title: Liposomal hamycin in the control of experimental aspergillosis in mice: relative toxicity, therapeutic efficacy and tissue distribution of free and liposomal hamycin.
abstract: Therapeutic efficacy of liposomal Hamycin has been evaluated in an animal model system for aspergillosis in Balb/c mice. Hamycin was intercalated into soya phosphatidyl choline (SPC), SPC: choline (1:1, vol./vol.) and DMPC liposomes. A single dose of either 0.1 mg/kg, 0.25 mg/kg or 0.5 mg/kg of liposomal Hamycin and 0.1 mg/kg of free Hamycin was injected (i.v.) into animals infected with Aspergillus fumigatus. An increase in the survival rate of animals along with decrease in fungal count in various organs was observed with liposomal administration. Incorporation of cholesterol into liposomes decreased the in vivo toxicity of Hamycin in a dose dependent manner. However, antifungal activity both in the presence and absence of cholesterol showed marked variation as compared to that of non-aromatic polyenes, e.g. amphotericin B. Analysis of Hamycin distribution by HPLC in various tissues revealed higher blood concentration of this drug, when given in free form, compared to its liposomised form. These studies suggest that liposomal Hamycin is more effective than free Hamycin in controlling the experimental Aspergillosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moonis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bachhawat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011090:Polyenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008081:Liposomes; D011090:Polyenes; C100114:hamycin