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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 38, Issue 8, Pages 995-1007Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2011.637048
Keywords
Gel; drug delivery; antiviral; HSV; lactobacilli; efficacy; safety
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institute of Health [5 P01, A139061]
- Public Health Services [WaNPRC RR00166]
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The feasibility of using a liposome drug delivery system to formulate octylglycerol (OG) as a vaginal microbicide product was explored. A liposome formulation was developed containing 1% OG and phosphatidyl choline in a ratio that demonstrated in vitro activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, HSV-1, HSV-2 and HIV-1 while sparing the innate vaginal flora, Lactobacillus. Two conventional gel formulations were prepared for comparison. The OG liposome formulation with the appropriate OG/lipid ratio and dosing level had greater efficacy than either conventional gel formulation and maintained this efficacy for at least 2 months. No toxicity was observed for the liposome formulation in ex vivo testing in a human ectocervical tissue model or in vivo testing in the macaque safety model. Furthermore, minimal toxicity was observed to lactobacilli in vitro or in vivo safety testing. The OG liposome formulation offers a promising microbicide product with efficacy against HSV, HIV and N. gonorrhoeae.
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