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Table 4 Promising formulations for the treatment of bacterial infections

From: Liposomal vaccine formulations as prophylactic agents: design considerations for modern vaccines

Lipid(s) and sterol used

Bacteria or disease

Cell line/animal model used

Administration route

Promising liposome formulation

References

PC/PG/Chol, PC/PG/Chol/Man-PE, PC/PS/Chol, PC/DMTAP/Chol

Meningitis

Monocyte-derived human DCs and murine bone marrow-derived DCs

N/A

PC/PG/Chol/Man-PE and PC/DMTAP/Chol

[94]

PC/Chol/SA, PC/Chol/PA and PC/Chol

Diphteria toxin

BALB/c, C57BL/6 and ddY mice; P815, P13.1 and CD8OVA cells

Subcutaneous

PC/Chol/SA

[93]

DOTAP and DOPC

Melioidosis

Neutrophils and splenocytes from BALB/c mice

Intramuscular

DOTAP

[2]

DOPE/DOTAP

E. coli

Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) and RAW 264.7 macrophages

N/A

DOPE/DOTAP

[92]

DDA/Chol/Man-C6-Chol and DDA/Chol

E. coli

DC 2.4 cells

N/A

DDA/Chol/Man-C6-Chol

[19]

  1. Cell cultures and no vaccination in animal models were employed
  2. N/A not applicable