Antitumour activity of ANG1005, a conjugate between paclitaxel and the new brain delivery vector Angiopep-2

Autor: Lavallée I, Julie Poirier, C. Che, Castaigne Jp, R. Gabathuler, M. Demeule, Richard Béliveau, Anthony Regina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: British Journal of Pharmacology. 155:185-197
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.260
Popis: Regina A, Demeule M, Che C, Lavallee I, Poirier J, Gabathuler R, Beliveau R, Castaigne JP. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE : Paclitaxel is highly efficacious in the treatment of breast, head and neck, non-small cell lung cancers and ovarian carcinoma. For malignant gliomas, paclitaxel is prevented from reaching its target by the presence of the efflux pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp) at the blood-brain barrier. We investigated the utilization of a new drug delivery system to increase brain delivery of (...)
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