PMID- 31437396 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200617 LR - 20200617 IS - 1543-8392 (Electronic) IS - 1543-8384 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct 7 TI - Scale-Independent Microfluidic Production of Cationic Liposomal Adjuvants and Development of Enhanced Lymphatic Targeting Strategies. PG - 4372-4386 LID - 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00730 [doi] AB - Cationic liposomes prepared from dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDAB) and trehalose 6,6'-dibehenate (TDB) are strong liposomal adjuvants. As with many liposome formulations, within the laboratory DDAB:TDB is commonly prepared by the thin-film method, which is difficult to scale-up and gives high batch-to-batch variability. In contrast, controllable technologies such as microfluidics offer robust, continuous, and scale-independent production. Therefore, within this study, we have developed a microfluidic production method for cationic liposomal adjuvants that is scale-independent and produces liposomal adjuvants with analogous biodistribution and immunogenicity compared to those produced by the small-scale lipid hydration method. Subsequently, we further developed the DDAB:TDB adjuvant system to include a lymphatic targeting strategy using microfluidics. By exploiting a biotin-avidin complexation strategy, we were able to manipulate the pharmacokinetic profile and enhance targeting and retention of DDAB:TDB and antigen within the lymph nodes. Interestingly, redirecting these cationic liposomal adjuvants did not translate into notably improved vaccine efficacy. FAU - Roces, Carla B AU - Roces CB AD - Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow G4 0RE , Scotland. FAU - Khadke, Swapnil AU - Khadke S AD - Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow G4 0RE , Scotland. FAU - Christensen, Dennis AU - Christensen D AD - Center for Vaccine Research , Statens Serum Institut , DK-2300 Copenhagen , Denmark. FAU - Perrie, Yvonne AU - Perrie Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8497-2541 AD - Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow G4 0RE , Scotland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190906 PL - United States TA - Mol Pharm JT - Molecular pharmaceutics JID - 101197791 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Antigens, Bacterial) RN - 0 (Cations) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds) RN - 0 (Tuberculosis Vaccines) RN - 251IW5I21C (dimethyldioctadecylammonium) SB - IM MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage/*chemistry MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Bacterial/administration & dosage/immunology MH - Cations/*chemistry MH - Female MH - Immunization MH - Liposomes/administration & dosage/*chemistry MH - Lymph Nodes/*drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - *Microfluidics MH - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/*chemistry MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Tuberculosis/immunology/prevention & control MH - Tuberculosis Vaccines/*administration & dosage/immunology/pharmacokinetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - cationic liposomes OT - lymphatic targeting OT - manufacture OT - microfluidics OT - vaccine adjuvants EDAT- 2019/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/18 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00730 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pharm. 2019 Oct 7;16(10):4372-4386. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00730. Epub 2019 Sep 6.