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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Silibinin-Conjugated Galactose Dendrimers for Targeted Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Aqib Iqbal Dar, Vikrantvir Jain, Anu Rani, Anunay James Pulukuri, Joan Castaneda Gonzalez, Anubhav Dhull, Rishi Sharma, Anjali Sharma

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Aqib Iqbal DarDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Vikrantvir JainDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Anu RaniDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Anunay James PulukuriDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Joan Castaneda GonzalezDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Anubhav DhullDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Rishi SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
Anjali SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0748-3001

Funding

Training in Biotechnology: Emphasis in Protein ChemistryT32GM152310 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Bernd Markus Lange · 2024 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM152310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the most prevalent and lethal forms of liver cancer, contributing significantly to global cancer-related mortality. Conventional treatments, including surgical resection, liver transplantation, and systemic therapies such as multikinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors, often face limitations such as systemic toxicity and drug resistance, emphasizing the urgent need for more effective therapeutic strategies. In this study, we developed a galactose-functionalized dendrimer (Gal24) conjugated with a natural flavonoid, silibinin, (Gal24-Sil), for HCC therapy. In our previous study, we developed a Gal24 dendrimer to target hepatocytes

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularDendrimersGalactoseLiver NeoplasmsSilybinApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHep G2 CellsHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntineoplastic AgentsDendrimersGalactoseReactive Oxygen SpeciesSilybinasialoglycoprotein receptorDNA damagegalactose dendrimerhepatocellular carcinomamitochondrial membrane potentialsilibinin

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PMID40146860
PMCPMC12716164

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