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Experimentally-calibrated population of models predicts and explains inter-subject variability in cardiac cellular\ud electrophysiology
Cellular and ionic causes of variability in the electrophysiological activity of hearts from individuals of the same species are unknown. However, improved understanding of this variability is key to enable prediction of the response of specific hearts to disease and therapies. Limitations of current mathematical modeling and experimental techniques hamper our ability to provide insight into variability. Here we describe a methodology to unravel the ionic determinants of inter-subject variability exhibited in experimental recordings, based on the construction and calibration of populations of models. We illustrate the methodology through its application to rabbit Purkinje preparations, due to their importance in arrhythmias and safety pharmacology assessment. We consider a set of equations describing the biophysical processes underlying rabbit Purkinje electrophysiology and we construct a population of over 10,000 models by randomly assigning specific parameter values corresponding to ionic current conductances and kinetics. We calibrate the model population by closely comparing simulation output and experimental recordings at three pacing frequencies. We show that 213 of the 10,000 candidate models are fully consistent with the experimental dataset. Ionic properties in the 213 models cover a wide range of values, including differences up to Β±100% in several conductances. Partial correlation analysis shows that particular combinations of ionic properties determine the precise shape, amplitude and rate dependence of specific action potentials. Finally, we demonstrate that the population of models calibrated using data obtained under physiological conditions quantitatively predicts the action potential duration prolongation caused by exposure to four concentrations of the potassium channel blocker dofetilide
Molecular cytogenetic aberrations in patients with multiple myeloma studied by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization
Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable hematological disorder characterized by the accumulation of malignant plasma cells within the bone marrow (BM). The clinical heterogeneity of MM is dictated by the cytogenetic aberrations present in the clonal plasma cells (PCs). Cytogenetic studies in MM are hampered by the hypoproliferative nature of plasma cells in MM. Therefore, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis combined with magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) is an attractive alternative for evaluation of numerical and structural chromosomal changes in MM. Methods: Interphase FISH studies with three different specific probes for the regions containing 13q14.3 (D13S319), 14q32 (IGHC/IGHV) and 1q12(CEP1 ) were performed in 48 MM patients. Interphase FISH studies with LSI IGH/CCND1, LSI IGH/FGFR3, and LSI IGH/MAF probes were used to detect t(11;14)(q13;q32), t(4;14)(p16;q32), and t(14;16)(q32;q23) in patients with 14q32 rearrangement. Results: Molecular cytogenetic aberrations were found in 40 (83.3%) of the 48 MM patients. 13 patients (27.1%) simultaneously had 13q deletion/monosomy 13 [del(13q14)], illegitimate IGH rearrangement and chromosome 1 abnormality. Del(13q14) was detected in 21 cases (43.7%), and illegitimate IGH rearrangements in 29 (60.4%) including 6 with t(11;14) and 5 with t(4;14). None of 9 patients with illegitimate IGH rearrangements and without t(11;14) or t(4;14) we detected had t(14;16) (q32;q23). 24 of the 48 MM patients (50%) had chromosome 1 abnormalities. Among 21 patients with del(13q14), 15 patients had Amp1q12;16 had IgH rearrangements. Whereas, among 27 cases without del(13q14), 8 had Amp1q12; 13 had IgH rearrangements. There was a strong association between del(13q14) and Amp1q12(c2 = 8.26, Ρ < 0.01), and between del(13q14) and IgH rearrangement(c2 = 3.88, p < 0.05). Conclusion: 13q deletion/monosomy 13, IGH rearrangement and chromosome 1 abnormality are frequent in MM. They are not randomly distributed, but strongly interconnected. Interphase FISH technique combined with MACS using CD138-specific antibody is a highly sensitive technique at detecting molecular cytogenetic aberrations in MM.ΠΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅: ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠΈΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠ° (MM) β Π½Π΅ΠΈΠ·Π»Π΅ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΅ Π³Π΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ΅Π΅ΡΡ
Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π·Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΠΊ Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠ·Π³Π΅ (ΠM). ΠΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ Π³Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ MM ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ
ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π°Π±Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π² ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΠΊ (ΠΠ). Π¦ΠΈΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ
MM ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½Π΅Π½Ρ Π³ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΠ. Π ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π³ΠΈΠ±ΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡ in situ (FISH)
Π² ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΠΊ, Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΌΠ°Π³Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠΈ (MACS) ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠΉ
ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈ MM. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ: ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ
FISH Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΡΠ΅Ρ
ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π·ΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠ² Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ², ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠΈΡ
13q14.3 (D13S319), 14q32
(IGHC/IGHV) ΠΈ 1q12(CEP1), ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρ 48 Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Ρ MM. ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ FISH Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ
Π·ΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠ² LSI IGH/CCND1, LSI IGH/FGFR3 ΠΈ LSI IGH/MAF ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ t(11;14)(q13;q32), t(4;14)(p16;q32), ΠΈ
t(14;16)(q32;q23) Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠΎΠΉ 14q32. Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ: ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π°Π±Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ Ρ
40 (83,3%) ΠΈΠ· 48 Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Ρ MM. Π£ 13 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² (27,1%) ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Ρ 13q Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΡΠΈΡ/ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ 13 [del(13q14)],
Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠ° IGH ΠΈ Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΡ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ 1. Del(13q14) Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π² 21 ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ (43,7%), Π° Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠΈ IGH β Π² 29 (60,4%), Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ Ρ 6 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² Ρ t(11;14) ΠΈ 5 Ρ t(4;14). ΠΠΈ Ρ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ· 9 Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Ρ Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ IGH ΠΈ Π±Π΅Π· t(11;14) ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ t(4;14) Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ t(14;16) (q32;q23). Π£ 24 ΠΈΠ· 48 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² Ρ MM
(50%) ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΠΈ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ 1. Π Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· 21 Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Ρ del(13q14) Π² 15 ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠΈ IgH
Amp1q12;16. Π ΡΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΈΠ· 27 ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Π² Π±Π΅Π· del(13q14) Ρ 8 ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Amp1q12; Π² 13 ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠΈ
IgH. ΠΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π° Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ del(13q14) ΠΈ Amp1q12(Ο2
= 8,26, p < 0,01) ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ del(13q14) ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ IgH
(Ο2 = 3,88, p < 0,05). ΠΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ: 13q Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΡΠΈΡ/ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ 13, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΠΊΡ IGH ΠΈ Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΡ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ 1 ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΏΡΠΈ MM, ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½ΠΎ. ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠΉ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· FISH Π² ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ
MACS Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ CD138-ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π» ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π°Π±Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈ MM
Yang-Mills Interactions and Gravity in Terms of Clifford Algebra
A model of Yang-Mills interactions and gravity in terms of the Clifford
algebra Cl(0,6) is presented. The gravity and Yang-Mills actions are formulated
as different order terms in a generalized action. The feebleness of gravity as
well as the smallness of the cosmological constant and theta terms are
discussed at the classical level. The invariance groups, including the de
Sitter and the Pati-Salam SU(4) subgroups, consist of gauge transformations
from either side of an algebraic spinor. Upon symmetry breaking via the Higgs
fields, the remaining symmetries are the Lorentz SO(1,3), color SU(3),
electromagnetic U(1)_EM, and an additional U(1). The first generation leptons
and quarks are identified with even and odd parts of spinor idempotent
projections. There are still several shortcomings with the current model.
Further research is needed to fully recover the standard model results.Comment: 20 pages, to appear in Advances in Applied Clifford Algebra
Effects of emissions caps on the costs and feasibility of low-carbon hydrogen in the European ammonia industry
The European ammonia industry emits 36 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, primarily from steam methane reforming (SMR) hydrogen production. These emissions can be mitigated by producing hydrogen via water electrolysis using dedicated renewables with grid backup. This study investigates the impact of decarbonization targets for hydrogen synthesis on the economic viability and technical feasibility of retrofitting existing European ammonia plants for on-site, semi-islanded electrolytic hydrogen production. Results show that electrolytic hydrogen cuts emissions, on average, by 85% (36%-100% based on grid price and carbon intensity), even without enforcing emission limits. However, an optimal lifespan average well-to-gate emission cap of 1βkg carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)/kg H2 leads to a 95% reduction (92%-100%) while maintaining cost-competitiveness with SMR in renewable-rich regions (mean levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) of 4.1 euro/kg H2). Conversely, a 100% emissions reduction target dramatically increases costs (mean LCOH: 6.3 euro/kg H2) and land area for renewables installations, likely hindering the transition to electrolytic hydrogen in regions with poor renewables and limited land. Increasing plant flexibility effectively reduces costs, particularly in off-grid plants (mean reduction: 32%). This work guides policymakers in defining cost-effective decarbonization targets and identifying region-based strategies to support an electrolytic hydrogen-fed ammonia industry
Observation of Parity Violation in the Omega-minus -> Lambda + K-minus Decay
The alpha decay parameter in the process Omega-minus -> Lambda + K-minus has
been measured from a sample of 4.50 million unpolarized Omega-minus decays
recorded by the HyperCP (E871) experiment at Fermilab and found to be [1.78 +/-
0.19(stat) +/- 0.16(syst)]{\times}10^{-2}. This is the first unambiguous
evidence for a nonzero alpha decay parameter, and hence parity violation, in
the Omega-minus -> Lambda + K-minus decay.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figure
Aharonov-Bohm spectral features and coherence lengths in carbon nanotubes
The electronic properties of carbon nanotubes are investigated in the
presence of disorder and a magnetic field parallel or perpendicular to the
nanotube axis. In the parallel field geometry, the -periodic
metal-insulator transition (MIT) induced in metallic or semiconducting
nanotubes is shown to be related to a chirality-dependent shifting of the
energy of the van Hove singularities (VHSs). The effect of disorder on this
magnetic field-related mechanism is considered with a discussion of mean free
paths, localization lengths and magnetic dephasing rate in the context of
recent experiments.Comment: 22 pages, 6 Postscript figures. submitted to Phys. Rev.
