Description
Clodrosome®isamultilamellarliposomesUSPensioninwhichClodronateisencapsulatedintheaqueouscompartmentsoftheliposomes.Encapsome®isformulatedandpreparedidenticallytoClodrosome®exceptthatclodronateisnotaddedtotheliposomes.Theliposomesarefilteredthrough2μmpolycarbonatemembranestoensurethatthelargerparticles,whichmaybetoxictoanimals,areremovedfromthesuspension.Botharepreparedandpackagedundersterileconditions.WhenanimalsorcellsaretreatedwithClodrosome®,phagocyticcellsrecognizetheliposomesasinvADIngforeignparticlesandproceedtoremovetheliposomesfromthelocaltissueorserumviaphagocytosis.Theliposomesthenreleaseclodronateintothecytosol,resultingincelldeath.Non-encapsulatedclodronatecannotcrossthecellmembranetoinitiatecelldeath.
Controlliposomes(Encapsome®)arerecognizedandphagocytosedbythesamemechanismasClodrosome®.Sincethecontrolliposomesdonotcontainclodronate,thephagocyticcellsarenotkilled.However,phagocytesdorespondtotheingestionofcontrolliposomesbycytokinesecretion,temporarysuspensionofphagocyticactivityandotherresponsesdescribedintheliterature.
Fluorescentliposomes(Fluoroliposome®)suitableformacrophagetargetingandtrackingareavailablecontainingfivedifferentfluorescentdyes(DiI,DiO,DiD,DiAandDiR)thatcoverstheentirespectrum.Fluorescentliposomescomeinstandardandmannosylatedform.Formoreinformationsee here.
m-Clodrosome®andm-Encapsome®aremannosylatedreagentsthatarespecificallyformulatedtoefficientlytargetmacrophagesincentralnervoussystemsandmacrophagesthatcontainmoremannosereceptors.Formoreinformationaboutthesereagentseehere.
TechnicalInformation
Encapsome®ControlLiposomeSuspension
| LipidComposition | Concentration(mg/ml) | Concentration(mM) | MolarRatioPercentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23mg/ml | 35.1mM | 100 |
| L-alpha-Phosphatidylcholine | 18.8 | 24.3 | 70 |
| Cholesterol | 4.2 | 10.9 | 30 |
| BufferandLiposomeSize | Specification |
|---|---|
| Buffer | PhosphateBufferedSaline |
| pH | 7.4 |
| LiposomeSize | 1.5-2µm |
TechnicalNotes
- WhenanimalsorcellsaretreatedwithClodrosome®,phagocyticcellsrecognizetheliposomesasinvadingforeignparticlesandproceedtoremovetheliposomesfromthelocaltissueorserumviaphagocytosis.Theliposomesthenreleaseclodronateintothecytosolresultingincelldeath.Unencapsulatedclodronatecannotcrossthecellmembranetoinitiatecelldeath.
- Encapsome®controlliposomesarerecognizedandphagocytosedbythesamemechanismasClodrosome®.Sincethecontrolliposomesdonotcontainclodronate,thephagocyticcellsarenotkilled.However,phagocytesdorespondtotheingestionofthecontrolliposomesbycytokinesecretion,temporarysuspensionofphagocyticactivityandotherresponsesdescribedintheliterature.
- Theproductmustberemovedfromthevialusingsteriletechnique.Donotuseifsterilityiscompromised.Thisisparticularlyimportantifasinglevialisaccessedmultipletimesoverseveralweeks.Theproductshouldnotbeusedmorethan60daysafterreceipt,evenifunopened.
- Liposomesmaysettlewhenleftundisturbedformorethanafewhours.Immediatelypriortouse,inordertoensureahomogeneousliposomesuspension,slowlyinvertthevialseveraltimesuntilthesuspensionappearshomogeneousbyvisualinspection.Vigorousorerraticshakingwillnotdamagetheliposomesbutmayinducefoamingandbubbleformationmakingitmoredifficulttoaccuratelymeasurethedesireddosage.
