Comparative enhancement of curcumin cytotoxic photodynamic activity by nanoliposomes and gold nanoparticles with pharmacological appraisal in HepG2 cancer cells and Erlich solid tumor model

Autor: Nayera Mohamed El Ghoubary, Maha Fadel, Kawser Kassab, Maha Nasr, Doaa A. Abdel Fadeel
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 44:1809-1816
ISSN: 1520-5762
0363-9045
Popis: Curcumin is a natural pigment that generates singlet oxygen upon light excitation, hence it can be used as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy. The extremely low water solubility and poor systemic bioavailability make curcumin a challenging molecule to be used clinically. In this study, two nanocarrier systems for curcumin were prepared and characterized; nanoliposomes and polyvinyl pyrrolidone-capped gold nanoparticles. The dark and photocytotoxicity were investigated as a function of light fluence rate (100 and 200 mW/cm
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje