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  1. Article: Pt(II)-PLGA Hybrid in a pH-Responsive Nanoparticle System Targeting Ovarian Cancer.

    Wlodarczyk, Marek T / Dragulska, Sylwia A / Chen, Ying / Poursharifi, Mina / Acosta Santiago, Maxier / Martignetti, John A / Mieszawska, Aneta J

    Pharmaceutics

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 2

    Abstract: Platinum-based agents are the main treatment option in ovarian cancer (OC). Herein, we report a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticle (NP) encapsulating platinum (II), which is targeted to a cell-spanning protein overexpressed in above 90% of ...

    Abstract Platinum-based agents are the main treatment option in ovarian cancer (OC). Herein, we report a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticle (NP) encapsulating platinum (II), which is targeted to a cell-spanning protein overexpressed in above 90% of late-stage OC, mucin 1 (MUC1). The NP is coated with phospholipid-DNA aptamers against MUC1 and a pH-sensitive PEG derivative containing an acid-labile hydrazone linkage. The pH-sensitive PEG serves as an off-on switch that provides shielding effects at the physiological pH and is shed at lower pH, thus exposing the MUC1 ligands. The pH-MUC1-Pt NPs are stable in the serum and display pH-dependent PEG cleavage and drug release. Moreover, the NPs effectively internalize in OC cells with higher accumulation at lower pH. The Pt (II) loading into the NP was accomplished via PLGA-Pt (II) coordination chemistry and was found to be 1.62 wt.%. In vitro screening using a panel of OC cell lines revealed that pH-MUC1-Pt NP has a greater effect in reducing cellular viability than carboplatin, a clinically relevant drug analogue. Biodistribution studies have demonstrated NP accumulation at tumor sites with effective Pt (II) delivery. Together, these results demonstrate a potential for pH-MUC1-Pt NP for the enhanced Pt (II) therapy of OC and other solid tumors currently treated with platinum agents.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527217-2
    ISSN 1999-4923
    ISSN 1999-4923
    DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020607
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  2. Article ; Online: Deep molecular tracking over the 12-yr development of endometrial cancer from hyperplasia in a single patient.

    Reid, Katherine / Camacho-Vanegas, Olga / Pandya, Deep / Camacho, Sandra Catalina / Qiao, Rui Fang / Kalir, Tamara / Padron-Rhenals, Maria M / Beddoe, Ann-Marie / Dottino, Peter / Martignetti, John A

    Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 4

    Abstract: Although the progressive histologic steps leading to endometrial cancer (EndoCA), the most common female reproductive tract malignancy, from endometrial hyperplasia are well-established, the molecular changes accompanying this malignant transformation in ...

    Abstract Although the progressive histologic steps leading to endometrial cancer (EndoCA), the most common female reproductive tract malignancy, from endometrial hyperplasia are well-established, the molecular changes accompanying this malignant transformation in a single patient have never been described. We had the unique opportunity to investigate the paired histologic and molecular features associated with the 12-yr development of EndoCA in a postmenopausal female who could not undergo hysterectomy and instead underwent progesterone treatment. Using a specially designed 58-gene next-generation sequencing panel, we analyzed a total of 10 sequential biopsy samples collected over this time frame. A total of eight pathogenic/likely pathogenic mutations in seven genes,
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Hyperplasia ; Progesterone ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/genetics ; Endometrial Neoplasms/genetics ; Endometrial Neoplasms/therapy ; Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology ; Endometrium ; Mutation
    Chemical Substances Progesterone (4G7DS2Q64Y) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835759-0
    ISSN 2373-2873 ; 2373-2873
    ISSN (online) 2373-2873
    ISSN 2373-2873
    DOI 10.1101/mcs.a006311
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  3. Article ; Online: Engineering and Validation of a Peptide-Stabilized Poly(lactic-

    Dragulska, Sylwia A / Poursharifi, Mina / Chen, Ying / Wlodarczyk, Marek T / Acosta Santiago, Maxier / Dottino, Peter / Martignetti, John A / Mieszawska, Aneta J

    Bioconjugate chemistry

    2022  Volume 33, Issue 12, Page(s) 2348–2360

    Abstract: Developing a biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticle (NP) carrier that integrates drug-loading capability, active targeting, and imaging modality is extremely challenging. Herein, we report an NP with a core of poly(lactic- ...

