Search Results - "MAHAKIAN, Lisa M"
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Epoxy metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) inhibit angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-04-2013)“…Epidemiological and preclinical evidence supports that omega-3 dietary fatty acids (fish oil) reduce the risks of macular degeneration and cancers, but the…”
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Immune modulation resulting from MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound in a model of murine breast cancer
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2021)“…High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) rapidly and non-invasively destroys tumor tissue. Here, we sought to assess the immunomodulatory effects of MR-guided…”
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Enhanced microbubble contrast agent oscillation following 250 kHz insonation
Published in Scientific reports (05-11-2018)“…Microbubble contrast agents are widely used in ultrasound imaging and therapy, typically with transmission center frequencies in the MHz range. Currently, an…”
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Toward Personalized Peptide-Based Cancer Nanovaccines: A Facile and Versatile Synthetic Approach
Published in Bioconjugate chemistry (15-11-2017)“…Personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) are receiving attention as an avenue for cancer immunotherapy. PCVs employ immunogenic peptide epitopes capable of…”
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Dual inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and soluble epoxide hydrolase synergistically suppresses primary tumor growth and metastasis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-07-2014)“…Prostaglandins derived from the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from the cytochrome P450/soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH)…”
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Specific penetration and accumulation of a homing peptide within atherosclerotic plaques of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-04-2011)“…The ability to selectively deliver compounds into atherosclerotic plaques would greatly benefit the detection and treatment of atherosclerotic disease. We…”
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Ultrasound Increases Nanoparticle Delivery by Reducing Intratumoral Pressure and Increasing Transport in Epithelial and Epithelial―Mesenchymal Transition Tumors
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-03-2012)“…Acquisition of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) tumor phenotype is associated with impaired chemotherapeutic delivery and a poor prognosis. In this…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of effective ablated volume following high intensity focused ultrasound
Published in PloS one (18-03-2015)“…Under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is capable of precise and accurate delivery of thermal dose to tissues. Given…”
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Magnetic resonance thermometry at 7T for real-time monitoring and correction of ultrasound induced mild hyperthermia
Published in PloS one (20-04-2012)“…While Magnetic Resonance Thermometry (MRT) has been extensively utilized for non-invasive temperature measurement, there is limited data on the use of high…”
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Insonation of Targeted Microbubbles Produces Regions of Reduced Blood Flow Within Tumor Vasculature
Published in Investigative radiology (01-07-2012)“…OBJECTIVESIn ultrasound molecular imaging, a sequence of high-pressure ultrasound pulses is frequently applied to destroy bound targeted microbubbles, to…”
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Immune‐mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-12-2019)“…High extracellular matrix (ECM) content in solid cancers impairs tumour perfusion and thus access of imaging and therapeutic agents. We have devised a new…”
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Concurrent Visualization of Acoustic Radiation Force Displacement and Shear Wave Propagation with 7T MRI
Published in PloS one (06-10-2015)“…Manual palpation is a common and very informative diagnostic tool based on estimation of changes in the stiffness of tissues that result from pathology. In the…”
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Accumulation, internalization and therapeutic efficacy of neuropilin-1-targeted liposomes
Published in Journal of controlled release (28-03-2014)“…Advancements in liposomal drug delivery have produced long circulating and very stable drug formulations. These formulations minimize systemic exposure;…”
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Positron emission tomography imaging of the stability of Cu-64 labeled dipalmitoyl and distearoyl lipids in liposomes
Published in Journal of controlled release (10-04-2011)“…Changes in lipid acyl chain length can result in desorption of lipid from the liposomal anchorage and interaction with blood components. PET studies of the…”
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Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration prevents BRAF-mutant melanoma brain metastasis
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (10-04-2019)“…Melanoma patients carry a high risk of developing brain metastases, and improvements in survival are still measured in weeks or months. Durable disease control…”
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An open environment CT-US fusion for tissue segmentation during interventional guidance
Published in PloS one (23-11-2011)“…Therapeutic ultrasound (US) can be noninvasively focused to activate drugs, ablate tumors and deliver drugs beyond the blood brain barrier. However,…”
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CD8+ T-Cell Density Imaging with 64Cu-Labeled Cys-Diabody Informs Immunotherapy Protocols
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-10-2018)“…Purpose: Noninvasive and quantitative tracking of CD8+ T cells by PET has emerged as a potential technique to gauge response to immunotherapy. We apply an…”
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Tumor-specific delivery of gemcitabine with activatable liposomes
Published in Journal of controlled release (10-09-2019)“…Gemcitabine delivery to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is limited by poor pharmacokinetics, dense fibrosis and hypo-vascularization. Activatable liposomes,…”
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Development of thermosensitive resiquimod-loaded liposomes for enhanced cancer immunotherapy
Published in Journal of controlled release (10-02-2021)“…Resiquimod (R848) is a toll-like receptor 7 and 8 (TLR7/8) agonist with potent antitumor and immunostimulatory activity. However, systemic delivery of R848 is…”
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(64)Cu-labeled LyP-1-dendrimer for PET-CT imaging of atherosclerotic plaque
Published in Bioconjugate chemistry (19-02-2014)“…The ability to detect and quantify macrophage accumulation can provide important diagnostic and prognostic information for atherosclerotic plaque. We have…”
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