Simonetta Geninatti1,
Juan Carlos Cutrin1, Diana Burgelea1, Dario Livio Longo1,
Walter Dastru1, Silvio Aime1
1Molecular
Biotechnology and healt sciences, University of Torino, Torino, TO, Italy
Curcumin/Gd loaded Apoferritin is herein proposed as a new theranostic agent able to deliver simultaneously therapeutic and imaging probes to the liver. The incapsulation of curcumin inside the apoferritin cavity increases significantly its stability and bioavailability by maintaining its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Curcumin/Gd loaded Apoferritin was able to protect hepatocytes by the thiocetamide toxic action generating acute hepatitis injury.