| Literature DB >> 26228093 |
Nabarun Polley1, Srimoyee Saha2, Aniruddha Adhikari1, Somtirtha Banerjee2, Soumendra Darbar3, Sukhen Das2, Samir Kumar Pal1.
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AIM: Testing the potential of citrate-capped Mn3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) as a therapeutic agent for alternative rapid treatment of hyperbilirubinemia through direct removal of bilirubin (BR) from blood in mice. MATERIALS & <br> METHODS: NPs were synthesized and the mechanism of BR degradation in presence and absence of biological macromolecules were characterized in vitro. To test the in vivo BR degradation ability of NPs, CCl4-intoxicated mice were intraperitoneally injected with NPs. <br> RESULTS: We demonstrated ultrahigh efficacy of the NPs in symptomatic treatment of hyperbilirubinemia for rapid reduction of BR in mice compared with conventional medicine silymarin without any toxicological implications. <br> CONCLUSION: These findings may pave the way for practical clinical use of the NPs as safe medication of hyperbilirubinemia in human subjects.Entities:
Keywords: Mn-based functionalized nanoparticles; hyperbilirubinemia; mice model; nanomedicine; nanotherapy of jaundice
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26228093 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.83
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nanomedicine (Lond) ISSN: 1743-5889 Impact factor: 5.307