Zhang, Bei
(2021)
Co-delivery of TLR agonist with hypomethylating agent via an ultrasmall pro-drug micellar carrier for breast cancer chemoimmunotherapy.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
Immunotherapies harness the host immune system to elicit durable and safer antitumor effects. But due to the cancer immune escape mechanisms, the therapeutic outcomes of immunotherapies are under expectations. Researchers have struggled for decades to develop strategies to make this attractive idea work better and to figure out the underlying mechanisms. In recent years, numerous reports indicated that the altered epigenetic modifications may play a critical role in tumor immune escape. The agents that can reprogram cells to a more normal status like demethylating agents were also demonstrated to potentiate immunotherapies. In this study, we designed and synthesized an ultrasmall pro-drug nanocarrier for co-delivery of a DNA demethylating agent azacitidine and an immune modulator R848. The small size nanoparticles could efficiently penetrate and deliver the combination therapies to tumor core and reduce the distribution in other major organs. These nanoparticles PAza-R848 effectively inhibited the tumor growth. In addition, they significantly increased the numbers of tumor-infiltrated CD45+ cells, and the percentages of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and dendritic cells, which may contribute to the improved antitumor efficacy.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
20 April 2021 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
31 March 2021 |
| Approval Date: |
20 April 2021 |
| Submission Date: |
19 April 2021 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
26 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Nanoparticles, Breast Cancer, Combination therapies, Azacitidine, R848 |
| Date Deposited: |
20 Apr 2021 14:12 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Apr 2023 05:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/40669 |
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