Self-assembled levan nanoparticles for targeted breast cancer imaging.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 51(1): 107-10, 2015 Jan 04.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25383444
ABSTRACT
We report on the targeted imaging of breast cancer using self-assembled levan nanoparticles. Indocyanine green (ICG) was encapsulated in levan nanoparticles via self-assembly. Levan-ICG nanoparticles were found to be successfully accumulated in breast cancer via specific interaction between fructose moieties in levan and overexpressed glucose transporter 5 in breast cancer cells.
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01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nanopartículas
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Frutanos
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chem Commun (Camb)
Assunto da revista:
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article