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Published on: November 7, 2013
Strategies for cytosolic delivery of liposomal macromolecules
Marjan M Fretz1, Enrico Mastrobattista, Gerben A Koning
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands. M.M.Fretz@Pharm.uu.nl
Abstract:
Potential approaches to achieve cytosolic delivery of liposomal macromolecules are presented. These approaches include: (1) the co-encapsulation of fusogenic peptides into targeted drug-containing liposomes (2) coupling of the HIV-1-derived cell-penetrating peptide TAT to the surface of liposomes and (3) photochemical internalization, based on photochemically inducible permeabilization of endocytic vesicles.
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