2019
Nanoparticle-mediated intratumoral inhibition of miR-21 for improved survival in glioblastoma
Seo YE, Suh HW, Bahal R, Josowitz A, Zhang J, Song E, Cui J, Noorbakhsh S, Jackson C, Bu T, Piotrowski-Daspit A, Bindra R, Saltzman WM. Nanoparticle-mediated intratumoral inhibition of miR-21 for improved survival in glioblastoma. Biomaterials 2019, 201: 87-98. PMID: 30802686, PMCID: PMC6451656, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficient intracellular deliveryDelivery systemPeptide nucleic acidNanoparticle productsNanoparticlesIntracellular deliveryConvection-enhanced deliveryDifferent delivery systemsNucleic acidsSignificant therapeutic efficacyMiR-21 suppressionTherapeutic efficacyLocal deliveryDeliverySystemic toxicityBlock copolymersDistinct advantagesPolyglycerolMiR-21
2005
Hypoxia-Induced Phosphorylation of Chk2 in an Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated–Dependent Manner
Gibson SL, Bindra RS, Glazer PM. Hypoxia-Induced Phosphorylation of Chk2 in an Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated–Dependent Manner. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 10734-10741. PMID: 16322218, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA repairAtaxia telangiectasiaSerine/threonine kinaseDNA damageRelated kinase ATMKinase ataxia telangiectasiaNBS1-dependent mannerDNA repair factorsPhosphorylation of Chk2Hypoxic growth conditionsKinase ATMThreonine kinaseChk2 activationReplication forksRepair factorsChk2Apoptotic pathwayCell survivalNovel pathwayCycle arrestPhosphorylationGrowth conditionsDependent mannerPathwayCellsHypoxia down-regulates DNA double strand break repair gene expression in prostate cancer cells
Meng AX, Jalali F, Cuddihy A, Chan N, Bindra RS, Glazer PM, Bristow RG. Hypoxia down-regulates DNA double strand break repair gene expression in prostate cancer cells. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2005, 76: 168-176. PMID: 16026872, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer cellsCell cycle distributionCancer cellsP53 genotypeCycle distributionProtein expressionRNA expressionPoor clinical outcomeInduction of hypoxiaMalignant prostate cell linesAbility of hypoxiaRepair genesProstate cell linesHypoxia-induced apoptosisHR-associated genesDouble-strand break repair genesClinical outcomesDNA double-strand break repair genesProstate cancerGene expressionIntratumoral hypoxiaVEGF expressionBPH-1Tumor cellsObserved genetic instability