2021
Targeting the Hypoxic and Acidic Tumor Microenvironment with pH-Sensitive Peptides
Dharmaratne NU, Kaplan AR, Glazer PM. Targeting the Hypoxic and Acidic Tumor Microenvironment with pH-Sensitive Peptides. Cells 2021, 10: 541. PMID: 33806273, PMCID: PMC8000199, DOI: 10.3390/cells10030541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid analoguesPH-sensitive peptideLow insertion peptideAcidic tumor microenvironmentPoor bioavailabilityInsertion peptideFluorescent dyeHigh toxicitySelective deliveryAcid analoguesSmall molecule inhibitorsNanoparticlesCancer therapeuticsMolecule inhibitorsDyePeptidesReview articleAcidityPHLIPPromising toolBioavailabilityAnaloguesDeliveryHypoxic tumor microenvironmentNanoparticles 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
2016
In vivo correction of anaemia in β-thalassemic mice by γPNA-mediated gene editing with nanoparticle delivery
Bahal R, Ali McNeer N, Quijano E, Liu Y, Sulkowski P, Turchick A, Lu YC, Bhunia DC, Manna A, Greiner DL, Brehm MA, Cheng CJ, López-Giráldez F, Ricciardi A, Beloor J, Krause DS, Kumar P, Gallagher PG, Braddock DT, Mark Saltzman W, Ly DH, Glazer PM. In vivo correction of anaemia in β-thalassemic mice by γPNA-mediated gene editing with nanoparticle delivery. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13304. PMID: 27782131, PMCID: PMC5095181, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNanoparticle deliveryGene correctionReversal of splenomegalyPeptide nucleic acidLow off-target effectsVivo correctionGenome editingOff-target effectsGene editingHaematopoietic stem cellsNucleic acidsDonor DNAStem cellsΓPNAΒ-thalassaemiaNanoparticlesDeliveryEditingSCF treatmentTriplex formation
2015
Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium
McNeer NA, Anandalingam K, Fields RJ, Caputo C, Kopic S, Gupta A, Quijano E, Polikoff L, Kong Y, Bahal R, Geibel JP, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Egan ME. Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6952. PMID: 25914116, PMCID: PMC4480796, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChloridesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic TherapyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLactic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersRespiratory MucosaConceptsFacile genome engineeringVivo gene deliveryBiodegradable polymer nanoparticlesTransient gene expressionNanoparticle systemsGene deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesGene correctionGenome engineeringNanoparticlesOff-target effectsPeptide nucleic acidLethal genetic disorderNucleic acidsDonor DNATarget effectsIntranasal deliveryDeliveryCystic fibrosisEngineeringOligonucleotideChloride effluxHuman cellsAirway epitheliumLung tissue
2014
MicroRNA silencing for cancer therapy targeted to the tumour microenvironment
Cheng CJ, Bahal R, Babar IA, Pincus Z, Barrera F, Liu C, Svoronos A, Braddock DT, Glazer PM, Engelman DM, Saltzman WM, Slack FJ. MicroRNA silencing for cancer therapy targeted to the tumour microenvironment. Nature 2014, 518: 107-110. PMID: 25409146, PMCID: PMC4367962, DOI: 10.1038/nature13905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research