    Abstract Developing a biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticle (NP) carrier that integrates drug-loading capability, active targeting, and imaging modality is extremely challenging. Herein, we report an NP with a core of poly(lactic-
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer ; Polyglycolic Acid ; Lactic Acid ; Endothelial Cells ; Peptides ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Neoplasms ; Nanoparticles
    Chemical Substances Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer (1SIA8062RS) ; Polyglycolic Acid (26009-03-0) ; Lactic Acid (33X04XA5AT) ; Peptides ; Polyethylene Glycols (3WJQ0SDW1A)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1024041-x
    ISSN 1520-4812 ; 1043-1802
    ISSN (online) 1520-4812
    ISSN 1043-1802
    DOI 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00418
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  4. Article ; Online: Treatment-emergent neuroendocrine prostate cancer with a germline

    Pandya, Deep / Shah, Myra / Kaplan, Fuat / Martino, Candice / Levy, Gillian / Kazanjian, Mia / Batter, Stephen / Martignetti, John / Frank, Richard C

    Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies

    2021  Volume 7, Issue 1

    Abstract: Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a highly aggressive histologic subtype of prostate cancer associated with a poor prognosis. Its incidence is expected to increase as castration-resistant disease emerges from the widespread use of potent androgen ... ...

    Abstract Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a highly aggressive histologic subtype of prostate cancer associated with a poor prognosis. Its incidence is expected to increase as castration-resistant disease emerges from the widespread use of potent androgen receptor-targeting therapies, such as abiraterone and enzalutamide. Defects in homologous recombination repair genes, such as
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Androstenes ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; BRCA1 Protein ; BRCA2 Protein/genetics ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics ; Drug Therapy ; Genes, BRCA1 ; Genes, BRCA2 ; Germ Cells ; Humans ; Male ; Mutation ; Phthalazines ; Piperazines ; Platinum/therapeutic use ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
    Chemical Substances Androstenes ; Antineoplastic Agents ; BRCA1 Protein ; BRCA1 protein, human ; BRCA2 Protein ; BRCA2 protein, human ; Phthalazines ; Piperazines ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Platinum (49DFR088MY) ; abiraterone (G819A456D0) ; olaparib (WOH1JD9AR8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835759-0
    ISSN 2373-2873 ; 2373-2873
    ISSN (online) 2373-2873
    ISSN 2373-2873
    DOI 10.1101/mcs.a005801
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  5. Article ; Online: Mutations in cancer-relevant genes are ubiquitous in histologically normal endometrial tissue.

    Pandya, Deep / Tomita, Shannon / Rhenals, Maria Padron / Swierczek, Sabina / Reid, Katherine / Camacho-Vanegas, Olga / Camacho, Catalina / Engelman, Kelsey / Polukort, Stephanie / RoseFigura, Jordan / Chuang, Linus / Andikyan, Vaagn / Cohen, Samantha / Fiedler, Paul / Sieber, Steven / Shih, Ie-Ming / Billaud, Jean-Noël / Sebra, Robert / Reva, Boris /
    Dottino, Peter / Martignetti, John A

    Gynecologic oncology

    2024  Volume 185, Page(s) 194–201

    Abstract: Objective: Endometrial cancer (EndoCA) is the most common gynecologic cancer and incidence and mortality rate continue to increase. Despite well-characterized knowledge of EndoCA-defining mutations, no effective diagnostic or screening tests exist. To ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Endometrial cancer (EndoCA) is the most common gynecologic cancer and incidence and mortality rate continue to increase. Despite well-characterized knowledge of EndoCA-defining mutations, no effective diagnostic or screening tests exist. To lay the foundation for testing development, our study focused on defining the prevalence of somatic mutations present in non-cancerous uterine tissue.
    Methods: We obtained ≥8 uterine samplings, including separate endometrial and myometrial layers, from each of 22 women undergoing hysterectomy for non-cancer conditions. We ultra-deep sequenced (>2000× coverage) samples using a 125 cancer-relevant gene panel.
    Results: All women harbored complex mutation patterns. In total, 308 somatic mutations were identified with mutant allele frequencies ranging up to 96.0%. These encompassed 56 unique mutations from 24 genes. The majority of samples possessed predicted functional cancer mutations but curiously no growth advantage over non-functional mutations was detected. Functional mutations were enriched with increasing patient age (p = 0.045) and BMI (p = 0.0007) and in endometrial versus myometrial layers (68% vs 39%, p = 0.0002). Finally, while the somatic mutation landscape shared similar mutation prevalence in key TCGA-defined EndoCA genes, notably PIK3CA, significant differences were identified, including NOTCH1 (77% vs 10%), PTEN (9% vs 61%), TP53 (0% vs 37%) and CTNNB1 (0% vs 26%).
    Conclusions: An important caveat for future liquid biopsy/DNA-based cancer diagnostics is the repertoire of shared and distinct mutation profiles between histologically unremarkable and EndoCA tissues. The lack of selection pressure between functional and non-functional mutations in histologically unremarkable uterine tissue may offer a glimpse into an unrecognized EndoCA protective mechanism.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 801461-9
    ISSN 1095-6859 ; 0090-8258
    ISSN (online) 1095-6859
    ISSN 0090-8258
    DOI 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.02.027
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  6. Article ; Online: A Tripeptide-Stabilized Nanoemulsion of Oleic Acid.

