Nanoparticles Formed by Acoustic Destruction of Microbubbles and Their Utilization for Imaging and Effects on Therapy by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound.

abstract：:Detection of biomarkers is extremely important for the early diagnosis of diseases. Here, we developed an easy and highly sensitive fluorescence detection system for the determination of biomarkers by combining the rapid separation of magnetic beads and silver nanoparticles labeled antibodies. An ultrasensitive silver...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhao LJ,Yu RJ,Ma W,Han HX,Tian H,Qian RC,Long YT

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) technology is being developed for clinical neuro/immune modulation and regenerative medicine. Biological signal transduction of pFUS forces can require mechanosensitive or voltage-gated plasma membrane ion channels. Previous studies suggested pFUS is capable of activating either channe...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Burks SR,Lorsung RM,Nagle ME,Tu TW,Frank JA

更新日期：2019-07-28 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：:Long term pulmonary exposure to crystalline silica leads to silicosis that manifests progressive interstitial fibrosis, eventually leading to respiratory failure and death. Despite efforts to eliminate silicosis, clinical cases continue to occur in both developing and developed countries. The exact mechanisms of cryst...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li C,Du S,Lu Y,Lu X,Liu F,Chen Y,Weng D,Chen J

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage can lead to brain and spine pathologies and there is an urgent need for a rapid diagnostic method for determining CSF leakage. Beta-2 transferrin (β2TF), asialotransferrin, is a specific CSF glycoprotein biomarker used to determine CSF leakage when distinguished from serum sialotransf...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Oh J,Kwon SJ,Dordick JS,Sonstein WJ,Linhardt RJ,Kim MG

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenytoin, an antiepileptic drug, has been widely used for wound healing. Inspired by previous studies, phenytoin silver (PnAg), a sparingly soluble silver nanocompound, was synthesized which exhibited good therapeutic efficacy in tissue repair with low toxicity (LD50 >5 g/kg). In vivo studies showed that PnAg could a...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ai XY,Liu HJ,Lu C,Liang CL,Sun Y,Chen S,Sun B,Li Y,Liu YR,Zhang Q,Liu XQ,Xiao T,Jing XS,Sun T,Zhou HG,Yang C

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major cause of patient mortality and morbidity from bacterial infections. Although neutrophils are known to be important in the development of sepsis, how distinctive neutrophil subtypes regulate inflammatory processes involved in septicemia remains unclear. Preconditioning protects organisms against subse...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang Z,Wang L,Yu H,Wang R,Gou Y,Zhang M,Kang C,Liu T,Lan Y,Wang X,Liu J,Cooper MA,Li X,Yue K,Yu Y,Wang L,Kim BYS,Jiang W,Sun W

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by the absence of estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and progesterone receptor (PR) expression, but the effect of lacking the three factors on TNBC is unclear. Whether loss of the three factors contributes to ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhao Z,Li L,Du P,Ma L,Zhang W,Zheng L,Lan B,Zhang B,Ma F,Xu B,Zhan Q,Song Y

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Deciphering the molecular and cellular processes involved in foam cell formation is critical to understanding the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) was first identified as a transcriptional regulator of type-I interferons (IFNs) and IFN inducible genes. Our study aims to explore th...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Du M,Wang X,Mao X,Yang L,Huang K,Zhang F,Wang Y,Luo X,Wang C,Peng J,Liang M,Huang D,Huang K

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and their gene-engineered cells display great application prospects in tumor immunotherapy. The timing of CTL-induced molecular events in tumor cells is unclear, and we also unknow whether the killing efficiency of CTLs is restrained in the liver, an immunotolerant organ with a high tumo...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu L,Dai B,Li R,Liu Z,Zhang Z

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria-based anticancer therapies aim to overcome the limitations of current cancer therapy by actively targeting and efficiently removing cancer. To achieve this goal, new approaches that target and maintain bacterial drugs at sufficient concentrations during the therapeutic window are essential. Here, we examined ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Park SH,Zheng JH,Nguyen VH,Jiang SN,Kim DY,Szardenings M,Min JH,Hong Y,Choy HE,Min JJ

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic zones are common features of metastatic tumors. Due to inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau gene (VHL), renal cell carcinomas (RCC) show constitutive stabilization of the alpha subunit of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). Thus, RCC represents a model of chronic hypoxia. Development of the lymphatic network ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ndiaye PD,Dufies M,Giuliano S,Douguet L,Grépin R,Durivault J,Lenormand P,Glisse N,Mintcheva J,Vouret-Craviari V,Mograbi B,Wurmser M,Ambrosetti D,Rioux-Leclercq N,Maire P,Pagès G

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart diseases are one of the leading causes of death for humans in the world. Increasing evidence has shown that myocardial injury induced innate and adaptive immune responses upon early cellular damage but also during chronic phases post-injury. The immune cells can not only aggravate the injury but also play an ess...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang J,Duan Y,Sluijter JP,Xiao J

更新日期：2019-05-31 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：:Aims: Pathological cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy are common features of left ventricular remodeling that often progress to heart failure (HF). Endothelial cells (ECs) are the most abundant non-myocyte cells in adult mouse heart. Simvastatin, a strong inducer of Krüppel-like Factor 2 (Klf2) in ECs, ameliorates press...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li H,Wang Y,Liu J,Chen X,Duan Y,Wang X,Shen Y,Kuang Y,Zhuang T,Tomlinson B,Chan P,Yu Z,Cheng Y,Zhang L,Liu Z,Zhang Y,Zhao Z,Zhang Q,Liu J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7150/thno.21477.]. ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Cao J,Wang X,Dai T,Wu Y,Zhang M,Cao R,Zhang R,Wang G,Jiang R,Zhou BP,Shi J,Kang T

