pH-sensitive liposomes: acid-induced liposome fusion.
AUTOR(ES)
Connor, J
RESUMO
Sonicated unilamellar liposomes containing phosphatidylethanolamine and palmitoylhomocysteine fuse rapidly when the medium pH is lowered from 7 to 5. Liposome fusion was demonstrated by (i) mixing of the liposomal lipids as shown by resonance energy transfer, (ii) gel filtration, and (iii) electron microscopy. The pH-sensitive fusion of liposomes was observed only when palmitoylhomocysteine (greater than or equal to 20 mol%) was present in the liposomes. The presence of phosphatidyl-ethanolamine in the liposomes greatly enhanced fusion whereas the presence of phosphatidylcholine inhibited fusion. During fusion of liposomes containing phosphatidylethanolamine and palmitoylhomocysteine (8:2, mol/mol), almost all of the encapsulated calcein was released. Inclusion of cholesterol (40 mol%) in the liposomes substantially decreased leakage without impairing fusion.
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