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Auranofin, an Anti-rheumatic Gold Drug, Aggravates the Radiation-Induced Acute Intestinal Injury in Mice
Conclusion In this study, we found that a non-toxic dose of auranofin significantly aggravated the severity of the radiation-induced intestinal injury. This suggests that auranofin treatment can be an independent factor that influences the risk of intestinal complications after pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. Ethics Statement All the protocols used in this study were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Korean Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (IACUC permit number: KIRAMS217-0007). Author Contributions H-JL, JS, and Y-BL designed the experiments. EL and JK conducted the exp...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Abstract B42: Silencing of DNA repair proteins with ECO/siRNA nanoparticles for the enhancement of radiation response in glioblastoma
In this study we investigate the use of these nanoparticles to deliver siRNA to inhibit ATM and DNApk activity and enhance radiation response in both glioma and glioma stem cell lines.Established glioma (U251) and glioma stem cell (NSC11) lines were used to evaluate the effectiveness of ECO nanoparticle delivery of siRNA in vitro . Cellular uptake of ECO nanoparticles loaded with fluorescent siRNA was assessed using flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy, demonstrating the rapid uptake of ECO/siRNA nanoparticles in comparison to commercially available transfection agents. Protein and mRNA analyses revealed the kinetics ...
Source: Cancer Research - January 15, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jennifer A. Lee, Nadia Ayat, Anita Tandle, Zheng-Rong Lu, Kevin Camphausen Tags: Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine Source Type: research

B-cell receptor-guided delivery of peptide-siRNA complex for B-cell lymphoma therapy
Conclusions: Peptide-siRNA complex can be suitable tool for both selective peptide-driven cell targeting and gene silencing. In this setting, the improvement of this strategy is expected to provide a safe and non-invasive approach for the delivery of therapeutic molecules.
Source: Cancer Cell International - May 7, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nunzia MigliaccioCamillo PalmieriImmacolata RuggieroGiuseppe FiumeNicola MartucciIris ScalaIleana QuintoGiuseppe ScalaAnnalisa LambertiPaolo Arcari Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 3260: Improving Radiation Response in Glioblastoma Using ECO/siRNA Nanoparticles Targeting DNA Damage Repair
Camphausen Radiation therapy is a mainstay in the standard of care for glioblastoma (GBM), thus inhibiting the DNA damage response (DDR) is a major strategy to improve radiation response and therapeutic outcomes. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy holds immeasurable potential for the treatment of GBM, however delivery of the siRNA payload remains the largest obstacle for clinical implementation. Here we demonstrate the effectiveness of the novel nanomaterial, ECO (1-aminoethylimino[bis(N-oleoylcysteinylaminoethyl) propionamide]), to deliver siRNA targeting DDR proteins ataxia telangiectasia mutated and DNA-dependen...
Source: Cancers - November 4, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jennifer A. Lee Nadia Ayat Zhanhu Sun Philip J. Tofilon Zheng-Rong Lu Kevin Camphausen Tags: Article Source Type: research

NT-16 * NANOPARTICLE-MEDIATED DELIVERY OF ANTI-Ape1 siRNA SENSITIZES PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR CELLS TO RADIATION THERAPY BY INHIBITING DNA REPAIR
Pediatric brain tumors are the leading cause of death in children, and survival is frequently accompanied by one or more radiation-induced adverse developmental and psychosocial sequelae. Radiotherapy (RT) is an integral component of the treatment for medulloblastoma (MB) and the only effective adjuvant therapy for ependymoma (EP). Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop strategies to enhance the tumoricidal action of RT while sparing adjacent normal tissue. The multifunctional DNA repair protein Ape1/Ref-1 has been implicated in conferring radiation resistance in pediatric brain tumors. However, inhibiting Ape1 acti...
Source: Neuro-Oncology - November 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kievit, F., Stephen, Z., Wang, K., Dayringer, C., Ellenbogen, R., Silber, J., Zhang, M. Tags: NOVEL THERAPEUTICS (CLINICAL AND/OR LABORATORY RESEARCH) Source Type: research

Cationic Nanogel-mediated Runx2 and Osterix siRNA Delivery Decreases Mineralization in MC3T3 Cells.
CONCLUSIONS: Although mRNA and protein knockdown were confirmed as a result of RNAi treatments against Runx2 and Osx, complete elimination of mineralization processes was not achieved. RNAi targeting mid- and late-stage osteoblast differentiation markers such as ALP, osteocalcin, osteopontin, and bone sialoprotein) may produce the desired RNAi-nanogel nanostructured polymer HO prophylaxis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Successful HO prophylaxis should target and silence osteogenic markers critical for heterotopic bone formation processes. The identification of such markers, beyond RUNX2 and OSX, may enhance the effectiveness of...
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - December 2, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shrivats AR, Hsu E, Averick S, Klimak M, Watt AC, DeMaio M, Matyjaszewski K, Hollinger JO Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research

