Liposomes
New data from University of Costa Rica illuminate research in liposomes
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, December 14th, 2006
Investigators publish new data in the report "Cytotoxic effect induced by retinoic acid loaded into galactosyl-sphingosine containing liposomes on human hepatoma cell lines. Two retinoids, ATRA and 13cisRA, were incorporated into liposomes of different composition and charge and added to two hepatoma cell lines with different degree of transformation to measure cytotoxicity by MTT assay. Retinoid-free cationic liposomes were more toxic than the other kinds (anionic and made only of PC) but were also the best delivery system for retinoic acid to induce specific cytotoxic effects on these tumor hepatoma cell lines," researchers in San Jose, Costa Rica report.
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-12-14)
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