with greater affinities than the immunoliposomes. The immunoliposomes appeared to be physically stable over a period of 18 months, as judged by particle-size measurements.
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- A M Robinson
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Hill KJ, Kaszuba M, Creeth JE, Jones MN. Reactive liposomes encapsulating a glucose oxidase-peroxidase system with antibacterial activity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1326:37-46. [PMID: 9188798 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Liposomes were prepared from phospholipid mixtures of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and phosphatidylinositol (PI), encapsulating the enzymes glucose oxidase (GO) and GO in combination with horse radish peroxidase (HRP) by both extrusion (VET) and reverse-phase evaporation (REV). The optimum level of PI in DPPC/PI liposomes for targeting to biofilms of the oral bacterium Streptococcus gordonii has been established. The liposomes were characterised in terms of the content and activity of the encapsulated enzymes. The antibacterial activity of these 'reactive' liposomes arising from hydrogen peroxide and oxyacids in the presence of the substrates glucose and iodide ions, after targeting to the biofilms, were measured both as a function of liposome-biofilm incubation time and incubation time with the substrates. Bacterial inhibition increases with both liposome-biofilm and substrate-biofilm incubation time and with the extent of enzyme encapsulation. The reactive liposomes also display antibacterial activity in the presence of saliva. The reactive liposomes have potential value in the context of oral hygiene.
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- K J Hill
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Someya M, Fukushima K, Shimozawa R. Binding of Local Anesthetic Tetracaine to Phosphatidylinositol/Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Mixed Vesicles. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 1997. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.70.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Jones MN. The surface properties of phospholipid liposome systems and their characterisation. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 1995; 54:93-128. [PMID: 7832999 DOI: 10.1016/0001-8686(94)00223-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The field of liposome (vesicle) research has expanded considerably over the last 30 years. In physical chemical terms liposomes have many of the characteristics of colloidal particles and their stability is determined in part by the classical surface forces. It is now possible to engineer a wide range of liposomes varying in size, phospholipid composition and surface characteristics. The surfaces of liposomes can be modified by the choice of bilayer lipid as well as by the incorporation and covalent linkage of proteins (e.g. antibodies and sugar binding proteins [lectins]), glycoproteins and synthetic polymers. Much of the impetus for liposome design has come from their potential value as drug delivery systems. The development of technologies for the production of such a range of liposome systems has presented interesting problems in the characterisation of their properties. The review addresses the progress that has been made in characterising the surfaces of different types of liposomes with specific reference to their electrophoretic properties and their interpretation and the physical interactions between liposomal bilayers.
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- M N Jones
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Jones MN, Kaszuba M, Reboiras MD, Lyle IG, Hill KJ, Song YH, Wilmot SW, Creeth JE. The targeting of phospholipid liposomes to bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1196:57-64. [PMID: 7986811 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(94)90295-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Phospholipid liposomes have been prepared from phospholipid mixtures including dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylinositol (DPPC/PI) and DPPC/dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPC/DPPG) mixtures and targeted to adsorbed biofilms of the skin-associated bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis and Proteus vulgaris and the oral bacterium Streptococcus sanguis. The effects of time, liposome concentration and density of bacteria in the biofilm have been studied in detail for Staphylococcus epidermidis. The targeting (as assessed by the apparent monolayer coverage of the biofilms by liposomes) to the biofilms was found to be sensitive to the mol% of PI and DPPG in the liposomes and optimum levels of PI were found for targeting to each bacterium. The use of PI and DPPG-containing liposomes for the delivery of the bactericide, Triclosan, to biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis was studied as a function of the amount of Triclosan carried by the liposomes. All the liposome systems tested inhibited the growth of bacteria from the biofilms after brief (2 min) exposure to Triclosan-carrying liposomes. At low Triclosan levels bacterial growth inhibition by Triclosan-carrying liposomes exceeded that by an equivalent level of free Triclosan. After short periods (min) of exposure of biofilms to Triclosan-carrying liposomes the bactericide was shown to preferentially concentrate in the biofilms relative to its liposomal lipid carrier. The results suggest that phospholipid liposomes with appropriately chosen lipid composition have potential for the targeting and delivery of bactericide to bacteria.
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- M N Jones
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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