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Research Article

Protein adsorption and displacement at lipid layers determined by total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF)

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Pages 99-104 | Received 22 Dec 2008, Accepted 09 Feb 2009, Published online: 01 Jun 2009
 

Abstract

In many drug delivery systems such as liposomes, the adsorption of interstitial proteins upon administration can have a huge effect on the elimination, release, and stability of the delivery system. For example, it is assumed that PEGylated liposomes prevent the adsorption of opsonins and thereby prolong the circulation time in vivo, and EMEA guidelines recommend that more than 80% of the protein antigen is adsorbed in the formulation of adjuvant systems. However, few methods exist to elucidate this protein adsorption. The present study indicates that total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) is a possible method to examine the adsorption and exchange of proteins at lipid surfaces. In the TIRF set-up, a lipid layer can be formed [exemplified with dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDA) and D-(+)-trehalose 6,6’-dibehenate (TDB)] whereafter protein (i.e., ovalbumin or an antigen, Ag85B-ESAT-6) is adsorbed, and these proteins can subsequently be displaced by the abundant interstitial protein (i.e., serum albumin).

Acknowledgments

Declaration of interest: The authors report no financial conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.

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