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Published on: May 14, 2021
[Transferrin conjugates in the anticancer therapy]
Dorota Lubgan1, Agnieszka Marczak, Luitpold Distel
1Katedra Termobiologii, Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lódź. lubgan1@poczta.onet.pl
Abstract:
To enhance the therapeutic efficiacy of anticancer drugs and reducing its systemic side-effects carriers are used. Transferrin is one of the very promising protein which can be used to transport drugs, DNA and ions into the cancer cells. Because of the fact that neoplastic cells have increased number of transferrin receptors, the transferrin can deliver the drugs directly to the neoplastic cells without injury of normal cells.
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