ORCiD
Nejat Düzgüneş: 0000-0001-6159-1391
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
ISSN
0005-2736
Volume
1515
Issue
1
DOI
10.1016/S0005-2736(01)00389-3
First Page
23
Last Page
37
Publication Date
11-1-2001
Abstract
We investigated the molecular mechanisms by which pH-sensitive liposomes surpass the cytoplasmic and endosomal membranes to deliver their aqueous contents into the cytoplasm. Various liposome formulations were evaluated for their efficacy to mediate intracellular delivery of encapsulated material, including a novel sterically stabilized pH-sensitive formulation ((DOPE:CHEMS:DSPE-PEG2000 (6:4:0.3)) that was previously developed in our laboratories. In an attempt to fully characterize the nature of liposome-cell interactions different approaches based on a dual-labeling fluorescence assay were used. Our results indicate that the efficacy of interaction of pH-sensitive liposomes, both plain and sterically stabilized, with cells is strongly determined by the inclusion of DOPE in their composition, independently of the type of the amphiphilic stabilizer used. In fact, DOPE-containing liposomes shown to be non-pH sensitive by biophysical assays, mediated cytoplasmic delivery of their contents as efficiently as well known pH-sensitive formulations (e.g. DOPE:CHEMS). However, among the different formulations studied, DOPE:CHEMS liposomes were those exhibiting the highest extent of cell association. Moreover, our results with cells pretreated with metabolic inhibitors or lysosomotropic agents clearly indicate that DOPE-containing liposomes are internalized essentially by endocytosis and that acidification of the endosomes is not the only mechanism involved in the destabilization of the liposomes inside the cell. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Simões, S.,
Slepushkin, V.,
Düzgüneş, N.,
&
Pedroso de Lima, M. C.
(2001).
On the mechanisms of internalization and intracellular delivery mediated by pH-sensitive liposomes.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1515(1), 23–37.
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(01)00389-3
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/dugoni-facarticles/583
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