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ArticleNature communications2017

Prolonged intracellular accumulation of light-inducible nanoparticles in leukemia cells allows their remote activation.

Carlos Boto, Emanuel Quartin, Yijun Cai, Alberto Martín-Lorenzo, María Begoña García Cenador, Sandra Pinto, Rajeev Gupta, Tariq Enver, Isidro Sánchez-García, Dengli Hong and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Carlos BotoCNC-Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Emanuel QuartinCNC-Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Yijun CaiKey Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of National Ministry of Education, Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
Alberto Martín-LorenzoExperimental Therapeutics and Translational Oncology Program, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular del Cancer (IBMCC), CSIC/University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
María Begoña García CenadorInstitute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Hospital Virgen de La Vega, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Sandra PintoCNC-Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7096-9154
Rajeev GuptaUCL Cancer Institute, University College London, WC1E 6DD London, UK.
Tariq EnverUCL Cancer Institute, University College London, WC1E 6DD London, UK.
Isidro Sánchez-GarcíaExperimental Therapeutics and Translational Oncology Program, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular del Cancer (IBMCC), CSIC/University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Dengli HongKey Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of National Ministry of Education, Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5251-0297
Ricardo Pires das NevesCNC-Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Lino FerreiraCNC-Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PTUniversidad de Salamanca · ESCRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence · GBShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

Cancer Research UK 12796Medical Research Council MR/M009033/1Medical Research Council MR/N000838/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leukaemia cells that are resistant to conventional therapies are thought to reside in protective niches. Here, we describe light-inducible polymeric retinoic acid (RA)-containing nanoparticles (NPs) with the capacity to accumulate in the cytoplasm of leukaemia cells for several days and release their RA payloads within a few minutes upon exposure to blue/UV light. Compared to NPs that are not activated by light exposure, these NPs more efficiently reduce the clonogenicity of bone marrow cancer cells from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and induce the differentiation of RA-low sensitive leukaemia cells. Importantly, we show that leukaemia cells transfected with light-inducible NPs containing RA can engraft into bone marrow in vivo in the proximity of other leukaemic cells, differentiate upon exposure to blue light and release paracrine factors that modulate nearby cells. The NPs described here offer a promising strategy for controlling distant cell populations and remotely modulating leukaemic niches.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBenzene DerivativesCell Line, TumorDrug CompoundingFemaleFormatesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLeukemia, Promyelocytic, AcuteLeukocytesLightMaleMiceMice, Inbred NODBenzene DerivativesFormatesPhotosensitizing AgentsPolyethyleneimineTretinoin

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PMID28492285
PMCPMC5437273
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