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：:Acute liver failure is characterized by the rapid development of liver dysfunction and remarkably high mortality. Accumulating evidence suggests that soyasaponin possesses potential anti-inflammatory activities. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential role of soyasaponin II in acute liver failure and establish the...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang F,Gong S,Wang T,Li L,Luo H,Wang J,Huang C,Zhou H,Chen G,Liu Z,Zhang Q,Jiang Y,Chen P

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Mesenchymal cell-derived osteosarcoma is a rare malignant bone tumor affecting children and adolescents. PTEN down-regulation or function-loss mutation is associated with the aggressive of osteosarcoma. Explicating the regulatory mechanism of PTEN might highlight new targets for improving the survival rate ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wu W,Jing D,Meng Z,Hu B,Zhong B,Deng X,Jin X,Shao Z

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7150/thno.21516.]. ...

journal_title：Theranostics

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

更新日期：2020-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:CUB-domain containing protein 1 (CDCP1) is a cancer associated cell surface protein that amplifies pro-tumorigenic signalling by other receptors including EGFR and HER2. Its potential as a cancer target is supported by studies showing that anti-CDCP1 antibodies inhibit cell migration and survival in vitro, and tumor g...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Harrington BS,He Y,Khan T,Puttick S,Conroy PJ,Kryza T,Cuda T,Sokolowski KA,Tse BW,Robbins KK,Arachchige BJ,Stehbens SJ,Pollock PM,Reed S,Weroha SJ,Haluska P,Salomon C,Lourie R,Perrin LC,Law RHP,Whisstock JC,Hoop

更新日期：2020-01-12 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：: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：: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：: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：:The mineral dust-induced gene (mdig) is overexpressed in a number of human cancers, suggesting critical roles of this gene played on the pathogenesis of cancers. Unlike several other JmjC-domain containing proteins that exhibit histone demethylase activity, it remains enigmatic whether mdig is involved in the demethyl...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang Q,Thakur C,Fu Y,Bi Z,Wadgaonkar P,Xu L,Liu Z,Liu W,Wang J,Kidder BL,Chen F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanobubble (NB), which simultaneously enhances ultrasound (US) images and access therapeutic platforms, is required for future cancer treatment. Methods: We designed a theranostic agent for novel cancer treatment by using an NB-encapsulated hybrid nanosystem that can be monitored by US and fluorescent imaging and acti...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Huang WT,Chan MH,Chen X,Hsiao M,Liu RS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Cancer immunotherapy depends on a systemic immune response, but the basic underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Despite the very successful and widespread use of checkpoint inhibitors in the clinic, the majority of cancer patients do not benefit from this type of treatment. In this translational st...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Schwenck J,Schörg B,Fiz F,Sonanini D,Forschner A,Eigentler T,Weide B,Martella M,Gonzalez-Menendez I,Campi C,Sambuceti G,Seith F,Quintanilla-Martinez L,Garbe C,Pfannenberg C,Röcken M,la Fougere C,Pichler BJ,Kneilling M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to the chemotherapeutic drug 5'-azacytidine (5'-AZA) is a major obstacle in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The uridine-cytidine kinase 1 (UCK1) has an established role in activating 5'-AZA and its protein level is significantly downregulated in patients resistant to the drug. H...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zhang H,Huang H,Feng X,Song H,Zhang Z,Shen A,Qiu X

更新日期：2020-01-01 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 structural modification of existing AMPs is an effective strategy to develop antimicrobial agents with high-efficiency, low-cost and low-toxicity antimicrobial agents. Methods: Here, we truncated 14-amino-acids at the N-terminus of MSI-78 to obtain MSI and further modified MSI to obtain four peptide analogs: MSI-1...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Ma L,Xie X,Liu H,Huang Y,Wu H,Jiang M,Xu P,Ye X,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luminal androgen receptor (LAR) breast cancer accounts for 10% of all triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC). Anti-androgen therapy for this subtype is in development, but yields only partial clinical benefits. In this study, we aimed to characterize the genomic alterations of LAR TNBC, to analyze activation of the PI3...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Coussy F,Lavigne M,de Koning L,Botty RE,Nemati F,Naguez A,Bataillon G,Ouine B,Dahmani A,Montaudon E,Painsec P,Chateau-Joubert S,Laetitia F,Larcher T,Vacher S,Chemlali W,Briaux A,Melaabi S,Salomon AV,Guinebretiere JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocyte derived macrophages (MDMs) infiltrate sites of infection or injury and upregulate cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an enzyme that stimulates prostaglandin-E2 (PgE2). Nanotheranostics combine therapeutic and diagnostic agents into a single nanosystem. In previous studies, we demonstrated that a nanotheranostic strate...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Liu L,Karagoz H,Herneisey M,Zor F,Komatsu T,Loftus S,Janjic BM,Gorantla VS,Janjic JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer metastasis is a Gordian knot for tumor diagnosis and therapy. Many studies have demonstrated that metastatic processes are inevitably affected by the tumor microenvironment. Histopathology is used universally as the gold standard for cancer diagnosis despite the lengthy preparation process and invasiveness. Met...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Shen B,Yan J,Wang S,Zhou F,Zhao Y,Hu R,Qu J,Liu L

