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Effect of bilayer cholesterol and surface grafted poly(ethylene glycol) on pH-induced release of contents from liposomes by poly(2-ethylacrylic acid)

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Mills, JK; Eichenbaum, G; Needham, D
Published in: Journal of Liposome Research
January 1, 1999

Liposomal delivery systems have yet to reach the levels of burst release of drug at a diseased site necessary to achieve high local therapeutic levels. A pH sensitive, triggered release system, is one mechanism which shows great promise, especially for use in low pH environments such as tumor interstitial space and endosomes. The pH-sensitive polymer, poly(2- ethylacrylic acid) (PEAA), has been shown to disrupt liposome membranes and release entrapped contents, dependent on membrane compressibility. By adding cholesterol to lipid bilayers, the pH at which entrapped contents were released was reduced from pH 6.7 for a pure lipid system, to pH 6.0 for a cholesterol-saturated system. This decrease in pH, corresponding to an increase in the degree of protonation (i.e. degree of hydrophobicity), was directly correlated to the increase in the elastic area expansion modulus of the bilayers. These results are presented in terms of a balance between polymer solubility and membrane expansion. In a separate experiment, the inclusion of a PEG barrier (5 mol% PEG-2000-lipid) did not prevent PEAA from inducing contents release. This demonstrates that highly hydrated polymeric layers are not effective barriers for other water soluble polymers, and the results may even point to some association between the two polymers.

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Journal of Liposome Research

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0898-2104

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

275 / 290

Related Subject Headings

  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
 

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Mills, J. K., Eichenbaum, G., & Needham, D. (1999). Effect of bilayer cholesterol and surface grafted poly(ethylene glycol) on pH-induced release of contents from liposomes by poly(2-ethylacrylic acid). Journal of Liposome Research, 9(2), 275–290. https://doi.org/10.3109/08982109909024790
Mills, J. K., G. Eichenbaum, and D. Needham. “Effect of bilayer cholesterol and surface grafted poly(ethylene glycol) on pH-induced release of contents from liposomes by poly(2-ethylacrylic acid).” Journal of Liposome Research 9, no. 2 (January 1, 1999): 275–90. https://doi.org/10.3109/08982109909024790.
Mills, J. K., et al. “Effect of bilayer cholesterol and surface grafted poly(ethylene glycol) on pH-induced release of contents from liposomes by poly(2-ethylacrylic acid).” Journal of Liposome Research, vol. 9, no. 2, Jan. 1999, pp. 275–90. Scopus, doi:10.3109/08982109909024790.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Liposome Research

DOI

ISSN

0898-2104

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

275 / 290

Related Subject Headings

  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences