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ArticleDrug delivery2018

Targeted delivery of doxorubicin by CSA-binding nanoparticles for choriocarcinoma treatment.

Baozhen Zhang, Guogang Cheng, Mingbin Zheng, Jinyu Han, Baobei Wang, Mengxia Li, Jie Chen, Tianxia Xiao, Jian Zhang, Lintao Cai and 2 more

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Article in Drug delivery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Baozhen Zhanga Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Guogang Chenga Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Mingbin Zhengb Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics , Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Jinyu Hana Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Baobei Wanga Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Mengxia Lia Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Jie Chena Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Tianxia Xiaoa Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Jian Zhanga Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Lintao Caib Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics , Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.
Shoujun Lic Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Severe Clinical Animal Diseases , Guangzhou , China.
Xiujun Fana Laboratory for Reproductive Health , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen , China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-1857
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNSouth China Agricultural University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) can result from the over-proliferation of trophoblasts. Treatment of choriocarcinoma, the most aggressive GTN, currently requires high doses of systemic chemotherapeutic agents, which result in indiscriminate drug distribution and severe toxicity. To overcome these disadvantages and enhance the chemotherapeutic efficacy, chondroitin sulfate A (CSA)-binding nanoparticles were developed for the targeted delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) to choriocarcinoma cells using a synthetic CSA-binding peptide (CSA-BP), derived from malarial protein, which specifically binds to the CSA exclusively expressed in the placental trophoblast. CSA-BP-conjugated nanoparticles rapidly bonded to choriocarcinoma (JEG3) cells and were efficiently internalized into the lysosomes. Moreover, CSA-BP modification significantly increased the anti-cancer activity of the DOX-loaded nanoparticles in vitro. Intravenous injections of CSA-BP-conjugated nanoparticles loaded with indocyanine green (CSA-INPs) were rapidly localized to the tumor. The CSA-targeted nanoparticles loaded with DOX (CSA-DNPs) strongly inhibited primary tumor growth and, more importantly, significantly suppressed metastasis in vivo. Collectively, our results highlight the potential of the CSA-BP-decorated nanoparticles as an alternative targeted delivery system of chemotherapeutic agents for treating choriocarcinoma and for developing new GTN therapies based on drug targeting.

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AnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBinding SitesCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalChondroitin SulfatesChoriocarcinomaDose-Response Relationship, DrugDoxorubicinDrug Delivery SystemsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNanoparticlesPregnancyAntibiotics, AntineoplasticChondroitin SulfatesDoxorubicinChondroitin sulfate AchoriocarcinomaCSA-bind peptidedrug deliverynanoparticlestumor targeting

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PMID29426237
PMCPMC6058719
OpenAlexW2793855157

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