Search Results - "Mensah, Lawrence B"
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Flow induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cellular heterogeneity and biomarker modulation in 3D ovarian cancer nodules
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-05-2013)“…Seventy-five percent of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer present with advanced-stage disease that is extensively disseminated intraperitoneally and…”
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Selective treatment and monitoring of disseminated cancer micrometastases in vivo using dual-function, activatable immunoconjugates
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-03-2014)“…Drug-resistant micrometastases that escape standard therapies often go undetected until the emergence of lethal recurrent disease. Here, we show that it is…”
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Simultaneous delivery of cytotoxic and biologic therapeutics using nanophotoactivatable liposomes enhances treatment efficacy in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer
Published in Nanomedicine (01-01-2016)“…Abstract A lack of intracellular delivery systems has limited the use of biologics such as monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that abrogate molecular signaling…”
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Layer‐by‐layer nanoparticles for novel delivery of cisplatin and PARP inhibitors for platinum‐based drug resistance therapy in ovarian cancer
Published in Bioengineering & translational medicine (01-05-2019)“…Advanced staged high‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the leading cause of gynecological cancer death in the developed world, with 5‐year survival rates…”
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Fine-Tuning of PI3K/AKT Signalling by the Tumour Suppressor PTEN Is Required for Maintenance of Flight Muscle Function and Mitochondrial Integrity in Ageing Adult Drosophila melanogaster
Published in PloS one (23-11-2015)“…Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling (IIS), acting primarily through the PI3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT kinase signalling cassette, plays key evolutionarily…”
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Genetic determinants of phosphate response in Drosophila
Published in PloS one (08-03-2013)“…Phosphate is required for many important cellular processes and having too little phosphate or too much can cause disease and reduce life span in humans…”
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mTORC1 signalling mediates PI3K-dependent large lipid droplet accumulation in Drosophila ovarian nurse cells
Published in Biology open (15-05-2017)“…Insulin and insulin-like growth factor signalling (IIS), which is primarily mediated by the PI3-kinase (PI3K)/PTEN/Akt kinase signalling cassette, is a highly…”
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Ligand-decorated click polypeptide derived nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery applications
Published in Nanomedicine (01-07-2017)“…Abstract A ligand decorated, synthetic polypeptide block copolymer platform with environment-responsive capabilities was designed. We evaluated the potential…”
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Fine-Tuning of PI3K/AKT Signalling by the Tumour Suppressor PTEN Is Required for Maintenance of Flight Muscle Function and Mitochondrial Integrity in Ageing Adult Drosophila melanogaster: e0143818
Published in PloS one (01-11-2015)“…Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling (IIS), acting primarily through the PI3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT kinase signalling cassette, plays key evolutionarily…”
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Genetic Determinants of Phosphate Response in Drosophila. e56753
Published in PloS one (01-03-2013)“…Phosphate is required for many important cellular processes and having too little phosphate or too much can cause disease and reduce life span in humans…”
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