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Bufalin has significant antitumor effects on various kinds of tumors. However, bufalin's clinical utility is severely limited because of its side effects, toxicity, and fast metabolism. We made bufalin-loaded, targeted nanospheres with the aim of overcoming bufalin's limitations. Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-modified nanospheres with encapsulated bufalin showed increased toxicity in colorectal cancer cells, inhibition of cell proliferation, and induction of apoptosis relative to the non-EGF-modified nanospheres. The average particle size of the nanospheres was 171 nm and the encapsulation efficiency was 83.2%. In vitro release data showed that bufalin loaded in calcium phosphate/DPPE-PEG-EGF hybrid porous nanospheres was released more slowly from dialysis membranes than free bufalin. According to our results, EGF-modified nanospheres containing bufalin show improved anti-tumor effects on colon cancer in nude mice, but without severe side effects.
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