Site-Specific Drug-Releasing Polypeptide Nanocarriers Based on Dual-pH Response for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy against Drug-Resistant Tumors.

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging theranostic modality for various cancers and diseases. The focus of this study was the development of tumor-targeting albumin nanoparticles containing photosensitizers for efficient PDT. To produce tumor-targeting albumin nanoparticles, the hydrophobic photosensitizer, chlorin...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jeong H,Huh M,Lee SJ,Koo H,Kwon IC,Jeong SY,Kim K

更新日期：2011-04-06 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：:One of the major challenges in the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment is its insensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs. Here, we report the development of novel lipid-coated cisplatin nanoparticles co-loaded with microRNA-375 (NPC/miR-375) as a potential treatment for chemotherapy insensitive HCC. The NPC/miR-375 ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang T,Zhao P,Rong Z,Li B,Xue H,You J,He C,Li W,He X,Lee RJ,Ma X,Xiang G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) plays a pivotal role in cancer biology. Many small-molecule inhibitors that target STAT3 have been developed as potential anticancer drugs. While designing small-molecule inhibitors that target the SH2 domain of STAT3 remains the leading focus for d...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Son DJ,Zheng J,Jung YY,Hwang CJ,Lee HP,Woo JR,Baek SY,Ham YW,Kang MW,Shong M,Kweon GR,Song MJ,Jung JK,Han SB,Kim BY,Yoon DY,Choi BY,Hong JT

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Müller glia are specialized retinal cells with stem cell properties in fish and frogs but not in mammals. Current efforts to develop gene therapies to activate mammalian Müller glia for retinal repair will require safe and effective delivery strategies for recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), vectors of choice...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Touahri Y,Dixit R,Kofoed RH,Miloska K,Park E,Raeisossadati R,Markham-Coultes K,David LA,Rijal H,Zhao J,Lynch M,Hynynen K,Aubert I,Schuurmans C

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The distorted and unique expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in cancer makes them an attractive source of biomarker. There is much evidence indicating that a panel of miRNAs, termed "miRNA fingerprints", is more specific and informative than an individual miRNA as biomarker. Thus, multiplex assays for simultaneous quanti...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Xu F,Zhou W,Cao J,Xu Q,Jiang D,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:CUB-domain containing protein 1 (CDCP1) is a cancer associated cell surface protein that amplifies pro-tumorigenic signalling by other receptors including EGFR and HER2. Its potential as a cancer target is supported by studies showing that anti-CDCP1 antibodies inhibit cell migration and survival in vitro, and tumor g...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Harrington BS,He Y,Khan T,Puttick S,Conroy PJ,Kryza T,Cuda T,Sokolowski KA,Tse BW,Robbins KK,Arachchige BJ,Stehbens SJ,Pollock PM,Reed S,Weroha SJ,Haluska P,Salomon C,Lourie R,Perrin LC,Law RHP,Whisstock JC,Hoop

更新日期：2020-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The human skin is an attractive anti-tumor vaccination site due to the vast network of dendritic cell (DC) subsets that carry antigens to the draining lymph nodes and stimulate tumor specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in. Specific vaccine delivery to skin DC can be accomplished by targeting glycan coated antigens to C-typ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Duinkerken S,Horrevorts SK,Kalay H,Ambrosini M,Rutte L,de Gruijl TD,Garcia-Vallejo JJ,van Kooyk Y

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer vaccines have encountered their ideal personalized partner along with evidence for great breakthroughs in the identification and synthesis of neoantigens. Individual cancer neoantigen vaccines are capable of eliciting robust T-cell responses and have been demonstrated to achieve striking clinical efficacy due t...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chu Y,Liu Q,Wei J,Liu B

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes play critical roles in intercellular communication in both nearby and distant cells in individuals and organs. Polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF), also known as Cavin1, has previously been described as a critical factor in caveola formation, and aberrant PTRF expression has been reported in var...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Huang K,Fang C,Yi K,Liu X,Qi H,Tan Y,Zhou J,Li Y,Liu M,Zhang Y,Yang J,Zhang J,Li M,Kang C

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of a rapid and sensitive method for Aβ(1-42) aggregation detection is of great importance to overcome the limitations of conventional techniques. In this study, we developed a label-free paper-based electrochemiluminescence sensor for amyloid-β aggregation detection toward potential diagnosis of Alzheimer'...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu H,Zhou X,Shen Q,Xing D

更新日期：2018-03-11 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：:Rationale: Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is a great challenge for regenerative medicine. Nerve autograft is the gold standard for clinical PNI repair. Due to its significant drawbacks, artificial nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) have drawn much attention as replacement therapies. We developed a combinatorial NGC consist...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zheng C,Yang Z,Chen S,Zhang F,Rao Z,Zhao C,Quan D,Bai Y,Shen J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from adult tissues effectively promote wound healing. However, MSC quality varies, and the quantity of MSC is limited, as MSC are acquired through donations. Moreover, the survival and functioning of dissociated MSC delivered to an inflammatory lesion are subject to challenges. Met...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang X,Jiang B,Sun H,Zheng D,Zhang Z,Yan L,Li E,Wu Y,Xu RH

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC) is a peculiar malignant tumor, characterized by its slow but inexorable growth, with a high incidence of lung metastasis and poor prognosis. Here, we show the upregulated expression of EGFR ligand epiregulin in a subset of SACC cells correlates with lung metastasis and unfavora...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang WW,Yang LQ,Zhao F,Chen CW,Xu LH,Fu J,Li SL,Ge XY

