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Waldner MJ, Neurath MF. Molecular Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Colorectal Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:835256. [PMID: 35280747 PMCID: PMC8913894 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.835256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer related death in the western world. Its successful treatment requires early detection and removal of precursor lesions as well as individualized treatment of advanced disease. During recent years, molecular imaging techniques have shown promising results to improve current clinical practice. For instance, molecular endoscopy resulted in higher detection rates of precursors in comparison to conventional endoscopy in preclinical and clinical studies. Molecular confocal endomicroscopy allowed a further classification of suspect lesions as well as the prediction and monitoring of the therapeutic response. In this review, we summarize recent achievements for molecular imaging of CRC in preclinical studies, initial clinical trials and the remaining challenges for future translation into clinical practice.
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- Maximilian J Waldner
- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Ramezani S, Parkhideh A, Bhattacharya PK, Farach-Carson MC, Harrington DA. Beyond Colonoscopy: Exploring New Cell Surface Biomarkers for Detection of Early, Heterogenous Colorectal Lesions. Front Oncol 2021; 11:657701. [PMID: 34290978 PMCID: PMC8287259 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.657701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the United States. Early detection and surgical removal of high-risk lesions in the colon can prevent disease from developing and spreading. Despite implementation of programs aimed at early detection, screening colonoscopies fail to detect a fraction of potentially aggressive colorectal lesions because of their location or nonobvious morphology. Optical colonoscopies, while highly effective, rely on direct visualization to detect changes on the surface mucosa that are consistent with dysplasia. Recent advances in endoscopy techniques and molecular imaging permit microscale visualization of the colonic mucosa. These technologies can be combined with various molecular probes that recognize and target heterogenous lesion surfaces to achieve early, real-time, and potentially non-invasive, detection of pre-cancerous lesions. The primary goal of this review is to contextualize existing and emergent CRC surface biomarkers and assess each’s potential as a candidate marker for early marker-based detection of CRC lesions. CRC markers that we include were stratified by the level of support gleaned from peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and databases of both CRC and other cancers. The selected biomarkers, accessible on the cell surface and preferably on the luminal surface of the colon tissue, are organized into three categories: (1) established biomarkers (those with considerable data and high confidence), (2) emerging biomarkers (those with increasing research interest but with less supporting data), and (3) novel candidates (those with very recent data, and/or supportive evidence from other tissue systems). We also present an overview of recent advances in imaging techniques useful for visual detection of surface biomarkers, and discuss the ease with which these methods can be combined with microscopic visualization.
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- Saleh Ramezani
- Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry, Houston, TX, United States.,Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.,MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States
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- MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States.,Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.,MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry, Houston, TX, United States.,MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States.,Departments of BioSciences and Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry, Houston, TX, United States.,MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States.,Departments of BioSciences and Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
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Houvast RD, Vankemmelbeke M, Durrant LG, Wuhrer M, Baart VM, Kuppen PJK, de Geus-Oei LF, Vahrmeijer AL, Sier CFM. Targeting Glycans and Heavily Glycosylated Proteins for Tumor Imaging. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12123870. [PMID: 33371487 PMCID: PMC7767531 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Distinguishing malignancy from healthy tissue is essential for oncologic surgery. Targeted imaging during an operation aids the surgeon to operate better. The present tracers for detecting cancer are directed against proteins that are overexpressed on the membrane of tumor cells. This review evaluates the use of tumor-associated sugar molecules as an alternative for proteins to image cancer tissue. These sugar molecules are present as glycans on glycosylated membrane proteins and glycolipids. Due to their location and large numbers per cell, these sugar molecules might be better targets for tumor imaging than proteins. Abstract Real-time tumor imaging techniques are increasingly used in oncological surgery, but still need to be supplemented with novel targeted tracers, providing specific tumor tissue detection based on intra-tumoral processes or protein expression. To maximize tumor/non-tumor contrast, targets should be highly and homogenously expressed on tumor tissue only, preferably from the earliest developmental stage onward. Unfortunately, most evaluated tumor-associated proteins appear not to meet all of these criteria. Thus, the quest for ideal targets continues. Aberrant glycosylation of proteins and lipids is a fundamental hallmark of almost all cancer types and contributes to tumor progression. Additionally, overexpression of glycoproteins that carry aberrant glycans, such as mucins and proteoglycans, is observed. Selected tumor-associated glyco-antigens are abundantly expressed and could, thus, be ideal candidates for targeted tumor imaging. Nevertheless, glycan-based tumor imaging is still in its infancy. In this review, we highlight the potential of glycans, and heavily glycosylated proteoglycans and mucins as targets for multimodal tumor imaging by discussing the preclinical and clinical accomplishments within this field. Additionally, we describe the major advantages and limitations of targeting glycans compared to cancer-associated proteins. Lastly, by providing a brief overview of the most attractive tumor-associated glycans and glycosylated proteins in association with their respective tumor types, we set out the way for implementing glycan-based imaging in a clinical practice.
