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SUBMITTER: Roy P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4200072 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roy Partha P Das Suvadra S Auddy Runa Ghosh RG Mukherjee Arup A
International journal of nanomedicine 20141009
Andrographolide (AG) is one of the most potent labdane diterpenoid-type free radical scavengers available from plant sources. The compound is the principal bioactive component in Andrographis paniculata leaf extracts, and is responsible for anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and immunomodulatory activity. The application of AG in therapeutics, however, is severely constrained, due to its low aqueous solubility, short biological half-life, and poor cellular permeability. Engineered nanoparticles in b ...[more]