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ArticleBiomaterials2019

Gemcitabine nanoparticles promote antitumor immunity against melanoma.

Yuan Zhang, Xin Bush, Bingfang Yan, Justin A Chen

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Article in Biomaterials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

57 citing papers in PubMed, 111 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuan ZhangDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. Electronic address: yuanzhang@uri.edu.
Xin BushDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Bingfang YanJames L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
Justin A ChenDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
University of Rhode Island · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM115677 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI ROUNDS, SHARON IRENE SMITH · 2016 to 2025
$45.0M
Statistics and Data Management P20GM104317 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI MICHELOW, IAN · 2013 to 2017
$9.8M
Signaling of the Pregnane X ReceptorR01GM061988 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI DENG, RUITANG · 2000 to 2016
$3.0M
Molecular Toxicology of CarboxylesterasesR01ES007965 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI YAN, BINGFANG · 2003 to 2006
$1.2M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES007965NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104317NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM061988NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) promote tumor-mediated immunosuppression and cancer progression. Gemcitabine (Gem) is a MDSC-depleting chemotherapeutic agent; however, its clinical use is hampered by its drug resistance and inefficient in vivo delivery. Here we describe a strategy to formulate a Gem analogue gemcitabine monophosphate (GMP) into a lipid-coated calcium phosphate (LCP) nanoparticle, and investigate its antitumor immunity and therapeutic effects after systemic administrations. In the syngeneic mouse model of B16F10 melanoma, compared with free Gem, the LCP-formulated GMP (LCP-GMP) significantly induced apoptosis and reduced immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME). LCP-GMP effectively depleted MDSCs and regulatory T cells, and skewed macrophage polarization towards the antitumor M1 phenotype in the TME, leading to enhanced CD8

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCalcium PhosphatesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDeoxycytidineDrug CarriersFemaleGemcitabineImmune ToleranceMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agentscalcium phosphateCalcium PhosphatesDeoxycytidineDrug CarriersGemcitabineGemcitabineImmunosuppressionMDSCNanoparticleTumor microenvironment

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PMID30388589
PMCPMC6281175
OpenAlexW2896879364

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