USA – Drugs divided into nanoparticles shrink tumours faster than conventional medicines
May 1st, 2008
Monica Dobie
Drugs divided into nanoparticles are more effective at shrinking tumours than conventionally structured medicines, according to researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Researchers used fumagillin coated nanoparticles - a naturally occurring antibiotic that inhibits cell proliferation - and focused the drug directly on tumours in rabbits. They found that the nanoparticles were more effective at slowing the tumour growth even though the dose was 1,000 times lower than when using traditional ...
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