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ReviewChemical Society reviews2017

Biomimetics: reconstitution of low-density lipoprotein for targeted drug delivery and related theranostic applications.

Chunlei Zhu, Younan Xia

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Lipoprotein diffusion in dense yolk plasma is governed by softness, hydrodynamics, and caging: Insights from MHz-XPCS.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. Radiolabeling lipoproteins to study and manage disease.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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  7. Metal-Coordinated Supramolecular Self-Assemblies for Cancer Theranostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021
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  8. Hollow micro and nanostructures for therapeutic and imaging applications.Journal of drug delivery science and technology · 2020
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  9. Choroid Plexus: The Orchestrator of Long-Range Signalling Within the CNS.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  11. Phase-Change Materials for Controlled Release and Related Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Chunlei ZhuThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. younan.xia@bme.gatech.edu.
Younan Xia

Funding

GOLD NANOCAGES AS A NEW CLASS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR PHOTOTHERMAL CANCER TREATR01CA138527 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI XIA, YOUNAN · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), one of the four major groups of lipoproteins for lipid transport in vivo, is emerging as an attractive carrier for the targeted delivery of theranostic agents. In contrast to the synthetic systems, LDL particles are intrinsically biocompatible and biodegradable, together with reduced immunogenicity and natural capabilities to target cancerous cells and to escape from the recognition and elimination by the reticuloendothelial system. Enticed by these attributes, a number of strategies have been developed for reconstituting LDL particles, including conjugation to the apolipoprotein, insertion into the phospholipid layer, and loading into the core. Here we present a tutorial review on the development of reconstituted LDL (rLDL) particles for theranostic applications. We start with a brief introduction to LDL and LDL receptor, as well as the advantages of using rLDL particles as a natural and versatile platform for the targeted delivery of theranostic agents. After a discussion of commonly used strategies for the reconstitution of LDL, we highlight the applications of rLDL particles in the staging of disease progression, treatment of lesioned tissues, and delivery of photosensitizers for photodynamic cancer therapy. We finish this review with a perspective on the remaining challenges and future directions.

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BiomimeticsDrug Delivery SystemsTheranostic NanomedicineAnimalsHumansLipoproteins, LDLLipoproteins, LDL

Identifiers

PMID29104991
PMCPMC5725233

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