In vitro and in vivo properties of usnic acid encapsulated into PLGA-microspheres

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-384

  Ribeiro Costa, R M ^a   Alves, A J ^a   Santos, N P ^a   Nascimento, S C ^a   Goncalves E C P ^a   Silva, N H ^a   Honda, N K ^b   Santos Magalhaes N S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti tumour activity; Cladonia substellata; Cytotoxicity; PLGA microspheres; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; MICROSPHERE; POLOXAMER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE; STABILIZING AGENT; USNIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LICHENS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SARCOMA 180; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; LACTIC ACID; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; SARCOMA 180;

EID: 5744233340     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040410001673919     Document Type: Article

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