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Computational characterisation of the selectivity and binding mode of mono- and binuclear transition metal based anticancer compounds

Thibaud Edouard Alistair von Erlach

The rising resistance and the severe side effects associated with classical anticancer drugs such as cisplatin or mercaptopurines has triggered the development of novel antitumourous agents based on transition metal (e.g. ruthenium, osmium, and gold) organ ...

EPFL2020

5-Fluorouracil Release from Chitosan-Based Matrix. Experimental and Theoretical Aspects

Maria-Alexandra Paun

A series of four drug release formulations based on 5-fluorouracil encapsulated into a chitosan-based matrix were prepared by in situ hydrogelation with 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal. The formulations were investigated from structural and morphological aspec ...

2020

Stepwise growth of gold coated cancer targeting carbon nanotubes for the precise delivery of doxorubicin combined with photothermal therapy

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Combining doxorubicin with thermal therapy in the clinic has led to startling results in the treatment of problematic cancers. Here, we describe a multimo dal multi-walled carbon nanotube material that combines tumor targeting, doxorubicin delivery, and ph ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2017

Reversion of P-gp-Mediated Drug Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells with PHPMA-Zosuquidar Conjugates

Harm-Anton Klok, Claudia Battistella

Inhibition of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) transporter is an attractive approach for the reversion of cancer-associated multidrug resistance (MDR). Poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) (PHPMA)-based carriers that are able to release the anticancer drug doxoru ...

American Chemical Society2017

Controlling and Monitoring Intracellular Drug Delivery Using PHPMA-Based Polymer Nanomedicines

Claudia Battistella

Polymer nanomedicine is an attractive approach for the delivery of anticancer drugs. Firstly designed to increase drug bioavailability, polymer conjugates and polymer nanoparticles have rapidly emerged in the field of cancer therapy after the discovery of ...

EPFL2017

Iron oxide nanoparticles for diagnosis and therapy of lymph node metastases

Débora Bonvin

This thesis presents the synthesis, coating and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) with properties especially designed for the ultimate simultaneous MRI detection and hyperthermia treatment of lymph node metastases, a combination called t ...

EPFL2017

Metal-based drugs that break the rules

Paul Joseph Dyson, Claire Samantha Allardyce

Cisplatin and other platinum compounds have had a huge impact in the treatment of cancers and are applied in the majority of anticancer chemotherapeutic regimens. The success of these compounds has biased the approaches used to discover new metal-based ant ...

2016

Preclinical combination therapy of the investigational drug NAMI-A(+) with doxorubicin for mammary cancer

Paul Joseph Dyson, Tina Riedel

Aim of the study The tumor metastases targeting ruthenium complex NAMI-A synergistically improves the activity of gemcitabine in combination therapies. High-throughput screening was used to identify other potential drug combinations from a library of FDA a ...

Springer2015

Preparation and medical use of triazenes

Kay Severin, Gregor Kiefer

The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing triazenes. Further, the invention relates to novel triazenes and the use of N2O for preparing a compound comprising a triazene group. Further, the invention relates to the use of the novel triaz ...

2015

Do Carbon Nanotubes Contribute to Electrochemical Biosensing?

Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Camilla Baj-Rossi, Cristina Boero

Carbon nanotubes have been attracting a lot of interest as electron transfer mediators to enhance electrochemical biosensing. The main reason behind this is usually recognized in terms of augmented electrochemical active surface area. The aim of this paper ...

Elsevier2014

Rational design of organic and organometallic thermoresponsive or tumor-selective anticancer drugs and their in vitro and in vivo biological evaluation

Catherine Marie Amélie Clavel

Conventional chemotherapy leads to severe side-effects such as nephrotoxicity, nausea and vomiting and fatigue along with drug resistance. Alkylating agents used to treat cancer were even shown to provoke second cancers, often years after the end of chemot ...

EPFL2014

Label-Free Recognition of Drug Resistance via Impedimetric Screening of Breast Cancer Cells

Philippe Renaud, Arnaud Bertsch, Robert Meissner, Bilge Eker

We present a novel study on label-free recognition and distinction of drug resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7 DOX) from their parental cells (MCF-7 WT) via impedimetric measurements. Drug resistant cells exhibited significant differences in their dielect ...

Public Library of Science2013

Photodynamic induced uptake of liposomal doxorubicin to rat lung tumors parallels tumor vascular density

Hubert van den Bergh, Elodie Debefve

Visudyne®-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) at low drug/light conditions has shown to selectively enhance the uptake of liposomal doxorubicin in subpleural localized sarcoma tumors grown on rodent lungs without causing morphological alterations of the lu ...

2012

Identification of a Novel Wnt Inhibitor

Cancer cells are embedded in a microenvironment composed of stromal cells, such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, infiltrating immune cells, as well as non-cellular compartments such as the extracellular matrix and secreted soluble factors. For successful ...

EPFL2012

Photodynamic therapy enhances liposomal doxorubicin distribution in tumors during isolated perfusion of rodent lungs

Yi Wang, Hubert van den Bergh, Elodie Debefve

Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) at low drug-light conditions can enhance the transport of intravenously injected macromolecular therapeutics through the tumor vasculature. Here we determined the impact of PDT on the distribution of liposomal doxorub ...

Karger2011

Characterization of New Potential Anticancer Drugs Designed To Overcome Glutathione Transferase Mediated Resistance

Paul Joseph Dyson, Wee Han Ang, Jie Zhang

Resistance against anticancer drugs remains a serious obstacle in cancer treatment. Here we used novel strategies to target microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) and glutathione transferase pi (GSTP) that are often overexpressed in tumors and confer ...

2011

Targeted delivery and controlled release of doxorubicin to cancer cells using modified single wall carbon nanotubes

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Xianfu Zhang

A targeted drug delivery system that is triggered by changes in pH based on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), derivatized with carboxylate groups and coated with a polysaccharide material, can be loaded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). The ...

2009

Distribution of free and liposomal doxorubicin after isolated lung perfusion in a sarcoma model

Background. Isolated lung perfusion (ILP) with free and a novel liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin (Liporubicin, CT Sciences SA, Lausanne, Switzerland) was compared with respect to drug uptake and distribution in rat lungs bearing a sarcomatous tumor. ...

Elsevier2008

Characterization of Platinum Anticancer Drug Protein-Binding Sites Using a Top-Down Mass Spectrometric Approach

Paul Joseph Dyson, Yury Tsybin, Christian Hartinger

A proof-of-principle study on the application of a top-down electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometric approach for characterization of the primary binding sites of the platinum anticancer agents cisplatin, transpl ...

2008

Photothrombic activity of m-THPC-loaded liposomal formulations: pre-clinical assessment on chick chorioallantoic membrane model

Hubert van den Bergh, Georges Wagnières, Elodie Debefve

The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of meso-tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin (m-THPC) encapsulated into liposomal formulations to occlude neovascularization. Two m-THPC formulations including conventional or plain liposomes (Foslip) based on ...

Elsevier2006