Works (30)
Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:38
2021 article
Bioorthogonal catalytic patch
Chen, Z., Li, H., Bian, Y., Wang, Z., Chen, G., Zhang, X., … Gu, Z. (2021, May 10). NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics; Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology; Catalysis; Drug Delivery Systems; Hep G2 Cells; Humans; Melanoma, Experimental; Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles / therapeutic use; Mice; Palladium / chemistry; Palladium / pharmacokinetics; Palladium / pharmacology; Prodrugs / chemistry; Prodrugs / pharmacokinetics; Prodrugs / pharmacology; Titanium / chemistry; Titanium / pharmacokinetics; Titanium / pharmacology
TL;DR:
The authors fill the needles of a microneedle array patch with palladium nanoparticles deposited on titanium nanosheets and show that the device, applied locally on the skin of mouse models bearing melanoma, promotes intratumoural conversion of systemically injected caged doxorubicin into the active drug, reducing its toxicity and side effects.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Scattered seeding of CAR T cells in solid tumors augments anticancer efficacy
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 9(3).
author keywords: drug delivery; CAR T therapy; microneedle patch; solid tumor treatment; cell delivery
TL;DR:
A porous microneedle patch is implemented that accommodates CAR T cells and allows in situ penetration-mediated seeding ofCAR T cells when implanted in the tumor bed or in the post-surgical resection cavity.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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Added: March 28, 2022
2020 journal article
CRISPR-Cas12a delivery by DNA-mediated bioresponsive editing for cholesterol regulation
SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(21).
MeSH headings : CRISPR-Cas Systems; Cholesterol; DNA / genetics; DNA / metabolism; Gene Editing; Polymers / metabolism; Proprotein Convertase 9 / genetics; Proprotein Convertase 9 / metabolism; RNA / genetics; Ribonucleoproteins / genetics
TL;DR:
A DNA nanoclew (NC)-based carrier for delivery of Cas12a/CRISPR RNA (crRNA) ribonucleoprotein (R NP) toward regulating serum cholesterol levels and significantly reducing the expression of PCSK9 and gaining the therapeutic benefit of cholesterol control.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 22, 2020
2020 journal article
Engineered PD-L1-Expressing Platelets Reverse New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 32(26).
author keywords: drug delivery; immune tolerance; platelets; programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1); type 1 diabetes (T1D)
MeSH headings : Animals; B7-H1 Antigen / genetics; B7-H1 Antigen / metabolism; Blood Glucose / analysis; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / veterinary; Genetic Engineering; Immune Tolerance; Insulin / blood; Insulin-Secreting Cells / cytology; Insulin-Secreting Cells / immunology; Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism; Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / cytology; Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / metabolism; Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / transplantation; Mice; Mice, Inbred NOD; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / cytology; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / metabolism
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that the rescue of β‐cells by PD‐L1 platelets can effectively maintain normoglycemia and reverse diabetes in newly hyperglycemic NOD mice.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 8, 2020
2020 journal article
Glucose-responsive insulin patch for the regulation of blood glucose in mice and minipigs
NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 4(5), 499–506.
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Glucose / metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Delivery Systems; Humans; Insulin / pharmacology; Insulin Secretion / drug effects; Male; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Needles; Swine; Swine, Miniature; Transdermal Patch
TL;DR:
It is shown that a single removable transdermal patch, bearing microneedles loaded with insulin and a non-degradable glucose-responsive polymeric matrix, and fabricated via in situ photopolymerization, regulated blood glucose in insulin-deficient diabetic mice and minipigs.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 17, 2020
2019 journal article
A Dual-Bioresponsive Drug-Delivery Depot for Combination of Epigenetic Modulation and Immune Checkpoint Blockade
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 31(17).
