Journal
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
Volume 150, Issue 1, Pages 2-22Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.11.002
Keywords
Monoclonal antibody; Fab' fragments; scFv; Affisomes; Thiolation techniques; Conjugation strategies
Funding
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE,), India [N.:1-10/RID/NDF-PG (22)/2009-10]
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A great deal of effort has been made over the years to develop liposomes that have targeting vectors (oligosaccharides, peptides, proteins and vitamins) attached to the bilayer surface. Most studies have focused on antibody conjugates since procedures for producing highly specific monoclonal antibodies are well established. Antibody conjugated liposomes have recently attracted a great deal of interest, principally because of their potential use as targeted drug delivery systems and in diagnostic applications. A number of methods have been reported for coupling antibodies to the surface of stealth liposomes. The objective of this review is to enumerate various strategies which are employed in the modification and conjugation of antibodies to the surface of stealth liposomes. This review also describes various derivatization techniques of lipids prior and after their use in the preparation of liposomes. The use of single chain variable fragments and affibodies as targeting ligands in the preparation of immunoliposomes is also discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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