Treatment resistance, relapse and metastasis remain critical issues in some challenging cancers, such as chondrosarcomas. Boron-neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a targeted radiation therapy modality that relies on the ability of boron atoms to capture low energy neutrons, yielding high linear energy transfer alpha particles. We have developed an innovative boron-delivery system for BNCT, composed of multifunctional fluorescent mesoporous silica nanoparticles (B-MSNs), grafted with an activatable cell penetrating peptide (ACPP) for improved penetration in tumors and with Gadolinium for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo. Chondrosarcoma cells were exposed in vitro to an epithermal neutron beam after B-MSNs administration. BNCT beam exposure successfully induced DNA damage and cell death, including in radio-resistant ALDH+ cancer stem cells (CSCs), suggesting that BNCT using this system might be a suitable treatment modality for chondrosarcoma or other hard-totreat cancers.
Covalent amphiphilic polyoxometalates generated from alkylphosphonic acids have been synthesized, characterized and monitored by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Among them, K3H[γ-SiW10O36(C12H25PO)2] has been successfully used as a surfactant for the stabilization of a Winsor I type microemulsion system.
AbstractTreatment resistance, relapse and metastasis remain critical issues in some challenging cancers, such as chondrosarcomas. Boron-neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a targeted radiation therapy modality that relies on the ability of boron atoms to capture low energy neutrons, yielding high linear energy transfer alpha particles. We have developed an innovative boron-delivery system for BNCT, composed of multifunctional fluorescent mesoporous silica nanoparticles (B-MSNs), grafted with an activatable cell penetrating peptide (ACPP) for improved penetration in tumors and with Gadolinium for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo. Chondrosarcoma cells were exposed in vitro to an epithermal neutron beam after B-MSNs administration. BNCT beam exposure successfully induced DNA damage and cell death, including in radio-resistant ALDH+ cancer stem cells (CSCs), suggesting that BNCT using this system might be a suitable treatment modality for chondrosarcoma or other hard-to-treat cancers.
We report that user‐defined DNA nanostructures, such as two‐dimensional (2D) origamis and nanogrids, undergo a rapid higher‐order folding transition, referred to as supra‐folding, into three‐dimensional (3D) compact structures (origamis) or well‐defined μm‐long ribbons (nanogrids), when they adsorb on a soft cationic substrate prepared by layer‐by‐layer deposition of polyelectrolytes. Once supra‐folded, origamis can be switched back on the surface into their 2D original shape through addition of heparin, a highly charged anionic polyelectrolyte known as an efficient competitor of DNA‐polyelectrolyte complexation. Orthogonal to DNA base‐pairing principles, this reversible structural reconfiguration is also versatile; we show in particular that 1) it is compatible with various origami shapes, 2) it perfectly preserves fine structural details as well as site‐specific functionality, and 3) it can be applied to dynamically address the spatial distribution of origami‐tethered proteins.
We report that user‐defined DNA nanostructures, such as two‐dimensional (2D) origamis and nanogrids, undergo a rapid higher‐order folding transition, referred to as supra‐folding, into three‐dimensional (3D) compact structures (origamis) or well‐defined μm‐long ribbons (nanogrids), when they adsorb on a soft cationic substrate prepared by layer‐by‐layer deposition of polyelectrolytes. Once supra‐folded, origamis can be switched back on the surface into their 2D original shape through addition of heparin, a highly charged anionic polyelectrolyte known as an efficient competitor of DNA‐polyelectrolyte complexation. Orthogonal to DNA base‐pairing principles, this reversible structural reconfiguration is also versatile; we show in particular that 1) it is compatible with various origami shapes, 2) it perfectly preserves fine structural details as well as site‐specific functionality, and 3) it can be applied to dynamically address the spatial distribution of origami‐tethered proteins.
DNA‐Nanotechnologie In ihrer Zuschrift auf S. 15342 berichten Sergii Rudiuk, Damien Baigl et al. über nutzerdefinierte DNA‐Nanostrukturen, die eine schnelle “Supra‐Faltung” zu dreidimensionalen Origamis oder Nanogrids durchlaufen.
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