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ArticleCurrent drug delivery2016

Hesperetin Liposomes for Cancer Therapy.

Joy Wolfram, Bronwyn Scott, Kathryn Boom, Jianliang Shen, Carlotta Borsoi, Krishna Suri, Rossella Grande, Massimo Fresta, Christian Celia, Yuliang Zhao and 2 more

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Article in Current drug delivery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Joy Wolfram
Bronwyn Scott
Kathryn Boom
Jianliang Shen
Carlotta Borsoi
Krishna Suri
Rossella Grande
Massimo Fresta
Christian Celia
Yuliang Zhao
Haifa Shen
Mauro FerrariDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, R8460-9, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mferrari@houstonmethodist.org.
Methodist Hospital · USHouston Methodist · USUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITMagna Graecia University · IT

Funding

Texas Center for Cancer NanomedicineU54CA151668 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI FERRARI, MAURO · 2010 to 2014
$12.4M
TRANS-NETWORK PROJECTSU54CA143837 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI FERRARI, MAURO · 2009 to 2014
$10.8M
Transport Oncophysics CoreU54CA210181 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHANG, JENNY C-N · 2016 to 2020
$9.3M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143837NCI NIH HHS U54 CA151668NCI NIH HHS U54 CA210181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hesperetin is a compound from citrus fruit that has previously been found to exert anticancer activity through a variety of mechanisms. However, the application of hesperetin to cancer therapy has been hampered by its hydrophobicity, necessitating the use of toxic solubilizing agents. Here, we have developed the first liposome-based delivery system for hesperetin. Liposomes were fabricated using the thin-layer evaporation technique and physical and pharmacological parameters were measured. The liposomes remained stable for prolonged periods of time in serum and under storage conditions, and displayed anticancer efficacy in both H441 lung cancer cells and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Furthermore, the anticancer activity was not impaired in cells expressing the multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR-1). In conclusion, the encapsulation of hesperetin in liposomes does not interfere with therapeutic efficacy and provides a biocompatible alternative to toxic solubilizing agents, thereby enabling future clinical use of this compound for cancer therapy.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCholesterolDrug CompoundingDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHesperidinHumansKineticsLiposomesLung NeoplasmsPhosphatidylcholinesPolyethylene GlycolsABCB1 protein, humanAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BCholesterolhesperetinHesperidinLiposomesPhosphatidylcholinesPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID26502889
PMCPMC6677249
OpenAlexW1847884324

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