期刊
MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
卷 14, 期 4, 页码 1057-1070出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00969
关键词
lipid bilayer; itraconazole; sterically stabilized liposomes; ciyo-TEM; polyethylene glycol (PEG); molecular dynamics simulations
资金
- National Science Centre Poland [DEC-2012/07/B/ST5/00913]
- European Research Council
- Grant Agency of the Czech Republic [P302/12/G157]
- Charles University in Prague [PRVOUK P27/LF1/1, UNCE 204022]
Itraconazole (ITZ) is arr antifungal agent used clinically to treat mycotic infections. However, its therapeutic effects are limited by low solubility in aqueous media. Liposome-based delivery systems (LDS) have been proposed as a delivery Mechanism for ITZ to :alleviate this problem. Furthermore, PEGylation, the inclusion in the formulation of a protective stealth sheath of poly(ethylene glycol) around carrier particles, is widely used to increase circulation time in the bloodstream and hence efficacy. Together; these themes highlight the importance of mechanistic and structural understanding of incorporation info liposomes both with and without PEGylation because it can provide a potential foundation for the rational design of LDS-based systems for delivery of ITZ, using alternate protective polymers or formulations. Here we have combined atomistic simulations, cryo-TEM, Langmuir film balance, and fluorescence quenching experiments to explore how ITZ interacts with both pristine and PEGylated liposomes. We found that the drug can be incorporated into conventional and PEGylated liposomes for drug, concentrations up to 15 mol % without phase separation. We observed that, in addition to its protective properties, PEGylation significantly increases the stability of liposomes that host ITZ. In a 1-palmitoyl2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) bilayer without PEGylation, ITZ was found to reside inside the lipid bilayer between the glycerol and the double-bond regions-of POPC, adopting a largely parallel orientation along the membrane surface: In a PEGylated liposome; ITZ partitions mainly to the PEG layer. The results provide a solid basis for further development of liposome-based delivery systems.
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