ThekitiscomposedofonevialofPEGylateddoxorubicinliposomesandonevialofPEGylatedcontrolliposomes. PEGylateddoxorubicinliposomeformulationissimilar tocommercialDoxil®insize,lipidcompositionandtheamountofencapsulateddrug.Theformulationisforresearchpurposesonlyandforinjectiontolaboratoryanimals.DoxorubicindrugisalreadyloadedintotheliposomesusingremoteloADIngbyammoniumsulfategradient.Theformulationisreadyforinjection. ThecontrolformulationofPEGylateddoxorubicinissimilartoPEGylateddoxorubicininsizeandlipidcomposition,butitdoesnotcontaindoxorubicindrug.Theformulationismadeinammoniumsulfategradient.
Surfacereactiveliposomeformulationssuitableforconjugationtovariousantibodies,proteins,peptidesandligandsarealsoavailable.Formoreinformationaboutsurfacereactiveliposomes(Immunsome®)seehere.
Formoreinformationaboutsurfacereactivedoxorubicinliposomes(Immundox®)suitableforconjugationseehere.
| 2-VialKitforStandardDoxosome™(PEGylated) | Specification | 
|---|---|
| Vial1 | PreformedliposomescomposedofHSPC:Cholesterol:DSPE-PEG(2000)(57:38:5molarratio) | 
| Vial2 | PreformedliposomescomposedofHSPC:Cholesterol:DSPE-PEG(2000)(57:38:5molarratio) | 
| LipidCompositionforVial1 | Concentration(mg/ml) | Concentration(mM) | MolarRatioPercentage | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15.96mg/ml | 21.62mM | 100 | 
| HydrogenatedSoyPC | 9.58 | 12.22 | 57 | 
| Cholesterol | 3.19 | 1.14 | 38 | 
| DSPE-PEG(2000) | 3.19 | 8.26 | 5 | 
| Buffers,LiposomeSizeandEncapsulatedDrugConcentrationforVial1 | Specification | 
|---|---|
| InsideBuffer | AmmoniumSulfate | 
| OutsideBuffer | Histidine/SucroseBuffer | 
| pH | 6.5 | 
| LiposomeSize | 80-100nm | 
| EncapsulatedDoxorubicin | 2mg/ml(3.45mM) | 
| LipidCompositionforVial2 | Concentration(mg/ml) | Concentration(mM) | MolarRatioPercentage | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15.96mg/ml | 21.62mM | 100 | 
| HydrogenatedSoyPC | 9.58 | 12.22 | 57 | 
| Cholesterol | 3.19 | 1.14 | 38 | 
| DSPE-PEG(2000) | 3.19 | 8.26 | 5 | 
| BuffersandLiposomeSizeforVial2 | Specification | 
|---|---|
| InsideBuffer | AmmoniumSulfate | 
| OutsideBuffer | Histidine/SucroseBuffer | 
| pH | 6.5 | 
| LiposomeSize | 80-100nm | 
Doxorubicinliposomesareunilamellarandsizedto100nm.Themolarconcentrationofliposomeis21.62mM.Byhaving liposomediameter(nm)andlipidconcentration(µM),youcancalculatethetotalnumberofthelipidsinoneliposomeandthenumberoftheliposomesinonemilliliteroftheliposomesolution.Tousethecalculatorclick here.
Doxosome™isared,andDoxosome™Controlisawhitetranslucentliquidbothmadeofnanosizeunilamellarliposomes.Usually,duetothesmallsizeofliposomes,nosettlingwilloccurinthebottomofthevial.Theliposomesarepackagedinambervials.
Doxosome™productsshouldalwaysbestoredatinthedarkat4°C,exceptwhenbroughttoroomtemperatureforbriefperiodspriortoanimaldosing.DONOTFREEZE.IfthesUSPensionisfrozen,theencapsulateddrugcanbereleasedfromtheliposomesthuslimitingitseffectiveness.Inaddition,thesizeoftheliposomeswillalsochangeuponfreezingandthawing.
Doxosome™ismadeondailybasis.Thebatchthatisshippedismanufacturedonthesameday.Itisadvisedtousetheproductswithin4monthsofthemanufacturingdate.
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