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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2018

Human Albumin Fragments Nanoparticles as PTX Carrier for Improved Anti-cancer Efficacy.

Liang Ge, Xinru You, Jun Huang, Yuejian Chen, Li Chen, Ying Zhu, Yuan Zhang, Xiqiang Liu, Jun Wu, Qian Hai

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Liang GeState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Xinru YouKey Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun HuangKey Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuejian ChenNanjing iPharma Technology, Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China.
Li ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China.
Ying ZhuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Yuan ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiqiang LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun WuKey Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qian HaiState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For enhanced anti-cancer performance, human serum albumin fragments (HSAFs) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed as paclitaxel (PTX) carrier in this paper. Human albumins were broken into fragments via degradation and crosslinked by genipin to form HSAF NPs for better biocompatibility, improved PTX drug loading and sustained drug release. Compared with crosslinked human serum albumin NPs, the HSAF-NPs showed relative smaller particle size, higher drug loading, and improved sustained release. Cellular and animal results both indicated that the PTX encapsulated HSAF-NPs have shown good anti-cancer performance. And the anticancer results confirmed that NPs with fast cellular internalization showed better tumor inhibition. These findings will not only provide a safe and robust drug delivery NP platform for cancer therapy, but also offer fundamental information for the optimal design of albumin based NPs.

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anticancerdrug deliveryhuman serum albumin fragmentsnanoparticlepaclitaxel

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PMCPMC6005878

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