2-Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin Acts as a Novel Anticancer Agent

2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CyD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide that is widely used as an enabling excipient in pharmaceutical formulations, but also as a cholesterol modifier. HP-β-CyD has recently been approved for the treatment of Niemann-Pick Type C disease, a lysosomal lipid storage disor...

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Main Authors: Yokoo, Masako, Kubota, Yasushi, Motoyama, Keiichi, Higashi, Taishi, Taniyoshi, Masatoshi, Tokumaru, Hiroko, Nishiyama, Rena, Tabe, Yoko, Mochinaga, Sakiko, Sato, Akemi, Sueoka-Aragane, Naoko, Sueoka, Eisaburo, Arima, Hidetoshi, Irie, Tetsumi, Kimura, Shinya
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4633159/