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ArticleNano-micro letters2020

Self-Assembly Protein Superstructures as a Powerful Chemodynamic Therapy Nanoagent for Glioblastoma Treatment.

Tao Zheng, Wentao Wang, Jon Ashley, Ming Zhang, Xiaotong Feng, Jian Shen, Yi Sun

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Article in Nano-micro letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 42 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tao ZhengDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. taozhe@dtu.dk.
Wentao WangDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Jon AshleyDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. mzhan@dtu.dk.
Xiaotong FengDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Jian ShenJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Yi SunDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. suyi@dtu.dk.
Technical University of Denmark · DKNanjing Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) remains a formidable challenge in oncology. Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) that triggers tumor cell death by reactive oxygen species (ROS) could open up a new door for GBM treatment. Herein, we report a novel CDT nanoagent. Hemoglobin (Hb) and glucose oxidase (GOx) were employed as powerful CDT catalysts. Instead of encapsulating the proteins in drug delivery nanocarriers, we formulate multimeric superstructures as self-delivery entities by crosslinking techniques. Red blood cell (RBC) membranes are camouflaged on the protein superstructures to promote the delivery across blood-brain barrier. The as-prepared RBC@Hb@GOx nanoparticles (NPs) offer superior biocompatibility, simplified structure, and high accumulation at the tumor site. We successfully demonstrated that the NPs could efficiently produce toxic ROS to kill U87MG cancer cells in vitro and inhibit the growth of GBM tumor in vivo, suggesting that the new CDT nanoagent holds great promise for treating GBM.

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Blood–brain barrierChemodynamic therapyGlioblastoma therapySelf-assembly protein superstructuresSelf-delivery entities

Identifiers

PMID34138164
PMCPMC7770858
OpenAlexW3043458950

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