Exome Sequencing of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reveals Molecular Subgroups and Novel Therapeutic Opportunities.

abstract：:Rationale: Busulfan is currently an indispensable anti-cancer drug, particularly for children, but the side effects on male reproduction are so serious that critical drug management is needed to minimize any negative impact. Meanwhile, alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) are natural products with many consequent advantage...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhao Y,Zhang P,Ge W,Feng Y,Li L,Sun Z,Zhang H,Shen W

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Both adjuvants and focal ablation can alter the local innate immune system and trigger a highly effective systemic response. Our goal is to determine the impact of these treatments on directly treated and distant disease and the mechanisms for the enhanced response obtained by combinatorial treatments. Methods: We com...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chavez M,Silvestrini MT,Ingham ES,Fite BZ,Mahakian LM,Tam SM,Ilovitsh A,Monjazeb AM,Murphy WJ,Hubbard NE,Davis RR,Tepper CG,Borowsky AD,Ferrara KW

更新日期：2018-06-07 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：:Triple-modal imaging magnetic nanocapsules, encapsulating hydrophobic superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, are formulated and used to magnetically target solid tumours after intravenous administration in tumour-bearing mice. The engineered magnetic polymeric nanocapsules m-NCs are ~200 nm in size with negative ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Bai J,Wang JT,Rubio N,Protti A,Heidari H,Elgogary R,Southern P,Al-Jamal WT,Sosabowski J,Shah AM,Bals S,Pankhurst QA,Al-Jamal KT

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Phenylboronic acid (PBA)-mediated tumor targeting nanovector is an attractive strategy for enhancing siRNA delivery and treatment of metastatic cancers. However, its nonspecific binding with various biological membranes containing cis-diol moieties restricts its potential application by systematic administration. Here...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Fan B,Kang L,Chen L,Sun P,Jin M,Wang Q,Bae YH,Huang W,Gao Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Subjects unable to sustain β-cell compensation develop type 2 diabetes. Early growth response-1 protein (EGR-1), implicated in the regulation of cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, is induced by diverse metabolic challenges, such as glucose or other nutrients. Therefore, we hypothesized that...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Leu SY,Kuo LH,Weng WT,Lien IC,Yang CC,Hsieh TT,Cheng YN,Chien PH,Ho LC,Chen SH,Shan YS,Chen YW,Tsai PJ,Sung JM,Tsai YS

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The α-chemokine CXCL12 (stromal derived factor-1; SDF-1) and its corresponding G(αI) protein-coupled CXCR4 receptor axis play an important role in retention of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) in bone marrow (BM) stem cell niches. CXCL12 has also been identified as a strong chemoattractant for HSPCs and imp...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ratajczak MZ,Serwin K,Schneider G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host-guest motifs are likely the most recognizable manifestation of supramolecular chemistry. These complexes are characterized by the organization of small molecules on the basis of preferential association of a guest within the portal of a host. In the context of their therapeutic use, the primary application of the...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Braegelman AS,Webber MJ

更新日期：2019-05-15 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: Saliva as a sample matrix is rapidly gaining interest for disease diagnosis and point-of-care assays because it is easy to collect (non-invasive) and contains many health-related biomarkers. However, saliva poses particular problems relative to more common urine and blood matrices, which includes low analyt...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Noiphung J,Nguyen MP,Punyadeera C,Wan Y,Laiwattanapaisal W,Henry CS

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) progression and related mortality are highly associated with metabolic disorders. However, the molecular mechanism involved in the regulation of hyperlipidemia-associated CRC metastasis remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) on ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Shen CJ,Chang KY,Lin BW,Lin WT,Su CM,Tsai JP,Liao YH,Hung LY,Chang WC,Chen BK

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last few decades, cell-based anti-tumor immunotherapy emerged and it has provided us with a large amount of knowledge. Upon chemokines recognition, immune cells undergo rapid trafficking and activation in disease milieu, with immune cells chemotaxis being accompanied by activation of diverse intercellular s...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jin J,Zhao Q

更新日期：2020-05-15 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：OBJECTIVE:Ultrasound molecular imaging (UMI) of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor on activated platelets offers a unique means of identifying high-risk atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that contrast-enhanced ultrasound with microbubbles (MBs) targeted to GP IIb/IIIa could be used to detect and quantify activated plat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Guo S,Shen S,Wang J,Wang H,Li M,Liu Y,Hou F,Liao Y,Bin J

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatments of high specificity are desirable for cancer therapy. Light-triggered nanotheranostics (LTN) mediated cancer therapy could be one such treatment, as they make it possible to visualize and treat the tumor specifically in a light-controlled manner with a single injection. Because of their great potential in c...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang P,Hu C,Ran W,Meng J,Yin Q,Li Y

