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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as potential anticancer agents, but their clinical application is limited by the lack of an effective delivery system to tumors. Exosomes are small vesicles that play important roles in intercellular communication. Here, we show that synthetic miR-143 introduced into cells is released enveloped in exosomes and that the secreted exosome-formed miR-143 is transferred to osteosarcoma cells. The delivery of exosome-formed miR-143 significantly reduced the migration of osteosarcoma cells. The delivery efficiency of exosome-formed miR-143 was less than that achieved with lipofection, but the migratory potential of osteosarcoma cells was similarly inhibited after both strategies. Our results suggest that exosomes can deliver synthetic miR-143 and are a potentially efficient and functional delivery system.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.02.007 | DOI Listing |
Cancer Res Commun
September 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, United States.
Metastatic and relapsed osteosarcoma (OS) remains difficult to treat despite advanced surgical techniques, intensified chemotherapy, and targeted therapies. Adoptive immunotherapies such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, are in their nascent stage, but remain a viable therapeutic strategy for patients with aggressive solid tumors such as OS. Folate receptor- (FOLR1) has been functionally implicated in OS pathophysiology, providing rationale as a potential therapeutic target.
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September 2025
Nanotechnology Laboratory, TRANSCEND Research Center, Regional Institute of Oncology, 2-4 General Henri Mathias Berthelot Street, 700483, Iași, Romania; Faculty of Chemistry, Al. I. Cuza University, 11- Carol I Bvd., 700506, Iasi, Romania. Electronic address:
This contribution discusses the design of bionanocomposites based on chitosan and MgAl layered double hydroxides (LDH) for cancer therapy. Compared to other studies, our approach was to pre-adsorb the metal chloride precursors of LDH on chitosan while the solution of metal precursors with and without H provided the acidic environment for polymer dissolution. The structure, morphology and chemical composition of the bionanocomposites were characterized by XRD, FTIR, TG, etc.
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September 2025
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao. Electronic address:
Osteosarcoma (OS), the most prevalent primary bone malignancy in adolescents, is characterized by aggressive progression and early metastasis. However, the epigenetic drivers of its metastatic heterogeneity remain poorly understood. Herein, we integrated bulk DNA methylation profiling and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to elucidate the epigenetic mechanisms driving OS metastatic heterogeneity.
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September 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430060, China. Electronic address:
Background: Ring finger protein 207 (RNF207) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates the stability and activity of target proteins via ubiquitination and non-proteolytic mechanisms. However, its role in osteosarcoma pathogenesis and association with patient prognosis remain poorly understood.
Methods: We integrated bioinformatics analyses of public databases with assayal validation in osteosarcoma cell lines and clinical tissue samples to assess RNF207 expression and its prognostic significance.
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September 2025
State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China.
Chemotherapy is often hindered by systemic toxicity and poor selectivity. To address these issues, we develop an enzyme-responsive metallopeptide hydrogel (HY-Pd) that integrates enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA) and bioorthogonal catalysis for selective tumor-targeted prodrug activation. Upon exposure to alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which is overexpressed in osteosarcoma cells (Saos-2), HY-Pd selectively accumulates and self-assembles into catalytic nanofibers.
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