Experimental anti-tumor effect of emodin in suspension – <i>in situ</i> hydrogels formed with self-assembling peptide
Weipeng Wei, Jianhua Tang, Lei Hu, Yujie Feng, Hongfang Li, Chengchen Yin, Fushan Tang
Abstract
compared with the free EM. It was revealed that RADA16-I can be exploited as a promising carrier for hydrophobic anticancer drugs and has the potential to improve the administration of anticancer drugs to treat cancer effectively with enhanced chemotherapy.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSelf-assembling peptideCancer cellBiophysicsApoptosisMaterials scienceIn vivoChemistryCancerBiochemistryMedicineBiologyInternal medicinePolymer chemistryBiotechnologyGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliverySupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials