Liposomas de silimarina impulsados por la modificación de la peroxidasa para el tratamiento de la fibrosis hepática

Jijiao Wu1, Xing Liu1, Lin Wen1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu university of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.

Resumen

En este estudio se desarrollaron liposomas de catalasa (CAT) y silimarina (SIL) para tratar la fibrosis hepática. El nuevo tratamiento redujo efectivamente el estrés oxidativo y los marcadores de fibrosis en ratones.

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