2022
Surface conjugation of antibodies improves nanoparticle uptake in bronchial epithelial cells
Luks VL, Mandl H, DiRito J, Barone C, Freedman-Weiss MR, Ricciardi AS, Tietjen GG, Egan ME, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Surface conjugation of antibodies improves nanoparticle uptake in bronchial epithelial cells. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0266218. PMID: 35385514, PMCID: PMC8986008, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget-specific antibodiesNanoparticle uptakeSurface conjugationNanoparticle surface modificationSurface of nanoparticlesCellular uptakeSite-specific geneSpecific cellular bindingNanoparticlesIntracellular deliveryEditing reagentsBronchial epithelial cellsSurface modificationCellular targetingCystic fibrosisTherapeutic agentsEpithelial cellsParticle uptakeFeasible strategyGenetic diseasesFirst demonstrationHuman bronchial epithelial cellsKinetics of antibodiesCellular bindingAppropriate antibodies
2021
Nanoparticles for delivery of agents to fetal lungs
Ullrich SJ, Freedman-Weiss M, Ahle S, Mandl HK, Piotrowski-Daspit AS, Roberts K, Yung N, Maassel N, Bauer-Pisani T, Ricciardi AS, Egan ME, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Nanoparticles for delivery of agents to fetal lungs. Acta Biomaterialia 2021, 123: 346-353. PMID: 33484911, PMCID: PMC7962939, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEndothelial CellsFemaleHernias, Diaphragmatic, CongenitalLungMiceNanoparticlesPregnancyPulmonary SurfactantsConceptsFetal lungCellular uptakeIntra-amniotic routeRoute of deliveryCongenital lung diseaseDelivery of agentsIntra-amniotic deliveryRelative cellular uptakeNanoparticlesFetal treatmentDiaphragmatic herniaLung diseaseFetal therapyLung tissueFetal miceIntravenous deliveryCystic fibrosisLungLung therapyInterventional technologiesTherapeutic agentsEndothelial cellsCell populationsEffective targetingTherapy
2018
In utero nanoparticle delivery for site-specific genome editing
Ricciardi AS, Bahal R, Farrelly JS, Quijano E, Bianchi AH, Luks VL, Putman R, López-Giráldez F, Coşkun S, Song E, Liu Y, Hsieh WC, Ly DH, Stitelman DH, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM. In utero nanoparticle delivery for site-specific genome editing. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 2481. PMID: 29946143, PMCID: PMC6018676, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04894-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-specific genome editingReversal of splenomegalyPeptide nucleic acidIntra-amniotic administrationBlood hemoglobin levelsMonogenic disordersNanoparticle deliveryPolymeric nanoparticlesPostnatal elevationGestational ageHemoglobin levelsImproved survivalPediatric morbidityDisease improvementHuman β-thalassemiaReticulocyte countNormal organ developmentMouse modelNormal rangeEarly interventionGenome editingOff-target mutationsPostnatal growthGene editingVersatile method