Human stem cell delivery for treatment of large segmental bone defects.
Authors:Dupont KM, Sharma K, Stevens HY, Boerckel JD, García AJ, Guldberg RE,
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:20133731
'Local or systemic stem cell delivery has the potential to promote repair of a variety of damaged or degenerated tissues. Although various stem cell sources have been investigated for bone repair, few comparative reports exist, and cellular distribution and viability postimplantation remain key issues. In this study, we quantified the ... More
Perturbational profiling of nanomaterial biologic activity.
'Our understanding of the biologic effects (including toxicity) of nanomaterials is incomplete. In vivo animal studies remain the gold standard; however, widespread testing remains impractical, and the development of in vitro assays that correlate with in vivo activity has proven challenging. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of analyzing in vitro ... More
Immunomodulation of delayed-type hypersensitivity responses by mesenchymal stem cells is associated with bystander T cell apoptosis in the draining lymph node.
Authors:Lim JH, Kim JS, Yoon IH, Shin JS, Nam HY, Yang SH, Kim SJ, Park CG,
Journal:J Immunol
PubMed ID:20802154
'Disease amelioration by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been shown to be closely related to their immunomodulatory functions on the host immune system in many disease models. However, the underlying mechanisms of how these cells affect the immune cells in vivo are not fully understood. In this study, we report ... More
Targeted tumor cell internalization and imaging of multifunctional quantum dot-conjugated immunoliposomes in vitro and in vivo.
Authors:Weng KC, Noble CO, Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg B, Chen FF, Drummond DC, Kirpotin DB, Wang D, Hom YK, Hann B, Park JW,
Journal:Nano Lett
PubMed ID:18712930
'Targeted drug delivery systems that combine imaging and therapeutic modalities in a single macromolecular construct may offer advantages in the development and application of nanomedicines. To incorporate the unique optical properties of luminescent quantum dots (QDs) into immunoliposomes for cancer diagnosis and treatment, we describe the synthesis, biophysical characterization, tumor ... More
Bioconjugation of the estrogen receptor hER(a) to a quantum dot dye for a controlled immobilization on a SiO(2) surface.
Authors:Cherkouk C, Rebohle L, Skorupa W,
Journal:J Colloid Interface Sci
PubMed ID:21216405
'We investigated the immobilization of the estrogen receptor hER(a) on silanized SiO(2) surfaces for biosensor applications. The conjugation of the estrogen receptor hER(a) to the quantum dot dye QD655 was achieved. In order to obtain an optimal immobilization of the estrogen receptor hER(a) on the functionalized SiO(2) surface, the bioconjugate ... More