Liposomes, Part E (eBook)

Cover 1
copyright 4
table of contents 5
Contributors to Volume 391 8
Preface 12
Volumes in Series 14
Introduction: The Origins of Liposomes: Alec Bangham at Babraham 37
Section I: Liposomal Anticancer Agents 40
[1] Entrapment of Small Molecules and Nucleic Acid–Based Drugs in Liposomes 42
[2] Preparation, Characterization, and Biological Analysis of Liposomal Formulations of Vincristine 75
[3] Lipophilic Arabinofuranosyl Cytosine Derivatives in Liposomes 93
[4] The Liposomal Formulation of Doxorubicin 106
[5] Preparation and Characterization of Taxane-Containing Liposomes 132
[6] Cisplatin Nanocapsules 153
[7] Liposomal Cytokines in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases and Cancer 160
[8] Glucuronate-Modified, Long-Circulating Liposomes for the Delivery of Anticancer Agents 180
[9] Liposomalized Oligopeptides in Cancer Therapy 198
[10] Separation of Liposome-Entrapped Mitoxantrone from Nonliposomal Mitoxantrone in Plasma: Pharmacokinetics in Mice 211
[11] Methodology and Experimental Design for the Study of Liposome-Dependent Drugs 221
[12] Liposome-Mediated Suicide Gene Therapy in Humans 235
Section II: Liposomal Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Antiviral Agents 244
[13] Use of Liposomes to Deliver Bactericides to Bacterial Biofilms 246
[14] Long-Circulating Sterically Stabilized Liposomes in the Treatment of Infections 263
[15] Liposome-Encapsulated Antibiotics 296
[16] Tuftsin-Bearing Liposomes as Antibiotic Carriers in Treatment of Macrophage Infections 326
[17] Liposomal Polyene Antibiotics 339
[18] Drug Delivery by Lipid Cochleates 349
[19] Lymphoid Tissue Targeting of Anti-HIV Drugs Using Liposomes 365
[20] Delivery of Antiviral Agents in Liposomes 386
Section III: Miscellaneous Liposomal Therapies 409
[21] Liposomal Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide 411
[22] Liposomal Superoxide Dismutases and Their Use in the Treatment of Experimental Arthritis 429
[23] The Use of Sterically Stabilized Liposomes to Treat Asthma 447
Section IV: Electron Microscopy of Liposomes 462
[24] Cryoelectron Microscopy of Liposomes 464
Author Index 482
Subject Index 511