TY - JOUR
T1 - Nebulized interleukin 2 liposomes
T2 - Aerosol characteristics and biodistribution
AU - Khanna, Chand
AU - Waldrep, J. Clifford
AU - Anderson, Peter M.
AU - Weischelbaum, Ralph W.
AU - Hasz, Diane E.
AU - Katsanis, Emmanuel
AU - Klausner, Jeffrey S.
PY - 1997/10
Y1 - 1997/10
N2 - Although interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been associated with modest anti-tumour responses in man, treatment-related toxicity has limited its widespread use. The local delivery of liposomal formulations of interleukin 2 to the lung as aerosols has been demonstrated to be non-toxic, biologically active, and associated with regression of spontaneous pulmonary metastases in dogs. This study was undertaken to evaluate the physical and biological characteristics of nebulized interleukin 2 liposomes. The aerosol droplet size distribution and the physical stability of interleukin 2 liposomes were examined in-vitro using an Andersen cascade impactor and studies of liposome entrapment of interleukin 2 before and after nebulization. The biological stability of interleukin 2 liposomes after nebulization was demonstrated using the CTLL-2 bioassay for interleukin 2. In-vivo studies of pulmonary biodistribution and clearance of inhaled technetium (99mTc)-labelled interleukin 2 liposomes were undertaken in a normal dog. Aerosols of free interleukin 2 and of interleukin 2 liposomes were compared in both in-vitro and in-vivo experiments. The mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) and geometric standard deviation (GSD) of interleukin 2 liposomes were 1.98 μm and 2.02, respectively. Independent analysis of aerosol particle-size distribution using the constitutive components of the interleukin 2 liposomes (interleukin 2:lipid:HSA) demonstrated a close correlation of size distributions (r = 0.9445; P < 0.001). The entrapment of interleukin 2 in liposomes was 93 ± 4.3% before nebulization and 90 ± 8.9% after. After delivery to an anaesthetized dog, interleukin 2 liposome aerosols were deposited evenly throughout the lung (mean ± s.d. central lung-to-peripheral lung deposition was 1.12 ± 0.03). After approximately 24 h inhalation, interleukin 2 liposomes were retained within the lung and were taken up in part by the spleen. The results of this study are indicative of the stability of this interleukin 2 liposome formulation to nebulization. Such nebulization might be an attractive immunotherapeutic strategy for treatment of pulmonary metastases and primary lung cancers.
AB - Although interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been associated with modest anti-tumour responses in man, treatment-related toxicity has limited its widespread use. The local delivery of liposomal formulations of interleukin 2 to the lung as aerosols has been demonstrated to be non-toxic, biologically active, and associated with regression of spontaneous pulmonary metastases in dogs. This study was undertaken to evaluate the physical and biological characteristics of nebulized interleukin 2 liposomes. The aerosol droplet size distribution and the physical stability of interleukin 2 liposomes were examined in-vitro using an Andersen cascade impactor and studies of liposome entrapment of interleukin 2 before and after nebulization. The biological stability of interleukin 2 liposomes after nebulization was demonstrated using the CTLL-2 bioassay for interleukin 2. In-vivo studies of pulmonary biodistribution and clearance of inhaled technetium (99mTc)-labelled interleukin 2 liposomes were undertaken in a normal dog. Aerosols of free interleukin 2 and of interleukin 2 liposomes were compared in both in-vitro and in-vivo experiments. The mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) and geometric standard deviation (GSD) of interleukin 2 liposomes were 1.98 μm and 2.02, respectively. Independent analysis of aerosol particle-size distribution using the constitutive components of the interleukin 2 liposomes (interleukin 2:lipid:HSA) demonstrated a close correlation of size distributions (r = 0.9445; P < 0.001). The entrapment of interleukin 2 in liposomes was 93 ± 4.3% before nebulization and 90 ± 8.9% after. After delivery to an anaesthetized dog, interleukin 2 liposome aerosols were deposited evenly throughout the lung (mean ± s.d. central lung-to-peripheral lung deposition was 1.12 ± 0.03). After approximately 24 h inhalation, interleukin 2 liposomes were retained within the lung and were taken up in part by the spleen. The results of this study are indicative of the stability of this interleukin 2 liposome formulation to nebulization. Such nebulization might be an attractive immunotherapeutic strategy for treatment of pulmonary metastases and primary lung cancers.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06024.x
DO - 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06024.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9364403
AN - SCOPUS:0030726128
SN - 0022-3573
VL - 49
SP - 960
EP - 971
JO - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
JF - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
IS - 10
ER -