Extract Derived From Black Rice Functions as a Photothermal Agent for Suppressing Tumor Growth and Metastasis

It remains a challenge to develop an effective therapeutic agent with low cost and good biocompatibility for cancer therapy. Based on its dark color, we hypothesized that, the extraction from black rice grains, denoted BRE, could serve as a photothermal conversion agent. The results showed that BRE...

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Main Authors: Muzhou Teng, Shuyi Zhou, Rongjun Zhang, Yu Zhang, Yang Xu, Xuemei Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00904/full