m-Clodrosome®isamultilamellarliposomesUSPensioninwhichClodronateisencapsulatedintheaqueouscompartmentsofthemannosylatedliposomes.m-Encapsome®isformulatedandpreparedidenticallytom-Clodrosome®exceptthatclodronateisnotaddedtotheliposomes.Theliposomesarefilteredthrough2μmpolycarbonatemembranestoensurethatlargerparticles,whichmaybetoxictoanimals,areremovedfromthesuspension.Botharepreparedandpackagedundersterileconditions.Whenanimalsorcellsaretreatedwithm-Clodrosome®,phagocyticcellsrecognizetheliposomesasinvADIngforeignparticlesandproceedtoremovetheliposomesfromthelocaltissueorserumviaphagocytosis.Theliposomesthenreleaseclodronateintothecytosolresultingincelldeath.Non-encapsulatedclodronatecannotcrossthecellmembranetoinitiatecelldeath.m-Encapsome®-controlliposomes-arerecognizedandphagocytosedbythesamemechanismasm-Clodrosome®.Sincethecontrolliposomesdonotcontainclodronate,thephagocyticcellsarenotkilled.However,phagocytesdorespondtotheingestionofcontrolliposomesbycytokinesecretion,temporarysuspensionofphagocyticactivityandotherresponsesdescribedintheliterature.
Mannosereceptortargetingbymannosylatedliposomeshasbeendemonstratedforavarietyofmannosylatedlipidconjugatesinavarietyofliposomemorphologiesandcompositionsinseveraldifferentinvitroandinvivomodels.Thereareseveralpublicationsaboutusingahydrophobicderivativeofmannose(4-aminophenylalpha-D-mannopyranoside)ratherthanusingamannosylatedlipidinclodronateliposomes.Thisismainlyduetothehighcostandcomplexityofsynthesizingandconjugatingmannosetolipid.4-aminophenylalpha-D-mannopyranosideiscommerciallyavailableandfarlessexpensivethansynthesizingmannoseconjugatedlipid.
Whymannose?Mannoseisoneofthecarbohydratecomponentsofmanybacterialandviralcellsurfaces,thereforetheever-efficient,highlyredundantimmunesystemhasevolvedmultiplemechanismsforidentifyingpathogensbasedonmannoserecognition.Theanimalandplantkingdomslikewiseutilizecarbohydraterecognitionsignalingmechanismsincludingmannoseresidues.Manypublicationsevaluateothercarbohydratesastargetingmechanismsforvariouscelltypes,howevermannosetargetingtophagocytesappearstobeoneofthemorespecificmechanismsidentifiedtodate.Mammaliancellsurfaceidentificationmoleculesbasedonmannosebinding,suchastheICAMfamilyofleukocyteadhesionmolecules,targettheSIGNfamilyofmannosereceptorstoaccomplishself-recognitioninvivo.
Awell-knownandcitedstudybyUmezawa&Eto [1]demonstratesthatliposomescontainingaminophenylmannosideweremostefficientlyincorporatedintothemousebrainacrossthebloodbrainbarrier.Theradiolabeledliposomesbearingaminophenyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosideweremaximallyincorporatedintothemousebrainafter48hours,whereasinthespleenandliver,theseradioactivitiesweremaximumafter12hours.Thestudiesalsoshowedthatliposomesweremostincorporatedwasglialcellsratherthanneuronalcell.Thesubcellularfractionationstudyindicatesthatmannoselabeledliposomesareincorporatedintolysosomesrichfractionbothinliverandbrain.
Mannosylatedfluorescentliposomes(m-Fluoroliposome®)suitableformacrophagetargetingandtrackingareavailablecontainingfivedifferentfluorescentdyes(DiI,DiO,DiD,DiAandDiR)thatcoverstheentirespectrum.Fluorescentliposomescomeinstandardandmannosylatedform.Formoreinformationsee here.
Clodrosome®andEncapsome®arestandardandnon-mannosylatedreagentsthatareusedfortargetingmacrophagesinorgansandtissuesotherthancentralnervoussystems.Formoreinformationaboutthesereagentseehere.
| LipidComposition | Concentration(mg/ml) | Concentration(mM) | MolarRatioPercentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23mg/ml | 35.1mM | 100 |
| L-alpha-Phosphatidylcholine | 18.8 | 24.3 | 70 |
| Cholesterol | 4.2 | 10.9 | 30 |
| Mannosylation | Concentration |
|---|---|
| 4-Aminophenyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside | 9.53mol% |
| BufferandLiposomeSize | Specification |
|---|---|
| Buffer | PhosphateBufferedSaline |
| pH | 7.4 |
| LiposomeSize | 1.5-2µm |
m-Clodrosome®andm-Encapsome®arebothwhitemilkysuspensionsmadeoflargemicrosizemultilamellarliposomes.Duetotheirlargesizesomeliposomesmightsettletothebottomofthevial.Ifleftsittingidleintherefrigerator,m-Encapsome®willphaseseparateandformpelletsinthebottomofthevialleavingaclearsolutionontop.m-Clodrosome®mightdothesameonlynotasseverely.Therefore,bothshouldbegentlyshakennottoformbubblesbuttoformahomogeneoussolutionpriortouse.
m-Clodrosome®andm-Encapsome®shouldalwaysbestoredatinthedarkat4°C,exceptwhenbroughttoroomtemperatureforbriefperiodspriortoanimaldosing.DONOTFREEZE.Ifthesuspensionisfrozen,clodronatecanbereleasedfromtheliposomesthuslimitingitseffectivenessindepletingmacrophages.ENSisnotresponsibleforresultsgeneratedbyfrozenproduct.
m-Clodrosome®andm-Encapsome®aremadeondailybasis.Thebatchthatisshippedismanufacturedonthesameday.Itisadvisedtousetheproductswithin60daysofthemanufacturingdate.
1.UmezawaFA,EtoY.Liposometargetingtomousebrain:mannoseasarecognitionMarker.Biochemicalandbiophysicalresearchcommunications.1988Jun30;153(3):1038-44.
2.ItoT,IshigamiM,MatsushitaY,HirataM,MatsubaraK,IshikawaT,HibiH,UedaM,HirookaY,GotoH,YamamotoA.SecretedEctodomainofSIGLEC-9andMCP-1SynergisticallyImproveAcuteLiverFailureinRatsbyAlteringMacrophagePolarity.Scientificreports.2017Mar8;7:44043.
3.KanoF,MatsubaraK,UedaM,HibiH,YamamotoA.SecretedEctodomainofSialicAcid‐BindingIg‐LikeLectin‐9andMonocyteChemoattractantProtein‐1SynergisticallyRegenerateTransectedRatPeripheralNervesbyAlteringMacrophagePolarity.STEMCELLS.2017Mar1;35(3):641-53.
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