Cyclodextrin-based Polymeric Nanoparticles as Efficient Carriers for Anticancer Drugs

Title:Cyclodextrin-based Polymeric Nanoparticles as Efficient Carriers for Anticancer Drugs

Volume: 17 Issue: 3

Author(s): Dominique Duchene, Roberta Cavalli and Ruxandra Gref

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Keywords: Cancer, cyclodextrins, nanoparticles, polymers, solubility, stability, cytotoxicity.

Abstract: Among the difficulties encountered in the treatment of cancer are the physico-chemical properties of the chemotherapeutic agents; in particular low water solubility and low stability, resulting in poor efficacy. Due to their capability to form molecular inclusions with apolar molecules (or part of them) cyclodextrins constitute a powerful tool to prepare more efficient chemotherapeutic delivery systems such as nanoparticles. This review focuses on polymeric nanoparticles for cancer therapy prepared from either cyclodextrin molecules, or polymer and cyclodextrins.

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Duchene Dominique, Cavalli Roberta and Gref Ruxandra, Cyclodextrin-based Polymeric Nanoparticles as Efficient Carriers for Anticancer Drugs, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2016; 17 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201017666151030104944