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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Development of rice bran-derived nanoparticles with excellent anti-cancer activity and their application for peritoneal dissemination.

Daisuke Sasaki, Hinako Suzuki, Kosuke Kusamori, Shoko Itakura, Hiroaki Todo, Makiya Nishikawa

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daisuke Sasaki *Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 2641, 278-8510, Japan.
Hinako Suzuki *Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 2641, 278-8510, Japan.
Kosuke KusamoriLaboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 2641, 278-8510, Japan.
Shoko ItakuraLaboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 2641, 278-8510, Japan.
Hiroaki TodoFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan.
Makiya NishikawaLaboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 2641, 278-8510, Japan. makiya@rs.tus.ac.jp.
Tokyo University of Science · JPJosai University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRice bran a by-product of the rice milling process is currently underutilized. Recent studies have shown that plant-derived nanoparticles (pdNPs) can be mass-produced at a low cost and exhibit biological and therapeutic activities. Rice bran contains various anti-cancer compounds, including γ-oryzanol and γ-tocotrienol, and rice bran-derived nanoparticles (rbNPs) can be employed as novel therapeutic agents for cancer treatment.

resultsKoshihikari rice bran was suspended in water, and the suspension was centrifuged and filtered through a 0.45-µm-pore size syringe filter. The filtrate was ultracentrifuged, and the precipitates were suspended to obtain rbNPs. The rbNPs were negatively charged exosome-like nanoparticles with an average diameter of approximately 130 nm. The rbNPs exhibited cytotoxic activities against cancer cells but not against normal cells. The cytotoxic activity of rbNPs to murine colon adenocarcinoma colon26 cells was significantly greater than DOXIL

conclusionThese results indicated that rbNPs are promising nanoparticles, hold significant potential for anti-cancer applications, and are expected to play a vital role in cancer treatment.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic AgentsColonic NeoplasmsOryzaAnimalsAntioxidantsMiceAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsApoptosisCancer therapyDrug delivery systemPlant-derived nanoparticlesRice bran

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PMID38493106
PMCPMC10943818
OpenAlexW4392884234

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