pH-Sensitive Nano-Complexes Overcome Drug Resistance and Inhibit Metastasis of Breast Cancer by Silencing Akt Expression.

abstract：:Rationale: Within the field of personalized medicine there is an increasing focus on designing flexible, multifunctional drug delivery systems that combine high efficacy with minimal side effects, by tailoring treatment to the individual. Methods: We synthesized a chemically stabilized ~4 nm nucleic acid nanoscaffold,...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Andersen VL,Vinther M,Kumar R,Ries A,Wengel J,Nielsen JS,Kjems J

更新日期：2019-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) undergo the phenotypic changes from contractile to synthetic state during vascular remodeling after ischemia. SIRT1 protects against stress-induced vascular remodeling via maintaining VSMC differentiated phenotype. However, the effect of smooth muscle SIRT1 on the functi...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Dou YQ,Kong P,Li CL,Sun HX,Li WW,Yu Y,Nie L,Zhao LL,Miao SB,Li XK,Dong C,Zhang JW,Liu Y,Huo XX,Chi K,Gao X,Zhang N,Weng L,Yang H,Zhang F,Han M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small glycerophospholipid that acts as a potent extracellular signal in various biological processes and diseases. Our previous work demonstrated that the expression of the LPA receptors LPA1 and LPA3 is elevated in the early postnatal heart. However, the role of this stage...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang F,Liu S,Pei J,Cai L,Liu N,Liang T,Dong X,Cong X,Chun J,Chen J,Hu S,Chen X

更新日期：2020-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of nanomedicine is expected to provide an innovative direction for addressing challenges associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. In the past decades, although nanotechnology-based phototherapy has been developed for antimicrobial treatment since it rarely causes bacterial resistance, the cl...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wei G,Yang G,Wang Y,Jiang H,Fu Y,Yue G,Ju R

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper selection and effective delivery of combination drugs targeting multiple pathophysiological pathways key to spinal cord injury (SCI) hold promise to address the thus far scarce clinical therapeutics for improving recovery after SCI. In this study, we aim to develop a clinically feasible way for targeted deliver...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang Q,Zhang H,Xu H,Zhao Y,Li Z,Li J,Wang H,Zhuge D,Guo X,Xu H,Jones S,Li X,Jia X,Xiao J

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-derived microparticles (MPs) are nano-sized vesicles released by activated cells in the extracellular milieu. They act as vectors of biological activity by carrying membrane-anchored and cytoplasmic constituents of the parental cells. Although detection and characterization of cell-derived MPs may be of high diag...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Briens A,Gauberti M,Parcq J,Montaner J,Vivien D,Martinez de Lizarrondo S

更新日期：2016-03-02 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：: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：:Producing keratinocyte cells (KCs) in large scale is difficult due to their slow proliferation, disabling their use as seed cells for skin regeneration and wound healing. Cell reprogramming is a promising inducer-based approach to KC production but only reaches very low cellular conversion. Here we reported a unique c...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang F,Zhang D,Cheng K,Zhou Z,Liu S,Chen L,Hu Y,Mao C,Liu S

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Meniscus deficiency, the most common and refractory disease in human knee joints, often progresses to osteoarthritis (OA) due to abnormal biomechanical distribution and articular cartilage abrasion. However, due to its anisotropic spatial architecture, complex biomechanical microenvironment, and limited vascularity, m...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li Z,Wu N,Cheng J,Sun M,Yang P,Zhao F,Zhang J,Duan X,Fu X,Zhang J,Hu X,Chen H,Ao Y

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide-derived nanocomposites have been exhibiting fascinating biological advantages, including but not limited to excellent biocompatibility, biological degradation, high targetability and subsequent potent therapeutic efficacy. While some successes have been achieved in the nanoengineering of peptide-based architec...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yan J,Ji F,Yan S,You W,Ma F,Li F,Huang Y,Liu W,He W

更新日期：2020-07-09 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：:RNA molecules (e.g., siRNA, microRNA, and mRNA) have shown tremendous potential for immunomodulation and cancer immunotherapy. They can activate both innate and adaptive immune system responses by silencing or upregulating immune-relevant genes. In addition, mRNA-based vaccines have recently been actively pursued and ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Lin YX,Wang Y,Blake S,Yu M,Mei L,Wang H,Shi J

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:The relatively new field of nanotheranostics combines the advantages of in vivo diagnosis with the ability to administer treatment through a single nano-sized carrier, offering new opportunities for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Nanotheranostics has facilitated the development of nanomedicine through direct visualizat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Luk BT,Fang RH,Zhang L

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:This paper reports a sensitive method with electrochemical technique to detect various proteases, which can be used for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. For the proposed assay method, the working electrode is modified with the peptide probes for the target proteases. These probes contain the substrate sequence of tar...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li H,Huang Y,Zhang B,Yang D,Zhu X,Li G

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of efficient therapeutic strategy to incorporate ultrasound (US)-triggered sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and ferroptosis is highly promising in cancer therapy. However, the SDT efficacy is severely limited by the hypoxia and high glutathione (GSH) in the tumor microenvironment, and ferroptosis is highly associ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Xu Q,Zhan G,Zhang Z,Yong T,Yang X,Gan L

更新日期：2021-01-01 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

abstract：:Iron oxide nanoparticles are a useful diagnostic contrast agent and have great potential for therapeutic applications. Multiple emerging diagnostic and therapeutic applications and the numerous versatile parameters of the nanoparticle platform require a robust biological model for characterization and assessment. Here...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ho DN,Kohler N,Sigdel A,Kalluri R,Morgan JR,Xu C,Sun S

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：: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：: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：:Recently, rational design of a new class of contrast agents (CAs), based on biopolymers (hydrogels), have received considerable attention in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) diagnostic field. Several strategies have been adopted to improve relaxivity without chemical modification of the commercial CAs, however, unders...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： De Sarno F,Ponsiglione AM,Russo M,Grimaldi AM,Forte E,Netti PA,Torino E

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms are heterogeneous in their clinical behavior and require therapies specially tailored according to staging, grading, origin and expression of peptide receptors. Despite extensive scientific efforts, the therapy options are still not satisfactory. The main reasons are due...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Briest F,Grabowski P

更新日期：2014-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: P21-activated kinase 6 (PAK6) is a member of the class II PAKs family, which is a conserved family of serine/threonine kinases. Although the effects of PAK6 on many malignancies, especially in prostate cancer, have been studied for a long time, the role of PAK6 in mitochondria remains unknown. Methods: The ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Li T,Li Y,Liu T,Hu B,Li J,Liu C,Liu T,Li F

更新日期：2020-02-03 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：:Great progress has been made in the field of tumor immunotherapy in the past decade. However, the therapeutic effects of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) against ovarian cancer are still limited. Recently, an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6i) has been reported to enhance antitumor immunity in pre...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang QF,Li J,Jiang K,Wang R,Ge JL,Yang H,Liu SJ,Jia LT,Wang L,Chen BL

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Accumulating evidences indicate that nanomedicines greatly decrease the side effects and enhance the efficacy of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. In particular, the use of rectal delivery of nanomedicines, with advantages such as fast therapeutic effects and a diminishing hepatic first-pass effect, is cu...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhao R,Du S,Liu Y,Lv C,Song Y,Chen X,Zhang B,Li D,Gao S,Cui W,Plikus MV,Hou X,Wu K,Liu Z,Liu Z,Cong Y,Li Y,Yu Z

更新日期：2020-02-18 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