Why using red blood cells as a vehicle for therapeutic agents?
Red blood cells are a natural and unique vehicle for drugs due to:
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Absence of nucleus
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Natural biocompatibility
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Total biodegradability
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Long circulating half life (28 days)
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Natural targeting to the liver, the spleen and the bone marrow
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Erythrophagocytosis in the Reticulo-Endothelial System by specific cells
Erythrocytes are the most frequently injected cells in the world and are submitted to very strict rules.
Encapsulation of therapeutic molecules into erythrocytes is performed using the patients’ own blood or donor’s blood.
ERYtech Pharma respects and uses red blood cell properties to develop innovative therapies.
