Metformin delivery using chitosan-capped gold nanoparticles in glioblastoma cell lines

Introduction: Metformin (MET), an old anti-diabetic drug, has proven unexpected anti-glioblastoma effects, by impacting cell proliferation, migration and invasion. However, its remarkable anti-cancer efficacy is mainly limited to the use of high millimolar concentrations in in vitro studies, which a...

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Main Authors: Mihaela Aldea, Ioan Stefan Florian, Monica Potara, Olga Soritau, Timea Nagy-Simon, Gabriel Kacso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1088