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. 1995 Feb;99(2):269–275. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1995.tb05544.x

The effect of free and liposome-encapsulated clodronate on the hepatic mononuclear phagocyte system in the rat.

J P Camilleri 1, A S Williams 1, N Amos 1, A G Douglas-Jones 1, W G Love 1, B D Williams 1
PMCID: PMC1534290  PMID: 7851021

Abstract

Clodronate, encapsulated within small unilamellar vesicles (SUVc) will deplete hepatic macrophages after intravenous injection. Functional studies, using probes to evaluate hepatic Fc and C3b uptake, showed a close correlation between the inhibition of receptor-mediated uptake and the depletion of hepatic macrophages. Twenty milligrams of clodronate encapsulated within SUVc produced > or = 90% inhibition of uptake and clearance of Fc- and C3b-coated erythrocytes and a comparable reduction of hepatic macrophage numbers. Inhibition of macrophage receptor-mediated uptake of these erythrocytes was closely related to the reduction in macrophage numbers. Repopulation of macrophages within the liver took place over 2 weeks. At 1 week after depletion, although repopulation was taking place, receptor-mediated function remained suppressed. In a preliminary experiment, treatment of rats with adjuvant arthritis with 20 mg clodronate encapsulated in SUV suppressed the inflammation and reversed the course of the disease, while treatment with 20 mg free clodronate in saline or 20 mg clodronate in multilamellar vesicles (MLVc) did not.

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