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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2021

Cathepsin B-responsive and gadolinium-labeled branched glycopolymer-PTX conjugate-derived nanotheranostics for cancer treatment.

Hao Cai, Yufan Xiang, Yujun Zeng, Zhiqian Li, Xiuli Zheng, Qiang Luo, Hongyan Zhu, Qiyong Gong, Zhongwei Gu, Yanhui Liu and 2 more

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 106 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hao CaiHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yufan XiangHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yujun ZengHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhiqian LiHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiuli ZhengHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Qiang LuoHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hongyan ZhuLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Qiyong GongHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhongwei GuHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yanhui LiuHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hu ZhangAmgen Bioprocessing Centre, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Kui LuoHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CNAmgen (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multi-modal therapeutics are emerging for simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Polymeric carriers are often employed for loading multiple drugs due to their versatility and controlled release of these drugs in response to a tumor specific microenvironment. A theranostic nanomedicine was designed and prepared by complexing a small gadolinium chelate, conjugating a chemotherapeutic drug PTX through a cathepsin B-responsive linker and covalently bonding a fluorescent probe pheophorbide a (Ppa) with a branched glycopolymer. The branched prodrug-based nanosystem was degradable in the tumor microenvironment with overexpressed cathepsin B, and PTX was simultaneously released to exert its therapeutic effect. The theranostic nanomedicine, branched glycopolymer-PTX-DOTA-Gd, had an extended circulation time, enhanced accumulation in tumors, and excellent biocompatibility with significantly reduced gadolinium ion (Gd

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BiodegradabilityBranched glycopolymersDrug deliveryNanomedicineStimuli-responsiveTheranostics

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PMID33643830
PMCPMC7893117
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