A method for administering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to a subject is described. The method includes providing a suspension of liposomes comprised of one or more of vesicle-forming lipids selected from (i) a vesicle-forming lipid derivatized with a hydrophilic polymer and (ii) a neutral lipopolymer, said liposomes being associated with said therapeutic or diagnostic agent, forming an aerosol of said liposome suspension; and administering the aerosol to the subject by inhalation. The liposome formulation delivers intact liposomal particles to the respiratory tract of said subject to form a depot of therapeutic agent therein with no observable provocation of an immune response, as measured by neutrophil or macrophage cell count in the lung after administration.
本文描述了一种向受试者施用治疗剂或诊断剂的方法。该方法包括提供由一种或多种囊泡形成脂质组成的脂质体悬浮液,这些囊泡形成脂质选自(i)用亲
水性聚合物衍生的囊泡形成脂质和(ii)中性脂聚合物,所述脂质体与所述治疗剂或诊断剂相关联,形成所述脂质体悬浮液的气溶胶;以及通过吸入将气溶胶施用于受试者。脂质体制剂将完整的脂质体颗粒输送到所述受试者的呼吸道,在其中形成治疗剂储存库,而用药后通过肺部中性粒细胞或巨噬细胞计数测量,不会观察到引起免疫反应。