Liposomes
US6562371B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2984
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a liposome having a drug included therein, which has active targeting property and ensured stability in blood and can be used effectively in the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases, particularly renal diseases, that accompany production of proteoglycan, comprising (1) a basic compound which takes positive charge within a physiological pH range, (2) a lipid derivative of a hydrophilic polymer and (3) a lipid which constitutes the liposome, as its membrane constituting components, wherein their constituting ratios are from 1 to 20 mol % of (1) based on (3) and from 0.2 to 5 mol % of (2) based on the total of (1) and (3).
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