author keywords: bioresponsive materials; drug delivery; epigenetic modulation; immune checkpoint blockade; immunotherapy
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis; Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology; Calcium Carbonate / chemistry; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytidine / analogs & derivatives; Cytidine / pharmacology; Drug Delivery Systems / methods; Drug Liberation; Drug Therapy, Combination / methods; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Immunosuppressive Agents / chemistry; Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology; Immunotherapy / methods; Melanoma / drug therapy; Nanoparticles / chemistry; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / metabolism; Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism; Tumor Microenvironment / drug effects
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that this combination therapy increases the immunogenicity of cancer cells, and also plays roles in reversing immunosuppressive TME, which contributes to inhibiting the tumor growth and prolonging the survival time of B16F10‐melanoma‐bearing mice.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 13, 2019
2019 journal article
A Therapeutic Microneedle Patch Made from Hair-Derived Keratin for Promoting Hair Regrowth
ACS NANO, 13(4), 4354–4360.
author keywords: drug delivery; microneedle; exosome; keratin; hair regrowth; transdermal drug delivery
MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Line; Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry; Drug Delivery Systems / instrumentation; Equipment Design; Hair / chemistry; Hair / drug effects; Hair / growth & development; Hair Follicle / drug effects; Hair Follicle / growth & development; Humans; Injections, Subcutaneous; Keratins / chemistry; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Transdermal Patch
TL;DR:
It was demonstrated that this microneedle device integrated with mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes and a small molecular drug, UK5099, could enhance the treatment efficiency at a reduced dosage, leading to promoted pigmentation and hair regrowth within 6 days through two rounds of administration in a mouse model.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 4, 2019
2019 journal article
A forskolin-conjugated insulin analog targeting endogenous glucose-transporter for glucose-responsive insulin delivery
BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE, 7(11), 4508–4513.
MeSH headings : Animals; Colforsin / administration & dosage; Colforsin / pharmacology; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / metabolism; Drug Delivery Systems; Glucose / metabolism; Glucose Tolerance Test; Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative / antagonists & inhibitors; Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative / metabolism; Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage; Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology; Injections, Subcutaneous; Insulin / administration & dosage; Insulin / metabolism; Insulin / pharmacology; Mice
TL;DR:
A new insulin analog is prepared by modifying insulin with forskolin (designated as insulin-F), a glucose-transporter (Glut) inhibitor that binds to endogenous Gluts and rapidly restores BGLs to the normal range.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 16, 2019
2019 journal article
Adipocytes as Anticancer Drug Delivery Depot
MATTER, 1(5), 1203–1214.
TL;DR:
The lipid metabolism is exploited to engineer adipocytes that serve as a depot to deliver cancer therapeutics at the tumor site, promoting antitumor efficacy and downregulation of PD-L1 expression is observed in tumor cells.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 6, 2020
2019 journal article
Bioresponsive Protein Complex of aPD1 and aCD47 Antibodies for Enhanced Immunotherapy
NANO LETTERS, 19(8), 4879–4889.
author keywords: Drug delivery; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint blockade; bioresponsive; nanomedicine
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology; Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / immunology; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use; CD47 Antigen / immunology; Female; Immunotherapy; Melanoma / immunology; Melanoma / therapy; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / immunology; Reactive Oxygen Species / immunology; Tumor Microenvironment / drug effects
TL;DR:
A bioresponsive ICB treatment is developed based on the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-sensitive protein complex for controlled sequential release of anti- "don't eat me" signal antibody and antiprogrammed cell death protein 1 (aPD1), by leveraging the abundant ROS in the tumor microenvironment.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 3, 2019
2019 journal article
Charge-switchable polymeric complex for glucose-responsive insulin delivery in mice and pigs
SCIENCE ADVANCES, 5(7).
