2020
Tumor-targeted pH-low insertion peptide delivery of theranostic gadolinium nanoparticles for image-guided nanoparticle-enhanced radiation therapy
Liu W, Deacon J, Yan H, Sun B, Liu Y, Hegan D, Li Q, Coman D, Parent M, Hyder F, Roberts K, Nath R, Tillement O, Engelman D, Glazer P. Tumor-targeted pH-low insertion peptide delivery of theranostic gadolinium nanoparticles for image-guided nanoparticle-enhanced radiation therapy. Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100839. PMID: 32763504, PMCID: PMC7408331, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman lung cancer cellsA549 human lung cancer cellsMolecular MRI techniqueTumor-bearing miceLung cancer cellsClonogenic survival assaysVivo radiosensitizationRadiation therapySolid tumorsTumor cell metabolismTumorsEnhanced radiosensitivityTumor cellsMR imagingSurvival assaysMRI techniquesCancer cellsTreatment planningRadiotherapyTumor coreGeneral hallmarkRadiotherapy treatment planningRadiosensitivityPeptide deliveryDelivery
2016
Imaging the intratumoral–peritumoral extracellular pH gradient of gliomas
Coman D, Huang Y, Rao JU, De Feyter HM, Rothman DL, Juchem C, Hyder F. Imaging the intratumoral–peritumoral extracellular pH gradient of gliomas. NMR In Biomedicine 2016, 29: 309-319. PMID: 26752688, PMCID: PMC4769673, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRG2 tumorsTumor typesKi-67-positive cellsCancer therapeutic responseAcidic pHeTherapeutic responseRat brainPositive cellsSolid tumorsTumor cell invasionTumor borderTumorsPeritumoral regionNormal tissuesCell invasionTumor pHeP-MRSCancer imagingNeutral intracellularImagingPreclinical applicationsInfusionTherapy