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A Simple Technique to Assay Locomotor Activity in <em>Drosophila</em>

Drosophila melanogaster is an ideal model organism for studying various diseases due to its abundance of advanced genetic manipulation techniques and ...

Soochow University

 Novel collagenase IV (ColIV) and clusterin (CLU)-modified polycaprolactone-polyethylene glycol (PCL-PEG) nanoparticles that load doxorubicin (DOX) were designed and fully evaluated  and .  PCL-PEG-ColIV was synthesized by linking PCL-PEG and ColIV through a carbodiimide method. DOX-loaded nanoparticles (DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV) were self-assembly prepared, followed by noncovalently adsorbing CLU on the DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV surface to obtain DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV /CLU nanoparticles, which can penetrate through the tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) and inhibit phagocytosis by macrophage. The physicochemical properties of nanoparticles were characterized. The cellular uptake and antiphagocytosis ability of nanoparticles in MCF-7 tumor cells and RAW264.7 cells were investigated. The penetration ability of nanoparticles was individually evaluated in the two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ECM models. The tissue distribution and antitumor effect of nanoparticles were evaluated in MCF-7 cell-bearing nude mice.  Compared with DOX-PCL-PEG-COOH nanoparticles, DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV/CLU nanoparticles could effectively overcome the phagocytosis by RAW264.7 and showed excellent cellular uptake in MCF-7 cells. In addition, they showed remarkable penetration ability through the 2D and 3D ECM models. DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV/CLU nanoparticles significantly reduced the drug distribution in the liver and spleen and enhanced the drug accumulation in tumor tissue compared with DOX-PCL-PEG-COOH or DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV nanoparticles. DOX-PCL-PEG-ColIV/CLU nanoparticles showed remarkable antitumor effect but did not cause severe pathological damages in the main tissues, including the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney.  Novel ColIV and CLU-modified PCL-PEG nanoparticles showed excellent cellular uptake, ECM penetration, antiphagocytosis, and antitumor effects both  and .

Collagenase IV and clusterin-modified polycaprolactone-polyethylene glycol nanoparticles for penetrating dense tumor tissues.

Traditional dosage forms of granisetron (GRN) decrease patient compliance associated with repeated drug administration because of the short half-life of the drug.

Formulation Optimization and In Vitro Characterization of Granisetronloaded Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid Microspheres Prepared by a Dropping-in-liquid Emulsification Technique.

This study aimed to prepare combretastatin A4 (CA4)-loaded nanoparticles (CA4 NPs) using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and soybean lecithin (Lipoid S100) as carriers, and further evaluate the physicochemical properties and cytotoxicities of CA4 NPs against cancer cells.

Combretastatin A4-loaded Poly (Lactic-co-glycolic Acid)/Soybean Lecithin Nanoparticles with Enhanced Drug Dissolution Rate and Antiproliferation Activity.

Huanhuan Du

Institute of Neuroscience

Soochow University

A Simple Technique to Assay Locomotor Activity in Drosophila

Huanhuan Du

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Soochow University

A Simple Technique to Assay Locomotor Activity in Drosophila

Institute of Neuroscience