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ReviewMolecular cancer2016

Detection of cancer cells using SapC-DOPS nanovesicles.

Harold W Davis, Nida Hussain, Xiaoyang Qi

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Harold W DavisDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Brain Tumor Center at UC Neuroscience Institute, 3512 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0508, USA.
Nida HussainDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Brain Tumor Center at UC Neuroscience Institute, 3512 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0508, USA.
Xiaoyang QiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Brain Tumor Center at UC Neuroscience Institute, 3512 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0508, USA. xiaoyang.qi@uc.edu.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

Acidic Phospholipid-Selective Treatment for NeuroblastomaR01CA158372 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI QI, XIAOYANG · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Intravenous Enzyme Replacement Therapy for CNS DisordersR21NS095047 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI QI, XIAOYANG · 2015 to 2016
$447k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA158372NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS095047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlike normal cells, cancer cells express high levels of phosphatidylserine on the extracellular leaflet of their cell membrane. Exploiting this characteristic, our lab developed a therapeutic agent that consists of the fusogenic protein, saposin C (SapC) which is embedded in dioleoylphosphatidylserine (DOPS) vesicles. These nanovesicles selectively target cancer cells and induce apoptosis. Here we review the data supporting use of SapC-DOPS to locate tumors for surgical resection or for treatment. In addition, there is important evidence suggesting that SapC-DOPS may also prove to be an effective novel cancer therapeutic reagent. Given that SapC-DOPS is easily labeled with lipophilic dyes, it has been combined with the far-red fluorescent dye, CellVue Maroon (CVM), for tumor targeting studies. We also have used contrast agents incorporated in the SapC-DOPS nanovesicles for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and review that data here. Administered intravenously, the fluorescently labeled SapC-DOPS traversed the blood-brain tumor barrier enabling identification of brain tumors. SapC-DOPS-CVM also detected a variety of other mouse tumors in vivo, rendering them observable by optical imaging using IVIS and multi-angle rotational optical imaging. Dye is detected within 30 min and remains within tumor for at least 7 days, whereas non-tumor tissues were unstained (some dye observed in the liver was transient, likely representing degradation products). Additionally, labeled SapC-DOPS ex vivo delineated tumors in human histological specimens. SapC-DOPS can also be labeled with contrast reagents for computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. In conclusion, labeled SapC-DOPS provides a convenient, specific, and nontoxic method for detecting tumors while concurrently offering a therapeutic benefit.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesAnimalsCell MembraneContrast MediaFluorescent DyesHumansModels, AnimalMolecular ImagingMultimodal ImagingNeoplasmsPhosphatidylserinesProtein BindingSaposins1,2-dioleoylphosphatidylserineContrast MediaFluorescent DyesPhosphatidylserinesSaposinsCancerContrast agentsPhosphatidylserineSapC-DOPSSaposin CTumor imaging

Identifiers

PMID27160923
PMCPMC4862232
OpenAlexW2347055571

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