ArticleCancers2023
2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Breast Cancer.
Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cholesterol-Lowering Treatment Blocks Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Associated Invasiveness and Drug Resistance in Breast and Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Models.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
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- Nanoencapsulation ofRSC advances · 2026Article
- Enhancing the Water Solubility and Efficacy of Anticancer Drugs Using Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Hydroxypropyl‑β‑cyclodextrin/thymoquinone inclusion complex inhibits non‑small cell lung cancer progression through NF‑κB‑mediated ferroptosis.Oncology reports · 2025Article
- Smart Drug Delivery Systems Based on Cyclodextrins and Chitosan for Cancer Therapy.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Cholesterol depletion suppresses thermal necrosis resistance by alleviating an increase in membrane fluidity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Synthetic Receptors for Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer.Biosensors · 2023Review
- Cyclodextrin nanoparticles in targeted cancer theranostics.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Cholesterol accumulation is documented in various malignancies including breast cancer. Consequently, depleting cholesterol in cancer cells can serve as a viable treatment strategy. We identified the potency of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), a cholesterol-depletor in vitro against two breast cancer cell lines: MCF-7 (Oestrogen-receptor positive, ER+) and MDA-MB-231 (Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)). The results were then compared against two non-cancerous cell lines using cytotoxic-, apoptosis-, and cholesterol-based assays. Treatment with HPβCD showed preferential and significant cytotoxic potential in cancer cells, inducing apoptosis in both cancer cell lines (
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