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Among the biothiols-related diseases, sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection and can result in severe oxidative stress and damage to multiple organs. In this study, we aimed to develop a fluorescence chemosensor that can both detect GSH an...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li J,Kwon Y,Chung KS,Lim CS,Lee D,Yue Y,Yoon J,Kim G,Nam SJ,Chung YW,Kim HM,Yin C,Ryu JH,Yoon J

更新日期：2018-02-03 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：:Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is involved in the initiation and progression of several human cancers, including breast cancer (BC), as strong evidence has been found that miRNAs can act as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. This review presents the state of the art on the role of miRNAs in the diagnosis, progn...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Bertoli G,Cava C,Castiglioni I

更新日期：2015-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mammalian skeletal system, osteogenesis and angiogenesis are intimately linked during bone growth and regeneration in bone modeling and during bone homeostasis in bone remodeling. Recent studies have expanded our knowledge about the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for coupling angiogenesis and bon...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Peng Y,Wu S,Li Y,Crane JL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Lung cancer has a high mortality rate and is resistant to multiple chemotherapeutics. Natural Borneol (NB) is a monoterpenoid compound that facilitates the bioavailability of drugs. In this study, we investigated the effects of NB on chemosensitivity in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line and to e...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Lai H,Liu C,Hou L,Lin W,Chen T,Hong A

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastin-like polypeptide (ELP)-based drug delivery has been utilized for various applications including cancer therapies for many years. Genetic incorporation of internalization ligands and cell-targeting peptides along with ELP polymer enhanced tumor accumulation and retention time as well as stability and activities...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Sarangthem V,Kim Y,Singh TD,Seo BY,Cheon SH,Lee YJ,Lee BH,Park RW

更新日期：2016-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have highlighted the biological significance of RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in tumorigenicity and progression. However, it remains unclear whether m6A modifications also have potential roles in immune regulation and tumor microenvironment (TME) formation. Methods: In this study, we curated...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chong W,Shang L,Liu J,Fang Z,Du F,Wu H,Liu Y,Wang Z,Chen Y,Jia S,Chen L,Li L,Chen H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has proved to be a powerful tool for target-specific gene silencing via RNA interference (RNAi). Its ability to control targeted gene expression gives new hope to gene therapy as a treatment for cancers and genetic diseases. However, siRNA shows poor pharmacological properties, such as lo...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hong CA,Nam YS

更新日期：2014-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc-finger proteins (ZFPs) are the largest transcription factor family in mammals, involved in the regulation of multiple physiologic processes including cell differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis and neoplastic transformation. Approximately one-third of ZFPs are Krüppel-associated box domain (KRAB)-ZFPs. Methods...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Sun R,Xiang T,Tang J,Peng W,Luo J,Li L,Qiu Z,Tan Y,Ye L,Zhang M,Ren G,Tao Q

更新日期：2020-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging has relied on fluorophores that emit in the 700-900 nm NIR-Ia or 1,000-1,700 nm NIR-II window for generating deep-tissue images. Up until now, there have been few fluorophores developed for the 900-1,000 nm NIR-Ib window. This is largely because NIR-Ib light is thought to be st...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Deng G,Li S,Sun Z,Li W,Zhou L,Zhang J,Gong P,Cai L

更新日期：2018-07-16 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：:The ability of brain tissue to regenerate is limited; therefore, brain diseases (i.e., trauma, stroke, tumors) often lead to irreversible motor and cognitive impairments. Therapeutic interventions using various types of injectable biomaterials have been investigated to promote endogenous neural differentiation. Despit...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Park GK,Kim SH,Kim K,Das P,Kim BG,Kashiwagi S,Choi HS,Hwang NS

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a co-inhibitory checkpoint receptor that is expressed by naïve T-cells in lymph nodes (LNs) to inhibit activation against "self" antigens (Ags). In cancer, anti-CTLA-4 blocks inhibitory action, enabling robust activation of T-cells against tumor Ags pr...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Kwon S,Velasquez FC,Rasmussen JC,Greives MR,Turner KD,Morrow JR,Hwu WJ,Ross RF,Zhang S,Sevick-Muraca EM

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in cancer formation and development, especially cancer metastasis. However, lack of a precise tool, which could accurately distinguish specific types of ROS, restricts an in-depth study of ROS in cancer development and progression. Herein, we designed smart and versati...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chen X,Wang T,Le W,Huang X,Gao M,Chen Q,Xu S,Yin D,Fu Q,Shao C,Chen B,Shi D

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00