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Rationale: Spatial-temporal control of cell fate in vivo is of great importance for regenerative medicine. Currently, there remain no practical strategies to tune cell-fate spatial-temporally. Optogenetics is a biological technique that widely used to control cell activity in genetically defined neurons in a spatiotem...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang W,Huang D,Ren J,Li R,Feng Z,Guan C,Bao B,Cai B,Ling J,Zhou C

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

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：:Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have become mainstream in cancer treatment. However, only patient subsets benefit from these expensive therapies, and often responses are short-lived or coincide with side effects. A growing modality in precision oncology is the development of theranostics, as this enables patient se...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Lecocq Q,De Vlaeminck Y,Hanssens H,D'Huyvetter M,Raes G,Goyvaerts C,Keyaerts M,Devoogdt N,Breckpot K

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-based immunotherapy for the treatment of hematologic malignancies, such as leukemia and lymphoma, has seen much success and played an increasingly important role in clinical studies. Nevertheless, the efficacy of immunotherapy in solid tumors still needs improvements due to the immunosuppressive properties of tum...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Qian X,Shi Z,Qi H,Zhao M,Huang K,Han D,Zhou J,Liu C,Liu Y,Lu Y,Yuan X,Zhao J,Kang C

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) poses substantial challenges for effective treatment. Currently, there is a considerable need for the development of orally bioavailable dosage forms that enable the safe and effective delivery of therapeutic drugs to local diseased lesions in the gastrointestinal tr...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Han W,Xie B,Li Y,Shi L,Wan J,Chen X,Wang H

更新日期：2019-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is a key hallmark of solid tumors and tumor hypoxia usually contributes to cancer progression, therapeutic resistance and poor outcome. Accurately detecting and imaging tumor hypoxia with high spatial resolution would be conducive to formulating optimized treatment plan and thus achieving better patient outcom...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Huang J,Wu Y,Zeng F,Wu S

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The dense fibrotic stroma enveloping pancreatic tumors is a major cause of drug resistance. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) in the stroma can be activated to induce intra-tumor fibrosis and worsen patient survival; however, the molecular basics for the regulation of PSC activation remains unclear. Methods...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang HC,Lin YL,Hsu CC,Chao YJ,Hou YC,Chiu TJ,Huang PH,Tang MJ,Chen LT,Shan YS

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of apoptosis is very important for early evaluation of tumor therapeutic efficacy. A stimuli-responsive probe based on the peptide sequence Asp-Glu-Val-Asp (DEVD), [18F]DEVD-Cys(StBu)-PPG(CBT)-AmBF3 ([18F]1), for PET imaging of tumor apoptosis was designed and prepar...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Qiu L,Wang W,Li K,Peng Y,Lv G,Liu Q,Gao F,Seimbille Y,Xie M,Lin J

更新日期：2019-09-21 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：: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：:Identification of novel targets for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an urgent task as targeted therapies have increased the lifespans of Oestrogen Receptor +/ Progesterone Receptor + and HER2+ cancer patients. Methods: genes involved in protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, which have been reported ...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Fu W,Sun H,Zhao Y,Chen M,Yang X,Liu Y,Jin W

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged occlusion of multiple microvessels causes microvascular injury. G protein-coupled receptor 124 (GPR124) has been reported to be required for maintaining central nervous system (CNS) angiogenesis and blood-brain barrier integrity. However, the molecular mechanisms by which GPR124 regulates pericytes during is...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Chen DY,Sun NH,Lu YP,Hong LJ,Cui TT,Wang CK,Chen XH,Wang SS,Feng LL,Shi WX,Fukunaga K,Chen Z,Lu YM,Han F

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from adult tissues effectively promote wound healing. However, MSC quality varies, and the quantity of MSC is limited, as MSC are acquired through donations. Moreover, the survival and functioning of dissociated MSC delivered to an inflammatory lesion are subject to challenges. Met...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Wang X,Jiang B,Sun H,Zheng D,Zhang Z,Yan L,Li E,Wu Y,Xu RH

更新日期：2019-08-14 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 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：: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：: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：:Deciphering the molecular and cellular processes involved in foam cell formation is critical to understanding the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) was first identified as a transcriptional regulator of type-I interferons (IFNs) and IFN inducible genes. Our study aims to explore th...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Du M,Wang X,Mao X,Yang L,Huang K,Zhang F,Wang Y,Luo X,Wang C,Peng J,Liang M,Huang D,Huang K

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Tobacco smoke (TS) critically contributes to the development of lung cancer; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. The induction of cancer stem cells (CSCs) by TS represents an early event in tumor initiation. The lung cancer-related gene ΔNp63α is highly expressed in epithelial tiss...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Xie C,Zhu J,Jiang Y,Chen J,Wang X,Geng S,Wu J,Zhong C,Li X,Meng Z

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) are cell death regulators that bind caspases and interfere with apoptotic signalling via death receptors or intrinsic cell death pathways. BIRC4/XIAP is the most potent anti-apoptotic IAP-member and it physically interacts with caspases via its BIR2 and its BIR3 domain. These doma...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Hagenbuchner J,Oberacher H,Arnhard K,Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U,Ausserlechner MJ

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:With advances in nanoparticle (NP) synthesis and engineering, nanoscale agents with both therapeutic and diagnostic functions have been increasingly exploited for cancer management. Herein, we synthesized a new type of zwitterionic polymer-gated Au@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles, which showed that they could selectivel...

journal_title：Theranostics

authors： Zheng T,Wang W,Wu F,Zhang M,Shen J,Sun Y

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00