Abstract
We have constructed liposomes with hemostatic activity as a platelet substitute using moderately thrombocytopenic rats. The liposomes were conjugated with the dodecapeptide (HHLGGAKQAGDV: H12), which is a fibrinogen γ-chain C-terminal sequence (γ 400-411). To visualize liposome accumulation at the site of vascular injury by in vivo computed tomography, a water-soluble contrast dye, N,N′-bis[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxylmethyl)ethyl]-5-[(2S)-2-hydroxylprop anoylamino]-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide (iopamidol), was encapsulated into the H12-conjugated liposomes. We achieved direct visualization of specific accumulation of the H12-(iopamidol)liposomes at the jugular vein injured by ferric chloride and succeeded in semiquantitative analyses of the accumulated amount of H12-liposomes in the injured site. We therefore propose that H12-liposomes that are specifically recruited to, and exert their hemostatic activity at the site of vascular injury, have a significant potential as a carrier and/or as an ideal platelet substitute. Furthermore, the H12-(iopamidol)liposomes would also be clinically useful as diagnostic agents for pathological thrombus detection and as contrast dyes for hepatosplenography. From the Clinical Editor: The authors have constructed liposomes with hemostatic activity as a platelet substitute using moderately thrombocytopenic rats. They propose that H12-liposomes that are specifically recruited to, and exert their hemostatic activity at the site of vascular injury, have a significant potential as a carrier and/or as an ideal platelet substitute. Furthermore, the H12-(iopamidol) liposomes would also be clinically useful as diagnostic agents for thrombus detection and as contrast dyes for hepatosplenography.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 391-396 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Apr 1 |
Keywords
- Computed tomography
- Dodecapeptide
- Iopamidol
- Liposome
- Platelet substitute
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Molecular Medicine
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science(all)
- Pharmaceutical Science