- Ifthepersonnelperformingintravenousinjectionsarenotexperiencedinorfamiliarwith,precautionsforinjectinglargervolumes(~10%animalweightinml),viscousliquidsorparticulatesuspensions,considerhavingextraanimalsavailableincaseseriousinjection-relatedadverseeventsoccur.Dosecontrolanimalsfirsttobecomefamiliarwithlargevolumeinjections.
- WithinhoursaftersystemicadmiNISTrationofClodrosome®,animalsbegintoloseimportantcomponentsoftheirimmunesystem.Standardanimalhandlingandhousingprotocolsarenotsuitableforimmunocompromisedanimals.Evenwhensuchprecautionsaretaken,monitorthegeneralhealthofeachanimalforopportunisticinfectionsunrelatedtotheexperimentalprotocol.Thereisnoinherenttoxicitytotheproductattherecommendeddoselevels.
- Whendosingintravenously,usestandardprecautionsfordosinglargervolumestoanimalsincludingthefollowing:a)Warmproducttoroomtemperaturepriortodosing.b)Ensurethatallairbubblesareremovedfromthesyringepriortodosing;intravenousinjectionofairbubblesmayresultinairemboliwhichcankillorseriouslyinjureanimals.c)Injectproductataslow,steadyrateofnomorethan1ml/min;decreaseinfusionrateifanimalsdisplayanyatypicalreactionssuchasunusualagitation.
- Infusion-relatedadversereactionsusuallyinvolvetheanimalgaspingforairorotherseizure-likemovements.Animalsoftenrecoverwithnoapparentpermanentinjury,butanypotentialeffectsonexperimentalresultsmustbeassessedbytheresearcher.
- Liposomesshouldbekeptat4°CandNEVERbefrozen.
Dosage
Appearance
Clodrosome®andEncapsome®arebothwhitemilkysuspensionsmadeoflargemicrosizemultilamellarliposomes.Duetotheirlargesize,someliposomesmightsettletothebottomofthevial.Ifleftsittingidleintherefrigerator,Encapsome®willphaseseparateandformpelletsinthebottomofthevialleavingaclearsolutionontop.Clodrosome®mightdothesameonlynotasseverely.Therefore,bothshouldbegentlyshakennottoformbubblesbuttoformahomogeneoussolutionpriortouse.
EducationalVideos
Ordering/ShippingInformation
- Allliposomebasedformulationsareshippedonblueiceat4°Cininsulatedpackagesusingovernightshippingorinternationalexpressshipping.
- LiposomesshouldNEVERbefrozen.Icecrystalsthatforminthelipidmembranecanrupturethemembrane,changethesizeoftheliposomesandcausetheencapsulateddrugtoleakout.Liposomesinliquidformshouldalwaysbekeptintherefrigerator.
- ClientswhoorderfromoutsideoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaareresponsIBLefortheirgovernmentimporttaxesandcustomspaperwork.EncapsulaNanoSciencesisNOTresponsibleforimportationfeestocountriesoutsideoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
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- ClientsorderingfromuniversitiesandresearchinstitutesinAustraliashouldkeepinmindthattheliposomeformulationsaremadefromsyntheticmaterialandtheformulationsdonotrequirea“permittoimportquarantinematerial”.LiposomesareNOTBIOLOGicalproducts.
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- EncapsulaNanoScienceshasnocontroloverdelaysduetoinclementweatherorCustomsclearancedelays.YouwillreceiveaFedExorDHLtrackingnumberonceyourorderisconfirmed.ContactFedExorDHLinadvanceandmakesurethatthepaperworkforcustomsisdoneontime.AllsubsequentshippinginquiriesshouldbedirectedtoFederalExpressorDHL.
StorageandShelfLife
Storage
Clodrosome®andEncapsome®shouldalwaysbestoredatinthedarkat4°C,exceptwhenbroughttoroomtemperatureforbriefperiodspriortoanimaldosing.DONOTFREEZE.Ifthesuspensionisfrozen,clodronatecanbereleasedfromtheliposomesthuslimitingitseffectivenessindepletingmacrophages.ENSisnotresponsibleforresultsgeneratedbyfrozenproduct.
ShelfLife
Clodrosome®andEncapsome®aremadeondailybasis.Thebatchthatisshippedismanufacturedonthesameday.Itisadvisedtousetheproductswithin60daysofthemanufacturingdate.
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