Abstract
Efficacy of therapeutically active drugs known to act on intracellular targets can be enhanced by specific delivery to the site of action. Triphenylphosphonium cations can be used to create subcellular targeted liposomes that efficiently deliver drugs to mitochondria, thus enhancing their therapeutic action.
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Boddapati, S.V., D’Souza, G.G.M., Weissig, V. (2010). Liposomes for Drug Delivery to Mitochondria. In: Weissig, V. (eds) Liposomes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 605. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-360-2_20
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