Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5820445 | International Journal of Pharmaceutics | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Thermotropic phase behavior of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) liposomes containing 5Â mol% cholesterol, or 5Â mol% stigmasterol, or 5Â mol% paeonol have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, to investigate the competitive molecular interaction among paeonol-loaded liposomes. The results show that both sterol and paeonol can incorporate into hydrophobic region and interact with acyl chains of DPPC. Both 5Â mol% sterols and 5Â mol% paeonol can promote the formation of rippled gel phase of DPPC liposomes at room temperature. 5Â mol% paeonol can induce the occurrence of phase separation in DPPC liposomes, but 5Â mol% cholesterol or 5Â mol% stigmasterol cannot induce this phenomenon. Both the repeat distance and the correlation length of paeonol-poor domain are larger than those of coexisted paeonol-rich domain. Both calorimetric data and SAXS patterns show that sterols have more favorable, stabilizing interactions with DPPC than paeonol, implying that high concentrations of sterols will have a negative effect on the loading of paeonol. In addition, calorimetric data show that cholesterol have a little more favorable, stabilizing interactions with DPPC than stigmasterol. The results of this study will play an important role in optimizing the formulation of paeonol-loaded liposomes.
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