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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Solid Polymeric Nanoparticles of Albendazole: Synthesis, Physico-Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity.

Roxana Racoviceanu, Cristina Trandafirescu, Mirela Voicu, Roxana Ghiulai, Florin Borcan, Cristina Dehelean, Claudia Watz, Zoltán Aigner, Rita Ambrus, Dorina Elena Coricovac and 4 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 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

14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Roxana RacoviceanuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3378-0774
Cristina TrandafirescuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Mirela VoicuDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Roxana GhiulaiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Florin BorcanDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3406-0303
Cristina DeheleanDepartment of Toxicology, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Claudia WatzDepartment of Pharmaceutical Physics, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2498-4732
Zoltán AignerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, 6th Eotvos Str., 6720 Szeged, Hungary.
Rita AmbrusInstitute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, 6th Eotvos Str., 6720 Szeged, Hungary.
Dorina Elena CoricovacDepartment of Toxicology, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5760-8872
Denisa CîrciobanDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1211-8981
Alexandra MiocDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology and Physiopathology, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Camelia Alexandrina SzuhanekDepartment of Orthodontics, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 9th Revolutiei din 1989 Bvd, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Codruţa ŞoicaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · ROUniversity of Szeged · HU

Funding

Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania 1EXP/1233/30.01.2020 LUPSKINPATH
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Albendazole is a benzimidazole derivative with documented antitumor activity and low toxicity to healthy cells. The major disadvantage in terms of clinical use is its low aqueous solubility which limits its bioavailability. Albendazole was incorporated into stable and homogeneous polyurethane structures with the aim of obtaining an improved drug delivery system model. Spectral and thermal analysis was used to investigate the encapsulation process and confirmed the presence of albendazole inside the nanoparticles. The in vitro anticancer properties of albendazole encapsulated in polyurethane structures versus the un-encapsulated compound were tested on two breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, in terms of cellular viability and apoptosis induction. The study showed that the encapsulation process enhanced the antitumor activity of albendazole on the MCF-7 and MDA-MB-23 breast cancer lines. The cytotoxic activity manifested in a concentration-dependent manner and was accompanied by changes in cell morphology and nuclear fragmentation.

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AlbendazoleAntineoplastic AgentsDrug CarriersNanoparticlesApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell SurvivalFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsAlbendazoleAntineoplastic AgentsDrug Carriersalbendazolecell viabilitynanoparticlespolyurethane

Identifiers

PMID33158183
PMCPMC7663605
OpenAlexW3096426605

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