Analytical techniques for single-cell biochemical assays of lipids

M Yao, M Vaithiyanathan… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Lipids are essential cellular components forming membranes, serving as energy reserves,
and acting as chemical messengers. Dysfunction in lipid metabolism and signaling is …

Weakly supervised identification and localization of drug fingerprints based on label-free hyperspectral CARS microscopy

J Shi, K Bera, P Mukherjee, A Alex, EJ Chaney… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding drug fingerprints in complex biological samples is essential for the
development of a drug. Hyperspectral coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (HS-CARS) …

HIF-2α drives hepatic Kupffer cell death and proinflammatory recruited macrophage activation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

I Jeelani, JS Moon, FF da Cunha… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Proinflammatory hepatic macrophage activation plays a key role in the development of
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This involves increased embryonic hepatic Kupffer cell …

Targeted nanocarrier delivery of RNA therapeutics to control HIV infection

EE Agbosu, S Ledger, AD Kelleher, J Wen… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Our understanding of HIV infection has greatly advanced since the discovery of the virus in
1983. Treatment options have improved the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS …

Intracellular absolute quantification of oligonucleotide therapeutics by NanoSIMS

C Becquart, R Stulz, A Thomen, M Dost… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-based therapeutics hold great potential for the treatment of
a variety of diseases. Therefore, a better understanding of cellular delivery, uptake, and …

Localization of unlabeled bepirovirsen antisense oligonucleotide in murine tissues using in situ hybridization and CARS imaging

B Spencer-Dene, P Mukherjee, A Alex, K Bera… - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Current methods for detecting unlabeled antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs rely on
immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or conjugated molecules, which lack sufficient sensitivity …

Multimodal imaging of a liver-on-a-chip model using labelled and label-free optical microscopy techniques

J Majer, A Alex, J Shi, EJ Chaney, P Mukherjee… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A liver-on-a-chip model is an advanced complex in vitro model (CIVM) that incorporates
different cell types and extracellular matrix to mimic the microenvironment of the human liver …

The unperturbed picture: Label-free real-time optical monitoring of cells and extracellular vesicles for therapy

M Marjanovic, SA Boppart - Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
High-content screening (HCS) and high-throughput screening (HTS) are common processes
used in biological research and drug discovery. They allow rapid examination of thousands …

Meeting report: oligonucleotide ADME workshop

S Hood, D Kenworthy, JK Christensen - Xenobiotica, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current regulatory landscape for the development of oligonucleotide drugs may lead
companies to perform a variety of small molecule-focussed absorption, distribution …

Quantitative NanoSIMS provides subcellular concentration and distribution of oligonucleotide therapeutics

C Becquart - 2023 - gupea.ub.gu.se
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) represent a powerful therapeutic modality that can
selectively modulate gene expression. However, ASOs face two major hurdles that restrict …