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- Ruben D. Houvast
- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (V.M.B.); (P.J.K.K.); (A.L.V.)
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- Scancell Limited, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; (M.V.); (L.G.D.)
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- Scancell Limited, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; (M.V.); (L.G.D.)
- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (V.M.B.); (P.J.K.K.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (V.M.B.); (P.J.K.K.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands;
- Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (V.M.B.); (P.J.K.K.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (V.M.B.); (P.J.K.K.); (A.L.V.)
- Percuros BV, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-752662610
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Perumal V, Sivakumar PM, Zarrabi A, Muthupandian S, Vijayaraghavalu S, Sahoo K, Das A, Das S, Payyappilly SS, Das S. Near infra-red polymeric nanoparticle based optical imaging in Cancer diagnosis. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2019; 199:111630. [PMID: 31610429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.111630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cancer disease is a foremost health concern and top basis of death in comparison with many diseases including cardiovascular disorders. During initial diagnosis (usually late diagnosis), a majority of cancer patients suffer from metastatic and advanced cancer stages which resulted in limited therapeutic modalities based interventions and effectiveness. Though considerable advancement has been made in combating the disease, continuous and intense efforts are ongoing for early diagnosis and development of therapies. Generally applied treatment options for cancer are surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which are restricted by failure to early diagnose, insufficient on-targeted drug delivery, systemic toxicity, and lack of real-time monitoring of therapeutic responses in cancer. Noninvasive imaging or minimally invasive imaging methodology is valuable in clinical diagnostic settings. Specifically, noninvasive optical imaging integrated with polymeric nanomaterial have been extensively investigated in the field of cancer diagnostics and therapy. Currently, optical imaging methods go together with polymer-based fluorescent nanoparticles in accomplishing the molecular level detection of tumor boundaries. NIR probe tagged polymeric nanoparticles have potential to provide an advantage in the early cancer detection, therapeutic monitoring and image guided surgery procedures. This article review the recent progress in state-of-the-art NIRF polymeric nanoparticles used for optical imaging particularly on cancer diagnosis.
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- Venkatesan Perumal
- Rangel College of Pharmacy, Health Science Centre, Texas A&M University, TX, USA; Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur, west Bengal, India; College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80204, USA.
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle 1871, Ethiopia
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- Central Research Facility, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600116; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Nanomedicine Program, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunj Circular Road, Kolkata, India
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- Aviana Molecular Technologies, LLC, 3251 Progress Drive, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
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- International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur, west Bengal, India
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Rangel MG, Silva MLS. Detection of the cancer-associated T antigen using an Arachis hypogaea agglutinin biosensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 141:111401. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kumagai H, Yamada K, Nakai K, Kitamura T, Mohri K, Ukawa M, Tomono T, Eguchi T, Yoshizaki T, Fukuchi T, Yoshino T, Matsuura M, Tobita E, Pham W, Nakase H, Sakuma S. Tumor recognition of peanut agglutinin-immobilized fluorescent nanospheres in biopsied human tissues. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 136:29-37. [PMID: 30639308 PMCID: PMC6456895 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
We are investigating an imaging agent for early detection of colorectal cancer. The agent, named the nanobeacon, is coumarin 6-encapsulated polystyrene nanospheres whose surfaces are covered with poly(N-vinylacetamide) and peanut agglutinin that reduces non-specific interactions with the normal mucosa and exhibits high affinity for terminal sugars of the Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen, which is expressed cancer-specifically on the mucosa, respectively. We expect that cancer can be diagnosed by detecting illumination of intracolonically administered nanobeacon on the mucosal surface. In the present study, biopsied human tissues were used to evaluate the potential use of the nanobeacon in the clinic. Prior to the clinical study, diagnostic capabilities of the nanobeacon for detection of colorectal cancer were validated using 20 production batches whose characteristics were fine-tuned chemically for the purpose. Ex vivo imaging studies on 66 normal and 69 cancer tissues removed from the colons of normal and orthotopic mouse models of human colorectal cancer, respectively, demonstrated that the nanobeacon detected colorectal cancer with excellent capabilities whose rates of true and false positives were 91% and 5%, respectively. In the clinical study, normal and tumor tissues on the large intestinal mucosa were biopsied endoscopically from 11 patients with colorectal tumors. Histological evaluation revealed that 9 patients suffered from cancer and the rest had adenoma. Mean fluorescence intensities of tumor tissues treated with the nanobeacon were significantly higher than those of the corresponding normal tissues. Correlation of magnitude relation of the intensity in individuals was observed in cancer patients with a high probability (89%); however, the probability reduced to 50% in adenoma patients. There was a reasonable likelihood for diagnosis of colorectal cancer by the nanobeacon applied to the mucosa of the large intestine.
