Pharmacokinetics of sterically stabilized hexadecylphosphocholine liposomes versus conventional liposomes and free hexadecylphosphocholine in tumor-free and human breast carcinoma bearing mice

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Title:	Pharmacokinetics of sterically stabilized hexadecylphosphocholine liposomes versus conventional liposomes and free hexadecylphosphocholine in tumor-free and human breast carcinoma bearing mice
Creators Name:	Arndt, D., Zeisig, R., Fichtner, I., Teppke, A.D. and Fahr, A.
Abstract:	The pharmacokinetics of free and different liposomal formulations of hexadecylphosphocholine (HPC) was investigated in tumor-bearing (human mammary tumor MaTu) and tumor-free mice after intravenous and intraperitoneal administration. The levels of HPC were evaluated at different times in serum, normal tissues, and tumor. The purpose was to test the hypothesis that the enhanced therapeutic efficacy of sterically stabilized HPC liposomes in comparison to conventional vesicles and free HPC is due to its pharmacokinetics. Conventional non-compartmental pharmacokinetic analysis and an elaborate three- and four-compartmental model were used for explaining the experimental data. The serum levels of HPC obtained with sterically stabilized liposomes were only consistently higher in comparison to conventional vesicles and free HPC in the first 4 h. In the xenografted MaTu carcinoma, the differences of the HPC content between the different groups are unexpectedly low and do not reflect the high therapeutic activity [5] of sterically stabilized HPC liposomes. Detailed analysis shows that the liposomally encapsulated drug displays a modified pharmacokinetic behavior, which may also involve lymphatic absorption of the liposomal drug.
Keywords:	Hexadecylphosphocholine, Human Breast Carcinoma, Pharmacokinetics, Sterically Stabilized Liposomes, Animals, Mice
Source:	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
ISSN:	0167-6806
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:	58
Number:	1
Page Range:	71-80
Date:	November 1999
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006224611505
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