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ArticleTheranostics2020

Tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional peptide coated ultrasmall gold nanoparticles and their application in cancer radiotherapy.

Yuan Ding, Zhongquan Sun, Zongrui Tong, Sitong Zhang, Jie Min, Qianhui Xu, Liuzhi Zhou, Zhengwei Mao, Haibing Xia, Weilin Wang

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Article in Theranostics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 109 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yuan DingDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Zhongquan SunDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Zongrui TongMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Sitong ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Jie MinDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Qianhui XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Liuzhi ZhouDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Zhengwei MaoMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Haibing XiaState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100.
Weilin WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009.
Blood Center of Zhejiang Province · CNZhejiang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNShandong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two important features are required for promising radiosensitizers: one is selective tumor cell targeting to enhance the therapeutic outcome via lethal DNA damage and the other is rapid clearance to enable excellent biocompatibility for potential clinical application. Herein, ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with diameter smaller than 5 nm were prepared and covered with a multifunctional peptide to endow them with selective tumor cell uptake capability. Combined with X-ray irradiation, the responsive Au NPs demonstrated superior radio-sensitizing toxicity and rapid renal clearance

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorGoldHep G2 CellsHumansKineticsLiver NeoplasmsNanomedicineRadiation ToleranceReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor MicroenvironmentGoldReactive Oxygen Speciescancer radiotherapyenzyme-responsiveTat peptideultrasmall gold nanoparticleszwitterionic peptide

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PMID32373207
PMCPMC7196283
OpenAlexW3016220656

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