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ArticleScientific reports2014

Glycol chitosan nanoparticles as specialized cancer therapeutic vehicles: sequential delivery of doxorubicin and Bcl-2 siRNA.

Hong Yeol Yoon, Sejin Son, So Jin Lee, Dong Gil You, Ji Young Yhee, Jae Hyung Park, Maggie Swierczewska, Seulki Lee, Ick Chan Kwon, Sun Hwa Kim and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Hong Yeol Yoon1] Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea [2] School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746.
Sejin SonCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
So Jin LeeCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
Dong Gil You1] Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea [2] School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746.
Ji Young YheeCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
Jae Hyung ParkSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746.
Maggie Swierczewska1] The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA [2] Center for Nanomedicine at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Seulki Lee1] The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA [2] Center for Nanomedicine at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Ick Chan Kwon1] Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea [2] KU-KIST School, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, South Korea.
Sun Hwa KimCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
Kwangmeyung KimCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
Martin G PomperThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.

Funding

T32: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Program in Nanotechnology for Cancer ResearchT32CA153952 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Denis Wirtz · 2015 to 2026
$3.5M
T-32 NIH Postdoctoral Training Program in Nanotechnology for Cancer Medicine NTCMT32CA130840 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WIRTZ, DENIS · 2008 to 2012
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA130840NCI NIH HHS T32 CA153952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional chemotherapy is plagued with adverse side effects because cancer treatments are subject to numerous variations, most predominantly from drug resistance. Accordingly, multiple or multistage chemotherapeutic regimens are often performed, combining two or more drugs with orthogonal and possibly synergistic mechanisms. In this respect, glycol chitosan (GC)-based nanoparticles (CNPs) serve as an effective platform vehicle that can encapsulate both chemotherapeutics and siRNA to achieve maximal efficacy by overcoming resistance. Herein, DOX-encapsulated CNPs (DOX-CNPs) or Bcl-2 siRNA-encapsulated CNPs (siRNA-CNPs) exhibited similar physicochemical properties, including size, surface properties and pH sensitive behavior, regardless of the different physical features of DOX and Bcl-2 siRNA. We confirmed that the CNP platform applied to two different types of drugs results in similar in vivo biodistribution and pharmacokinetics, enhancing treatment in a dose-dependent fashion.

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AnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCell Line, TumorChitosanDoxorubicinGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMice, NudeNanocapsulesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTransfectionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBCL2 protein, humanChitosanDoxorubicinglycol-chitosanNanocapsulesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, Small Interfering

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PMID25363213
PMCPMC4217108

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