Amphoteric liposomes and their use
View Patent ↗Amphoteric liposomes are proposed, which comprise positive and negative membrane-based or membrane-forming charge carriers as well as the use of these liposomes.
1. An amphoteric liposome comprising an active ingredient, having an isoelectric point of between 4 and 7, wherein the liposome comprises at least one amphipathic cationic lipid, at least one amphipathic anionic lipid, and at least one neutral lipid, and wherein the liposome is stable at pH 4.2 and Ph 7.5.
2. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein the liposome has an isoelectric point of between 5 and 7.
3. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein the neutral lipid is selected from the group consisting of phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, cholesterol, tetraether lipid, ceramide, sphingolipid, and diacyl glycerol.
4. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 wherein the anionic lipid is a weak anion and the cationic lipid is a strong cation, and the anion is present in excess over the cation.
5. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the weak anion is selected from the group consisting of cholesterol hemisuccinate (CHEMS), diacyl glycerol hemisuccinate, fatty acids and phosphatidyl serine.
6. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the strong cation is selected from the group consisting of DOTAP, DC-Chol, DORIE, DDAB, TC-Chol, DOTMA, DOGS, (C18) 2 Gly + N, N-dioctadecylamido-glycin, CTAB, CpyC and DOEPC.
7. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the anionic lipid is CHEMS, diacylglycerol hemisuccinate, or a fatty acid, the cationic lipid is DOTAP or DC-Chol and the neutral lipid is present at 10-60 mol. %.
8. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the neutral lipid is present at about 10-20 mol .%.
9. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the neutral lipid is cholesterol.
10. The amphoteric liposome of claim 4 , wherein the neutral lipid is phosphatidylcholine.
11. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein the anionic lipid is a weak anion and the cationic lipid is a weak cation.
12. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the weak anion is selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl hemisuccinate (CHEMS), diacyl glycerol hemisuccinate, fatty acids and phosphatidyl serine.
13. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the weak cation is selected from the group consisting of HisChol and MoChol.
14. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the anionic lipid is CHEMS or diacylglycerol hemisuccinate, the cationic lipid is HisChol or MoChol and the neutral lipid is present at 10-60 mol. %.
15. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the neutral lipid is present at 10-20 mol. %.
16. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the neutral lipid is present at 20-50 mol. %.
17. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the neutral lipid is cholesterol.
18. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the neutral lipid is phosphatidylcholine.
19. The amphoteric liposome of claim 11 , wherein the neutral lipid comprises phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine.
20. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein the active ingredient is a protein, a peptide, a DNA, and RNA, antisense nucleotide and/or a decoy nucleotide.
21. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein at least 80 percent of the active ingredient is in the interior of the liposome.
22. The amphoteric liposome of claim 1 , wherein the liposome has an average size of between 50 and 1000 nm.
23. The amphoteric liposome of claim 22 , wherein the liposome has an average size of between 70 and 250 nm.
24. The amphoteric liposome of claim 22 , wherein the liposome has an average size of between 60 and 130 nm.