Fluorescently labeled methyl-beta-cyclodextrin enters intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells by fluid-phase endocytosis.

Cyclodextrins are widely used excipients for increasing the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Their effect on drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is explained by their solubility- and permeability-enhancement. The aims of this study were to investigate penetration properties o...

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Main Authors: Ferenc Fenyvesi, Katalin Réti-Nagy, Zsolt Bacsó, Zsuzsanna Gutay-Tóth, Milo Malanga, Éva Fenyvesi, Lajos Szente, Judit Váradi, Zoltán Ujhelyi, Pálma Fehér, Gábor Szabó, Miklós Vecsernyés, Ildikó Bácskay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885658?pdf=render