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Correction to “Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy” (2023)
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Abuzaid, H., Abdelrazig, S., Ferreira, L., Collins, H. M., Kim, D., Lim, K., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2024). Correction to “Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy”. ACS Omega, 9(1), Article 2012. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c09291

Neil R. Thomas was added as an author. The change in authorship is reflected in the authorship of this Correction.

Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy (2022)
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Abuzaid, H., Abdelrazig, S., Ferreira, L., Collins, H. M., Kim, D., Lim, K., …Bradshaw, T. (2022). Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy. ACS Omega, 7(25), 21473-21482. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00997

he O-acetyl (or acetate) derivative of the Aspidosperma alkaloid Jerantinine A (JAa) elicits anti-tumor activity against cancer cell lines including mammary carcinoma cell lines irrespective of receptor status (0.14 < GI50 < 0.38 μM), targeting micro... Read More about Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy.

Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy (2022)
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Abuzaid, H., Abdelrazig, S., Ferreira, L., Collins, H. M., Kim, D. H., Lim, K. H., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2022). Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy. ACS Omega, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00997

The O-acetyl (or acetate) derivative of the Aspidosperma alkaloid Jerantinine A (JAa) elicits anti-tumor activity against cancer cell lines including mammary carcinoma cell lines irrespective of receptor status (0.14 < GI 50 < 0.38 μM), targeting mic... Read More about Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy.

Apoferritin and Dps as drug delivery vehicles: Some selected examples in oncology (2021)
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Kuruppu, A. I., Turyanska, L., Bradshaw, T. D., Manickam, S., Galhena, B. P., Paranagama, P., & De Silva, R. (2022). Apoferritin and Dps as drug delivery vehicles: Some selected examples in oncology. BBA - General Subjects, 1866(2), Article 130067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2021.130067

Background: The ideal nanoparticle should be able to encapsulate either pharmaceutical agents or imaging probes so that it could treat or image clinical tumours by targeting the cancer site efficiently. Further, it would be an added advantage if it d... Read More about Apoferritin and Dps as drug delivery vehicles: Some selected examples in oncology.

Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications (2021)
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Al-Ani, A. W., Zamberlan, F., Ferreira, L., Bradshaw, T. D., Thomas, N. R., & Turyanska, L. (2021). Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications. Nano Express, 2(4), Article 040005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959x/ac33b8

We report a new theranostic device based on lead sulfide quantum dots (PbS QDs) with optical emission in the near infrared wavelength range decorated with affibodies (small 6.5 kDa protein-based antibody replacements) specific to the cancer biomarker... Read More about Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications.

Chemosensitization of temozolomide-resistant pediatric diffuse midline glioma using potent nanoencapsulated forms of a N(3)-propargyl analogue (2021)
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Heravi Shargh, V., Luckett, J., Bouzinab, K., Paisey, S., Turyanska, L., Singleton, W. G., …Coyle, B. (2021). Chemosensitization of temozolomide-resistant pediatric diffuse midline glioma using potent nanoencapsulated forms of a N(3)-propargyl analogue. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(30), 35266-35280. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c04164

The lack of clinical response to the alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) in pediatric diffuse midline/intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) has been associated with O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) expression and mismatch repair deficiency. He... Read More about Chemosensitization of temozolomide-resistant pediatric diffuse midline glioma using potent nanoencapsulated forms of a N(3)-propargyl analogue.

New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands (2020)
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Turyanska, L., Itkin, B., Breen, A., Loaiza-Perez, A. I., Sandes, E. O., & Bradshaw, T. D. (2020). New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21103551

Kidney cancer rapidly acquires resistance to antiangiogenic agents, such as sunitinib, developing an aggressive migratory phenotype (facilitated by c-Metsignal transduction). The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has recently been postulated as a molec... Read More about New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands.

Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery (2019)
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Breen, A. F., Scurr, D., Cassioli, M. L., Wells, G., Thomas, N. R., Zhang, J., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 14, 9525-9534. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S226293

Introduction: Advancment of novel anticancer drugs into clinic is frequently halted by their lack of solubility, reduced stability under physiological conditions, and non-specific uptake by normal tissues, causing systemic toxicity. Their progress to... Read More about Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery.

In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours (2019)
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Grundy, R., Bouzinab, K., Summers, H., Zhang, J., Stevens, M. F. G., Moody, C. J., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours. Cancer Drug Resistance, 2(4), 1018-1031. https://doi.org/10.20517/cdr.2019.64

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and lethal brain tumour-type. The current standard of care includes Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. However, inherent and acquired resistance to TMZ thwart successful treatment. The direct repair protein me... Read More about In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours.

Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells (2019)
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Liu, Z., Turyanska, L., Zamberlan, F., Pacifico, S., Bradshaw, T. D., Moro, F., …Thomas, N. R. (2019). Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells. Nanotechnology, 30(50), Article 505102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab437c

We report on the synthesis of water-soluble gold nanoclusters capped with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based ligands and further functionalized with folic acid for specific cellular uptake. The dihydrolipoic acid-PEG-based ligands terminated with -OMe,... Read More about Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells.