| Literature DB >> 10561469 |
C Allen1, Y Yu, A Eisenberg, D Maysinger.
Abstract
The cellular internalization of polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PCL(20)-b-PEO(44)) copolymer micelles were investigated in PC12 cells cultures. The micelles were found to be internalized into PC12 cells when followed over the 4-h incubation period. Also, the internalization process was found to fulfill the basic criteria for endocytotic uptake in that it was time, temperature, pH and energy dependent. In addition, the use of other pharmacological manipulations (hypertonic treatment, Brefeldin A) provide further evidence that the mode of cellular internalization is in fact endocytotic.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10561469 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00108-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002