Molecular imaging of the tumor microenvironment

Z Zhou, ZR Lu - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in tumor initiation, progression, metastasis,
and resistance to therapy. It is different from normal tissue in the extracellular matrix …

Bioreductive fluorescent imaging agents: applications to tumour hypoxia

RBP Elmes - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Large tumours contain regions with very low intracellular O2 concentrations. Known as
hypoxia, this feature of tumours yields a highly reducing environment owing to the presence …

Kill-painting of hypoxic tumours in charged particle therapy

W Tinganelli, M Durante, R Hirayama, M Krämer… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Solid tumours often present regions with severe oxygen deprivation (hypoxia), which are
resistant to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Increased radiosensitivity as a function of …

Radiation-/hypoxia-induced solid tumor metastasis and regrowth inhibited by hypoxia-specific upconversion nanoradiosensitizer

Y Liu, Y Liu, W Bu, Q Xiao, Y Sun, K Zhao, W Fan, J Liu… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Tumor resistance to ionizing irradiation and cancer cell's metastasis stimulated by radiation
often lead to anti-cancer failure, and can be negatively caused by a key role–cellular …

2-Nitroimidazole-Tricarbocyanine Conjugate as a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for in Vivo Imaging of Tumor Hypoxia

K Okuda, Y Okabe, T Kadonosono, T Ueno… - Bioconjugate …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We developed a novel near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe, GPU-167, for in vivo imaging
of tumor hypoxia. GPU-167 comprises a tricarbocyanine dye as an NIR fluorophore and two …

Bench to bedside molecular functional imaging in translational cancer medicine: to image or to imagine?

A Mahajan, V Goh, S Basu, R Vaish, AJ Weeks… - Clinical radiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ongoing research on malignant and normal cell biology has substantially enhanced the
understanding of the biology of cancer and carcinogenesis. This has led to the development …

Ultrasensitive near-infrared fluorescence probe activated by nitroreductase for in vivo hypoxia detection

Q Lin, C Li, L Wang, H Cai, L Tang, Y Gu - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fluorescence probe has attracted much attention in the detection of hypoxia-related
pathological conditions with unique advantage. However, in vivo imaging the early stages of …

Hypoxia-targeting dendritic MRI contrast agent based on internally hydroxy dendrimer for tumor imaging

Y Han, X Zhou, Y Qian, H Hu, Z Zhou, X Liu, J Tang… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is one of the critical features in solid tumors, and hypoxia-targeting contrast agents
(CAs) could greatly enhance the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of tumors by increasing …

Tumor-associated macrophages, nanomedicine and imaging: the axis of success in the future of cancer immunotherapy

S Zanganeh, R Spitler, G Hutter, JQ Ho, M Pauliah… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The success of any given cancer immunotherapy relies on several key factors. In particular,
success hinges on the ability to stimulate the immune system in a controlled and precise …

Sex-specific outcomes in cancer therapy: the central role of hormones

P Bakhshi, JQ Ho, S Zanganeh - Frontiers in Medical Technology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Sex hormones play a pivotal role in modulating various physiological processes, with
emerging evidence underscoring their influence on cancer progression and treatment …