2019
Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy
Xu L, Yang H. Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy. Methods In Molecular Biology 2019, 1974: 393-408. PMID: 31099016, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9220-1_26.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDendrimersFolic AcidGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic TherapyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHeterograftsHumansMiceNanoparticlesPolyaminesRNA, Small InterferingConceptsGene therapyGene delivery systemsNeck cancer gene therapyCancer gene therapyDelivery systemNanoparticle carriersGene deliveryDendrimer nanoparticlesHigh biocompatibilityGene transfectionKnockdown efficiencyTumor targetingSuitable platformFolic acidIRDye 800CWSustained retentionGeneration 4DendrimersNanoparticlesBioimagingCarriersBiocompatibilityHereinPlatformPlasmid
2017
Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery
Xu L, Yeudall WA, Yang H. Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 57: 251-261. PMID: 28438704, PMCID: PMC5555737, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorDendrimersFemaleFolic AcidGene Transfer TechniquesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicPolyaminesRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHigh tumor uptakeNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTumor uptakeCell carcinomaLocal deliveryRegimen studiesNeck squamous cancer cellsPronounced tumor suppressionTumor size reductionVascular endothelial growth factorSquamous cancer cellsTumor mouse modelEndothelial growth factorXenograft tumor modelEnhanced tumor uptakeTumor suppressionTumor inhibition effectCommon cancerMicrovessel countImaging assessmentTherapeutic modalitiesMouse modelCD31 stainingTreatment groups