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Glucose / drug effects; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy; Drug Carriers / chemical synthesis; Drug Carriers / chemistry; Drug Delivery Systems; Insulin / administration & dosage; Mice; Molecular Structure; Polymers / chemical synthesis; Polymers / chemistry; Swine
TL;DR:
A new strategy to form a micro-sized complex between a charge-switchable polymer with a glucose-sensing moiety and insulin driven by electrostatic interaction achieves high insulin loading efficiency and loading capacity and promotes release under hyperglycemic conditions.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 19, 2019
2019 journal article
Glucose transporter inhibitor-conjugated insulin mitigates hypoglycemia
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 116(22), 10744–10748.
author keywords: drug delivery; diabetes; glucose-responsive; insulin; insulin analog
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Glucose / analysis; Blood Glucose / drug effects; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Drug Delivery Systems / methods; Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative / antagonists & inhibitors; Hyperglycemia / drug therapy; Hypoglycemia / prevention & control; Hypoglycemic Agents / chemistry; Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology; Insulin / analogs & derivatives; Insulin / chemistry; Insulin / pharmacology; Mice
TL;DR:
An insulin-facilitated glucose transporter (Glut) inhibitor conjugate is reported, in which the insulin molecule is rendered glucose-responsive via conjugation to an inhibitor of Glut to regulate blood glucose levels within a normal range while mitigating the risk of hypoglycemia in a type 1 diabetic mouse model.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 17, 2019
2018 review
Advances in transdermal insulin delivery
[Review of ]. ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS, 139, 51–70.
author keywords: Drug delivery; Transdermal delivery; Insulin; Diabetes; Iontophoresis; Electroporation; Ultrasound; Jet injection; Microneedle
MeSH headings : Administration, Cutaneous; Animals; Electroporation; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage; Insulin / administration & dosage; Iontophoresis; Microinjections; Needles; Ultrasonic Waves
TL;DR:
Different transdermal insulin delivery techniques and their respective advantages and limitations are focused on, including chemical enhancers-promoted, electrically enhanced, mechanical force-triggered, and microneedle-assisted methods.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 9, 2019
2018 journal article
Bioresponsive Microneedles with a Sheath Structure for H2O2 and pH Cascade-Triggered Insulin Delivery
SMALL, 14(14).
author keywords: diabetes; drug delivery; insulin; microneedles; stimuli-responsive
MeSH headings : Animals; Drug Delivery Systems / methods; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Insulin / administration & dosage; Insulin / chemistry; Mice; Oxidation-Reduction
TL;DR:
The resulting microneedle patch can release insulin with rapid responsiveness under hyperglycemic conditions owing to an oxidative and acidic environment because of glucose oxidation, and can therefore effectively regulate blood glucose levels within a normal range on a chemically induced type 1 diabetic mouse model with enhanced biocompatibility.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Cardiac cell-integrated microneedle patch for treating myocardial infarction
SCIENCE ADVANCES, 4(11).
MeSH headings : Animals; Cells, Cultured; Microtechnology; Myocardial Infarction / therapy; Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology; Needles; Rats; Rats, Inbred WKY; Regeneration; Stromal Cells / cytology; Stromal Cells / transplantation; Swine; Tissue Engineering / instrumentation
TL;DR:
The microneedle patch integrated with cardiac stromal cells (MN-CSCs) represents an innovative approach delivering therapeutic cells for heart regeneration and polymeric MNs are used to create “channels” between host myocardium and therapeutic CSCs to promote heart repair.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Conjugation of haematopoietic stem cells and platelets decorated with anti-PD-1 antibodies augments anti-leukaemia efficacy
NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 2(11), 831–840.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies / chemistry; Antibodies / immunology; Blood Platelets / chemistry; Blood Platelets / cytology; Blood Platelets / metabolism; Cell Line, Tumor; Chemokines / metabolism; Cytokines / metabolism; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Hematopoietic Stem Cells / chemistry; Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology; Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism; Leukemia / therapy; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / deficiency; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / genetics; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / immunology; T-Lymphocytes / cytology; T-Lymphocytes / immunology; T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
TL;DR:
It is shown that systemically delivered blood platelets decorated with anti-PD-1 antibodies and conjugated to haematopoietic stem cells reduce the growth and recurrence of leukaemia in mice and significantly augment the therapeutic efficacy of checkpoint blockade.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 26, 2018
2018 journal article
Engineering PD-1-Presenting Platelets for Cancer Immunotherapy
NANO LETTERS, 18(9), 5716–5725.
author keywords: Drug delivery; platelet; immune checkpoint blockade; immunotherapy; nanomedicine
TL;DR:
This work genetically engineered platelets from megakaryocyte progenitor cells to express the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and found that the PD-1 platelet and its derived microparticle could accumulate within the tumor surgical wound and revert exhausted CD8+ T cells, leading to the eradication of residual tumor cells.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 16, 2018
2018 journal article
In situ formed reactive oxygen species-responsive scaffold with gemcitabine and checkpoint inhibitor for combination therapy
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, 10(429).
MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Combined Modality Therapy; Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives; Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use; Female; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry; Immunotherapy / methods; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / metabolism; Gemcitabine
TL;DR:
A ROS-responsive hydrogel scaffold controls release of gemcitabine and immune checkpoint inhibitor for enhanced antitumor activity and promotes an immune-mediated tumor regression in the tumor-bearing mice, with prevention of tumor recurrence after primary resection.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
In situ sprayed bioresponsive immunotherapeutic gel for post-surgical cancer treatment
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY, 14(1), 89-+.
MeSH headings : Animals; Biocompatible Materials / chemistry; Calcium Carbonate / chemistry; Female; Fibrin / chemistry; Gels / chemistry; Humans; Immunity; Immunotherapy / methods; Luminescent Measurements; Melanoma, Experimental / pathology; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Nanoparticles / chemistry; Nanoparticles / ultrastructure; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology; Neoplasms / pathology; Neoplasms / surgery; Phagocytosis
TL;DR:
The findings indicate that the immunotherapeutic fibrin gel ‘awakens’ the host innate and adaptive immune systems to inhibit both local tumour recurrence post surgery and potential metastatic spread.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 21, 2019
2018 journal article
PD-1 Blockade Cellular Vesicles for Cancer Immunotherapy
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 30(22).
author keywords: cancer immunotherapy; cell therapy; drug delivery; immune checkpoint blockade; nanomedicine
MeSH headings : Humans; Immunotherapy; Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating; Neoplasms / therapy; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor; T-Lymphocytes; Tumor Microenvironment
TL;DR:
E engineered cellular nanovesicles (NVs) presenting PD‐1 receptors on their membranes, which enhance antitumor responses by disrupting thePD‐1/PD‐L1 immune inhibitory axis, are reported.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Shape-controlled synthesis of liquid metal nanodroplets for photothermal therapy
NANO RESEARCH, 12(6), 1313–1320.
author keywords: liquid metal; melanin nanoparticles; nanomedicine; shape-controlled synthesis; photothermal therapy
TL;DR:
Interestingly, shape-controlled synthesis of LM nanodroplets can be achieved by the incorporation of MNPs, and among these shapes, EGaIn nanorice has the best photothermal conversion efficiency, which could be leveraged for photothermal therapy.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 17, 2019
2018 article
Topical and Transdermal Nanomedicines for Cancer Therapy
NANOTHERANOSTICS FOR CANCER APPLICATIONS, Vol. 5, pp. 231–251.
TL;DR:
This chapter summarizes the principles and the recent innovations in the field of transdermal nanomedicine together with opportunities and challenges in clinical translation.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2020
2017 journal article
Enhanced Cisplatin Chemotherapy by Iron Oxide Nanocarrier-Mediated Generation of Highly Toxic Reactive Oxygen Species
NANO LETTERS, 17(2), 928–937.
author keywords: Drug delivery; cisplatin; iron oxide; Fenton's reaction; reactive oxygen species
MeSH headings : Animals; Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Cisplatin / chemistry; Cisplatin / pharmacology; Cisplatin / therapeutic use; Drug Carriers; Drug Liberation; Electromagnetic Fields; Ferric Compounds / chemistry; Humans; Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy; Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Oxidation-Reduction; Particle Size; Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism; Surface Properties; Tissue Distribution
TL;DR:
Tumor site-specific conversion of ROS generation induced by released cisplatin and Fe2+/Fe3+ from iron-oxide nanocarriers with cisPlatin(IV) prodrugs for enhanced anticancer activity but minimized systemic toxicity is demonstrated.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Insulin-responsive glucagon delivery for prevention of hypoglycemia
Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany), 13(19).
