| Literature DB >> 26924283 |
Hongying Liang1, Joel M Friedman1, Parimala Nacharaju1.
Abstract
Curcumin is an effective and safe anticancer agent, and also known to induce vasodilation, but its hydrophobicity limits its clinical application. In this study, a simple emulsion method was developed to prepare biodegradable poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (lactic acid) (PEG-PLA) nanospheres to encapsulate curcumin to improve its solubility and stability. The nanoparticle size was around 150 nm with a narrow size distribution. Fluorescence microscopy showed that curcumin encapsulated PEG-PLA nanospheres were taken up rapidly by Hela and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells. This novel nanoparticulate carrier may improve the bioavailability of curcumin without affecting its anticancer properties.Entities:
Keywords: Curcumin; drug delivery; nanospheres; poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(lactic acid)
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26924283 DOI: 10.3109/21691401.2016.1146736
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol ISSN: 2169-1401 Impact factor: 5.678