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
2012
25-Hydroxycholesterol-3-sulfate attenuates inflammatory response via PPARγ signaling in human THP-1 macrophages
Xu L, Shen S, Ma Y, Kim JK, Rodriguez-Agudo D, Heuman DM, Hylemon PB, Pandak WM, Ren S. 25-Hydroxycholesterol-3-sulfate attenuates inflammatory response via PPARγ signaling in human THP-1 macrophages. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 302: e788-e799. PMID: 22275753, PMCID: PMC3330710, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00337.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBlotting, WesternCell NucleusCholesterol EstersCytokinesCytosolEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansHydroxycholesterolsHypoglycemic AgentsI-kappa B ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesNF-kappa BPPAR gammaProtein TransportReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingRosiglitazoneSignal TransductionThiazolidinedionesConceptsNF-κB protein levelsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorInflammatory responseNuclear PPARγReporter gene assayLipid metabolismNuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorIL-1β expressionLiver X receptor ligandsProtein levelsActivation of PPARγHuman THP-1 macrophagesProliferator-activated receptorGene assayLuciferase activityTHP-1 macrophagesPPARγ-specific antagonistIκB/NF-κBX receptor ligandsIL-1βPromoter reporter gene assaysCholesterol metabolitesPPARγ activityPotent regulatory moleculesNF-κB