    Dragulska, Sylwia A / Wlodarczyk, Marek T / Poursharifi, Mina / Martignetti, John A / Mieszawska, Aneta J

    Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE

    2019  , Issue 144

    Abstract: We describe a method to produce a nanoemulsion composed of an oleic acids-Pt(II) core and a lysine-tyrosine-phenylalanine (KYF) coating (KYF-Pt-NE). The KYF-Pt-NE encapsulates Pt(II) at 10 wt. %, has a diameter of 107 ± 27 nm and a negative surface ... ...

    Abstract We describe a method to produce a nanoemulsion composed of an oleic acids-Pt(II) core and a lysine-tyrosine-phenylalanine (KYF) coating (KYF-Pt-NE). The KYF-Pt-NE encapsulates Pt(II) at 10 wt. %, has a diameter of 107 ± 27 nm and a negative surface charge. The KYF-Pt-NE is stable in water and in serum, and is biologically active. The conjugation of a fluorophore to KYF allows the synthesis of a fluorescent nanoemulsion that is suitable for biological imaging. The synthesis of the nanoemulsion is performed in an aqueous environment, and the KYF-Pt-NE forms via self-assembly of a short KYF peptide and an oleic acids-platinum(II) conjugate. The self-assembly process depends on the temperature of the solution, the molar ratio of the substrates, and the flow rate of the substrate addition. Crucial steps include maintaining the optimal stirring rate during the synthesis, permitting sufficient time for self-assembly, and pre-concentrating the nanoemulsion gradually in a centrifugal concentrator.
    MeSH term(s) Emulsions/chemistry ; Lysine/chemistry ; Nanostructures/chemistry ; Oleic Acid/chemistry ; Peptides/chemistry ; Phenylalanine/chemistry ; Platinum/chemistry ; Tyrosine/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Emulsions ; Peptides ; Oleic Acid (2UMI9U37CP) ; Tyrosine (42HK56048U) ; Phenylalanine (47E5O17Y3R) ; Platinum (49DFR088MY) ; Lysine (K3Z4F929H6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Video-Audio Media
    ZDB-ID 2259946-0
    ISSN 1940-087X ; 1940-087X
    ISSN (online) 1940-087X
    ISSN 1940-087X
    DOI 10.3791/59034
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  7. Article: Five (un)easy pieces: the MYH9-related giant platelet syndromes.

    Martignetti, John

    Haematologica

    2002  Volume 87, Issue 9, Page(s) 897–898

    MeSH term(s) Bernard-Soulier Syndrome/genetics ; Bernard-Soulier Syndrome/metabolism ; Blood Platelets/metabolism ; Blood Platelets/pathology ; Humans ; Molecular Motor Proteins/genetics ; Molecular Motor Proteins/metabolism ; Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics ; Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
    Chemical Substances MYH9 protein, human ; Molecular Motor Proteins ; Myosin Heavy Chains (EC 3.6.4.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2002-09
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Comment ; Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2333-4
    ISSN 1592-8721 ; 0390-6078 ; 0017-6567
    ISSN (online) 1592-8721
    ISSN 0390-6078 ; 0017-6567
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  8. Article: Comparative Serum Analyses Identify Cytokines and Hormones Commonly Dysregulated as Well as Implicated in Promoting Osteolysis in MMP-2-Deficient Mice and Children.