Application of bifurcation theory and siRNA-based control signal to restore the proper response of cancer cells to DNA damage
Publication date: 7 November 2016 Source:Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 408 Author(s): Emilia Kozłowska, Krzysztof Puszynski Many diseases with a genetic background such as some types of cancer are caused by damage in the p53 signaling pathway. The damage changes the system dynamics providing cancer cells with resistance to therapy such as radiation therapy. The change can be observed as the difference in bifurcation diagrams and equilibria type and location between normal and damaged cells, and summarized as the changes of the mathematical model parameters and following changes of the eigenvalues of Jacobian mat...
Source: Journal of Theoretical Biology - August 23, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Abstract 3943: siRNA-mediated HuR silencing sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer cells to radiation therapy
HuR is a ubiquitously expressed member of the Elav/Hu family of RNA-binding proteins which can associate with mRNAs containing AU-rich elements in their 3′-untranslated regions. It is predominantly a nuclear protein that translocates to the cytoplasm in response to stress signals and stabilizes mRNAs encoding proteins implicated in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis, and stress response. Studies examining HuR expression in human cancers indicated that elevated cytoplasmic HuR expression is associated with a high histologic grade, large tumor size, and poor survival of patients with cancer, leading to the hypothe...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Basalingappa, K. M., Mehta, M., Griffith, J. N., Muralidharan, R., Gorospe, M., Ramesh, R., Munshi, A. Tags: Tumor Biology Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 14, Pages 5179: Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) & mdash;A Potential Gene Target for Selective Sensitization of Glioblastoma Cells Using an Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticle to Deliver siRNA
In this study, we prepared a lipid nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery system (LNP-siSAT1) to selectively knockdown (KD) SAT1 enzyme in a human glioblastoma cell line. The LNP-siSAT1 containing ionizable DODAP lipid was prepared following a microfluidics mixing method and the resulting nanoparticles had a hydrodynamic size of around 80 nm and a neutral surface charge. The LNP-siSAT1 effectively knocked down the SAT1 expression in U251, LN229, and 42MGBA GB cells, and other brain-relevant endothelial (hCMEC/D3), astrocyte (HA) and macrophage (ANA-1) cells at the mRNA and protein levels. SAT1 KD in U251 cells resulted in a 40%...
Source: Cancers - October 22, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vinith Yathindranath Nura Safa Babu V. Sajesh Kelly Schwinghamer Magimairajan Issai Vanan Rashid Bux Daniel S. Sitar Marshall Pitz Teruna J. Siahaan Donald W. Miller Tags: Article Source Type: research

Cancer-Related Search for Meaning Increases Willingness to Participate in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Conclusion. Our study indicates that patients searching for meaning are receptive to MBSR. Nonwhite patients and those experiencing high levels of anxiety are most likely to endorse a search for meaning. Future research is needed to understand how best to support patients who are searching for meaning and remove barriers to evidence-based programs like MBSR.
Source: Integrative Cancer Therapies - April 13, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Garland, S. N., Stainken, C., Ahluwalia, K., Vapiwala, N., Mao, J. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Radiotherapy Planning Using an Improved Search Strategy in Particle Swarm Optimization
Conclusion: The proposed virtual search approach boosts the swarm search efficiency, and consequently, improves the optimization convergence rate and robustness for PSO. Significance: RT planning is a large-scale, nonconvex optimization problem, where finding optimal solutions in a clinically practical time is critical. Our proposed approach can potentially improve the optimization efficiency in similar time-sensitive problems.
Source: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - April 21, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research

The effectiveness of mouthwashes in alleviating radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review
ConclusionThe results of the meta-analysis indicated that the use of a mouthwash that includes anti-inflammatory properties contributes the most to alleviating oral mucositis in patients who are undergoing radiotherapy to treat head and neck cancer.
Source: Oral Radiology - December 10, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Pareto Optimal Projection Search (POPS): Automated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning by Direct Search of the Pareto Surface
Conclusion: Our proposed POPS algorithm provides a general framework for fully automated treatment planning that achieves clinically acceptable dosimetric quality without requiring active planning from human planners. Significance: Our fully automated POPS algorithm addresses many key limitations of other automated planning approaches, and we anticipate that it will substantially improve treatment planning workflow.
Source: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - September 21, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research

Malignant transformation in vestibular schwannoma: report of a single case, literature search, and debate.
Conclusions Despite more frequent reports of MTVS after radiation treatment recently, there has been no accurate quantification of the risk, except in patients with NF, in whom the incidence of malignancy is high in relation to the numbers treated. The present analysis indicates that the risk of malignancy over 20 years in cases in which no radiation treatment has occurred is 1.32-2.08 per 100,000, and this risk decreases to 1.09-1.74 per 100,000 if cases of NF are excluded. After radiation treatment, the overall risk over 20 years is 25.1 per 100,000, and this risk decreases to 15.6 per 100,000 if cases of NF are excluded...
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - December 1, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Seferis C, Torrens M, Paraskevopoulou C, Psichidis G Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research