Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Shengmin Lee

Publications

• Research Article
  Polymer Based Nano-Formulation of Diindolylmethane with High Oral Bioavailability
  Author(s): Vsevolod Kiselev, Eugenii Klinskiy, Shengmin Lee, Ekaterina Muyzhnek, Alexander Semov and Valery AlakhovVsevolod Kiselev, Eugenii Klinskiy, Shengmin Lee, Ekaterina Muyzhnek, Alexander Semov and Valery Alakhov
  
  At the present, a high potential of 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM) as a new preventive and therapeutic agent in oncology is well established, due to its ability to target multiple components of cancer cell cycle regulation, survival and progression. However, a very low bioavailability of DIM remains the major challenge for its efficient development as novel medicine. In this work, we have developed a polymer based nano-formulation comprising a non-ionic block copolymer, Pluronic F127 that increases oral bioavailability of DIM by almost one order of magnitude, as compared to the presently marketed products such as crystalline DIM and BioResponse DIM. The pharmacokinetic parameters established in the present study revealed that AUC and Cmax of the new formulation dosed at 60 mg/kg were 7.06 ± 0.93 μg ∙ h/mL, and 3.08 ± 0.17 μg/mL, while in the case of crystallin.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000162

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