HyperCP: A high-rate spectrometer for the study of charged hyperon and kaon decays
The HyperCP experiment (Fermilab E871) was designed to search for rare
phenomena in the decays of charged strange particles, in particular CP
violation in and hyperon decays with a sensitivity of
. Intense charged secondary beams were produced by 800 GeV/c protons
and momentum-selected by a magnetic channel. Decay products were detected in a
large-acceptance, high-rate magnetic spectrometer using multiwire proportional
chambers, trigger hodoscopes, a hadronic calorimeter, and a muon-detection
system. Nearly identical acceptances and efficiencies for hyperons and
antihyperons decaying within an evacuated volume were achieved by reversing the
polarities of the channel and spectrometer magnets. A high-rate
data-acquisition system enabled 231 billion events to be recorded in twelve
months of data-taking.Comment: 107 pages, 45 Postscript figures, 14 tables, Elsevier LaTeX,
submitted to Nucl. Instrum. Meth.
The energy spectrum of all-particle cosmic rays around the knee region observed with the Tibet-III air-shower array
We have already reported the first result on the all-particle spectrum around
the knee region based on data from 2000 November to 2001 October observed by
the Tibet-III air-shower array. In this paper, we present an updated result
using data set collected in the period from 2000 November through 2004 October
in a wide range over 3 decades between eV and eV, in which
the position of the knee is clearly seen at around 4 PeV. The spectral index is
-2.68 0.02(stat.) below 1PeV, while it is -3.12 0.01(stat.) above 4
PeV in the case of QGSJET+HD model, and various systematic errors are under
study now.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, accepted by Advances in space researc
Moon Shadow by Cosmic Rays under the Influence of Geomagnetic Field and Search for Antiprotons at Multi-TeV Energies
We have observed the shadowing of galactic cosmic ray flux in the direction
of the moon, the so-called moon shadow, using the Tibet-III air shower array
operating at Yangbajing (4300 m a.s.l.) in Tibet since 1999. Almost all cosmic
rays are positively charged; for that reason, they are bent by the geomagnetic
field, thereby shifting the moon shadow westward. The cosmic rays will also
produce an additional shadow in the eastward direction of the moon if cosmic
rays contain negatively charged particles, such as antiprotons, with some
fraction. We selected 1.5 x10^{10} air shower events with energy beyond about 3
TeV from the dataset observed by the Tibet-III air shower array and detected
the moon shadow at level. The center of the moon was detected
in the direction away from the apparent center of the moon by 0.23 to
the west. Based on these data and a full Monte Carlo simulation, we searched
for the existence of the shadow produced by antiprotons at the multi-TeV energy
region. No evidence of the existence of antiprotons was found in this energy
region. We obtained the 90% confidence level upper limit of the flux ratio of
antiprotons to protons as 7% at multi-TeV energies.Comment: 13pages,4figures; Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physic
Targeted Heating of Mitochondria Greatly Augments Nanoparticle-Mediated Cancer Chemotherapy
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality globally. Various nanoparticles have been developed to improve the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy, photothermal therapy, and their combination for treating cancer. However, most of the existing nanoparticles are low in both subcellular precision and drug loading content (80% at an ultrahigh feeding ratio of 1:1. In combination with near infrared (NIR, 808 nm) laser irradiation, the tumor weight in the Py@Si-TH-DOX treatment group is 8.5 times less than that in the Py@Si-H-DOX (i.e., DOX-laden nanoparticles without mitochondrial targeting) group, suggesting targeted heating of mitochondria is a valuable strategy for enhancing chemotherapy to combat cancer
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