Lectin-mediated drug delivery: Discrimination between cytoadhesion and cytoinvasion and evidence for lysosomal accumulation of wheat germ agglutinin in the Caco-2 model

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 439-448

  Wirth, M ^a   Kneuer, C ^b   Lehr, C M ^b   Gabor, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioadhesion; Caco 2; Internalisation; Lectin; Lysosomes; Monensin; WGA

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; MONENSIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CAVEOLA; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; COLLOID; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENDOSOME; EPITHELIUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; LYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CACO-2 CELLS; CELL ADHESION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0036709119     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1061186021000038300     Document Type: Article

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