2016
Increased Nanoparticle Delivery to Brain Tumors by Autocatalytic Priming for Improved Treatment and Imaging
Han L, Kong DK, Zheng MQ, Murikinati S, Ma C, Yuan P, Li L, Tian D, Cai Q, Ye C, Holden D, Park JH, Gao X, Thomas JL, Grutzendler J, Carson RE, Huang Y, Piepmeier JM, Zhou J. Increased Nanoparticle Delivery to Brain Tumors by Autocatalytic Priming for Improved Treatment and Imaging. ACS Nano 2016, 10: 4209-4218. PMID: 26967254, PMCID: PMC5257033, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDecanoic AcidsDrug Delivery SystemsEthanolaminesFemaleGenetic TherapyHeterograftsHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesOptical ImagingPaclitaxelPermeabilityPolymersPurinesPyrazolesScorpion VenomsTranscytosisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsBlood-brain barrierLow delivery efficiencyTransport of nanoparticlesCancer gene therapyNanoparticle deliveryMore nanoparticlesBrain tumorsNanoparticlesDelivery efficiencyGene therapySystemic deliveryNPsBrain malignanciesBBB modulatorsPharmacological agentsBrain cancerBrain regionsTumorsDeliveryBrainImproved treatmentInadequate amountsPositive feedback loopChemotherapyMalignancy
2014
Radiolabeling of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Nanoparticles with Biotinylated F‑18 Prosthetic Groups and Imaging of Their Delivery to the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography
Sirianni RW, Zheng MQ, Patel TR, Shafbauer T, Zhou J, Saltzman WM, Carson RE, Huang Y. Radiolabeling of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Nanoparticles with Biotinylated F‑18 Prosthetic Groups and Imaging of Their Delivery to the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography. Bioconjugate Chemistry 2014, 25: 2157-2165. PMID: 25322194, PMCID: PMC4275164, DOI: 10.1021/bc500315j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetection of avidinFate of nanoparticlesAvidin-biotin interactionProsthetic groupNanoparticle deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesNanoparticlesBiotinylated moleculesNoncovalent linkageConvection-enhanced deliveryAvailable biotinHigh purityAvidinBiotinDeliveryFluorobenzylamineSpecific activityFunction of timeMoleculesDerivativesPositron emission tomographySubstratePurityDirect observationKinetics