    Sarker, Hassan / Hardy, Eugenio / Haimour, Ayman / Karim, Mahmoud A / Scholl-Bürgi, Sabine / Martignetti, John A / Botto, Lorenzo D / Fernandez-Patron, Carlos

    Frontiers in physiology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 568718

    Abstract: Deficiency of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) causes a complex syndrome characterized by multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy (MONA) as well as cardiac valve defects, dwarfism and hirsutism. MMP-2 deficient ( ...

    Abstract Deficiency of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) causes a complex syndrome characterized by multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy (MONA) as well as cardiac valve defects, dwarfism and hirsutism. MMP-2 deficient (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2020.568718
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  9. Article ; Online: Loss of MMP-2 in murine osteoblasts upregulates osteopontin and bone sialoprotein expression in a circuit regulating bone homeostasis.

    Mosig, Rebecca A / Martignetti, John A

    Disease models & mechanisms

    2012  Volume 6, Issue 2, Page(s) 397–403

    Abstract: Multicentric osteolysis with arthropathy (MOA; MIM 605156) is an inherited osteolyses and arthritis syndrome resulting from loss of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2). We recently demonstrated that Mmp2(-/-) mice represent a unique model for the study of ...

    Abstract Multicentric osteolysis with arthropathy (MOA; MIM 605156) is an inherited osteolyses and arthritis syndrome resulting from loss of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2). We recently demonstrated that Mmp2(-/-) mice represent a unique model for the study of the human disease, sharing many features of the human syndrome including skeletal dysplasia and defects in osteoblast behavior. We therefore sought to explore the secondary molecular effects of MMP-2 loss, which coexist with the underlying skeletal and osteoblast phenotypes. We used quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) to measure osteoblast-related gene expression through ex vivo osteoblast differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) from Mmp2(-/-) and Mmp2(+/+) mice. We used western blot to measure osteopontin (OPN) serum levels and immunohistochemical staining to examine bone expression. MMP-2 expression was inhibited in SaOS2 cells using siRNA, and decreased MMP-2 expression at both RNA and protein levels was confirmed by qRT-PCR and western blot, respectively. Mmp2(-/-) BMSC induced to differentiate into osteoblasts were shown to significantly upregulate OPN and bone sialoprotein (BSP) expression levels compared with controls. Transcriptional upregulation was maintained in vivo, as demonstrated by increased levels of OPN in serum and bone in Mmp2(-/-) mice. These effects are generalizable because siRNA-mediated inhibition in cultured cells also upregulated OPN and BSP. OPN and BSP are known to affect MMP-2 expression and activity but have not previously been shown to be regulated by MMP-2. Identification of this newly defined circuitry provides insight into the potential molecular landscape underlying the MOA phenotype and highlights a pathway that might play a role in normal bone homeostasis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bone and Bones/cytology ; Bone and Bones/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Homeostasis/genetics ; Humans ; Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein/genetics ; Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein/metabolism ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/deficiency ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism ; Mice ; Osteoblasts/cytology ; Osteoblasts/enzymology ; Osteopontin/blood ; Osteopontin/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism ; Up-Regulation
    Chemical Substances Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein ; RNA, Messenger ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Osteopontin (106441-73-0) ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (EC 3.4.24.24) ; Mmp2 protein, mouse (EC 3.4.24.24)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2451104-3
    ISSN 1754-8411 ; 1754-8403
    ISSN (online) 1754-8411
    ISSN 1754-8403
    DOI 10.1242/dmm.007914
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  10. Article: Protein-losing enteropathy and joint contractures caused by a novel homozygous ANTXR2 mutation.

    Schussler, Edith / Linkner, Rita V / Levitt, Jacob / Mehta, Lakshmi / Martignetti, John A / Oishi, Kimihiko

    Advances in genomics and genetics

    2018  Volume 8, Page(s) 17–21

    Abstract: Infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder and an allelic form of hyaline fibromatosis syndrome that is caused by mutations in ... ...

    Abstract Infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder and an allelic form of hyaline fibromatosis syndrome that is caused by mutations in the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-06-27
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2673404-7
    ISSN 1179-9870
    ISSN 1179-9870
    DOI 10.2147/AGG.S159077
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