Precise glioma targeting of and penetration by aptamer and peptide dual-functioned nanoparticles

H Gao, J Qian, S Cao, Z Yang, Z Pang, S Pan, L Fan… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The treatment of a brain glioma is still one of the most difficult challenges in oncology. To
effectively treat brain glioma and reduce the side effects, drugs must be transported across …

Study and evaluation of mechanisms of dual targeting drug delivery system with tumor microenvironment assays compared with normal assays

H Gao, Z Yang, S Zhang, Z Pang, Q Liu, X Jiang - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
A dual targeting delivery system was developed to completely conquer the two barriers that
glioma treatment faces: the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and the brain–glioma barrier …

Whole-cell SELEX aptamer-functionalised poly (ethyleneglycol)-poly (ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles for enhanced targeted glioblastoma therapy

H Gao, J Qian, Z Yang, Z Pang, Z Xi, S Cao, Y Wang… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Though there has been substantial advancement in the knowledge about tumour
development and treatment in the past 40 years, the prognosis of brain glioblastoma is still …

UPA-sensitive ACPP-conjugated nanoparticles for multi-targeting therapy of brain glioma

B Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Liao, T Jiang, J Zhao, Y Tuo… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Now it is well evidenced that tumor growth is a comprehensive result of multiple pathways,
and glioma parenchyma cells and stroma cells are closely associated and mutually …

Aptamer-conjugated PEGylated quantum dots targeting epidermal growth factor receptor variant III for fluorescence imaging of glioma

J Tang, N Huang, X Zhang, T Zhou, Y Tan… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The extent of resection is a significant prognostic factor in glioma patients. However, the
maximum safe resection level is difficult to determine due to the inherent infiltrative character …

Angiopep-2 and activatable cell-penetrating peptide dual-functionalized nanoparticles for systemic glioma-targeting delivery

H Gao, S Zhang, S Cao, Z Yang, Z Pang… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Gliomas are hard to treat because of the two barriers involved: the blood–brain barrier and
blood–tumor barrier. In this study, a dual-targeting ligand, angiopep-2, and an activatable …

Co-administration of dual-targeting nanoparticles with penetration enhancement peptide for antiglioblastoma therapy

D Miao, M Jiang, Z Liu, G Gu, Q Hu, T Kang… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Chemotherapy is an indispensable auxiliary treatment for glioma but highly limited by the
existence of both blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood–brain tumor barrier (BBTB). The …

Aptamer functionalization of nanosystems for glioblastoma targeting through the blood–brain barrier

I Monaco, S Camorani, D Colecchia… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) may efficiently deliver in vivo therapeutics to tumors when
conjugated to specific targeting agents. Gint4. T aptamer specifically recognizes platelet …

Precise glioblastoma targeting by AS1411 aptamer-functionalized poly (l-γ-glutamylglutamine)–paclitaxel nanoconjugates

Z Luo, Z Yan, K Jin, Q Pang, T Jiang, H Lu, X Liu… - Journal of colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is still the main adjuvant strategy after surgery in glioblastoma therapy. As
the main obstacles of chemotherapeutic drugs for glioblastoma treatment, the blood brain …

Dual-modified novel biomimetic nanocarriers improve targeting and therapeutic efficacy in glioma

S Fu, M Liang, Y Wang, L Cui, C Gao… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Glioma is a fatal disease with limited treatment options and very short survival. Although
chemotherapy is one of the most important strategies in glioma treatment, it remains …