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Liposome-encapsulated3H-5FU in rabbits

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We compared the pharmacokinetics of liposome-encapsulated tritiated 5-fluorouracil (3H-5FU-Lipo) to3H-5FU in buffered saline (3H-5FU-PBS) after subconjunctival or intravitreal injection into rabbit eyes. Liposomes were prepared using phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidic acid, and alpha-tocopherol. Following a unilateral subconjunctival injection of either3H-5FU-Lipo or3H-5FU-PBS, rabbits were sacrificed at 0.5, 1, 4, and 8 hours. Significantly higher (p<0.05) drug levels were achieved with the encapsulated drug in the vitreous at all four time points and in the aqueous at three of four time points.

Following bilateral intravitreal injections of 500 µg of 5FU in 0.1 ml, as either3H-5FU-Lipo or3H-5FU-PBS injected rabbits were sacrificed at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours. Vitreal drug levels were significantly higher (p<0.05) with encapsulated drug at all time points from 6 hours on. At 48 hours, the vitreal level with the encapsulated drug was 578±0.23 µg/ml compared with 1.06±0.07 µg/ml for3H-5FU-PBS.

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  1. From the Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, USA

    Peggy Fishman & Siu Lui Hui

  2. the LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, USA

    Gholam A. Peyman

  3. the Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

    Robert Hendricks

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Fishman, P., Peyman, G.A., Hendricks, R. et al. Liposome-encapsulated3H-5FU in rabbits. Int Ophthalmol 13, 361–365 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279874

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