title: A novel glycyrrhetinic acid-modified oxaliplatin liposome for liver-targeting and in vitro/vivo evaluation.
abstract: In this study, oxaliplatin (OX) liposomes surface-modified with glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) were developed by the film-dispersion method. Their morphology, physical and chemical properties, and in vitro release performance were investigated. The transmission electron microscope (TEM) image showed that most liposomes were spherical particles with similar size and uniform dispersion. Both OX-liposomes and GA-OX-liposomes had an average size of 90 nm. They were negatively charged, with zeta potentials of -20.6 and -21.3 mV, respectively, and the entrapment efficiency values of both were higher than 94%. In vitro data showed that the application of liposomes could prolong the OX release. The relatively high correlation coefficient values obtained from analyzing the amount of drug released versus the square root of time depicted that release followed the Weibull model. No significant changes were observed after the addition of GA to the liposomes. In vivo, the relatively long time to reach the maximum plasma concentration of OX-liposomes suggested a sustained-release profile of liposomes, which was consistent with the results of the in vitro release study. The increased area under the curve and maximum plasma concentration of OX-liposomes and GA-OX-liposomes demonstrated an increased absorption. The drug concentration in tissues indicated that the GA-modified liposomes delivered OX mainly to liver after intravenous administration. In addition, no severe signs, such as appearance of epithelial necrosis or sloughing of epithelial cells, were detected in histology studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jingde
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yandong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019540:Area Under Curve; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D004355:Drug Stability; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D010316:Particle Size; D051381:Rats; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008081:Liposomes; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid
keywords: biodistribution; drug delivery; modified liposomes; pharmacokinetics; target