2019
Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy
Xu L, Yang H. Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy. Methods In Molecular Biology 2019, 1974: 393-408. PMID: 31099016, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9220-1_26.BooksConceptsGene therapyGene delivery systemsNeck cancer gene therapyCancer gene therapyDelivery systemNanoparticle carriersGene deliveryDendrimer nanoparticlesHigh biocompatibilityGene transfectionKnockdown efficiencyTumor targetingSuitable platformFolic acidIRDye 800CWSustained retentionGeneration 4DendrimersNanoparticlesBioimagingCarriersBiocompatibilityHereinPlatformPlasmid
2017
Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery
Xu L, Yeudall WA, Yang H. Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 57: 251-261. PMID: 28438704, PMCID: PMC5555737, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorDendrimersFemaleFolic AcidGene Transfer TechniquesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicPolyaminesRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHigh tumor uptakeNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTumor uptakeCell carcinomaLocal deliveryRegimen studiesNeck squamous cancer cellsPronounced tumor suppressionTumor size reductionVascular endothelial growth factorSquamous cancer cellsTumor mouse modelEndothelial growth factorXenograft tumor modelEnhanced tumor uptakeTumor suppressionTumor inhibition effectCommon cancerMicrovessel countImaging assessmentTherapeutic modalitiesMouse modelCD31 stainingTreatment groups
2016
Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer mediates selective uptake and high expression of genes in head and neck cancer cells
Xu L, Kittrell S, Yeudall WA, Yang H. Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer mediates selective uptake and high expression of genes in head and neck cancer cells. Nanomedicine 2016, 11: 2959-2973. PMID: 27781559, PMCID: PMC5144492, DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancer cellsCancer cellsFR-dependent mannerEnhanced gene expressionGene expressionSame binding siteCellular uptakeGenesDelivery of genesBinding sitesHigh expressionFree FASuitable vectorPlasmidDNA plasmidsCellsTransfection resultsExpressionTransfection efficiencySelective uptakeUptakeFolate receptorHigh levelsVectorFA
2014
Click Hybridization of Immune Cells and Polyamidoamine Dendrimers
Xu L, Zolotarskaya OY, Yeudall WA, Yang H. Click Hybridization of Immune Cells and Polyamidoamine Dendrimers. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2014, 3: 1430-1438. PMID: 24574321, PMCID: PMC4133313, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300515.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Dendrimer Advances for the Central Nervous System Delivery of Therapeutics
Xu L, Zhang H, Wu Y. Dendrimer Advances for the Central Nervous System Delivery of Therapeutics. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2013, 5: 2-13. PMID: 24274162, PMCID: PMC3894720, DOI: 10.1021/cn400182z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBlood-brain barrierCNS therapeutic agentsDendrimer-mediated deliveryTherapeutic agentsCentral nervous system diseaseTreatment of CNSCentral nervous system deliveryNervous system diseasesMost CNS drugsBrain parenchymaSystem diseasesBrain tumorsCNS drugsNoninvasive treatmentCNS therapeuticsPoor accessDeliveryTreatmentTherapeuticsAgentsSystem deliveryTumorsCNSDiseaseDiagnosis