Multilamellar phosphatidylcholine liposomes (0.1 pmol) and 1 : 1 phosphatidylcholinecholesterol multilamellar liposomes (0.094pmol) were incubated with 2 x lo6 unstimulated CBA mouse peritoneal macrophages in Fisher's medium. A, Phosphatidylcholine liposomes+macrophages ; 0, phosphatidylcholine liposomes alone; A, phosphatidylcholins-cholesterol liposomes+maaophages; 0, phosphatidylcholin~holes...

We have developed a system for producing tubular multilamellar liposomes that incorporate the protein FtsZ on the inside. We start with a mixture of spherical multilamellar liposomes with FtsZ initially on the outside. Shearing forces generated by applying a coverslip most likely distort some of the spherical liposomes into a tubular shape, and causes some to leak and incorporate FtsZ inside. W...

Several types of liposomes were used to enrich Artemia nauplii in vitamin A, vitamin C and free methionine. In a first experiment, unilamellar liposomes formulated with krill phospholipid extract and retinyl palmitate demonstrated their capability to enhance the retinol content of Artemia nauplii. Furthermore, the increase in retinol was related to the amount of retinyl palmitate included in th...

The phospholipid and cholesterol derivatives N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)phosphatidylethanolamine (NBD-PE) and N1-cholesterylcarbamoyl-N8-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl )-3,6-dioxaoctane-1 , 8-diamine (NBD-Chol), respectively, were incorporated into egg phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol multilamellar liposomes, human erythrocyte ghost membranes, and multilamellar liposomes derived from...

Liposomes with chlorophyll a are model membranes providing a hydrophobic environment for chlorophyll a. Physical and chemical studies on these models could lead to relevant insights for in vivo primary reactions in photosynthetic membranes. The objective of our research was to prove that the spectral and electrochemical features of chlorophyll a allow it to be used as a fluorescence marker and ...

On treatment with sodium cholate, the phase transition temperature (Tc) of multilamellar liposomes derived from dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) progressively decreased with increasing cholate: lipid-P molar ratio. A molar ratio of 4.5 caused a one degree depression in Tc. The unilamellar cholate vesicles of DPPC exhibited the same Tc as that of the multilamellar ones. The formation of un...

The influence of the freeze-thawing process on the size and lamellarity of multilamellar PEG-lipid liposomes prepared from a mixture of egg yolk phosphatidilcholine (EggPC) and distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine polyethyleneglycol (DSPE-PEG) 2000 was investigated. Trapped volume measurement, quasielastic light scattering (QELS) and freeze-fracture electron microscopy were used to estimate the ...

Large unilamellar liposomes and multilamellar vesicles consisting of DMPC interacted with cationic phosphorus-containing dendrimers CPDs G3 and G4. DSC and ζ -potential measurements have shown that liposomal-dendrimeric molecular recognition occurs due to the interaction between the complementary surface groups. Calorimetric studies indicate that the enthalpy of the transition of the lipids tha...

the aim of this study was to prepare liposomes of acyclovir (acy) by thin layer evaporation (tle) and reverse phase evaporation (rev) methods. twenty-seven batches of liposomes from each method were prepared using technique of three variables at three levels (33) factorial design. drug/lipid (molar ratio), hydration volume and hydration time were considered three independent variables in tle me...

Interactions of two adamantyl molecules: 3-(adamantan-1-yl)propan-1-aminium chloride (compound A) and 1-hydroxyadamantan (compound B) with multilayer liposomes composed of L-α-phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and dicetylphosphate, spin labelled with n-doxylstearic acids (n = 5, 7, 10, 12, 16) were investigated. In the presence of aminium salt (A) or alcohol (B) the increased dynamics of 5-doxyl...