[HTML][HTML] Targeted siRNA lipid nanoparticles for the treatment of KRAS-mutant tumors

S Anthiya, SC Öztürk, H Yanik, E Tavukcuoglu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
K-RAS is a highly relevant oncogene that is mutated in approximately 90% of pancreatic
cancers and 20–25% of lung adenocarcinomas. The aim of this work was to develop a new …

Searching synergistic dose combinations for anticancer drugs

Z Yin, Z Deng, W Zhao, Z Cao - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recent development has enabled synergistic drugs in treating a wide range of cancers.
Being highly context-dependent, however, identification of successful ones often requires …

Type-I collagen/collagenase modulates the 3D structure and behavior of glioblastoma spheroid models

IR Calori, SR Alves, H Bi… - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multicellular tumor spheroids have emerged as well-structured, three-dimensional culture
models that resemble and mimic the complexity of the dense and hypoxic cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizable nanoemulsions for RNA delivery into the central nervous system–importance of diffusivity

ML Borrajo, A Quijano, P Lapuhs… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) currently dominate the RNA delivery landscape; however their
limited diffusivity hampers targeted tissue dissemination, and, hence, their capacity for …

Synthesis and properties of a biodegradable polymer-drug conjugate: Methotrexate-poly (glycerol adipate)

J Suksiriworapong, V Taresco, DP Ivanov… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer-drug conjugates have been actively developed as potential anticancer drug
delivery systems. In this study, we report the first polymer-anticancer drug conjugate with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of glioblastoma spheroid models for drug screening and phototherapy assays

SR Alves, IR Calori, H Bi, AC Tedesco - OpenNano, 2023 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) spheroids present as a promising alternative testing platform for in vivo
models of brain cancer, aiming at the 3Rs principle of animal use in pre-clinical trials …

Conditioned Medium From Reactive Astrocytes Inhibits Proliferation, Resistance, and Migration of p53‐Mutant Glioblastoma Spheroid Through GLI‐1 Downregulation

JH Ribeiro, NJ Villarinho, PV Fernandes… - Journal of Cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) aggressiveness is partly driven by the reactivation of signaling
pathways such as Sonic hedgehog (SHH) and the interaction with its microenvironment …

Modeling the photodynamic effect in 2D versus 3D cell culture under normoxic and hypoxic conditions

M Kucinska, A Plewinski, W Szczolko… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT), mainly as a combined therapy, can still be
considered a promising technology for targeted cancer treatment. Besides the several and …

Application of HepG2/C3A liver spheroids as a model system for genotoxicity studies

NJ Coltman, BA Coke, K Chatzi, EL Shepherd, PF Lalor… - Toxicology letters, 2021 - Elsevier
HepG2 cells continue to be a valuable tool in early drug discovery and pharmaceutical
development. In the current study we develop a 3D in vitro liver model, using HepG2/C3A …

Free drug and ROS-responsive nanoparticle delivery of synergistic doxorubicin and olaparib combinations to triple negative breast cancer models

RJ Cavanagh, PF Monteiro, C Moloney… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Combinations of the topoisomerase II inhibitor doxorubicin and the poly (ADP-ribose)
polymerase inhibitor olaparib offer potential drug–drug synergy for the treatment of triple …