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- Hironori Kumagai
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan; Life Science Materials Laboratory, ADEKA Corp., Tokyo 116-8554, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osakafu Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka 530-0012, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osakafu Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka 530-0012, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osakafu Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka 530-0012, Japan
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- Division of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Digestive Disease Center, Tadzuki Kouhuukai Kitano Hospital, Osaka 534-8680, Japan
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- Division of Endoscopy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Life Science Materials Laboratory, ADEKA Corp., Tokyo 116-8554, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232-2310, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-0061, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata 573-0101, Japan.
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Abed J, Emgård JEM, Zamir G, Faroja M, Almogy G, Grenov A, Sol A, Naor R, Pikarsky E, Atlan KA, Mellul A, Chaushu S, Manson AL, Earl AM, Ou N, Brennan CA, Garrett WS, Bachrach G. Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc. Cell Host Microbe 2017; 20:215-25. [PMID: 27512904 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 460] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Fusobacterium nucleatum is associated with colorectal cancer and promotes colonic tumor formation in preclinical models. However, fusobacteria are core members of the human oral microbiome and less prevalent in the healthy gut, raising questions about how fusobacteria localize to CRC. We identify a host polysaccharide and fusobacterial lectin that explicates fusobacteria abundance in CRC. Gal-GalNAc, which is overexpressed in CRC, is recognized by fusobacterial Fap2, which functions as a Gal-GalNAc lectin. F. nucleatum binding to clinical adenocarcinomas correlates with Gal-GalNAc expression and is reduced upon O-glycanase treatment. Clinical fusobacteria strains naturally lacking Fap2 or inactivated Fap2 mutants show reduced binding to Gal-GalNAc-expressing CRC cells and established CRCs in mice. Additionally, intravenously injected F. nucleatum localizes to mouse tumor tissues in a Fap2-dependent manner, suggesting that fusobacteria use a hematogenous route to reach colon adenocarcinomas. Thus, targeting F. nucleatum Fap2 or host epithelial Gal-GalNAc may reduce fusobacteria potentiation of CRC.
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- Jawad Abed
- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Immunology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel; Department of Pathology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Orthodontics, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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- Departments of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Departments of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA; Departments of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- The Institute of Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Babusca D, Benchea AC, Dimitriu DG, Dorohoi DO. Spectral and Quantum Mechanical Characterization of 3-(2-Benzothiazolyl)-7-(Diethylamino) Coumarin (Coumarin 6) in Binary Solution. ANAL LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2017.1300589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Daniela Babusca
- Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
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Pogue BW, Paulsen KD, Samkoe KS, Elliott JT, Hasan T, Strong TV, Draney DR, Feldwisch J. Vision 20/20: Molecular-guided surgical oncology based upon tumor metabolism or immunologic phenotype: Technological pathways for point of care imaging and intervention. Med Phys 2017; 43:3143-3156. [PMID: 27277060 DOI: 10.1118/1.4951732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Surgical guidance with fluorescence has been demonstrated in individual clinical trials for decades, but the scientific and commercial conditions exist today for a dramatic increase in clinical value. In the past decade, increased use of indocyanine green based visualization of vascular flow, biliary function, and tissue perfusion has spawned a robust growth in commercial systems that have near-infrared emission imaging and video display capabilities. This recent history combined with major preclinical innovations in fluorescent-labeled molecular probes, has the potential for a shift in surgical practice toward resection guidance based upon molecular information in addition to conventional visual and palpable cues. Most surgical subspecialties already have treatment management decisions partially based upon the immunohistochemical phenotype of the cancer, as assessed from molecular pathology of the biopsy tissue. This phenotyping can inform the surgical resection process by spatial mapping of these features. Further integration of the diagnostic and therapeutic value of tumor metabolism sensing molecules or immune binding agents directly into the surgical process can help this field mature. Maximal value to the patient would come from identifying the spatial patterns of molecular expression in vivo that are well known to exist. However, as each molecular agent is advanced into trials, the performance of the imaging system can have a critical impact on the success. For example, use of pre-existing commercial imaging systems are not well suited to image receptor targeted fluorophores because of the lower concentrations expected, requiring orders of magnitude more sensitivity. Additionally the imaging system needs the appropriate dynamic range and image processing features to view molecular probes or therapeutics that may have nonspecific uptake or pharmacokinetic issues which lead to limitations in contrast. Imaging systems need to be chosen based upon objective performance criteria, and issues around calibration, validation, and interpretation need to be established before a clinical trial starts. Finally, as early phase trials become more established, the costs associated with failures can be crippling to the field, and so judicious use of phase 0 trials with microdose levels of agents is one viable paradigm to help the field advance, but this places high sensitivity requirements on the imaging systems used. Molecular-guided surgery has truly transformative potential, and several key challenges are outlined here with the goal of seeing efficient advancement with ideal choices. The focus of this vision 20/20 paper is on the technological aspects that are needed to be paired with these agents.
