POSITIVE RESULTS SHOWN FOR CANCER, ALZHEIMER’S AND OBESITY
DRUGS
Nanoparticles have shown great promise in the targeted
delivery of drugs to cells, but researchers at the University of Georgia have
refined the drug delivery process further by using nanoparticles to deliver
drugs to a specific organelle within cells.
By targeting mitochondria, often called "the powerhouse
of cells," the researchers increased the effectiveness of
mitochondria-acting therapeutics used to treat cancer, Alzheimer's disease and
obesity in studies conducted with cultured cells.