Integrative metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal severity-specific signatures of gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease.

abstract：:Purpose: Breast cancer imaging methods lack diagnostic accuracy, in particular for patients with dense breast tissue, and improved techniques are critically needed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate antibody-indocyanine green (ICG) conjugates, which undergo dynamic absorption spectrum shifts after cellular end...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wilson KE,Bachawal SV,Abou-Elkacem L,Jensen K,Machtaler S,Tian L,Willmann JK

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplastic anemia (AA) is characterized as hypoplasia of bone marrow hematopoietic cells and hematopenia of peripheral blood cells. Though the supplement of exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) has been clinically approved for AA treatment, the side-effects hinder its further application. Here a robust treatment for AA induce...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Jia W,Zhen M,Li L,Zhou C,Sun Z,Liu S,Zhao Z,Li J,Wang C,Bai C

更新日期：2020-05-23 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：:Body fluids are a rich source of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which carry cargo derived from the secreting cells. So far, biomarkers for pathological conditions have been mainly searched from their protein, (mi)RNA, DNA and lipid cargo. Here, we explored the small molecule metabolites from urinary and platelet EVs re...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Puhka M,Takatalo M,Nordberg ME,Valkonen S,Nandania J,Aatonen M,Yliperttula M,Laitinen S,Velagapudi V,Mirtti T,Kallioniemi O,Rannikko A,Siljander PR,Af Hällström TM

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapy of breast cancer is encumbered by drug resistance and metastasis, which can be due to a defective PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. This study was aimed at improving the anti-cancer effect of the chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel (PTX) on the drug resistant and metastatic breast cancer by co-delivering PTX ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yin J,Lang T,Cun D,Zheng Z,Huang Y,Yin Q,Yu H,Li Y

更新日期：2017-09-26 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：:In ultrasound molecular imaging (USMI), ligand-functionalized microbubbles (MBs) are used to visualize vascular endothelial targets. Netrin-1 is upregulated in 60% of metastatic breast cancers and promotes tumor progression. A novel netrin-1 interference therapy requires the assessment of netrin-1 expression prior to ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wischhusen J,Wilson KE,Delcros JG,Molina-Peña R,Gibert B,Jiang S,Ngo J,Goldschneider D,Mehlen P,Willmann JK,Padilla F

更新日期：2018-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes play critical roles in intercellular communication in both nearby and distant cells in individuals and organs. Polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF), also known as Cavin1, has previously been described as a critical factor in caveola formation, and aberrant PTRF expression has been reported in var...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Huang K,Fang C,Yi K,Liu X,Qi H,Tan Y,Zhou J,Li Y,Liu M,Zhang Y,Yang J,Zhang J,Li M,Kang C

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Folate receptor (FR) has proven to be a valuable target for chemotherapy using folic acid (FA) conjugates. However, FA-conjugated chemotherapeutics still have low therapeutic efficacy accompanied with side effects, resulting from complications such as short circulation half-life, limited tumor delivery, as well as hig...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Shan L,Zhuo X,Zhang F,Dai Y,Zhu G,Yung BC,Fan W,Zhai K,Jacobson O,Kiesewetter DO,Ma Y,Gao G,Chen X

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have been developed to address the shortage of primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) for therapeutic applications. However, the in vivo repopulation capacity of HLCs remains limited. This study investigated the roles of agoni...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Yuan L,Zhang Y,Liu X,Chen Y,Zhang L,Cao J,Li X,Wang M,Wu K,Zhang J,Liu G,Tang Q,Yuan Q,Cheng T,Xia N

更新日期：2019-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) can monitor spatiotemporal distribution of radiotracer in vivo. The spatiotemporal information can be used to estimate parametric images of radiotracer kinetics that are of physiological and biochemical interests. Direct estimation of parametric images from raw projection dat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang G,Qi J

更新日期：2013-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with other diagnostic methods, ultrasound is proven to be a safe, simple, non-invasive and cost-effective imaging technique, but the resolution is not comparable to that of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound employing microbubbles can gain a better resolution and is now widely used...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Cai X,Yang F,Gu N

