[HTML][HTML] Focus: the aging brain: amyloid-beta Alzheimer targets—protein processing, lipid rafts, and amyloid-beta pores

M LaFontaine, M Cumbay - The Yale journal of biology and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyloid beta (Aβ), the hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), now appears to be deleterious
in its low number aggregate form as opposed to the macroscopic Aβ fibers historically seen …

Designing peptide nanoparticles for efficient brain delivery

A Duro-Castano, DM Leite, J Forth, Y Deng… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
The targeted delivery of therapeutic compounds to the brain is arguably the most significant
open problem in drug delivery today. Nanoparticles (NPs) based on peptides and designed …

Novel patented therapeutic approaches targeting the 37/67 kDa laminin receptor for treatment of cancer and Alzheimer's disease

K Jovanovic, CJ Chetty, T Khumalo… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The 37/67 kDa high-affinity laminin receptor (laminin receptor precursor/laminin
receptor, LRP/LR) is a multi-faceted cellular receptor. It plays a vital role in the malignancy of …

Anti-LRP/LR-specific antibody IgG1-iS18 significantly reduces adhesion and invasion of metastatic lung, cervix, colon and prostate cancer cells

A Omar, U Reusch, S Knackmuss, M Little… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The 37-kDa/67-kDa laminin receptor [laminin receptor precursor/high-affinity laminin
receptor (LRP/LR)] is thought to play a major role in invasion and adhesion, key components …

67 laminin receptor promotes the malignant potential of tumour cells up-regulating lysyl oxidase-like 2 expression in cholangiocarcinoma

J Xu, D Li, X Li, Z Liu, T Li, P Jiang, Q He, F Tian… - Digestive and Liver …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background 67 laminin receptor (67LR) plays an important role in the invasion and
metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma, but its mechanism remains unclear. Aims We …

Downregulation of the non-integrin laminin receptor reduces cellular viability by inducing apoptosis in lung and cervical cancer cells

K Moodley, SFT Weiss - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The non-integrin laminin receptor, here designated the 37-kDa/67-kDa laminin receptor
(LRP/LR), is involved in many physiologically relevant processes, as well as numerous …

Proteomics approach to identify the interacting partners of cellular prion protein and characterization of Rab7a interaction in neuronal cells

S Zafar, N von Ahsen, M Oellerich, I Zerr… - Journal of proteome …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The present study was undertaken to identify proteins interacting with PrPC that could
provide new insights into its physiological functions and pathological role. Human PrPC was …

A Bacteria Deriving Peptide Modified Dendrigraft Poly-l-lysines (DGL) Self-Assembling Nanoplatform for Targeted Gene Delivery

Y Liu, X He, Y Kuang, S An, C Wang, Y Guo… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Achieving effective gene therapy for glioma depends on gene delivery systems. The gene
delivery system should be able to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and further target …

Knockdown of LRP/LR induces apoptosis in breast and oesophageal cancer cells

T Khumalo, E Ferreira, K Jovanovic, RB Veale… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cancer is a global burden due to high incidence and mortality rates and is ranked the
second most diagnosed disease amongst non-communicable diseases in South Africa. A …

Targeting prion protein interactions in cancer

TG Santos, MH Lopes, VR Martins - Prion, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, prion protein (PrPC) has been considered as a promising target molecule for
cancer therapies, due its direct or indirect participation in tumor growth, metastasis, and …