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Virosome, a hybrid vehicle for efficient and safe drug delivery and its emerging application in cancer treatment Cover

Virosome, a hybrid vehicle for efficient and safe drug delivery and its emerging application in cancer treatment

Open Access
|May 2015

Abstract

A virosome is an innovative hybrid drug delivery system with advantages of both viral and non-viral vectors. Studies have shown that a virosome can carry various biologically active molecules, such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins and small organic molecules. Targeted drug delivery using virosome-based systems can be achieved through surface modifications of virosomes. A number of virosome- -based prophylactic and therapeutic products with high safety profiles are currently available in the market. Cancer treatment is a big battlefield for virosome-based drug delivery systems. This review provides an overview of the general concept, preparation procedures, working mechanisms, preclinical studies and clinical applications of virosomes in cancer treatment.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2015-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 116
Accepted on: Feb 9, 2015
Published on: May 23, 2015
Published by: Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2015 Hanqing Liu, Zhigang Tu, Fan Feng, Haifeng Shi, Keping Chen, Ximing Xu, published by Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
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