2020
Targeted tumour theranostics in mice via carbon quantum dots structurally mimicking large amino acids
Li S, Su W, Wu H, Yuan T, Yuan C, Liu J, Deng G, Gao X, Chen Z, Bao Y, Yuan F, Zhou S, Tan H, Li Y, Li X, Fan L, Zhu J, Chen AT, Liu F, Zhou Y, Li M, Zhai X, Zhou J. Targeted tumour theranostics in mice via carbon quantum dots structurally mimicking large amino acids. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2020, 4: 704-716. PMID: 32231314, PMCID: PMC7197249, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-020-0540-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid transporter 1Orthotopic mouse modelHuman tumor xenograftsLarge neutral amino acid transporter 1Neutral amino acid transporter 1High tumor selectivityTumor burdenMouse modelTumor xenograftsHuman gliomasDetectable toxicityTransporter 1TumorsCancer cellsTumor selectivitySurface moleculesDelivery of chemotherapeuticsTumor-specific imagingMiceDrugsLarge amino acidsAmino acidsImagingDeliveryXenografts
2016
Increased Nanoparticle Delivery to Brain Tumors by Autocatalytic Priming for Improved Treatment and Imaging
Han L, Kong DK, Zheng MQ, Murikinati S, Ma C, Yuan P, Li L, Tian D, Cai Q, Ye C, Holden D, Park JH, Gao X, Thomas JL, Grutzendler J, Carson RE, Huang Y, Piepmeier JM, Zhou J. Increased Nanoparticle Delivery to Brain Tumors by Autocatalytic Priming for Improved Treatment and Imaging. ACS Nano 2016, 10: 4209-4218. PMID: 26967254, PMCID: PMC5257033, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDecanoic AcidsDrug Delivery SystemsEthanolaminesFemaleGenetic TherapyHeterograftsHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesOptical ImagingPaclitaxelPermeabilityPolymersPurinesPyrazolesScorpion VenomsTranscytosisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsBlood-brain barrierLow delivery efficiencyTransport of nanoparticlesCancer gene therapyNanoparticle deliveryMore nanoparticlesBrain tumorsNanoparticlesDelivery efficiencyGene therapySystemic deliveryNPsBrain malignanciesBBB modulatorsPharmacological agentsBrain cancerBrain regionsTumorsDeliveryBrainImproved treatmentInadequate amountsPositive feedback loopChemotherapyMalignancy
2011
Biodegradable poly(amine-co-ester) terpolymers for targeted gene delivery
Zhou J, Liu J, Cheng CJ, Patel TR, Weller CE, Piepmeier JM, Jiang Z, Saltzman WM. Biodegradable poly(amine-co-ester) terpolymers for targeted gene delivery. Nature Materials 2011, 11: 82-90. PMID: 22138789, PMCID: PMC4180913, DOI: 10.1038/nmat3187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene deliveryNon-viral gene deliveryEfficient gene deliveryGene delivery abilityTargeted gene deliveryHighest molecular weight terpolymerDelivery abilityTargeted deliveryLipofectamine 2000Dialkyl diesterVivo applicationsPolycationic vectorsSpecific ring sizesTRAIL geneHigh efficiencyCharge densityLow charge densityDeliveryPolyethylenimineMinimal toxicityEfficiencyHydrophobicityLactone contentDensityApplications
2007
Activation of the PTEN/mTOR/STAT3 pathway in breast cancer stem-like cells is required for viability and maintenance
Zhou J, Wulfkuhle J, Zhang H, Gu P, Yang Y, Deng J, Margolick JB, Liotta LA, Petricoin E, Zhang Y. Activation of the PTEN/mTOR/STAT3 pathway in breast cancer stem-like cells is required for viability and maintenance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 16158-16163. PMID: 17911267, PMCID: PMC2042178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702596104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeModels, BiologicalNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProtein KinasesPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsCancer stem-like cellsStem-like cellsNon-SP cellsSP cellsATP-binding cassette (ABC) transportersTarget of rapamycinActivator of transcriptionCDNA microarray analysisPathway-specific inhibitorsSTAT3 pathwayVivo tumorigenicity assaysProtein microarray technologyRare cell populationsCytometry cell cycle analysisSide population cellsColony formation abilityMTOR/STAT3 pathwayCell maintenanceSignal transductionBreast cancer stem-like cellsGene knockdownNegative regulatorCassette transportersMicroarray analysisCell cycle analysis