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ArticlePharmaceutical research2011

The utility of an isolated mitochondrial fraction in the preparation of liposomes for the specific delivery of bioactives to mitochondria in live mammalian cells.

Mayura A Wagle, Laura E Martinville, Gerard G M D'Souza

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Noncoding RNA as potential therapeutics to rescue mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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  2. Mitochondria-targeting particles.Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mayura A WagleDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Laura E Martinville
Gerard G M D'Souza
MCPHS University · USBoston University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop and evaluate liposomal formulations prepared with an isolated mitochondrial fraction as a mitochondria-specific delivery vehicle.

methodsLiposomes were prepared with either a crude mitochondrial fraction extracted from cells or lipids extracted from the crude mitochondrial fraction and were then characterized by determining their size and zeta potential. The cell uptake of the liposomes and loaded bioactive was studied using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. The cytotoxicity of the formulations was tested by MTS cytotoxicity assay.

resultsLiposomes prepared with the mitochondrial extracts were non-toxic and colocalized with mitochondria in F98 cells. Addition of DOTAP to the liposomes facilitated DNA complexation and the DNA delivered intracellularly co-localized with mitochondria.

conclusionThe results from this study establish the potential of using a mitochondrial fraction isolated from cells to prepare liposomes capable of delivering biologically active molecules to mitochondria of live mammalian cells.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBiological ProductsCell Line, TumorDNADrug CarriersDrug CompoundingExcipientsHumansLiposomesMammalsMitochondriaMolecular Targeted TherapyParticle SizePharmaceutical PreparationsPhospholipidsBiological ProductsDNADrug CarriersExcipientsLiposomesPharmaceutical PreparationsPhospholipids

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PMID21761277
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