Self-assembled nanoformulations of paclitaxel for enhanced cancer theranostics

Chemotherapy has occupied the critical position in cancer therapy, especially towards the post-operative, advanced, recurrent, and metastatic tumors. Paclitaxel (PTX)-based formulations have been widely used in clinical practice, while the therapeutic effect is far from satisfied due to off-target toxicity and drug resistance. The caseless multi-components make the preparation technology complicated and aggravate the concerns with the excipients-associated toxicity. The self-assembled PTX nanoparticles possess a high drug content and could incorporate various functional molecules for enhancing the therapeutic index. In this work, we summarize the self-assembly strategy for diverse nanodrugs of PTX. Then, the advancement of nanodrugs for tumor therapy, especially emphasis on mono-chemotherapy, combinational therapy, and theranostics, have been outlined. Finally, the challenges and potential improvements have been briefly spotlighted.

Demineralized bone matrix as a bone tissue engineering scaffold material / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Demineralized bone matrix as bone tissue engineering biological scaffold material is more researched currently, which has osteoinductive and osteoconductive. OBTECTIVE:To summarize the development of demineralized bone matrix as bone tissue engineering scaffold material and to prospect its trend. METHODS:The relative literatures addressing demineralized bone matrix as bone tissue engineering scaffold material published between January 1965 and May 2013 in PubMed database, Chinese Biomedical Database, Wanfang Database and FMJS database were searched by the first author. The key words were“demineralized bone matrix, scaffold material, growth factor, cells, drugs”in English and Chinese. According to the inclusion criteria, repetitive researches were excluded, and final y 34 articles were included. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Scaffold material is the key composition of tissue engineered bone, and only demineralized bone matrix has both osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties which cannot only provide space for bone repair, but also can be combined with bioactive factors, living cells, antibiotics in vitro to construct bone graft thereby promoting healing of bone defects. However, this technique is also facing some problems to be solved such as the ratio of demineralized bone matrix and various substances, disinfection, preservation of osteogenetic activity and antigenicity elimination. Sufficiently understanding demineralized bone matrix as bone tissue engineering scaffold can provide a theoretical basis for its clinical service.

Synergistic antileukemic effect of phytoestrogens and chemotherapeutic drugs on leukemic cell lines in vitro / 中国实验血液学杂志

Natural phytoestrogens such as the isoflavones genistein and daidzein, and the flavones quercetin exhibit anti-cancer properties. This study was purpose to investigate the anti-proliferative effect of phytoestrogens on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells, and their synergistic antileukemic effect in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs. Optimal dosage of genistein, quercetin and in combination with chemicals for leukemia cells were determined by experiments. Cell viability, apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest were detected by trypan blue staining, MTT assay, optical microscopy, flow cytometry (FCM). The schedule treatment of combination of genistein and chemicals was determined. The results showed that genistein exhibited a dose- and time-dependent inhibitory effect on cell proliferation in NB4 and HL-60 cells, induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase. Quercetin had evident inhibitory effect on the proliferation of K562 and K562/A cells. The combination of genistein and chemicals exerted a synergistic effect on cell growth inhibition. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the synergistic antileukemic effect of genistein with chemotherapeutic drugs on leukemic cells. This combination appears to be a new idea for the clinical novel treatment of leukemia.

F.nucleatum and P. gingivalis regulates the expression of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1) in peri-implant sulcular fluid(PISF) / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective: To investigate the effect of F.nucleatum(Fn) and P. gingivalis(Pg) on soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1) in peri-implant sulcular fluid(PISF).Methods: PCR was used to detect microorganism samples from PISF. According to detection of Fn and Pg, 51 titanium implants in 32 partly edentulous patients were divided into 3 groups. Clinical parameters included PD, mPLI and sICAM-1. Periopaper strips were used to collect PISF and an ELISA technique was applied to measure the levels of sICAM-1. Results: PD was significantly greater in the patients with Pg and/or Fn than that in those without Pg or Fn (P