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- Brian W Pogue
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 and Department of Surgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755; Department of Surgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755; and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 and Department of Surgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 and Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Vector Production Facility, Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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Nakase H, Sakuma S, Fukuchi T, Yoshino T, Mohri K, Miyata K, Kumagai H, Hiwatari KI, Tsubaki K, Ikejima T, Tobita E, Zhu M, Wilson KJ, Washington K, Gore JC, Pham W. Evaluation of a novel fluorescent nanobeacon for targeted imaging of Thomsen-Friedenreich associated colorectal cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:1747-1755. [PMID: 28280339 PMCID: PMC5340240 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s124174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen represents a prognostic biomarker of colorectal carcinoma. Here, using a nanobeacon, the surface of which was fabricated with peanut agglutinin as TF-binding molecules, we demonstrate that the nanobeacon is able to detect TF antigen in frozen and freshly biopsied polyps using fluorescence microscopy. Our results provide important clues about how to detect aberrant colonic tissues in the most timely fashion. Given the versatile application method for this topical nanobeacon, the protocol used in this work is amenable to clinical colonoscopy. Moreover, the prospects of clinical translation of this technology are evident.
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- Hiroshi Nakase
- Division of Endoscopy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osakafu Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Endoscopy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Division of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Digestive Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan; Advanced Materials R&D Laboratory, ADEKA Corp., Tokyo, Japan
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- Advanced Materials R&D Laboratory, ADEKA Corp., Tokyo, Japan
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- Advanced Materials R&D Laboratory, ADEKA Corp., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences; Department of Biomedical Engineering; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt School of Medicine; Vanderbilt Brain Institute; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences; Department of Biomedical Engineering; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt School of Medicine; Vanderbilt Brain Institute; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Blau R, Krivitsky A, Epshtein Y, Satchi-Fainaro R. Are nanotheranostics and nanodiagnostics-guided drug delivery stepping stones towards precision medicine? Drug Resist Updat 2016; 27:39-58. [PMID: 27449597 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The progress in medical research has led to the understanding that cancer is a large group of heterogeneous diseases, with high variability between and within individuals. This variability sprouted the ambitious goal to improve therapeutic outcomes, while minimizing drug adverse effects through stratification of patients by the differences in their disease markers, in a personalized manner, as opposed to the strategy of "one therapy fits all". Nanotheranostics, composed of nanoparticles (NPs) carrying therapeutic and/or diagnostics probes, have the potential to revolutionize personalized medicine. There are different modalities to combine these two distinct fields into one system for a synergistic outcome. The addition of a nanocarrier to a theranostic system holds great promise. Nanocarriers possess high surface area, enabling sophisticated functionalization with imaging agents, thus gaining enhanced diagnostic ability in real-time. Yet, most of the FDA-approved theranostic approaches are based on small molecules. The theranostic approaches that are reviewed herein are paving the road towards personalized medicine through all stages of patient care: starting from screening and diagnostics, proceeding to treatment and ending with treatment follow-up. Our current review provides a broad background and highlights new insights for the rational design of theranostic nanosystems for desired therapeutic niches, while summoning the hurdles on their way to become first-line diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer patients.
