Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 155-166 , June 2008

Liposomal delivery improves the growth-inhibitory and apoptotic activity of low doses of gemcitabine in multiple myeloma cancer cells

  • Christian Celia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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  • Natalia Malara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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  • Rosa Terracciano, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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  • Donato Cosco, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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  • Donatella Paolino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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  • Massimo Fresta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University “Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy.
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  • Rocco Savino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy

Received 24 August 2007 ,Accepted 18 February 2008.

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 This paper was financially supported by an AIRC 2005 grant, MIUR grants (PRIN 2005 and PRIN 2006), and a Ministero della Salute – Regione Calabria (Dipartimento Tutela della Salute Politiche Sanitarie e Sociali) grant. Dr. Natalia Malara was supported by a FIRC fellowship.

PII: S1549-9634(08)00033-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2008.02.003

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 155-166 , June 2008

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