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Targeted gene delivery to sinusoidal endothelial cells: DNA nanoassociate bearing hyaluronan‐glycocalyx
- Y. Takei, A. Maruyama, +13 authors N. Sato
- Medicine, Biology
- FASEB journal : official publication of the…
- 1 April 2004
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs) possess unique receptors that recognize and internalize hyaluronic acid (HA). To develop a system for targeting foreign DNA to SECs, comb‐type polycations… Expand
Protective effects of the complex between manganese porphyrins and catalase-poly(ethylene glycol) conjugates against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in vivo.
- T. Hanawa, S. Asayama, T. Watanabe, S. Owada, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of controlled release : official journal…
- 2 April 2009
The complex between manganese (Mn) porphyrins and catalase-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugates has been designed for the protective effect against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in vivo. The… Expand
Superoxide dismutase as a target enzyme for Fe-porphyrin-induced cell death.
- S. Asayama, Nobuyoshi Kasugai, S. Kubota, S. Nagaoka, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of inorganic biochemistry
- 1 February 2007
The cell viability of human cancer cell lines treated with [5,10-bis(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)-15,20-diphenyl]porphinatoiron(III) (cis-FeMPy(2)P(2)P) has been estimated. The cis-FeMPy(2)P(2)P is a… Expand
Aminated poly(L-histidine) as new pH-sensitive DNA carrier.
- S. Asayama, A. Hamaya, T. Sekine, H. Kawakami, Shohji Nagaoka
- Medicine, Chemistry
- Nucleic acids symposium series
- 1 November 2004
The endosomal escape of the polyion complex between DNA and polycation is one of important factors for efficient gene expression. Here we have examined whether the poly(L-histidine) with several… Expand
Synthesis of alkylated poly(1-vinylimidazole) for a new pH-sensitive DNA carrier.
- Tomoe Hakamatani, S. Asayama, H. Kawakami
- Medicine
- Nucleic acids symposium series
- 2008
The poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm) with sever al alkyl groups has been synthesized as a new pH-sensitive DNA carrier. The resulting alkylaed PVIm (PVIm-R) was water -soluble in spite of the… Expand
Byproduct-Free Intact Modification of Insulin by Cholesterol End-Modified Poly(ethylene glycol) for in Vivo Protein Delivery.
- S. Asayama, K. Nagashima, Y. Negishi, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Bioconjugate chemistry
- 20 December 2017
Insulin is a key peptide hormone used for the treatment of both type I and type II diabetes. To maximize the effect of the treatment of these diseases, the addition of poly(ethylene glycol)… Expand
Up-regulation of gene expression by transfection to hepatocyte spheroids.
- Kennichi Hazama, S. Asayama, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Molecular pharmaceutics
- 31 October 2012
The gene expression is up-regulated by transfection to spheroids rather than monolayered cells. Monolayered hepatocytes form spheroids on rubbed polyimide membrane after 3 day incubation. The… Expand
Design of manganese porphyrin modified with mitochondrial signal peptide for a new antioxidant.
- S. Asayama, Eri Kawamura, S. Nagaoka, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Molecular pharmaceutics
- 9 June 2006
A new design of antioxidant, consisting of manganese (Mn) porphyrin and signal peptide for mitochondrial targeting, is reported. The resulting Mn-porphyrin-oligopeptide conjugate exhibited… Expand
Design of metalloporphyrin-carbohydrate conjugates for a new superoxide dismutase mimic with cellular recognition.
- S. Asayama, K. Mizushima, S. Nagaoka, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Bioconjugate chemistry
- 2 November 2004
Metalloporphyrin-carbohydrate conjugates have been synthesized as superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimics with cellular recognition. To synthesize the conjugates, aliphatic primary amino groups for… Expand
Synthesis and characterization of alkylated poly(1-vinylimidazole) to control the stability of its DNA polyion complexes for gene delivery.
- S. Asayama, Tomoe Hakamatani, H. Kawakami
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Bioconjugate chemistry
- 5 April 2010
Poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm) with alkylated imidazole groups has been synthesized as a pH-sensitive polycation to control the stability of its DNA polyion complexes for gene delivery. The resulting… Expand