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ArticleTheranostics2017

Selective Targeting of a Novel Vasodilator to the Uterine Vasculature to Treat Impaired Uteroplacental Perfusion in Pregnancy.

Natalie Cureton, Iana Korotkova, Bernadette Baker, Susan Greenwood, Mark Wareing, Venkata R Kotamraju, Tambet Teesalu, Francesco Cellesi, Nicola Tirelli, Erkki Ruoslahti and 2 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 98 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 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Natalie CuretonMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Iana KorotkovaMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Bernadette BakerMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Susan GreenwoodMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Mark WareingMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Venkata R KotamrajuCancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA and Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA.
Tambet TeesaluCancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA and Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA.
Francesco CellesiDipartimento di Chimica, Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica "G. Natta". Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy.
Nicola TirelliDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
Erkki RuoslahtiCancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA and Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA.
John D AplinMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Lynda K HarrisMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
University of Manchester · GBSt Mary's Hospital · GBPolitecnico di Milano · ITSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · USUniversity of Tartu · EE

Funding

Tumor Penetrating Peptides for Cancer TargetingR01CA152327 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI RUOSLAHTI, ERKKI · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H022627/1Medical Research Council MR/K01126X/1NCI NIH HHS R01 CA152327
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) in pregnancy is commonly caused by impaired uteroplacental blood flow. Vasodilators enhance uteroplacental perfusion and fetal growth in humans and animal models; however, detrimental maternal and fetal side effects have been reported. We hypothesised that targeted uteroplacental delivery of a vasodilator would enhance drug efficacy and reduce the risks associated with drug administration in pregnancy. Phage screening identified novel peptides that selectively accumulated in the uteroplacental vasculature of pregnant mice. Following intravenous injection, the synthetic peptide CNKGLRNK selectively bound to the endothelium of the uterine spiral arteries and placental labyrinth

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBlood CirculationDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInjections, IntravenousLiposomesMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLPeptidesPlacentaPregnancyTreatment OutcomeDrug CarriersLiposomesPeptidesVasodilator Agentsdrug targeting.endotheliumnitric oxideplacentapregnancyvascular biology

Identifiers

PMID29109771
PMCPMC5667343
OpenAlexW2617060383

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