Curcumin (Cur) and bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC), extracted from Curcuma longa, are poorly water-soluble polyphenol compounds that have shown anti-inflammatory potential for the treatment of osteoarthritis. To increase cellular uptake of Cur and BDMC in bone tissue, soybean phosphatidylcholines were used for liposome formulation. In this study, curcuminoid (Cur and BDMC)-loaded liposomes were cha...

Small unilamellar liposomes containing methotrexate or methotrexate-gamma-aspartate were conjugated to Staphylococcus aureus protein A and were thus able to bind cell-specific immunoglobulins for targeting to malignant human B- and T-cell lines. We were able to demonstrate enhanced protein A liposome uptake and growth inhibition by targeting with an anti-major histocompatibility complex class I...

The entrapment of anticancer drug ellipticine in the dipalmitoylphosphocholine (DPPC) liposome and its release by addition of three different bile salts, namely sodium deoxycholate, cholate and taurocholate, have been studied by steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. We found that the release of the drug from a liposome depends on the degree of penetration of bile salts. Amon...

The interaction between single-stranded RNAs and liposomes was studied using UV, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Circular Dichroism spectroscopy (CD). The effect of the surface characteristics of liposomes, which were composed of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and modified with cholesterol (Ch) or 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP), on t...

Fusion of biological membranes is a fundamental process in many cellular functions, including the intracellular delivery of lipids, proteins, and metabolites by transport vesicles, endocytosis, exocytosis, cell division, cell-cell fusion, fertilization, and the invasion of cells by enveloped viruses. These complex fusion processes involve proteins that bring the fusing membranes into close prox...

A thorough understanding of interactions occurring at the interface between nanocarriers and biological systems is crucial to predict and interpret their biodistribution, targeting, and efficacy, and thus design more effective drug delivery systems. Upon intravenous injection, nanoparticles are coated by a protein corona (PC). This confers a new biological identity on the particles that largely...

cyproterone acetate (ca) has been loaded to liposome by solvent evaporation and thin film formation technique. the effects of some formulation variables such as temperature of organic solvent evaporation, rotary evaporator speed, volume of organic solvent, volume of balloon and temperature of hydrating buffer has been evaluated. the data showed that bigger balloon with higher surface area has b...

background and objectives:  the most common problems limiting the medical use of aminoglycosides have been the nephro- and oto-toxicities as well as the increasing bacterial resistance. encapsulation of drugs into liposomes enhances their efficacy while reducing their toxicities. the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of free and liposomal amikacin. material and method...