Passive Targeting of Doxorubicin with Polymer Coated Liposomes in Tumor Bearing Rats.
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- Vol. 24 (7), 795-799
- https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.24.795
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to reveal the effectiveness of the polymer coated liposomes as a carrier of the anticancer drug doxorubicin in intravenous administration. The size controlled doxorubicin-loaded liposomes (egg phosphatidylcholine : cholesterol = 1:1 in molar ratio) were coated with hydrophilic polymers (polyvinyl alcohol; PVA and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; HPMC) having a hydrophobic moiety in the molecules (PVA-R, HPMC-R). The existence of a thick polymer layer on the surface of the polymer coated liposomes was confirmed by measuring the change in particle size and the amount of polymer on the liposomal surface. The polymer coating effects on the tumor accumulation of the drug encapsulated in the liposomes were evaluated in Walker rat carcinoma 256 cell bearing rats. The doxorubicin-loaded liposomes coated with PVA-R and HPMC-R showed higher drug accumulation into the tumor site by prolonging the systemic circulation in tumor-bearing rats. The targeting efficiency of the polymer coated liposomes calculated with the total and tumorous clearance of the drug was ca. 5 times larger than that of non-coated liposomes. We ascertained that polymers having a hydrophobic moiety in the molecule such as PVA-R and HPMC-R are suitable materials for modifying the surfaces of the doxorubicin-loaded liposome to improve its targeting properties.Keywords
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