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of ischemic cerebral injury, precise characterization of neurovascular hemodynamic is required to select candidates for reperfusion treatments. It is thus admitted that advanced imaging-based approaches would be able to better diagnose and prognose those patients and would contribute to better clinical ca...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hingot V,Brodin C,Lebrun F,Heiles B,Chagnot A,Yetim M,Gauberti M,Orset C,Tanter M,Couture O,Deffieux T,Vivien D

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are believed to be a principal cellular source for tumour progression and therapeutic drug resistance as they are capable of self-renewal and can differentiate into cancer cells. Importantly, CSCs acquire the ability to evade the killing effects of cytotoxic agents through changes at the genet...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhou G,Latchoumanin O,Bagdesar M,Hebbard L,Duan W,Liddle C,George J,Qiao L

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) are small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression by binding to the 3` untranslated regions (3`UTR) of their target mRNAs. MiRs were shown to play pivotal roles in tissue development and function and are also involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases including cancer. MicroRNA-...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Novák J,Kružliak P,Bienertová-Vašků J,Slabý O,Novák M

更新日期：2014-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria in cancer cells maintain a more negative membrane potential than normal cells. Mitochondria are the primary source of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are necessary for photodynamic therapy. Thus, the strategy of targeting mitochondria can maximize the photodynamic therapeutic efficiency for ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yue C,Yang Y,Zhang C,Alfranca G,Cheng S,Ma L,Liu Y,Zhi X,Ni J,Jiang W,Song J,de la Fuente JM,Cui D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful anticancer chemotherapy requires targeting tumors efficiently and further potential to eliminate cancer stem cell (CSC) subpopulations. Since CD44 is present on many types of CSCs, and it binds specially to hyaluronic acid (HA), we tested whether coating solid lipid nanoparticles with hyaluronan (HA-SLNs)wo...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Shen H,Shi S,Zhang Z,Gong T,Sun X

更新日期：2015-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in cancer diagnostics and treatment, ovarian cancers (OC) continue to kill more than 150,000 women every year worldwide. Due to the relatively asymptomatic nature and the advanced stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis, OC is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. The current treat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Di Lorenzo G,Ricci G,Severini GM,Romano F,Biffi S

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing ultrasensitive contrast agents for the early detection of malignant tumors in liver is highly demanded. Constructing hepatic tumors specific targeting probes could provide more sensitive imaging information but still faces great challenges. Here we report a novel approach for the synthesis of ultra-small Fe...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jia Z,Song L,Zang F,Song J,Zhang W,Yan C,Xie J,Ma Z,Ma M,Teng G,Gu N,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Cancer immunotherapy depends on a systemic immune response, but the basic underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Despite the very successful and widespread use of checkpoint inhibitors in the clinic, the majority of cancer patients do not benefit from this type of treatment. In this translational st...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Schwenck J,Schörg B,Fiz F,Sonanini D,Forschner A,Eigentler T,Weide B,Martella M,Gonzalez-Menendez I,Campi C,Sambuceti G,Seith F,Quintanilla-Martinez L,Garbe C,Pfannenberg C,Röcken M,la Fougere C,Pichler BJ,Kneilling M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to one-third of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients eventually develop resistance to R-CHOP regimen, while the remaining therapeutic options are limited. Thus, understanding the underlying mechanisms and developing therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Methods: We generated two germinal center B ce...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chen J,Ge X,Zhang W,Ding P,Du Y,Wang Q,Li L,Fang L,Sun Y,Zhang P,Zhou Y,Zhang L,Lv X,Li L,Zhang X,Zhang Q,Xue K,Gu H,Lei Q,Wong J,Hu W

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a new technique to detect enzyme activity inside cells. The method based on Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) technology allows one to follow sensor cleavage by proteolytic enzyme caspase-3. Specifically, we use the FLIM FRET of living cells via the confocal fluorescence microscopy. A specially designed l...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Savitsky AP,Rusanov AL,Zherdeva VV,Gorodnicheva TV,Khrenova MG,Nemukhin AV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium/iodide symporter (NIS)-mediated iodide uptake in thyroid follicular cells is the basis of clinical utilization of radioiodines. The cloning of the NIS gene enabled applications of NIS as a reporter gene in both preclinical and translational research. Non-invasive NIS imaging with radioactive iodides and iodide ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jiang H,DeGrado TR

更新日期：2018-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical sensing plays an important role in theranostics due to its capability to detect hint biochemical entities or molecular targets as well as to precisely monitor specific fundamental psychological processes. Rare-earth (RE) doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are promising for these endeavors due to their un...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hao S,Chen G,Yang C

更新日期：2013-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular photoacoustic imaging (PA) is a promising technology to understand tumor pathology and guide precision therapeutics. Despite the capability of activatable PA probes to image tumor-specific biomarkers, limitations in their molecular structure hamper them from effective drug delivery and the drug release monit...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang Z,Song J,Tang W,Fan W,Dai Y,Shen Z,Lin L,Cheng S,Liu Y,Niu G,Rong P,Wang W,Chen X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smart drug delivery system with strategic drug distribution is the future state-of-the-art treatment for any malignancy. To investigate therapeutic potential of such nanoparticle mediated delivery system, we examined the efficacy of dual drug-loaded, pH and thermo liable lipid coated mesoporous iron oxide-based magnet...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Pradhan L,Thakur B,Srivastava R,Ray P,Bahadur D

更新日期：2016-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis contribute greatly to early brain injury (EBI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study hypothesized that activation of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), using BMS-470539, attenuates EBI by controlling mitochondrial metabolism after SAH. Methods: We utilize...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Xu W,Yan J,Ocak U,Lenahan C,Shao A,Tang J,Zhang J,Zhang JH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00