title: Pharmacological disposition of negatively charged phospholipid vesicles in rats.
abstract: The pharmacological disposition of four negatively charged phospholipid vesicles with radioactive cholesteryl oleate as a tracer was investigated in rats. The acidic phospholipids included phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, and diphosphatidylglycerol (cardiolipin). The blood half-life of phosphatidylserine vesicles was the shortest (< 2 min), while that of phosphatidylinositol was the longest (90 min). Cardiolipin and phosphatidylglycerol vesicles had intermediate blood half-lives (7 and 18 min, respectively). The distribution of these vesicles in six major organs (liver, spleen, heart, kidneys, lungs, and brain) varied greatly. Contrary to the long-held belief, it was possible to prepare negatively charged phospholipid vesicles with long blood half-lives. Furthermore, tissue disposition of these negatively charged vesicles could be manipulated partially by judicious selection of their components.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006207:Half-Life; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids