1001 lights: luciferins, luciferases, their mechanisms of action and applications in chemical analysis, biology and medicine

ZM Kaskova, AS Tsarkova, IV Yampolsky - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioluminescence (BL) is a spectacular phenomenon involving light emission by live
organisms. It is caused by the oxidation of a small organic molecule, luciferin, with molecular …

Considering aspects of the 3Rs principles within experimental animal biology

LU Sneddon, LG Halsey… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT The 3Rs–Replacement, Reduction and Refinement–are embedded into the
legislation and guidelines governing the ethics of animal use in experiments. Here, we …

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for multimodal imaging and therapy of cancer

R Thomas, IK Park, YY Jeong - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) have emerged as an MRI contrast
agent for tumor imaging due to their efficacy and safety. Their utility has been proven in …

Design and challenges of radiopharmaceuticals

K Vermeulen, M Vandamme, G Bormans… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review describes general concepts with regard to radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic
or therapeutic applications that help to understand the specific challenges encountered …

Mouse tumor models for advanced cancer immunotherapy

DS Chulpanova, KV Kitaeva, CS Rutland… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in the development of new methods of cancer immunotherapy require the
production of complex cancer animal models that reliably reflect the complexity of the tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-triggered therapeutic microbubbles enhance the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs by increasing circulation and tumor drug accumulation and limiting …

N Ingram, LE McVeigh, RH Abou-Saleh, J Maynard… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most cancer patients receive chemotherapy at some stage of their treatment which makes
improving the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs an ongoing and important goal. Despite large …

Image-guided thermosensitive liposomes for focused ultrasound drug delivery: Using NIRF-labelled lipids and topotecan to visualise the effects of hyperthermia in …

MN Centelles, M Wright, PW So, M Amrahli… - Journal of Controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Image guided drug delivery using imageable thermosensitive liposomes (iTSLs) and high
intensity focused ultrasound (FUS or HIFU) has attracted interest as a novel and non …

Understanding the uptake of nanomedicines at different stages of brain cancer using a modular nanocarrier platform and precision bispecific antibodies

ZH Houston, J Bunt, KS Chen, S Puttick… - ACS central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Increasing accumulation and retention of nanomedicines within tumor tissue is a significant
challenge, particularly in the case of brain tumors where access to the tumor through the …

Fluorescent-Nanoparticle-Impregnated Nanocomposite Polymeric Gels for Biosensing and Drug Delivery Applications

K Gandla, KP Kumar, P Rajasulochana, MS Charde… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanocomposite polymeric gels infused with fluorescent nanoparticles have surfaced as a
propitious category of substances for biomedical purposes owing to their exceptional …

Preclinical imaging methods for assessing the safety and efficacy of regenerative medicine therapies

L Scarfe, N Brillant, JD Kumar, N Ali… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2017 - nature.com
Regenerative medicine therapies hold enormous potential for a variety of currently incurable
conditions with high unmet clinical need. Most progress in this field to date has been …