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Overexpression of CD146 has been correlated with aggressiveness, recurrence rate, and poor overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. In this study, we set out to develop a CD146-targeting probe for high-contrast noninvasive in vivo positron emission tomography (PET) and near-infrared fluorescence (N...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hernandez R,Sun H,England CG,Valdovinos HF,Ehlerding EB,Barnhart TE,Yang Y,Cai W

更新日期：2016-08-08 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：: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：:Rationale: Treating diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging as the blood-brain barrier (BBB) effectively restricts access of a large number of potentially useful drugs. A potential solution to this problem is presented by therapeutic ultrasound, a novel treatment modality that can achieve...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Pelekanos M,Leinenga G,Odabaee M,Odabaee M,Saifzadeh S,Steck R,Götz J

更新日期：2018-04-03 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：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, derived from bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) have been demonstrated as key factors in the progression and drug resistance of multiple myeloma (MM). EV uptake involves a variety of mechanisms which largely depend on the vesicle origin and recipient c...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Tu C,Du Z,Zhang H,Feng Y,Qi Y,Zheng Y,Liu J,Wang J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrinolytic therapy of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increasingly utilized, yet limited knowledge is available regarding in vivo mechanisms that govern fibrinolytic efficacy. In particular, it is unknown how age-dependent thrombus organization limits direct blood contact with fibrin, the target of blood-based fibri...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Stein-Merlob AF,Kessinger CW,Erdem SS,Zelada H,Hilderbrand SA,Lin CP,Tearney GJ,Jaff MR,Reed GL,Henke PK,McCarthy JR,Jaffer FA

更新日期：2015-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a transmembrane cell surface receptor that is frequently overexpressed and/or mutated in many cancers. Therapies targeting EGFR have poor outcomes due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tests to monitor EGFR. Current in vitro EGFR diagnostic methods are invasive, requiring bi...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Bernhard W,El-Sayed A,Barreto K,Gonzalez C,Fonge H,Geyer CR

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) can selectively induce apoptosis in a variety of tumor cells, but not most normal cells. Nevertheless, its therapeutic potential is limited due to the frequent occurrence of resistance in tumor cells, especially hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. Theref...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Shi K,Xue J,Fang Y,Bi H,Gao S,Yang D,Lu A,Li Y,Chen Y,Ke L

更新日期：2017-10-12 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：: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：: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：:Despite significant advances in cancer diagnostics and treatment, ovarian cancers (OC) continue to kill more than 150,000 women every year worldwide. Due to the relatively asymptomatic nature and the advanced stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis, OC is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. The current treat...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Di Lorenzo G,Ricci G,Severini GM,Romano F,Biffi S

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: The overall success rate of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and therapy has been improved over the years. However, genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity remains a major challenge for effective detection and treatment of PCa. Efforts to better classify PCa into functional subtypes and elucidate the molecular ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Bai Y,Yang Y,Yan Y,Zhong J,Blee AM,Pan Y,Ma T,Karnes RJ,Jimenez R,Xu W,Huang H

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Müller glia are specialized retinal cells with stem cell properties in fish and frogs but not in mammals. Current efforts to develop gene therapies to activate mammalian Müller glia for retinal repair will require safe and effective delivery strategies for recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), vectors of choice...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Touahri Y,Dixit R,Kofoed RH,Miloska K,Park E,Raeisossadati R,Markham-Coultes K,David LA,Rijal H,Zhao J,Lynch M,Hynynen K,Aubert I,Schuurmans C

更新日期：2020-02-10 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：:Transcription factor FOXM1 is involved in stimulating cell proliferation, enhancing DNA damage repair, promoting metastasis of cancer cells, and the inhibition of FOXM1 has been shown to prevent the initiation and progression of multiple cancers and FOXM1 is considered to be an effective target for tumor therapeutic d...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Z,Bu H,Yu J,Chen Y,Pei C,Yu L,Huang X,Tan G,Tan Y

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00