Nano Carrier Targets Cell Sites

September 18, 2008 | Source: Technology Review

A new targeted nano carrier that selectively brings a cancer-killing drug to the mitochondria of cells has been developed by Midwestern University College of Pharmacy and Northeastern University researchers.

They enclosed the drug ceramide in a sphere of lipids that were decorated with a molecule known to accumulate in the mitochondria.

Unhealthy mitochondria play a role in obesity and many diseases, including diabetes and degenerative diseases of the nervous system and muscle.