Ferritin nanocage based delivery vehicles: From single-, co-to compartmentalized-encapsulation of bioactive or nutraceutical compounds

H Chen, X Tan, X Han, L Ma, H Dai, Y Fu… - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioactive or nutraceutical ingredients have been widely used in pursuit of health and well-
being. However, the environmental instability, poor solubility and bioavailability, and …

Advancing Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) Nanotechnology in Protein Homeostasis Reprograming for Disease Treatment

M Wu, Y Zhao, C Zhang, K Pu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) represent a transformative class of therapeutic
agents that leverage the intrinsic protein degradation machinery to modulate the hemostasis …

Small-molecule ferritin degrader as a pyroptosis inducer

Y Chen, W Li, S Kwon, Y Wang, Z Li… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring the response of malignant cells to intracellular metabolic stress is critical for
understanding pathologic processes and developing anticancer therapies. Herein, we …

Changes in fatty acid levels (saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) during pregnancy

E Aparicio, C Martín-Grau… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background During pregnancy a high amount of fatty acids (FA) is necessary to meet foetus
demands, which vary during gestation. The present study describes the changes in maternal …

Ferritin nanocomposites for the selective delivery of photosensitizing ruthenium-polypyridyl compounds to cancer cells

L Conti, S Ciambellotti, GE Giacomazzo… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report on the successful encapsulation into human H-ferritin of two highly
charged Ru (II) polypyridyl complexes,[Ru (phen) 2L′] 2+(Ru1, with L′= 4, 4′-(2, 5, 8, 11 …

Maternal factors associated with levels of fatty acids, specifically n-3 pufa during pregnancy: Eclipses study

E Aparicio, C Martín-Grau, C Bedmar, N Serrat Orus… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
An optimal fatty acid (FA) profile during pregnancy, especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), is essential for the health of the mother and child. Our aim …

Development and characterization of folic acid-functionalized apoferritin as a delivery vehicle for epirubicin against MCF-7 breast cancer cells

H Gomhor J. Alqaraghuli, S Kashanian… - artificial cells …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Epirubicin (Epr) is an effective chemotherapeutic drug; however, the clinical amenability of
Epr is limited by its highly toxic interaction with normal cells. This toxicity can be decreased …

Effects of phenolic acid analogs on the structure, iron oxidation/iron release, and stability of phytoferritin

J Hu, L Shi, L Zhu, X Sha, Y Li, J Ma, Q Zhang, R Yang - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferritin is a universal macromolecule protein that stores iron and regulates iron oxidative
deposition and release. The physicochemical properties of ferritin can be affected by …

A single residue can modulate nanocage assembly in salt dependent ferritin

M Kumar, J Markiewicz-Mizera, JDJ Olmos, P Wilk… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cage forming proteins have numerous potential applications in biomedicine and
biotechnology, where the iron storage ferritin is a widely used example. However, controlling …

Unsaturated fatty acid-induced conformational transitions and aggregation of the repeat domain of tau

CG Barracchia, R Tira, F Parolini, F Munari, L Bubacco… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The intrinsically disordered, amyloidogenic protein Tau associates with diverse
classes of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. Mounting evidence …