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ArticleNature communications2021

Gold nanoparticles enhance antibody effect through direct cancer cell cytotoxicity by differential regulation of phagocytosis.

Linyang Fan, Weizhi Wang, Zihua Wang, Minzhi Zhao

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Linyang Fan *CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2920-6227
Weizhi Wang *CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China.
Zihua WangFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Minzhi ZhaoCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China. xgt1986627@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7986-3068
Beijing Institute of Technology · CNFujian Medical University · CNNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ramucirumab is the first FDA-approved monotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. In this study, Ramucirumab (Ab) is attached to gold nanoparticles to enhance uptake efficiency. Gold nanoparticles can induce direct cytotoxic effects to cancer cells in the presence of Ab, while individual Ab or gold nanoparticles don't have such an effective anticancer effect even at extremely high concentrations. Proteomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal this direct cytotoxicity is derived predominantly from Ab-mediated phagocytosis. High affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc receptor I shows differential up-regulation in gastric cancer cells treated by these nanodrugs compared with Ab, especially for Ab with gold nanorods. Simplified and powerful designs of smart nanoparticles are highly desired for clinical application. The enhancement of Ab accumulation with a simple composition, combined with direct cytotoxic effects specific to cancer cells brought improved therapeutic effects in vivo compared with Ab, which can promote further clinical application of gold nanomaterials in the diagnosis and therapeutics of gastric cancer.

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AnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorFemaleGoldHumansMetal NanoparticlesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudePhagocytosisProteomicsRamucirumabStomach NeoplasmsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsGoldKDR protein, humanRamucirumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID34737259
PMCPMC8569206
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