TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative interaction of free and liposome-encapsulated nor-muramyl dipeptide or muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (3H-labelled) with human blood monocytes
AU - Fogler, William E.
AU - Fidler, Isaiah J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement -- This work was supported in part by a grant from Giba Geigy Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The purpose of this study was to analyse on biochemical and functional levels the interaction of free and liposome-encapsulated nor-muramyl dipeptide (nor-MDP) or muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE) with human peripheral blood monocytes. The activation of tumoricidal properties in monocytes by free MTP-PE required approximately 40-fold less material than free nor-MDP. Encapsulation of either MTP-PE or nor-MDP within multilamellar liposomes (MLV) increased the efficiency of the immunomodulators for activation of monocytes. The initial interaction of free 3H-nor-MDP or 3H-MTP-PE with monocytes was influenced by lipophilic derivatization, but neither derivatives exhibited characteristics of specific binding to the monocyte surface. The encapsulation of 3H-nor-MDP or 3H-MTP-PE within MLV increased uptake of both compounds by monocytes. The metabolic fate of MLV-entrapped 3H-nor-MDP was unaltered, but liposome encapsulation retarded the metabolism of 3H-MTP-PE. Collectively, the data suggest that the activation of monocytes by muramyl peptides results from an intracellular interaction which can be modulated by both lipophilic derivatization and/or liposome-encapsulation of this immunomodulator.
AB - The purpose of this study was to analyse on biochemical and functional levels the interaction of free and liposome-encapsulated nor-muramyl dipeptide (nor-MDP) or muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE) with human peripheral blood monocytes. The activation of tumoricidal properties in monocytes by free MTP-PE required approximately 40-fold less material than free nor-MDP. Encapsulation of either MTP-PE or nor-MDP within multilamellar liposomes (MLV) increased the efficiency of the immunomodulators for activation of monocytes. The initial interaction of free 3H-nor-MDP or 3H-MTP-PE with monocytes was influenced by lipophilic derivatization, but neither derivatives exhibited characteristics of specific binding to the monocyte surface. The encapsulation of 3H-nor-MDP or 3H-MTP-PE within MLV increased uptake of both compounds by monocytes. The metabolic fate of MLV-entrapped 3H-nor-MDP was unaltered, but liposome encapsulation retarded the metabolism of 3H-MTP-PE. Collectively, the data suggest that the activation of monocytes by muramyl peptides results from an intracellular interaction which can be modulated by both lipophilic derivatization and/or liposome-encapsulation of this immunomodulator.
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U2 - 10.1016/0192-0561(87)90088-9
DO - 10.1016/0192-0561(87)90088-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 3583507
AN - SCOPUS:0023105340
SN - 0192-0561
VL - 9
SP - 141
EP - 150
JO - International Journal of Immunopharmacology
JF - International Journal of Immunopharmacology
IS - 2
ER -