In vitro accumulation and permeation of hypericin and lipophilic analogues in 2-D and 3-D cellular systems

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-324

  Crnolatac, Ivo ^a   Huygens, Ann ^a   Agostinis, Patrizia ^b   Kamuhabwa, Appolinary R ^a   Maes, Jan ^a   Van Aerschot, Arthur ^b   De Witte, Peter A M ^a  

^a Faculteit Farmaceutische Wetenschappen   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Hypericin; Intracellular uptake; Paracellular transport; Photodynamic diagnosis; Photodynamic therapy; Spheroids; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYPERICIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PERYLENE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMIDES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PERYLENE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 34047250330     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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