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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology2017

Advances in the development of aptamer drug conjugates for targeted drug delivery.

Ke Chen, Bo Liu, Bo Yu, Wen Zhong, Yi Lu, Jiani Zhang, Jie Liao, Jun Liu, Ying Pu, Liping Qiu and 3 more

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology, 2017. 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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37citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Protein Labeling and Crosslinking by Covalent Aptamers.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Ke ChenXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bo LiuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bo YuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wen ZhongXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yi LuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jiani ZhangXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jie LiaoXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jun LiuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ying PuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Liping QiuMolecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Liqin ZhangMolecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Huixia LiuXiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Weihong TanMolecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNHunan University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CNInterface (United States) · USTheranostics (New Zealand) · NZ

Funding

Development of molecular probes for biomedical applicationsR01GM079359 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI TAN, WEIHONG · 2007 to 2016
$2.3M
Molecular Target for Liver Cancer Diagnosis and TherapyR01CA133086 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI LIU, CHEN · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
Expanded DNA, In Vitro Selection, Aptamers, and CancerR01GM111386 · NIGMS · FOUNDATION FOR APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTN · PI BENNER, STEVEN A · 2014 to 2016
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA133086NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079359NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM111386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A key goal of modern medicine is target-specific therapeutic intervention. However, most drugs lack selectivity, resulting in 'off-target' side effects. To address the requirements of 'targeted therapy,' aptamers, which are artificial oligonucleotides, have been used as novel targeting ligands to construct aptamer drug conjugates (ApDC) that can specifically bind to a broad spectrum of targets, including diseased cells. Accordingly, the application of aptamers in targeted drug delivery has attracted broad interest due to their impressive selectivity and affinity, low immunogenicity, easy synthesis with high reproducibility, facile modification, and relatively rapid tissue penetration with no toxicity. Functionally, aptamers themselves can be used as macromolecular drugs, and they are also commonly used in biomarker discovery and targeted drug delivery. In this review, we will highlight the most recent advances in the development of aptamers and aptamer conjugates, and discuss their potential in targeted therapy. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2017, 9:e1438. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1438 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.

Indexed as

Aptamers, NucleotideDrug CarriersAnimalsBiomedical ResearchCell LineDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMiceAptamers, NucleotideDrug Carriers

Identifiers

PMID27800663
PMCPMC5507701
OpenAlexW2545780684

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