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A versatile liposome/cyclodextrin supramolecular carrier for drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier
Abstract : For many commercial drugs, reaching the central nervous system in large amount without damaging the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) remains a challenging task. We present here a supramolecular strategy aiming at using a well-defined cyclodextrincoated liposomes as drug carrier and adamantoyl saccharides as BBB-interacting ligands. In this study, the liposome is constituted of n-alkyldimethylammoniumcyclodextrins incorporated in the lipid bilayer of a 3/7 cholesterol/dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine mixture and the ligand is constituted of an adamantoylglucose molecule whose adamantoyl moiety can be included in the CD cavity. The whole supramolecular assembly has been characterized by light-scattering and 31P NMR measurements. Toxicity and permeability studies on an in vitro model of the BBB clearly demonstrated a 5-fold improved ability of the modified liposome to enter the BBB-endothelial cells compared to the non-coated liposome. Fluorescence labelling of these liposomes is also displayed with DiI as a fluorescent probe.
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Contributor : Wilfried Déplanques <>
Submitted on : Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:25:07 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 2:18:21 PM
Contributor : Wilfried Déplanques <>
Submitted on : Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:25:07 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 2:18:21 PM