Polymeric nanoparticles conjugate a novel heptapeptide as an epidermal growth factor receptor-active targeting ligand for doxorubicin

Chia Wen Liu,1,2 Wen Jen Lin11Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei; 2Drug Delivery Department, Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TaiwanBackground: This study was performed to develop a functional poly(D,L-lactide-co-glyco

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Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata

A case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented.Similar cases from ASPARAGUS the literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered.Although the Led Panel occurrence of these diseases together could be coincidental, an association seems immunologically plausible.Thus, relapsing po

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