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Doxorubicin loaded Polymeric Nanoparticulate Delivery System to overcome drug resistance in osteosarcoma

Michiro Susa1,2, Arun K Iyer3,4, Keinosuke Ryu1,2, Francis J Hornicek1,2, Henry Mankin2, Mansoor M Amiji3 and Zhenfeng Duan1,2*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA

2 Sarcoma Biology Laboratory, Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA

3 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA

4 Current address: Department of Radiology, Center for Molecular & Functional Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

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BMC Cancer 2009, 9:399 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-399

Published: 16 November 2009

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The effect of nanoparticle on KHOS and KHOSR2 was analyzed. The dextran nanoparticle was non-cytotoxic by itself at a dose utilized in this study. The experiment was repeated four times in triplicate.

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The effect of nanoparticle on cleavage of PARP was analyzed using western blot assay. The dextran nanoparticle itself did not cause cleavage of PARP on KHOS or KHOSR2 at a dose utilized in this study.

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