An Iron Shield to Protect Epigallocatehin-3-Gallate from Degradation: Multifunctional Self-Assembled Iron Oxide Nanocarrier Enhances Protein Kinase CK2 Intracellular Targeting and Inhibition

• Main Authors: Luca Fasolato (Author), Massimiliano Magro (Author), Giorgio Cozza (Author), Ferruccio Sbarra (Author), Simone Molinari (Author), Enrico Novelli (Author), Fabio Vianello (Author), Andrea Venerando (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Protein kinase CK2 is largely involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis and is generally recognized as an Achilles' heel of cancer, being overexpressed in several malignancies. The beneficial effects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in the prevention and treatment of several diseases...