Tumor-targeting peptides from combinatorial libraries

R Liu, X Li, W Xiao, KS Lam - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the major and leading causes of death worldwide. Two of the greatest
challenges in fighting cancer are early detection and effective treatments with no or …

Synthesis and functionalization of hyperbranched polymers for targeted drug delivery

A Kavand, N Anton, T Vandamme, CA Serra… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) have found use in a wide range of applications, such as
optical, electronic and magnetic materials, coatings, additives, supramolecular chemistry …

Enzyme-responsive polymeric micelles of cabazitaxel for prostate cancer targeted therapy

A Barve, A Jain, H Liu, Z Zhao, K Cheng - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Cabazitaxel, a novel tubulin inhibitor with poor affinity for P-glycoprotein, is a second-
generation taxane holding great promise for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant …

Combinatorial peptide libraries: mining for cell-binding peptides

BP Gray, KC Brown - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The surface of a cell represents a collection of macromolecules, which provides the cell with
a unique cellular landscape specific to the type and state of the cell. Ligands that …

Prostate-specific membrane antigen expression in the neovasculature of gastric and colorectal cancers

MC Haffner, IE Kronberger, JS Ross, CE Sheehan… - Human pathology, 2009 - Elsevier
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a type II transmembrane metallo-peptidase
highly overexpressed in prostate cancer cells, has been studied as a targeting molecule in …

Anti-diabetic activity peptides from albumin against α-glucosidase and α-amylase

Z Yu, Y Yin, W Zhao, J Liu, F Chen - Food chemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to identify novel peptides from albumin, and to evaluate
and validate the anti-diabetic activity of peptides against α-glucosidase and α-amylase. In …

Engineering a prostate-specific membrane antigen–activated tumor endothelial cell prodrug for cancer therapy

SR Denmeade, AM Mhaka, DM Rosen… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Heterogeneous expression of drug target proteins within tumor sites is a major mechanism
of resistance to anticancer therapies. We describe a strategy to selectively inhibit, within …

Novel peptides derived from egg white protein inhibiting alpha-glucosidase

Z Yu, Y Yin, W Zhao, Y Yu, B Liu, J Liu, F Chen - Food Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to search and identify potential anti-diabetic peptides with α-
glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities. After the Alcalase hydrolysis, egg white …

RES blockade: A strategy for boosting efficiency of nanoparticle drug

T Liu, H Choi, R Zhou, IW Chen - Nano today, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have been intensely pursued for drug delivery for three decades, but their
delivery efficiency remains low despite numerous innovations in nanoparticle manufacturing …

Site-selective photocatalytic functionalization of peptides and proteins at selenocysteine

LJ Dowman, SS Kulkarni, JV Alegre-Requena… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The importance of modified peptides and proteins for applications in drug discovery, and for
illuminating biological processes at the molecular level, is fueling a demand for efficient …