We report here a new protease activatable strategy based on a polymer nanoparticle platform. This nanosensor delivers chemically labeled matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-activatable fluorogenic… (More)
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American…
2014
Among various proinflammatory cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α plays a pivotal role in the release of other cytokines and induction… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Early treatment based on an early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could halt progression of the disease, but early diagnosis is often difficult. Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) is… (More)
We report a new apoptosis nanoprobe (Apo-NP) designed on the basis of a polymer nanoparticle platform. This simple one-step technique is capable of boosting fluorescence signals upon apoptosis in… (More)
Theranostics is an integrated nanosystem that combines therapeutics with diagnostics in attempt to develop new personalized treatments with enhanced therapeutic efficacy and safety. As a promising… (More)
The activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) correlates with the expression of proteases. Among several proteases, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is one of the biological markers used to diagnose… (More)
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been shown to be abundant in pathological conditions such as cancer, osteoarthritis (OA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The extent of MMPs detected in… (More)
PURPOSE
A fluorogenic peptide probe-immobilized diagnostic kit was used to analyze MMP activity in the synovial fluids (SFs) from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and acute inflammatory conditions… (More)
Among the classical collagenases, matrix metalloproteinase-13 (called MMP-13, collagenase-3) is one of the most important components for cartilage destruction of osteoarthritis (OA) developments.… (More)
Inflammation is a common hallmark in several diseases, including atherosclerosis, cancer, obesity, and neurodegeneration. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), growing evidence directly correlates neuronal… (More)