Sensing using rare-earth-doped upconversion nanoparticles.

abstract：:Rationale: Treating diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging as the blood-brain barrier (BBB) effectively restricts access of a large number of potentially useful drugs. A potential solution to this problem is presented by therapeutic ultrasound, a novel treatment modality that can achieve...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Pelekanos M,Leinenga G,Odabaee M,Odabaee M,Saifzadeh S,Steck R,Götz J

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor FOXM1 is involved in stimulating cell proliferation, enhancing DNA damage repair, promoting metastasis of cancer cells, and the inhibition of FOXM1 has been shown to prevent the initiation and progression of multiple cancers and FOXM1 is considered to be an effective target for tumor therapeutic d...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Z,Bu H,Yu J,Chen Y,Pei C,Yu L,Huang X,Tan G,Tan Y

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineral dust-induced gene (mdig) is overexpressed in a number of human cancers, suggesting critical roles of this gene played on the pathogenesis of cancers. Unlike several other JmjC-domain containing proteins that exhibit histone demethylase activity, it remains enigmatic whether mdig is involved in the demethyl...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Q,Thakur C,Fu Y,Bi Z,Wadgaonkar P,Xu L,Liu Z,Liu W,Wang J,Kidder BL,Chen F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Chronic ethanol consumption as a public health problem worldwide boosts the development of chronic liver diseases in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients. Arachidonic acid metabolite prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) activates regulatory T cells (Tregs) function. Here, we aim to investigate the underlying mechan...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu Z,Wang J,Liu L,Yuan H,Bu Y,Feng J,Liu Y,Yang G,Zhao M,Yuan Y,Zhang H,Yun H,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) are cell death regulators that bind caspases and interfere with apoptotic signalling via death receptors or intrinsic cell death pathways. BIRC4/XIAP is the most potent anti-apoptotic IAP-member and it physically interacts with caspases via its BIR2 and its BIR3 domain. These doma...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hagenbuchner J,Oberacher H,Arnhard K,Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U,Ausserlechner MJ

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of the Src kinase is implicated in the development of a variety of human malignancies. However, it is almost impossible to monitor Src activity in an in vivo setting with current biochemical techniques. To facilitate the noninvasive investigation of the activity of Src kinase both in vitro and in v...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Leng W,Li D,Chen L,Xia H,Tang Q,Chen B,Gong Q,Gao F,Bi F

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Image guided technique is playing an increasingly important role in the investigation of the biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of drugs or drug delivery systems. The application of these new materials and techniques with combined properties of diagnosis and therapy can benefit the development of targeted drug deliv...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ding H,Wu F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Abnormal proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are essential for vascular remodeling. Natural compounds with diterpene chinone or phenolic acid structure from Salvia miltiorrhiza, an eminent medicinal herb widely used to treat cardiovascular diseases in China, can effectively a...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang GS,Zheng B,Qin Y,Zhou J,Yang Z,Zhang XH,Zhao HY,Yang HJ,Wen JK

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural modification of existing AMPs is an effective strategy to develop antimicrobial agents with high-efficiency, low-cost and low-toxicity antimicrobial agents. Methods: Here, we truncated 14-amino-acids at the N-terminus of MSI-78 to obtain MSI and further modified MSI to obtain four peptide analogs: MSI-1...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ma L,Xie X,Liu H,Huang Y,Wu H,Jiang M,Xu P,Ye X,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs), or exosomes, are nanovesicles of endocytic origin that carry host and pathogen-derived protein, nucleic acid, and lipid cargos. They are secreted by most cell types and play important roles in normal cell-to-cell communications but can also spread pathogen- and host-derived molecules duri...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Rodrigues M,Fan J,Lyon C,Wan M,Hu Y

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of blood plasma for soft tissue wound healing is receiving much more attention recently. Exosomes are critical paracrine mediators that can be obtained from biological fluids including plasma and be able to induce regenerative effects by transferring bioactive molecules such as microRNAs (miRNAs). This...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hu Y,Rao SS,Wang ZX,Cao J,Tan YJ,Luo J,Li HM,Zhang WS,Chen CY,Xie H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims at alerting scientists working with nanoparticles or microparticles about the specific adverse reactions due to the intravascular pulmonary macrophages present in pigs and other cloven-hoof animals, but not in humans. The history of a 25-year old study of an ultrasound contrast agent is used to illus...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Skotland T

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Emerging evidence suggests that noncentrosomal microtubules play an essential role in intracellular transport, cell polarity and cell motility. Whether these noncentrosomal microtubules exist or function in cancer cells remains unclear. Methods: The expression and prognostic values of CAMSAP2 and its functi...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li D,Ding X,Xie M,Huang Z,Han P,Tian D,Xia L

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), an epithelial malignancy affecting a variety of subsites in the oral cavity, is prevalent in Asia. The survival rate of OSCC patients has not improved over the past decades due to its heterogeneous etiology, genetic aberrations, and treatment outcomes. Improvement in therapeutic st...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Su SC,Lin CW,Liu YF,Fan WL,Chen MK,Yu CP,Yang WE,Su CW,Chuang CY,Li WH,Chung WH,Yang SF

更新日期：2017-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadequate diagnostic methods for prostate cancer lead to over- and undertreatment, and the inability to intraoperatively visualize positive margins may limit the success of surgical resection. Prostate cancer visualization could be improved by combining the complementary modalities of immuno-positron emission tomogra...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tsai WK,Zettlitz KA,Tavaré R,Kobayashi N,Reiter RE,Wu AM

