title: Liposome-encapsulated aminoglycosides in pre-clinical and clinical studies.
abstract: Liposome-encapsulated amikacin has recently entered clinical trials. The rationale for liposome encapsulation of aminoglycosides is the possibility to increase the therapeutic index of this class of antibiotics by increasing aminoglycoside concentrations at the site of infection and/or by reducing the toxicity of these drugs. Three approaches can be distinguished: the use of liposomes as a depot formulation for local drug administration; targeting of (relatively) short circulating conventional liposomes to the cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) for treating intracellular bacterial infections; and targeting of long-circulating liposomes to infectious foci localized outside the MPS. This review discusses the pre-clinical and clinical data in connection with recent developments in liposome technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. r.m.schiffelers@pharm.uu.nl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiffelers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bakker-Woudenberg
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D008081:Liposomes