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A bacterial protein enhances the release and efficacy of liposomal cancer drugs.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 24 Nov 2006
Cheong Ian, Huang Xin, Bettegowda Chetan, Diaz Luis A, Kinzler Kenneth W, Zhou Shibin, Vogelstein Bert
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium novyi-NT is an anaerobic bacterium that can infect hypoxic regions within experimental tumors. Because C. novyi-NT lyses red blood cells, we hypothesized that its membrane-disrupting properties could be exploited to enhance the release of liposome-encapsulated drugs within tumors. Here, we show that treatment of mice bearing large, established tumors with C. novyi-NT plus a single dose of liposomal...
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