P-glycoprotein antibody-conjugated paclitaxel liposomes targeted for multidrug-resistant lung cancer.

To overcome the resistance of lung cancer to paclitaxel. P-glycoprotein antibody-conjugated paclitaxel PEG-coated immunoliposomes (Pab-PTX-L) were prepared, and a series of quality evaluations, cell evaluation and assessment of their antitumor effect in mice were conducted. The results showed that Pab-PTX-L was nano-sized with high encapsulation efficiency of paclitaxel.

P-Glycoprotein-Targeted Photothermal Therapy of Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells Using Antibody-Conjugated Carbon Nanotubes.

P-Glycoprotein (Pgp)-medicated multidrug resistance (MDR) remains a formidable challenge to cancer therapy. As conventional approaches using small-molecule inhibitors failed in clinical development because of the lack of cancer specificity, we develop Pgp-targeted carbon nanotubes to achieve highly cancer-specific therapy through combining antibody-based cancer targeting and locoregional tumor ablation with photothermal therapy. Through a dense coating with phospholipid-poly(ethylene glycol), we have engineered multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) which show minimum nonspecific cell interactions and maximum intercellular diffusion.

[Effects of Serum Containing Qinbai Qinfei Concentrated Pellets on Expressions of NLRP3 Inflammasome in RAW264.7 Cells Infected with Mycoplasma pneumonia].

Objective: To investigate the effects of serum containing Qinbai Qingfei concentrated pellets on expressions of NLRP3 inflammasome in RAW264. 7 cells infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae( MP) IL-1β.

Methods: RAW264.

Preparation of a liposomal delivery system and its release of rapamycin.

The aim of this study was to prepare a liposomal delivery system for rapamycin and study its release characteristics. The results may provide a foundation for the further development of a liposomal delivery system for rapamycin and the establishment of a new active treatment method targeted towards the cellular components of atherosclerotic plaques. The ethanol injection method was used to prepare rapamycin-containing liposomes.

[Liposomal encapsulation of free anthraquinones in rhizoma et radix rhei and its quality control].

Objective: To encapsulate the free anthraquiones in Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (rhein, chrysophanol, physcione, emodin and aloeemodin) in liposomes and characterize the liposomes.

Methods: The liposomes were separated from free drug with sephadex G-50 with HPLC determination of the free anthraquinones in liposomes, then its entrapment efficiency was calculated. Ethanol injection method was used to prepare the liposomes with the addition of a suitable amount Ca2+ in the medium.

[Prediction of absorption of 10-hydroxycamptothecin in small intestines of rats with its partition coefficients in phases of liposomes and water].

This paper explore the possibility of using the partition of 10-hydroxycamptothecin in the phases of liposome and water to predict the absorption of the drug in small intestine of rats. In order to certify this theory, the in vivo absorption model have been used to study the absorption of 10-hydroxycamptothecin in the small intestine of rats while altering the pH of the medium. The correlation has been explored between the partition of drug in the phases of liposome and water and the absorption of drug in the small intestines of rats.

HPLC determination of andrographolide in rat whole blood: study on the pharmacokinetics of andrographolide incorporated in liposomes and tablets.

A sensitive and simple high-performance liquid chromatographic method with UV detection was developed and validated for the determination of andrographolide in rat whole blood. Carbamazepine was employed as internal standard and the blood sample was extracted with chloroform. Chromatographic separations were achieved on a Chromasil ODS column (250 x 4.

Liposomal encapsulation of lauroyl-indapamide in the presence of divalent or trivalent cations.

Divalent or trivalent cations such as Ca2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Al3+ and Fe3+ can cause a significant increase in the entrapment efficiency of lauroyl-indapamide in liposomes, from about 5% to more than 90%, which suggests that the presence of these ions plays an important role in the encapsulation of lauroyl-indapamide.

In vitro and in vivo studies of different liposomes containing topotecan.

Liposome as a carrier of topotecan (TPT), a promising anticancer drug, has been reported in attempt to improve the stability and antitumor activity of TPT. However, the biodistribution pattern of TPT liposome in vivo and PEG-modified liposome containing TPT have not been studied systemically. In this paper, the in vitro stability and in vivo biodistribution behavior of several liposomes containing TPT with different lipid compositions and PEG-modification were studied.

Determination of lauroyl-indapamide in rat whole blood by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A method based on a liquid-liquid extraction procedure followed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with UV-visible detection is described and validated for the determination of lauroyl-indapamide in rat whole blood. The blood sample was extracted with diethyl ether after the addition of 10% trifluoroacetic acid (aq.).