Apoptosis of THP-1 derived macrophages induced by sonodynamic therapy using a new sonosensitizer hydroxyl acetylated curcumin.

Curcumin is extracted from the rhizomes of the traditional Chinese herb Curcuma longa. Our previous study indicated curcumin was able to function as a sonosensitizer. Hydroxyl acylated curcumin was synthesized from curcumin to eliminate the unstable hydroxy perssad in our group. The potential use of...

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Main Authors: Longbin Zheng, Xinyong Sun, Xing Zhu, Fengxiang Lv, Zhaoyu Zhong, Feng Zhang, Wenhui Guo, Wenwu Cao, Liming Yang, Ye Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3968056?pdf=render