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SUBMITTER: Ramalho MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505177 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ramalho Maria J MJ Loureiro Joana A JA Gomes Bárbara B Frasco Manuela F MF Coelho Manuel A N MA Pereira M Carmo MC
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology 20150612
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles were studied as drug delivery vehicles for calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3. In vitro effects of calcitriol encapsulated in PLGA nanoparticles were evaluated with respect to free calcitriol on human pancreatic cell lines, S2-013 and hTERT-HPNE, and the lung cancer cell line A549. Encapsulated calcitriol retained its biological activity, reducing the cell growth. Cytotoxicity assays demonstrated that encapsulation of calcitriol enhanced ...[more]