| Literature DB >> 12604042 |
Nico van Rooijen1, Esther van Kesteren-Hendrikx.
Abstract
Liposomes encapsulating the bisphosphonate clodronate can be used for the transient suppression of macrophage functions. Given the important role of macrophages in various disorders, the application of clodronate liposomes has been studied in several models of rheumatoid arthritis, neurological disorders such as experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and spinal cord injury, autoantibody mediated disorders such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and for the improvement of the efficacy of gene transfer and drug targeting.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12604042 DOI: 10.1081/lpr-120004780
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Liposome Res ISSN: 0898-2104 Impact factor: 3.648