The present studies explored the possibility of immobilizing phosphocholine (PC) liposomes on the surface of graphene oxide (GO) which was pre-adsorbed with two kinds of enzymes, horseradish peroxidase and glucose oxidase. The transmission electron microscope images showed that the PC liposomes adsorbed onto the GO surface kept integrity. By using 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS)-encapsulated liposomes, a one-step colorimetric assay for glucose was developed. In the presence of glucose, the GO nanocomposites catalyzed the cascade enzymatic reaction producing colorimetric signals directly. Under the optimal conditions, the GO nanocomposites produced linearly increased colorimetric signal with increased concentrations of glucose ranging from 50 to 500 μM. The detection limit was 33 μM. The GO nanocomposites also exhibited good selectivity for the detection of glucose and were able to detect glucose in human serum.

Chlorhexidine is a cationic bisbiguanide with broad antibacterial activity, and diverse activity encompassing gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, dermatophytes, and some lipophilic viruses. Chlorhexidine alters the permeability of the bacterial membrane. They also neutralize periodontal pathogens such as Streptococcus aureus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Prevotella intermedia. Porphyromonas gingivalis were cultured to isolate the Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membranes (OPG). Also, OPG were used to prepare large unilamellar liposomes with total lipids (OPGTL) extracted and prepared with the phospholipids mixture (PL). The effect of chlorhexidine digluconate on cell membrane kinetic changes was investigated using fluorescence polarization of n-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acid with different rotational mobility depending on the probe substitution position (n) in the membrane phospholipid aliphatic chain. Chlorhexidine digluconate increased the hydrocarbon rotational mobility interior of the OPG, OPGTL and PL, but native and model membranes interfacial mobility were decreased. The sensitivity to increasing chlorhexidine digluconate effect on rotational mobility was proportional to the depth of probe position in descending order of 16-AP, 12-AS, 6-AS and 9-AS. Chlorhexidine digluconate disordering or ordering the effects on the membrane lipids may cause its bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal actions.

본 연구에서는 경피 흡수가 어려운 주름 개선 펩티드인 GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK 리포좀 및 여기에 피부 투과 펩티드인 아르지닌 올리고머 R4(tetra-D-arginine), R6(hexa-D-arginine)를 첨가한 리포좀으로 경피 투과도를 측정하여 그 결과를 다음 6가지 구분으로 분석하였다. (1) 주름 개선 펩티드만 함유한 GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK lioposome의 경우; 24시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 6.05%, 7.4%, 8.83%를 보였다. (2) GHK에 약물 전달 펩티드 아르지닌 올리고머 R4, R6를 첨가한 리포좀의 경우; 24시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 13.63%, 7.68%를 나타냈다. (3) GHK-Cu에 R4, R6를 첨가한 리포좀의 경우; 24시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 15.46%, 8.64%로 나타났다. (4) Pal-GHK에 R4, R6 를 첨가한 리포좀의 경우; 24시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 16.9%, 10.67%를 보였다. (5) GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK에 각각 R4를 첨가한 리포좀의 경우; 24시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 13.63%, 15.46%, 16.9%를 나타냈다. (6) GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK에 각각 R6를 첨가한 리포좀의 경우; 24 시간 최종 누적 경피 투과율은 7.68%, 8.64%, 10.67%로 나타났다. 본 실험을 통해 구리이온(Cu2+)과 팔미트산에 의해 GHK의 피부 흡수가 증가하고, 피부 투과 펩티드에 의해 주름 개선 펩티드의 피부 흡수가 증진되며, GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK에는 R4가 R6보다 높은 효과를 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이를 통하여 GHK, GHK-Cu, Pal-GHK의 피부 흡수를 증가를 위한 최적의 조건을 제시하여 그 효능을 극대화할 수 있는 방안을 제시함으로써 주름 개선 기능성 화장품에서의 폭넓은 활용과 응용을 제안한다.