2016
Improved i.p. drug delivery with bioadhesive nanoparticles
Deng Y, Yang F, Cocco E, Song E, Zhang J, Cui J, Mohideen M, Bellone S, Santin AD, Saltzman WM. Improved i.p. drug delivery with bioadhesive nanoparticles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 11453-11458. PMID: 27663731, PMCID: PMC5068292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1523141113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapeutic agentsUterine serous carcinoma patientsBioadhesive nanoparticlesAdministration of chemotherapySerous carcinoma patientsPotent chemotherapeutic agentPeritoneal carcinomatosisCarcinoma patientsPeritoneal spaceAbdominal cavityLow systemic toxicityLymphatic drainageTherapeutic efficacyMesothelial cellsHigh therapeutic efficacySystemic toxicityFast clearanceEfficacy of nanoparticlesEfficacyFree EBBiodegradable nanoparticlesNanoparticlesDrug deliveryCarcinomatosisChemotherapy
2011
Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
Casagrande F, Cocco E, Bellone S, Richter CE, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Siegel E, Varughese J, Arin‐Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin. Cancer 2011, 117: 5519-5528. PMID: 21692061, PMCID: PMC3701957, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorChlorocebus aethiopsClaudin-3ClaudinsClostridium perfringensEnterotoxinsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsInjections, IntraperitonealMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsOvarian NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionVero CellsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsOvarian cancer stem cellsCancer stem cellsClostridium perfringens enterotoxinCPE-induced cytotoxicityIntraperitoneal administrationStem cellsC.B-17/SCID miceChemotherapy-resistant cancer stem cellsHuman ovarian cancer stem cellsPerfringens enterotoxinClaudin-4 genesStem cell linesLong-term survivalOvarian cancer cellsReal-time polymerase chain reactionTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorMultiple intraperitoneal administrationCancer stem cell linesPolymerase chain reactionSmall-interfering RNACell xenograftsSCID miceSignificant inhibitory effectChemotherapy resistance
2007
Overexpression of claudin‐3 and claudin‐4 receptors in uterine serous papillary carcinoma
Santin AD, Bellone S, Marizzoni M, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, McKenney JK, Hennings L, Comper F, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of claudin‐3 and claudin‐4 receptors in uterine serous papillary carcinoma. Cancer 2007, 109: 1312-1322. PMID: 17326053, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsClaudin-3Claudin-4Clostridium perfringensCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleGene ExpressionHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedUp-RegulationUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaClaudin-4 receptorsUSPC cell linesSerous papillary carcinomaClaudin-3Endometrial cancerPapillary carcinomaClaudin-4 protein expressionChemotherapy-resistant variantsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensSublethal intraperitoneal injectionsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTumor cell necrosisSCID mouse xenograftsType-specific therapiesDose-dependent cytotoxic effectCell linesTight junction proteinsControl tissue samplesHigh-affinity receptorAggressive variantTumor disappearanceIntraperitoneal injectionPolymerase chain reaction
2005
Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Santin AD, Cané S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 4334-4342. PMID: 15899825, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsReceptors, Cell SurfaceUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsClaudin-4 genesRecurrent ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian cancerHuman ovarian cancerOvarian tumorsClaudin-3C.B-17/SCID micePrimary human ovarian cancersHuman ovarian cancer xenograftsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensOvarian tumor burdenAdvanced stage diseaseChemotherapy-resistant diseaseLethal gynecologic malignancyOvarian cancer xenograftsRecurrent ovarian tumorsRelevant clinical modelInhibited tumor growthSCID mouse xenograftsDose-dependent cytotoxic effectTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCRClostridium perfringens enterotoxin
1996
Development and characterization of a clinically useful animal model of epithelial ovarian cancer in the Fischer 344 rat
Government. T, Rose, Tocco, Granger, DiSaia, Hamilton, Santin, Hiserodt. Development and characterization of a clinically useful animal model of epithelial ovarian cancer in the Fischer 344 rat. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 175: 593-599. PMID: 8828419, DOI: 10.1053/ob.1996.v175.a73595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEpitheliumFemaleFlow CytometryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIInjections, IntraperitonealIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1MiceMice, NudeNeoplasm TransplantationOvarian NeoplasmsRatsRats, Inbred F344Tumor Cells, CulturedConceptsNuTu-19 cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IEpithelial ovarian cancerHistocompatibility complex class IFischer 344 ratsComplex class IOvarian cancerCell surface antigensAnimal modelsAnimal survivalSurface antigenMajor histocompatibility complex class II antigensOvarian cancer animal modelKaplan-Meier survival analysisHuman ovarian epithelial carcinomaTumor cellsCell linesClass IClass II antigensExperimental animal modelsViable tumor cellsFemale athymic miceOvarian epithelial carcinomaParental tumor cellsUseful animal model