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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
We have observed that murine macrophages can be activated for enhanced neutral protease secretion by exposing the cells to muramyl dipeptides (MDPs). A lipophilic derivative of nor-MDP is more efficacious than the parent hydrophilic nor-MDP. The efficacy and potency of the lipophilic and more prominently the hydrophilic drugs can be increased (10-10(3) fold) by encapsulating them in lipid vesicles (liposomes); however the encapsulation of drug causes a delay in the onset of activation. The enhanced effectiveness of liposomal MDPs seems in part, to be due to increased uptake, slow release and thus potentiated action of the drug at intracellular sites as emphasized by studies with [3H]-MDP. Appropriate distribution of the drug to intracellular compartments of the cell also seems to be an important factor in the activation process. The internalization of a relatively large amounts (greater than 5 ng/10(6) cells) of nor-MDP results in 'down regulation', that is reduced protease secretion, as compared to effects produced by internalization of lesser amounts of the drug. The macrophage activating effects of liposomal MDPs do not seem to require the processing of liposomes in the lysosomal compartment; thus lysosome-blocking agents, such as chloroquine and dextran sulphate, do not affect the induction of protease secretion.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0019-2805
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
517-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Stimulation of macrophage protease secretion via liposomal delivery of muramyl dipeptide derivatives to intracellular sites.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.