Title
Potential use of nanocarriers with pentacyclic triterpenes in cancer treatments
Date Issued
01 December 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Publisher(s)
Future Medicine Ltd.
Abstract
Ursolic, oleanolic and betulinic acids are representative pentacyclic triterpenoids found in various plants and fruits. Despite having marked antitumor potentials, the very poor water solubility of these triterpenes hinders treatment development. Nanotechnology can enhance solubility, stability, bioavailability and phytochemical delivery, improving the therapeutic efficiency of triterpenes. This review focuses on the formulation, characterization and in vitro/in vivo evaluation of several delivery nanosystems used to enhance the physicochemical properties of ursolic, oleanolic and betulinic acids.
Start page
3139
End page
3156
Volume
12
Issue
23
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología Nano-tecnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84999266459
PubMed ID
Source
Nanomedicine
ISSN of the container
17435889
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