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- Guerra, Lina, et al.
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Cellular internalization of cytolethal distending toxin : a new end to a known pathway
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Ingår i: Cellular Microbiology. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1462-5814 .- 1462-5822. ; 7:7, s. 921-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The cytolethal distending toxins (CDTs) are unique in their ability to induce DNA damage, activate checkpoint responses and cause cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in intoxicated cells. However, little is known about their cellular internalization pathway. We demonstrate that binding of the Haemophilus ducreyi CDT (HdCDT) on the plasma membrane of sensitive cells was abolished by cholesterol extraction with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin. The toxin was internalized via the Golgi complex, and retrogradely transported to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), as assessed by N-linked glycosylation. Further translocation from the ER did not require the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway, and was Derlin-1 independent. The genotoxic activity of HdCDT was dependent on its internalization and its DNase activity, as induction of DNA double-stranded breaks was prevented in Brefeldin A-treated cells and in cells exposed to a catalytically inactive toxin. Our data contribute to a better understanding of the CDT mode of action and highlight two important aspects of the biology of this bacterial toxin family: (i) HdCDT translocation from the ER to the nucleus does not involve the classical pathways followed by other retrogradely transported toxins and (ii) toxin internalization is crucial for execution of its genotoxic activity.
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- Åslund, Andreas K. O., et al.
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Nanoparticle delivery to the brain - By focused ultrasound and self-assembled nanoparticle-stabilized microbubbles
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Ingår i: Journal of Controlled Release. - : Elsevier BV. - 0168-3659 .- 1873-4995. ; 220, s. 287-294
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a significant obstacle for the delivery of drugs into the central nervous system(CNS). Nanoparticles have been able to partly overcome this obstacle and can thus improve drug delivery across the BBB. Furthermore, focused ultrasound in combination with gas filled microbubbles has opened the BBB in a temporospatial manner in animal models, thus facilitating drug delivery across the BBB. In the current study we combine these two approaches in our quest to develop a novel, generic method for drug delivery across the BBB and into the CNS. Nanoparticles were synthesized using the polymer poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) (PBCA), and such nanoparticles have been reported to cross the BBB to some extent. Together with proteins, these nanoparticles self-assemble into microbubbles. Using these novel microbubbles in combination with focused ultrasound, we successfully and safely opened the BBB transiently in healthy rats. Furthermore, we also demonstrated that the nanoparticles could cross the BBB and deliver a model drug into the CNS.
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