title: Paramagnetic liposomes: inner versus outer membrane relaxivity of DPPC liposomes incorporating lipophilic gadolinium complexes.
abstract: Proton relaxometric properties of unilamellar DPPC liposomes embedding an amphiphilic paramagnetic chelate (Gd-DTPA-BC(14)A) in both layers of the phospholipid membrane or only in the external one are compared. The results show that the membrane's water permeability is able to quench the effect of the paramagnetic complexes located in the internal layer of DPPC liposomes, leading thus to an apparent lower global relaxivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry, NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, University of Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Luce Vander
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Elst
authors.forename: Coralie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thirifays
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; D005682:Gadolinium