Drug Repurposing Screening Identifies Tioconazole as an ATG4 Inhibitor that Suppresses Autophagy and Sensitizes Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy.

abstract：:Targeted radionuclide therapy, which is based on the selective delivery of a sufficient radiation dose to tumors without significantly affecting normal tissues, is a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of a wide variety of malignancies. Integrins, a family of cell adhesion molecules, play key roles during...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu Z,Wang F,Chen X

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Rationale: As the central hallmark of liver fibrosis, transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), the predominant contributor to fibrogenic hepatic myofibroblast responsible for extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, is characterized with transcriptional and epigenetic remodeling. We aimed to characterize t...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jiang Y,Xiang C,Zhong F,Zhang Y,Wang L,Zhao Y,Wang J,Ding C,Jin L,He F,Wang H

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as integral components of E2F1-regulated gene regulatory networks (GRNs), but their implication in advanced or treatment-refractory malignancy is unknown. Methods: We combined high-throughput transcriptomic approaches with bioinformatics and structure modeling to search for ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Logotheti S,Marquardt S,Gupta SK,Richter C,Edelhäuser BAH,Engelmann D,Brenmoehl J,Söhnchen C,Murr N,Alpers M,Singh KP,Wolkenhauer O,Heckl D,Spitschak A,Pützer BM

更新日期：2020-07-29 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：: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：:Norepinephrine modulates cognitive processes such as working and episodic memory. Pathological changes in norepinephrine and norepinephrine transporter (NET) function and degeneration of the locus coeruleus produce irreversible impairments within the whole norepinephrine system, disrupting cognitive processes. Monitor...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： López-Picón FR,Kirjavainen AK,Forsback S,Takkinen JS,Peters D,Haaparanta-Solin M,Solin O

更新日期：2019-01-01 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 is the initial report of an α-based pre-targeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT) using 225Ac and its theranostic pair, 111In. We call our novel tumor-targeting DOTA-hapten PRIT system "proteus-DOTA" or "Pr." Herein we report the first results of radiochemistry development, radiopharmacology, and stoichiometry of tumor ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Cheal SM,McDevitt MR,Santich BH,Patel M,Yang G,Fung EK,Veach DR,Bell M,Ahad A,Vargas DB,Punzalan B,Pillarsetty NVK,Xu H,Guo HF,Monette S,Michel AO,Piersigilli A,Scheinberg DA,Ouerfelli O,Cheung NV,Larson SM

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：: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：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) has a widespread application in cancer therapy. Nevertheless, the efficiency of PDT is far from satisfactory. One major impediment is the overexpression of glutathione (GSH) in tumor cells, which could deplete the level of PDT-generated ROS. Herein, we dev...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang Q,Sun M,Li D,Li C,Luo C,Wang Z,Zhang W,Yang Z,Feng Y,Wang S,He Z,Zhang H,Kan Q,Sun W,Sun J

更新日期：2020-04-15 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：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious healthcare dilemma, associated with specific changes in gut microbiota and circulating metabolome. Yet, the functional capacity of CKD microbiome and its intricate relationship with the host metabolism at different stages of disease are less understood. METHODS:Here, shotgun ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wu IW,Gao SS,Chou HC,Yang HY,Chang LC,Kuo YL,Dinh MCV,Chung WH,Yang CW,Lai HC,Hsieh WP,Su SC

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Talazoparib, a potent PARP inhibitor, has shown promising clinical and pre-clinical activity by inducing synthetic lethality in cancers with germline Brca1/2 mutations. Conventional oral delivery of Talazoparib is associated with significant off-target effects, therefore we sought to develop new delivery systems in th...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Belz JE,Kumar R,Baldwin P,Ojo NC,Leal AS,Royce DB,Zhang D,van de Ven AL,Liby KT,Sridhar S

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the primary cause of death in patients with advanced cancer. Recently, a high-fat diet was shown to specifically promote the metastatic potential of specific cancer cells in a CD36-dependent manner. However, the molecular basis of the fatty acid (FA)-induced upregulation of CD36 has remained unclear. Met...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jiang M,Wu N,Xu B,Chu Y,Li X,Su S,Chen D,Li W,Shi Y,Gao X,Zhang H,Zhang Z,Du W,Nie Y,Liang J,Fan D

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In advanced atherosclerotic plaques, defective efferocytosis of apoptotic foam cells and decreased cholesterol efflux contribute to lesion progression. In our previous study, we demonstrated that 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated sonodynamic therapy (SDT) could induce foam cells apoptosis via the mitochondrial-casp...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang H,Yang Y,Sun X,Tian F,Guo S,Wang W,Tian Z,Jin H,Zhang Z,Tian Y

更新日期：2018-09-29 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：:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) combined with radiotherapy is a common treatment strategy to treat human cancers, but the underlying mechanisms of this combination treatment remain unclear. Here, we report that NAD+-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-7 (SIRT7) protein levels were decreased due to 5-FU exposure rendering colorectal c...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tang M,Lu X,Zhang C,Du C,Cao L,Hou T,Li Z,Tu B,Cao Z,Li Y,Chen Y,Jiang L,Wang H,Wang L,Liu B,Xu X,Luo J,Wang J,Gu J,Wang H,Zhu WG

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of chemotherapy and RNA interference is a promising approach for efficient cancer therapy. However, the success of such a strategy is hampered by the lack of suitable vectors to coordinate small interfering RNA (siRNA) and chemotherapeutic drug into one single platform. We herein report a novel triple-...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yu H,Guo C,Feng B,Liu J,Chen X,Wang D,Teng L,Li Y,Yin Q,Zhang Z,Li Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular subtyping of breast cancer is of considerable interest owing to its potential for personalized therapy and prognosis. However, current methodologies cannot be used for precise subtyping, thereby posing a challenge in clinical practice. The aim of the present study is to develop a cell-specific single-strande...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu M,Wang Z,Tan T,Chen Z,Mou X,Yu X,Deng Y,Lu G,He N

更新日期：2018-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to selectively destroy cancer cells while sparing normal tissue is highly desirable during the cancer therapy. Here, magnetic targeted photothermal therapy was demonstrated by the integration of MoS2 (MS) flakes and Fe3O4 (IO) nanoparticles (NPs), where MoS2 converted near-infrared (NIR) light into heat an...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yu J,Yin W,Zheng X,Tian G,Zhang X,Bao T,Dong X,Wang Z,Gu Z,Ma X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2015-05-20 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：: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：:Background: Among head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) has the worst prognosis. Iron metabolism, which plays a crucial role in tumor progression, is mainly regulated by alterations to genes and post-transcriptional processes. The recent discovery of the N6-met...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ye J,Wang Z,Chen X,Jiang X,Dong Z,Hu S,Li W,Liu Y,Liao B,Han W,Shen J,Xiao M

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor hypoxia is an important reason for the limited therapeutic efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) because of the oxygen requirement of the therapeutic process. PDT consumes tissue oxygen and destroys tumor vasculature, further hampering its own efficacy in promoting tumor deterioration. Therefore, overcoming the...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yang Z,Wang J,Ai S,Sun J,Mai X,Guan W

更新日期：2019-09-20 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：:Dendritic cells (DC) and tumor cell fusion vaccine (DC/tumor cell fusion vaccine) is considered an effective approach in cancer biotherapy. However, its therapeutic effects in early clinical trials have been suboptimal partially due to the immunosuppressive tumor environment. In this study, we used nanoparticles of fo...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hu Z,Chen J,Zhou S,Yang N,Duan S,Zhang Z,Su J,He J,Zhang Z,Lu X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-05-02 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