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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2014

Examination of structure-activity relationship of viologen-based dendrimers as CXCR4 antagonists and gene carriers.

Jing Li, Ana-Maria Lepadatu, Yu Zhu, Marius Ciobanu, Yan Wang, Simona C Asaftei, David Oupický

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jing LiCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States.
Ana-Maria Lepadatu
Yu Zhu
Marius Ciobanu
Yan Wang
Simona C Asaftei
David Oupický
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USOsnabrück University · DE

Funding

UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Apar Kishor Ganti · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
Drug-based polycations for combination drug-gene deliveryR21EB014570 · NIBIB · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI OUPICKY, DAVID · 2012 to 2013
$410k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NIBIB NIH HHS EB014570NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB014570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemokine receptors and their ligands play a central role in cancer metastasis, inflammatory disorders, and viral infections. Viologen dendrimers (VGD) emerged recently as a promising class of synthetic polycationic ligands for chemokine receptor CXCR4. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of VGD as novel dual-function polycations capable of simultaneous CXCR4 antagonism and gene delivery. As part of our systematic studies, we have synthesized a library of VGD with differences in molecular architecture, number of positive charges, and type of capping group. The ability of VGD to condense DNA was evaluated, and physicochemical and biological properties of the resulting polyplexes were studied. We have evaluated the effect of VGD surface charge, size, capping group, and molecular architecture on physicochemical properties of polyplexes, transfection efficiency, CXCR4 antagonism, and cytotoxicity in human epithelial osteosarcoma (U2OS) and in human liver hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells. We found that properties and behavior of the polyplexes are most dependent on the number of positive charges and molecular weight of VGD and to a lesser extent on the type of a capping group. Using TNFα plasmid, we have demonstrated that VGD prevents CXCR4-mediated cancer cell invasion and facilitates TNFα-mediated cancer cell killing. Such dual-function carriers have potential to enhance the overall therapeutic outcomes of cancer gene therapy.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyGene Transfer TechniquesAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDendrimersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHep G2 CellsHumansModels, MolecularReceptors, CXCR4Structure-Activity RelationshipTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViologensAntineoplastic AgentsCXCR4 protein, humanDendrimersReceptors, CXCR4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViologens

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PMID24821372
PMCPMC4032196
OpenAlexW2327014723

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