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Dendrisomes: vesicular structures derived from a cationic lipidic dendron.

Khuloud T Al-Jamal1, Thiagarajan Sakthivel, Alexander T Florence

  • 1Centre for Drug Delivery Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London WC 1N 1AX, UK.

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
|March 12, 2005
PubMed
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This study explores novel cationic dendrisomes as drug carriers. These dendrisomes show superior encapsulation and slower drug release compared to traditional liposomes, highlighting their potential in drug delivery systems.

Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Lipid-based nanostructures are promising for drug delivery.
  • Cationic dendrimers offer unique properties for self-assembly.
  • Understanding self-assembly is key to developing effective drug carriers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the self-assembly of a novel cationic lysine-based dendron into dendrisomes.
  • To evaluate dendrisomes, with and without cholesterol, as potential drug carriers.
  • To compare the drug encapsulation and release properties of dendrisomes with liposomes.

Main Methods:

  • Solid-phase peptide synthesis for dendron preparation.
  • Reverse-phase evaporation (REV) for dendrisome formation.

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  • Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for characterization.
  • Penicillin G encapsulation and in vitro release studies.

    • Main Results:

    • Dendrisomes were successfully formed with varying cholesterol ratios.
    • Dendrisomes exhibited higher encapsulation efficiencies and slower drug release rates than REV liposomes.
    • Cholesterol increased aggregate size (310-560 nm) and shape irregularities but maintained a positive zeta potential (+50 mV).
    • Cholesterol decreased penicillin G entrapment efficiency but increased solute leakage at 25°C.

    Conclusions:

    • Cationic lysine-based dendrisomes are effective supramolecular structures for drug delivery.
    • Dendrisomes demonstrate improved drug encapsulation and controlled release profiles compared to liposomes.
    • Cholesterol incorporation modulates dendrisome size and morphology, impacting drug loading and release characteristics.