Physico-chemical properties and cytotoxicity assessment of PEG-modified liposomes containing human hemoglobin.
PEGylated liposomes encapsulating human hemoglobin as oxygen carriers were prepared from purified carbonylhemoglobin (HbCO) solution and a lipid mixture composed of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC), cholesterol, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[poly(ethylene glycol) 2000] (DMPE-PEG(2000)) and palmitic acid. Hemoglobin was extracted and purified from human blood samples. SDS-PAGE was used to assess its purity. Diameter of liposomes containing hemoglobin was controlled to approximately 200 nm using extrusion as measured by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Liposome size distributions were shown to remain unimodal over 14 days, even at different storage temperatures. Zeta potential measurements revealed that liposome containing hemoglobin have a net surface charge of -7.16+/-0.33 mV. Also, hemoglobin encapsulated in liposomes was able to perform several cycles of oxygen loading and unloading using oxygen (O(2)) and carbon monoxide (CO). The hemoglobin vesicle dispersion showed some toxicity as revealed by three in vitro assays in which endothelial cell (HUVECs) monolayers were exposed to these dispersions. Cytotoxicity was function of the liposome concentration in the culture medium.
Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et de Biophysique de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Chemical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1K 2R1.
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D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008081:Liposomes; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D008081:Liposomes; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols