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Amphotericin B/Sterol Co-loaded PEG-Phospholipid Micelles: Effects of Sterols on Aggregation State and Hemolytic Activity of Amphotericin B.
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PMID:  22130733     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: To elucidate the effect of sterols on the aggregation of amphotericin B (AmB) in PEG-phospholipid micelles and its consequences on the hemolytic activity of AmB. METHODS: AmB-incorporated PEG-phospholipid micelles co-loaded with ergosterol, cholesterol, or 7-dehydrocholesterol were prepared at 4:1:1 and 20:5:1 ratios of polymer-to-sterol-to-AmB. The aggregation state of AmB was elucidated by UV-vis spectroscopy. AmB/sterol co-loaded PEG-phospholipid micelles were incubated with red blood cells and the hemolytic activity of AmB assessed by measurement of free hemoglobin. RESULTS: AmB in PEG-phospholipid micelles stayed mostly in a deaggregated state in the absence of sterol or with cholesterol, but aggregated in the presence of ergosterol or 7-dehydrocholesterol. The fraction of aggregated AmB in PEG-phospholipid micelles was lower at the 20:5:1 ratio. In an aggregated state or in the absence of sterol, AmB caused rapid and complete hemolysis. In contrast, deaggregated AmB co-loaded with cholesterol caused slower and incomplete hemolysis, especially at a 20:5:1 ratio. CONCLUSIONS: The aggregation state of AmB in PEG-phospholipid micelles was sterol dependant. AmB/cholesterol co-loaded PEG-phospholipid micelles caused low in vitro hemolysis due to deaggregation of AmB and micellar stability, presumably owing to cholesterol/phospholipid versus cholesterol/AmB interactions in the interior core region.
Authors:
Thomas A Diezi; Glen Kwon
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-1
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Title:  Pharmaceutical research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1573-904X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
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Created Date:  2011-12-1     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8406521     Medline TA:  Pharm Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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