Nano-Immune-Engineering Approaches to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy: Lessons from Ultra-pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-08/129_Li_ACR_2020-min.pdf

This Account highlights the development and implementation of ultra-pH-sensitive (UPS) nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy with an emphasis on nanoscale cooperativity.

Targeting the Oncogene KRAS Mutant Pancreatic Cancer by Synergistic Blocking of Lysosomal Acidification and Rapid Drug Release

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/125_Kong_ACSNano_2019.pdf

UPSM undergo micelle−unimer phase transition at their apparent pKa, with dramatically increased buffer capacity in a narrow pH range (<0.3 pH).

Photoactivation switch from type II to type I reactions by electron-rich micelles for improved photodynamic therapy of cancer cells under hypoxia

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/90_Ding_JCR2.pdf

In cancer therapy, the inner region of a tumor is commonly hypoxic (b20 mmHgO2 pressure) [14] due to in- sufficient blood supply.

PROVIDES Scholar in Treatment Resistance in Advanced Breast Cancer: Chantal VidalPh.D., Profile - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX Ph.D., Profile - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TXTreatment Resistance in Advanced Breast Cancer

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/research/postdoctoral-scholars/provides/scholars/treatment-resistance-advanced-breast-cancer-vidal.html

A profile on Chantal Vidal, who researches treatment resistance in advanced breast cancer as a PROVIDES postdoctoral scholar at UT Southwestern.

In vivo optical imaging of folate receptor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/103_Sun_lary.pdf

Sumer, MD Objectives/Hypothesis: Folate receptor (FR) expression, although known to be elevated in many types of cancer and inflammatory cells, has not been well characterized in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Manuscript Published in Nature Communications | UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/node/1931/

Malladi Lab Manuscript Published in Nature Communications

Discovery of PET Applications & Imaging Metabolic Alterations in Pediatric Oncology, Work in Progress - Pediatric Core: Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Program – UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/research/cyclotron/pediatric-core/work-in-progress/discovery.html

Information regarding User Group A, Discovery of PET Applications & Imaging Metabolic Alterations in Pediatric Oncology, for UT Southwestern's Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Program Pediatric Core.

Manuscript Published in Nature Communications | Malladi Lab | UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/malladi-lab/manuscript-published-nature-communications

Malladi Lab Manuscript Published in Nature Communications

In vivo drug distribution dynamics in thermoablated and normal rabbit livers from biodegradable polymers

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/26_Gao_JBMR_millirod.pdf

In this paradigm, image-guided RF ablation will first provide instantaneous destruction of the majority of the liver tumor by heat.

Cooperativity Principles in Self-Assembled Nanomedicine

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/sites/default/files/2022-08/121_Li_ChemRev_red.pdf

Proliferation of multiple cancer cell types was inhibited. Nitin and co-workers designed an Alexa-647 labeled pHLIP for the imaging of variations in extracellular pH in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The fluorescence intensity is 4−8-fold higher in cancer tissues over healthy tissues.