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) inhibitors have revolutionized cancer therapy, yet many patients fail to respond. Thus, the identification of accurate predictive biomarkers of therapy response will improve the clinical benefit of anti-PD1 therapy. Method: We assessed the baseline serological autoanti...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tan Q,Wang D,Yang J,Xing P,Yang S,Li Y,Qin Y,He X,Liu Y,Zhou S,Duan H,Liang T,Wang H,Wang Y,Jiang S,Zhao F,Zhong Q,Zhou Y,Wang S,Dai J,Yao J,Wu D,Zhang Z,Sun Y,Han X,Yu X,Shi Y

更新日期：2020-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) poses substantial challenges for effective treatment. Currently, there is a considerable need for the development of orally bioavailable dosage forms that enable the safe and effective delivery of therapeutic drugs to local diseased lesions in the gastrointestinal tr...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Han W,Xie B,Li Y,Shi L,Wan J,Chen X,Wang H

更新日期：2019-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by a matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) dysregulation that leads to extracellular matrix degradation. Consequently, MFS patients are prone to develop progressive thoracic aortic enlargement and detrimental aneurysm. Since MMPs are activated by the extracellular...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Rurali E,Perrucci GL,Gaetano R,Pini A,Moschetta D,Gentilini D,Nigro P,Pompilio G

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the unparalleled efficiency and universal utility in treating a variety of disease types, siRNA agents have evolved as the future drug-of-choice. Yet, the inability of the polyanionic siRNA macromolecules to cross the cell membrane remains as the bottleneck of possible clinical applications. With the cell p...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ye J,Liu E,Gong J,Wang J,Huang Y,He H,Yang VC

更新日期：2017-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas (STS) have a dismal prognosis with few effective therapeutic options. A defect in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway can accumulate DNA repair errors and gene mutations, which can lead to tumorigenesis. BRCAness describes tumors with an HRR deficie...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li H,Tu J,Zhao Z,Chen L,Qu Y,Li H,Yao H,Wang X,Lee DF,Shen J,Wen L,Huang G,Xie X

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis enhances cancer metastasis and progression, however, the roles of transcription regulation in angiogenesis are not fully defined. ZNF322A is an oncogenic zinc-finger transcription factor. Here, we demonstrate a new mechanism of Kras mutation-driven ZNF322A transcriptional activation and elucidate the inte...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Lin CC,Kuo IY,Wu LT,Kuan WH,Liao SY,Jen J,Yang YE,Tang CW,Chen YR,Wang YC

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) has been proposed as a new strategy to eradicate malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the mechanisms by which CSCs sustain their self-renewal and chemoresistance remain elusive. Nanog is a master transcriptional regulator of stemness, especially in CSCs. I...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Cao J,Zhao M,Liu J,Zhang X,Pei Y,Wang J,Yang X,Shen B,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the induction of apoptosis by ultrasound in the presence of the novel porphyrin derivative DCPH-P-Na(I). HL-60 cells were exposed to ultrasound for up to 3 min in the presence and absence of DCPH-P-Na(I), and the induction of apoptosis was examined by analyzing cell morphology, DNA fragm...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yumita N,Iwase Y,Nishi K,Komatsu H,Takeda K,Onodera K,Fukai T,Ikeda T,Umemura S,Okudaira K,Momose Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The exact detection and delineation of the intraprostatic tumour burden is crucial for treatment planning in primary prostate cancer (PCa). We compared 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for diagnosis and tumour delineation in patients with primary PCa based on slice by slice correlation ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zamboglou C,Drendel V,Jilg CA,Rischke HC,Beck TI,Schultze-Seemann W,Krauss T,Mix M,Schiller F,Wetterauer U,Werner M,Langer M,Bock M,Meyer PT,Grosu AL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer theranostics is one of the most important approaches for detecting and treating patients at an early stage. To develop such a technique, accurate detection, specific targeting, and controlled delivery are the key components. Various kinds of nanoparticles have been proposed and demonstrated as potential nanoveh...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ray S,Li Z,Hsu CH,Hwang LP,Lin YC,Chou PT,Lin YY

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Generating oxidative stress is a critical mechanism by which host cells defend against infection by pathogenic microorganisms. Radiation resistance is a critical problem in radiotherapy against cancer. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a cancer-causing virus and its reactivation plays an important role in the development of...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hu J,Li Y,Li H,Shi F,Xie L,Zhao L,Tang M,Luo X,Jia W,Fan J,Zhou J,Gao Q,Qiu S,Wu W,Zhang X,Liao W,Bode AM,Cao Y

更新日期：2020-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In biology, as every science student is made to learn, ontology recapitulates phylogeny. In medicine, however, oncology recapitulates polemology, the science of warfare: The medical establishment is transitioning from highly toxic poisons that kill rapidly dividing normal and malignant cells with little specificity to...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Paulmurugan R,Oronsky B,Brouse CF,Reid T,Knox S,Scicinski J

更新日期：2013-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma is rising worldwide. It is predicted that nearly half of the early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (E-HCC) patients will develop recurrence. Dysregulated pH, a hallmark of E-HCC, is correlated with poor prognosis. The acidic microenvironment has been shown to promote...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tian XP,Wang CY,Jin XH,Li M,Wang FW,Huang WJ,Yun JP,Xu RH,Cai QQ,Xie D

更新日期：2019-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Model observers play an important role in the optimization and assessment of imaging devices. In this review paper, we first discuss the basic concepts of model observers, which include the mathematical foundations and psychophysical considerations in designing both optimal observers for optimizing imaging systems and...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： He X,Park S

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrollable cell proliferation and irreversible neurological damage make glioma one of the most deadly diseases in clinic. Besides the multiple biological barriers, glioma stem cells (GSCs) that are responsible for the maintenance and recurrence of tumor tissues also hinder the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy....

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ran D,Zhou J,Chai Z,Li J,Xie C,Mao J,Lu L,Zhang Y,Wu S,Zhan C,Lu W

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00