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. 2021 Jul 27;20:327. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03858-0

Table 1.

Composition of liposomes used as passive targeting drug delivery systems in malaria therapy

Drugs Lipid composition Ratioa References
Primaquine EPC: PS: cholesterol 4:1:5 [110, 113116]
Chloroquine Fluid-state [117120]
 PC: PG: cholesterol 10:1:5
Gel-state
 DSPC: DPPG: cholesterol

10:1:5

10:1:10

Primaquine

Leu-primaquine

Ala-leu-primaquine

Ala-leu-ala-leu-primaquine

Fluid-state [121]
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL100 1:4:10
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL90G 1:4:10
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL100 1:2:7
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL90G 1:2:7
 CHEMS: PL100 1:10
 CHEMS: PL90G 1:10
 CHEMS: PL100 1:7
 CHEMS: PL90G 1:7
Gel-state
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL100H 1:4:10
 CHEMS: cholesterol: DPPC 1:4:10
 CHEMS: cholesterol: PL100H 1:2:7
 CHEMS: cholesterol: DPPC 1:2:7
 CHEMS: PL100H 1:10
 CHEMS: DPPC 1:10
 CHEMS: PL100H 1:7
 CHEMS: DPPC 1:7
Arteether

DMPC

DMPC: DPPC

DMPC: DPPC: cholesterol

EPC

EPC: cholesterol

EPC: cholesterol

DPPC

DPPC: DBPC: cholesterol

DPPC: DBPC: cholesterol

DPPC: DBPC: cholesterol

DPPC: DBPC: cholesterol

1

1:1

1:1:1

1

1:0.5

1:1

1

1:1:1

1:1:2

1:1:2

0:1:1

[122]
Arteether DPPC: DBPC: cholesterol 1:1:2 [123]
Desferrioxamine

EPC: EPGc

EPC: EPG: cholesterold

DSPC: DPPG: cholesterole

10:1

10:1:4

10:1:4

[124]
β-artemether EPC: cholesterol

1:0

1:1

2:1

3:1

4:1

3:2

4:3

[125]
Artesunate EPC: cholesterol 4:3 [126]
Chloroquine SPC: cholesterol

10:0

10:1

8:1

5:1

4:1

3:1

[127]

Artemisinin

Artemisinin + Curcumin

PL90G: cholesterol

5:0.6

1.6:0.2

[128, 129]
PL90G: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000

5:0.6:0.25

1.6:0.2:0.1

SPC: phophatidic acid

SPC: stearylamine

SPC: stearic acid

SPC: stearyl alcohol

SPC: myristic acid

80:20 [130]
SPC: Stearylamine: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000 80:20 b
Curcumin SPC 100 [131]
β-methasone hemisuccinate HSPC: cholesterol: DSPE-PEG2000 55:40:5 [132, 133]

Monensin

Doxycycline

SPC: cholesterol

SPC: cholesterol: stearylamine

SPC: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000

SPC: cholesterol: stearylamine: DSPE-mPEG2000

7:3

7:3 (± 10 mol %)

7:3 (± 0.5–5 mol %)

7:3 (± 10 mol % ± 0.5–5 mol %)

[134, 135]
Indocyanin Green

PL S75: cholesterol

PL S75: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000

9:1 (w/w)

9:1:1.33 (w/w)

[136]
Platinum-chloroquine diphosphate dichloride HSPC: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000: DOTAP

55:45:5:0

50:45:5:5

45:45:5:10

40:45:5:15

35:45:5:20

[137]
Maduramicin SPC: cholesterol (± DSPE-mPEG2000) 7:3 (± 5 mol %) [138]
Primaquine + Chloroquine HSPC: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG2000 55:45:5 [139]

aUnless otherwise indicated, the ratio is expressed in molar

bThe 20 parts are made up of 0–20 mol % of SA, 0, 5,10, 15 or 20 mol % of cholesterol, and 0, 1, 2.5 or 5 mol % of DSPE-mPEG2000

cLow bilayer-rigidity liposomes

dIntermediate bilayer-rigidity liposomes

eHigh bilayer-rigidity liposomes