Charged lipids and uses for the same
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1. A composition for use in the delivery of bioactive agents to a patient, said composition comprising cochleate vesicles under 2 μ
- m in size, said cochleate vesicles comprising a charged lipid, a counter ion, a lipid covalently bonded to a polymer, and a bioactive agent, and wherein said composition further comprises a gas, a gaseous precursor, a gas and a gaseous precursor, a liquid perfluorocarbon compound or a liquid perfluoroether compound.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to charged lipids, compositions comprising charged lipids, and the use of these compositions in drug delivery, targeted drug delivery, therapeutic imaging and diagnostic imaging, as well as their use as contrast agents.
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32 Claims
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1. A composition for use in the delivery of bioactive agents to a patient, said composition comprising cochleate vesicles under 2 μ
- m in size, said cochleate vesicles comprising a charged lipid, a counter ion, a lipid covalently bonded to a polymer, and a bioactive agent, and wherein said composition further comprises a gas, a gaseous precursor, a gas and a gaseous precursor, a liquid perfluorocarbon compound or a liquid perfluoroether compound.
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24. The composition of claim 52, wherein the bioactive agent is genetic material selected from the group consisting of a nucleic acid, RNA, DNA, recombinant RNA, recombinant DNA, antisense RNA, antisense DNA, hammerhead RNA, a ribozyme, a hammerhead ribozyme, an antigene nucleic acid, a ribooligonucleotide, a deoxyribooligonucleotide, an antisense ribooligonucleotide, and an antisense deoxyribooligonucleotide.
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