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- Rachel Blau
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Li F, Li N. Endoscopic molecular imaging of gastrointestinal tumors. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015; 23:5333-5341. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i33.5333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In China, the incidence and mortality of gastrointestinal cancers are high, and early diagnosis is the key to improving the survival rate. In recent years, endoscopic molecular imaging in tumor diagnosis with its unique advantages has attracted more and more attention. With the rapid development of molecular biology, the mechanism of tumor occurrence and development has been gradually elucidated. The advent of fluorescent labeled molecular probes and targeted binding to molecular targets of gastrointestinal tumors makes it possible achieve real-time endoscopic molecular diagnosis of digestive tract tumors, which has a significant impact on tumor targeted therapy. In this paper, we review the progress in endoscopic molecular imaging of digestive tract tumors.
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Sakuma S, Kumagai H, Shimosato M, Kitamura T, Mohri K, Ikejima T, Hiwatari KI, Koike S, Tobita E, McClure R, Gore JC, Pham W. Toxicity studies of coumarin 6-encapsulated polystyrene nanospheres conjugated with peanut agglutinin and poly(N-vinylacetamide) as a colonoscopic imaging agent in rats. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2015; 11:1227-36. [PMID: 25725490 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED We are investigating an imaging agent that detects early-stage primary colorectal cancer on the mucosal surface in real time under colonoscopic observation. The imaging agent, which is named the nanobeacon, is fluorescent nanospheres conjugated with peanut agglutinin and poly(N-vinylacetamide). Its potential use as an imaging tool for colorectal cancer has been thoroughly validated in numerous studies. Here, toxicities of the nanobeacon were assessed in rats. The nanobeacon was prepared according to the synthetic manner which is being established as the Good Manufacturing Practice-guided production. The rat study was performed in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice regulations. No nanobeacon treatment-related toxicity was observed. The no observable adverse effect levels (NOAEL) of the nanobeacon in 7-day consecutive oral administration and single intrarectal administration were estimated to be more than 1000mg/kg/day and 50mg/kg/day, respectively. We concluded that the nanobeacon could be developed as a safe diagnostic agent for colonoscopy applications. FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR Colon cancer remains a major cause of death. Early detection can result in early treatment and thus survival. In this article, the authors tested potential systemic toxicity of coumarin 6-encapsulated polystyrene nanospheres conjugated with peanut agglutinin (PNA) and poly(N-vinylacetamide) (PNVA), which had been shown to bind specifically to colonic cancer cells and thus very promising in colonoscopic detection of cancer cells.
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- Shinji Sakuma
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan
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- Life Science Materials Laboratory, ADEKA Co., Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Materials Laboratory, ADEKA Co., Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Aleandri M, Conte MP, Simonetti G, Panella S, Celestino I, Checconi P, Marazzato M, Longhi C, Goldoni P, Nicoletti M, Barnich N, Palamara AT, Schippa S, Nencioni L. Influenza A virus infection of intestinal epithelial cells enhances the adhesion ability of Crohn's disease associated Escherichia coli strains. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117005. [PMID: 25706391 PMCID: PMC4338238 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Modifications of intestinal glycoreceptors expression, in particular CEACAM6, typically found in ileal Crohn's disease (CD), favor, among the commensal species of microbiota, the enrichment in Escherichia coli. Removal of protein glycosidic residues by neuraminidase, a sialidase typical of influenza virus, increases adhesion ability of Escherichia coli to Caco-2 intestinal cells. In this study we investigated whether influenza virus infection of human intestinal epithelial cells could influence the adhesiveness of different Escherichia coli strains isolated from CD patients by altering surface glycoreceptors. Influenza virus infection of intestinal cells increased exposure of galactose and mannose residues on the cell surface. In particular, glycoreceptors Thomsen-Friedenreich and CEACAM6 were over-expressed in influenza virus infected cells. In the same experimental conditions, a significant increase in bacterial adhesiveness was observed, independently of their own adhesive ability. The increase was reverted by treatment with anti-TF and anti-CEACAM6 antibodies. Interestingly, influenza virus was able to efficiently replicate in human primary intestinal cells leading to TF exposure. Finally, intestinal infected cells produced high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines compared to control. Overall these data suggest that influenza virus infection, could constitute an additional risk factor in CD patients.
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- Marta Aleandri
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Telematic University, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Sciences and Clinics “G. D’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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- Clermont University, M2iSH, UMR 1071 INSERM/University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Telematic University, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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