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Locally Induced Adipose Tissue Browning by Microneedle Patch for Obesity Treatment
ACS NANO, 11(9), 9223–9230.
author keywords: drug delivery; microneedle patch; obesity; browning agent; adipose tissue
MeSH headings : Adipocytes, White / drug effects; Adipose Tissue, White / drug effects; Animals; Anti-Obesity Agents / administration & dosage; Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use; Drug Delivery Systems / instrumentation; Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage; Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use; Male; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Obesity / drug therapy; Rosiglitazone / administration & dosage; Rosiglitazone / therapeutic use; Transdermal Patch
TL;DR:
A transcutaneous browning agent patch is developed to locally induce adipose tissue transformation and reduces treated fat pad size, increases whole body energy expenditure, and improves type-2 diabetes in vivo in a diet-induced obesity mouse model.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Red Blood Cells for Glucose-Responsive Insulin Delivery
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 29(18).
MeSH headings : Erythrocytes; Glucose; Insulin
TL;DR:
This work is the first demonstration of utilizing RBC membrane to achieve smart insulin delivery with fast responsiveness and the binding is reversible in the setting of hyperglycemia, resulting in fast release of insulin and subsequent drop of BG level in vivo.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Synthetic beta cells for fusion-mediated dynamic insulin secretion
Nature Chemical Biology, 14(1), 86–93.
MeSH headings : Animals; Artificial Cells; Biomimetic Materials / chemistry; Blood Glucose / analysis; Cell Engineering / methods; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Insulin / blood; Insulin / metabolism; Insulin Secretion; Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism; Male; Membrane Fusion; Mice, Inbred C57BL
TL;DR:
The construction of artificial beta cells with a multicompartmental 'vesicles-in-vesicle' superstructure equipped with a glucose-metabolism system and membrane-fusion machinery is described, which can effectively distinguish between high and normal glucose levels.
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Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Engineered Nanoplatelets for Enhanced Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Thrombus
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 28(43), 9573-+.
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomimetic Materials / chemistry; Biomimetic Materials / pharmacokinetics; Biomimetics; Blood Platelets / cytology; Bone and Bones / metabolism; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Cellular Microenvironment; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Carriers / chemistry; Drug Carriers / pharmacokinetics; Humans; Mice; Multiple Myeloma / complications; Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy; Multiple Myeloma / metabolism; Multiple Myeloma / pathology; Nanoparticles / chemistry; Thrombosis / complications; Thrombosis / drug therapy
TL;DR:
A platelet-membrane-coated biomimetic nanocarrier, which can sequentially target the bone microenvironment and Myeloma cells to enhance the drug availability at the myeloma site and decrease off-target effects, is developed for inhibiting multiple myelomas growth and simultaneously eradicating thrombus complication.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Synergistic Transcutaneous Immunotherapy Enhances Antitumor Immune Responses through Delivery of Checkpoint Inhibitors
ACS NANO, 10(9), 8956–8963.
author keywords: drug delivery; immunotherapy; anti-PD1; IDO; microneedle
MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Cycle Checkpoints / drug effects; Drug Delivery Systems; Immunosuppression Therapy; Immunotherapy / methods; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / therapeutic use; Melanoma / therapy; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / therapeutic use; Skin Neoplasms / therapy; Tumor Microenvironment
TL;DR:
This synergistic immunotherapy strategy locally targets the immunoinhibitory receptor programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) and immunosuppressive enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) for the treatment of melanoma through a microneedle-based transcutaneous delivery approach and achieves potent antitumor efficacy.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
journal article
Core-Shell Microneedle Gel for Self-Regulated Insulin Delivery
Wang, J. Q., Ye, Y. Q., Yu, J. C., Kahkoska, A. R., Zhang, X. D., Wang, C., … Gu, Z. ACS Nano, 12(3), 2466–2473.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
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