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:Rationale: Malignant ascites caused by cancer cells results in poor prognosis and short average survival time. No effective treatment is currently available for malignant ascites. In this study, the effects of lentinan (LNT)-functionalized selenium nanoparticles (Selene) on malignant ascites were evaluated. Furthermor...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu HJ,Qin Y,Zhao ZH,Zhang Y,Yang JH,Zhai DH,Cui F,Luo C,Lu MX,Liu PP,Xu HW,Li K,Sun B,Chen S,Zhou HG,Yang C,Sun T

更新日期：2020-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast clearance, metabolism and systemic toxicity are major limits for the clinical use of anti-cancer drugs. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) present these defects despite displaying promising anti-tumor properties on tumor cells in vitro and in in vivo model of cancers. Specific delivery of anti-cancer drugs in...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： El Bahhaj F,Denis I,Pichavant L,Delatouche R,Collette F,Linot C,Pouliquen D,Grégoire M,Héroguez V,Blanquart C,Bertrand P

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The tumor homing characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) make them attractive vehicles for the tumor-specific delivery of therapeutic agents, such as the sodium iodide symporter (NIS). NIS is a theranostic protein that allows non-invasive monitoring of the in vivo biodistribution of functional NIS ex...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tutter M,Schug C,Schmohl KA,Urnauer S,Schwenk N,Petrini M,Lokerse WJM,Zach C,Ziegler S,Bartenstein P,Weber WA,Wagner E,Lindner LH,Nelson PJ,Spitzweg C

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the strong clinical evidence that copper levels are significantly elevated in a wide spectrum of tumors, copper homeostasis is considered as an emerging target for anticancer drug design. Monitoring copper levels in vivo is therefore of paramount importance when assessing the efficacy of copper-targeting drugs. ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Parmar A,Pascali G,Voli F,Lerra L,Yee E,Ahmed-Cox A,Kimpton K,Cirillo G,Arthur A,Zahra D,Rahardjo G,Liu GJ,Lengkeek N,Saletta F,Charil A,Kavallaris M,Vittorio O

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Constructing nanosystems that synergistically combine therapeutic and diagnostic features is of great interest to the nanomedicine community but also remains a tremendous challenge. Methods: In this work, we report novel catalytic nanoparticles composed of the enzyme catalase, encapsulated in a polymer shell and surfa...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhu J,Li Z,Zhang C,Lin L,Cao S,Che H,Shi X,Wang H,van Hest JCM

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The ability to longitudinally monitor cell grafts and assess their condition is critical for the clinical translation of stem cell therapy in regenerative medicine. Developing an inducible genetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reporter will enable non-invasive and longitudinal monitoring of stem cell grafts ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Cho IK,Moran SP,Paudyal R,Piotrowska-Nitsche K,Cheng PH,Zhang X,Mao H,Chan AW

更新日期：2014-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a rheumatic disease leading to chronic pain and disability with no effective treatment available. Recently, allogeneic human mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSC) entered clinical trials as a novel therapy for OA. Increasing evidence suggests that therapeutic efficacy of MSC depends on paracrine ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Vonk LA,van Dooremalen SFJ,Liv N,Klumperman J,Coffer PJ,Saris DBF,Lorenowicz MJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using non-covalent interactions between nucleic acids (DNA, siRNA, miRNA, and mRNA) with peptides or nucleopeptides is a promising strategy to construct supramolecular assemblies for gene delivery and therapy. Comparing to conventional strategies for gene delivery, the assemblies of peptides or nucleopeptides provide ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang H,Feng Z,Xu B

更新日期：2019-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been reported to promote osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and osteoblasts, but little is known about their effects on human periodontal ligament progenitor cells (PDLPs). In this study, we evaluated the effects of AuNPs with various diameters (5, 13 and 45 nm) on the...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Y,Kong N,Zhang Y,Yang W,Yan F

更新日期：2017-03-06 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：:Ocular neovascularization is a pathological sequel of multiple eye diseases. Based on the anatomical site into which the abnormal neovessels grow, ocular neovascularization can be categorized into corneal neovascularization, choroidal neovascularization, and retinal neovascularization. Each category is intractable, an...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Y,Cai S,Jia Y,Qi C,Sun J,Zhang H,Wang F,Cao Y,Li X

更新日期：2017-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell tracking is a highly important subject. Current techniques based on nanoparticle-labeling, such as magnetic resonance imaging, fluorescence microscopy, and micro-computed tomography, are plagued by limitations including relatively low sensitivity or penetration depth, involvement of ionizing irradiation, and...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang YS,Wang Y,Wang L,Wang Y,Cai X,Zhang C,Wang LV,Xia Y

更新日期：2013-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Granzyme B (GrB) is an essential cytotoxic effector in cancer immunotherapy as it can be a potential biomarker to predict the efficacy of immunotherapies including checkpoint inhibitors. Monitoring the Granzyme B activity in cells would help determine a patient's clinical response to treatment and lead to better treat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Briones JC,Espulgar WV,Koyama S,Yoshikawa H,Park J,Naito Y,Kumanogoh A,Tamiya E,Takamatsu H,Saito M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00