Establishing sheep as an experimental species to validate ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening for potential therapeutic interventions.

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：: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：:Rational: Ischemic injury of the skeletal muscle remains a serious clinical problem and currently there is no effective therapy. The aim of the present study is to determine whether human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells- derived exosomes (UMSC-Exo) could repair ischemic injury by releasing circular RNA. Methods ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yan B,Zhang Y,Liang C,Liu B,Ding F,Wang Y,Zhu B,Zhao R,Yu XY,Li Y

更新日期：2020-05-18 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：: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：: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：: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：:To enhance effective drug accumulation in drug-resistant tumors, a site-specific drug-releasing polypeptide system (PEG-Phis/Pasp-DOX/CA4) was exploited in response to tumor extracellular and intracellular pH. This system could firstly release the embedded tumor vascular inhibitor (CA4) to transiently 'normalize' vasc...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Dong Y,Yang J,Liu H,Wang T,Tang S,Zhang J,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

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：:Autophagy is a dynamic and complicated catabolic process. Imaging autophagic flux can clearly advance knowledge of its pathophysiology significance. While the most common way autophagy is imaged relies on fluorescent protein-based probes, this method requires substantial genetic manipulation that severely restricts th...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Lei Y,Ren W,Wang CK,Tao RR,Xiang HJ,Feng LL,Gao YP,Jiang Q,Li X,Hu Y,Han F

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:The therapeutic efficacy of fluorescence image-guided tumor surgery and photodynamic therapy (PDT) is impaired by the penetration depth limitation, low signal-to-noise ratio of traditional first near-infrared window (NIR I) fluorescence and the hypoxic tumor microenvironment. Here, a "red blood cell-based multimodal p...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang P,Wang X,Luo Q,Li Y,Lin X,Fan L,Zhang Y,Liu J,Liu X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence indicates that reprogramming of energy metabolism involving disturbances in energy production from a defect in cellular respiration with a shift to glycolysis is a core hallmark of cancer. Alterations in cancer cell energy metabolism are linked to abnormalities in mitochondrial function. Mitochondria...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Sun C,Liu X,Wang B,Wang Z,Liu Y,Di C,Si J,Li H,Wu Q,Xu D,Li J,Li G,Wang Y,Wang F,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair regenerative medicine, a promising strategy for the treatment of hair loss, will likely involve the transplantation of autologous hair follicular stem cells (HFSCs) and dermal papilla cells (DPCs) into regions of hair loss. Cyclic hair regeneration results from the periodic partial activation of HFSCs. However, p...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chen P,Miao Y,Zhang F,Huang J,Chen Y,Fan Z,Yang L,Wang J,Hu Z

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) usually exhibits an accelerated disease progression, an increased resistance to therapeutic drugs and a higher mortality rate than sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC). PIAS3 is a member of the protein inhibitor of activated STAT (PIAS) family; however, little is known...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ma J,Yang Y,Fu Y,Guo F,Zhang X,Xiao S,Zhu W,Huang Z,Zhang J,Chen J

更新日期：2018-04-30 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：: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：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) research has focused on moderate to severe injuries as their outcomes are significantly worse than those of a mild TBI (mTBI). However, recent epidemiological evidence has indicated that a series of even mild TBIs greatly increases the risk of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. N...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Adams C,Bazzigaluppi P,Beckett TL,Bishay J,Weisspapir I,Dorr A,Mester JR,Steinman J,Hirschler L,Warnking JM,Barbier EL,McLaurin J,Sled JG,Stefanovic B

更新日期：2018-09-09 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：:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), an epithelial malignancy affecting a variety of subsites in the oral cavity, is prevalent in Asia. The survival rate of OSCC patients has not improved over the past decades due to its heterogeneous etiology, genetic aberrations, and treatment outcomes. Improvement in therapeutic st...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Su SC,Lin CW,Liu YF,Fan WL,Chen MK,Yu CP,Yang WE,Su CW,Chuang CY,Li WH,Chung WH,Yang SF

更新日期：2017-02-26 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：:Background: By targeting the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on prostate cancer (PCa) cells PSMA-PET/CT shows great potential in locating the site of biochemical recurrence even at low PSA (Prostate-specific antigen)-levels. Accurate imaging of PCa recurrent lymph node metastases (LNM) is crucial for metasta...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jilg CA,Drendel V,Rischke HC,Beck T,Vach W,Schaal K,Wetterauer U,Schultze-Seemann W,Meyer PT

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Tumor metastasis is the main cause for cancer-related death. However, the driving molecules of metastasis remain largely unknown. Here, we aim to identify long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) critical for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis. Methods: Microarrays were used to screen a comprehensive set...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Kang CL,Qi B,Cai QQ,Fu LS,Yang Y,Tang C,Zhu P,Chen QW,Pan J,Chen MH,Wu XZ

更新日期：2019-06-09 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：:Rationale: Tumor angiogenesis promotes tumor development, progression, growth, and metastasis. Metronomic chemotherapy involves the frequent administration of low-dose chemotherapeutic agents to block angiogenic activity and reduce side effects. Methods: MDA-MB-231 cells were treated with various concentrations of art...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tsui KH,Wu MY,Lin LT,Wen ZH,Li YH,Chu PY,Li CJ

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In a report from 2008, The International Agency for Research on Cancer predicted a tripled cancer incidence from 1975, projecting a possible 13-17 million cancer deaths worldwide by 2030. While new treatments are evolving and reaching approval for different cancer types, the main prevention of cancer mortality is thro...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Gobbo OL,Sjaastad K,Radomski MW,Volkov Y,Prina-Mello A

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Purpose: Evans Blue (EB) is an azo dye that binds quantitatively with serum albumin. With an albumin binding, NOTA conjugated truncated Evan's blue (NEB) dye derived PET tracer, we aimed to establish a strategy for evaluating vascular permeability in malignant tumors via non-invasive PET. Experimental design: Sixty-mi...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chen H,Tong X,Lang L,Jacobson O,Yung BC,Yang X,Bai R,Kiesewetter DO,Ma Y,Wu H,Niu G,Chen X

更新日期：2017-06-14 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：: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