A nanoparticle gene delivery system has been developed by scientists that destroys brain gliomas in a rat model, significantly extending the lives of the treated animals. The nanoparticles are filled ...

With the system, nanoparticles are packed with genes. The genes related to a specific enzyme that converts a pro-drug termed ganciclovir into a chemical that can wipe out glioma cells. Glioma is a ...

Oral ganciclovir has poor bioavailability. Valganciclovir has good oral bioavailability and is rapidly metabolized into its parent compound, ganciclovir. It has been successfully used to treat CMV ...

Overview: Ganciclovir is used to prevent or treat infection caused by a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV). It prevents the virus from multiplying in the body by disrupting its ability to create DNA.