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ArticleChemical science2017

Precision spherical nucleic acids for delivery of anticancer drugs.

Danny Bousmail, Lilian Amrein, Johans J Fakhoury, Hassan H Fakih, John C C Hsu, Lawrence Panasci, Hanadi F Sleiman

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Article in Chemical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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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

35 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Formation and cellular uptake of Bleomycin saccharide decorated molecular spherical nucleic acids evaluated by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026
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  8. Photochemical Stabilization of Self-Assembled Spherical Nucleic Acids.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Danny BousmailDepartment of Chemistry , Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke St. W. , Montreal , Canada . Email: hanadi.sleiman@mcgill.ca.
Lilian AmreinDepartment of Oncology , Jewish General Hospital , 3755 Cote Sainte-Catherine Rd. , Montreal , Canada . Email: lpanasci@hotmail.com.
Johans J FakhouryDepartment of Chemistry , Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke St. W. , Montreal , Canada . Email: hanadi.sleiman@mcgill.ca.
Hassan H FakihDepartment of Chemistry , Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke St. W. , Montreal , Canada . Email: hanadi.sleiman@mcgill.ca.
John C C HsuDepartment of Chemistry , Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke St. W. , Montreal , Canada . Email: hanadi.sleiman@mcgill.ca.
Lawrence PanasciDepartment of Oncology , Jewish General Hospital , 3755 Cote Sainte-Catherine Rd. , Montreal , Canada . Email: lpanasci@hotmail.com.
Hanadi F SleimanDepartment of Chemistry , Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke St. W. , Montreal , Canada . Email: hanadi.sleiman@mcgill.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5100-0532

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a spherical nucleic acid (SNA) system for the delivery of BKM120, an anticancer drug for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). While promising for cancer treatment, this drug crosses the blood-brain barrier causing significant side-effects in patients. The DNA nanoparticle encapsulates BKM120 in high efficiency, and is unparalleled in its monodispersity, ease of synthesis and stability in different biological media and in serum. These DNA nanostructures demonstrate efficient uptake in human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells, and increased internalization of cargo.

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PMID28989655
PMCPMC5628336

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