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Dipolar Rings of Microscopic Ellipsoids: Magnetic Manipulation and Cell Entrapment
2016
We study the formation and dynamics of dipolar rings composed by microscopic ferromagnetic ellipsoids, which self-assemble in water by switching the direction of the applied field. We show how to manipulate these fragile structures and control their shape via application of external static and oscillating magnetic fields. We introduce a theoretical framework which describes the ring deformation under an applied field, allowing to understand the underlying physical mechanism. Our microscopic rings are finally used to capture, entrap and later release a biological cell via magnetic command, i.e. performing a simple operation which can be implemented in other microfluidic devices which make us…
Pixel-to-pixel correlation between images of absolute ATP concentrations and blood flow in tumours
1992
Iodo(14C-)antipyrine autoradiography and imaging bioluminescence have been combined to obtain pixel-to-pixel correlations between absolute values for local blood flow and ATP concentrations at a microscopical level within designated areas in hamster melanomas. Positive pixel-to-pixel correlations were obtained in 4 of 6 tumours. Both flow and ATP values were less in mostly necrotic than in mostly viable tumour regions. The data provide evidence for the energetic state of cancer cells being strongly influenced by the efficiency of tumour microcirculation in several but not in all malignancies investigated. Images Figure 1
A phase I study of MEHD7945A (MEHD), a first-in-class HER3/EGFR dual-action antibody, in patients (pts) with refractory/recurrent epithelial tumors: …
2012
2568 Background: Dysregulated human epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (HER RTK) signaling is an important driver of tumor growth, metastasis, and survival. Extensive co-expression and heterodimerization suggest that simultaneous blockade of multiple HER RTKs may be more effective than blockade of a single RTK. MEHD is a novel dual-action human IgG1 antibody. Each antigen-binding fragment blocks ligand binding to HER3 or EGFR, and intended to inhibit signaling from all major ligand-dependent HER dimers. MEHD has single-agent activity in multiple tumor models including models resistant to anti-HER3 or anti-EGFR. Methods: This Phase I study evaluated safety, tolerability, pharm…
Abstract B154: A first-in-human trial of GDC-0068: A novel, oral, ATP-competitive Akt inhibitor, demonstrates robust suppression of the Akt pathway i…
2011
Abstract GDC-0068 is a highly selective ATP-competitive small molecule that inhibits all three isoforms of Akt with IC50 values of 5 to 30 nM. GDC-0068 selectively inhibits cancer cells with activated Akt signaling (e.g. via PTEN loss or PIK3CA mutations). Patients with advanced solid tumors were treated with GDC-0068 using a 3+3 escalation design. GDC-0068 was dosed PO QD on a 21-day on, 7-day off schedule; endpoints included safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and determination of pathway knockdown. Pharmacodynamics (PD) endpoints in surrogate tissue [platelet rich plasma (PRP)] were evaluated in all patients. In addition, at least two patients per cohort had pre- and on-treatment (day 15) tumo…
Third International Conference on the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nitric Oxide
1998
Abstract Nitric Oxide Volume 2, No. 2, April 1998, contained abstracts for the Third International Conference on the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nitric Oxide. The abstracts are not available on IDEAL.
A Review of Mathematical and Computational Methods in Cancer Dynamics.
2022
Cancers are complex adaptive diseases regulated by the nonlinear feedback systems between genetic instabilities, environmental signals, cellular protein flows, and gene regulatory networks. Understanding the cybernetics of cancer requires the integration of information dynamics across multidimensional spatiotemporal scales, including genetic, transcriptional, metabolic, proteomic, epigenetic, and multi-cellular networks. However, the time-series analysis of these complex networks remains vastly absent in cancer research. With longitudinal screening and time-series analysis of cellular dynamics, universally observed causal patterns pertaining to dynamical systems, may self-organize in the si…
Abstract CT109: A phase I/Ib study evaluating GDC-0077 plus fulvestrant in patients with PIK3CA-mutant, hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breas…
2020
Abstract Background: PIK3CA encodes the PI3K p110α subunit, and dysregulating mutations are widely seen in breast cancer (BC) and other solid tumors. GDC-0077 (G) is a potent p110α-selective inhibitor that degrades mutant p110α and demonstrates antitumor activity in PIK3CA-mutant BC xenograft models, either as a single agent, or combined with anti-estrogen therapy. From an ongoing, open-label, phase I/Ib dose-escalation study of G alone and combined with endocrine + targeted therapies (NCT03006172), we present data of G + fulvestrant (F) in postmenopausal patients (pts) with PIK3CA-mutant, hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative BC, including a food-effect assessment on the pharmacokinetics…
Replica-exchange molecular dynamics simulation for supercooled liquids
2000
We investigate to what extend the replica-exchange Monte Carlo method is able to equilibrate a simple liquid in its supercooled state. We find that this method does indeed allow to generate accurately the canonical distribution function even at low temperatures and that its efficiency is about 10-100 times higher than the usual canonical molecular dynamics simulation.
CLASSIFICATION THEORY FOR PHASE TRANSITIONS
1993
A refined classification theory for phase transitions in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in terms of their orders is introduced and analyzed. The refined thermodynamic classification is based on two independent generalizations of Ehrenfests traditional classification scheme. The statistical mechanical classification theory is based on generalized limit theorems for sums of random variables from probability theory and the newly defined block ensemble limit. The block ensemble limit combines thermodynamic and scaling limits and is similar to the finite size scaling limit. The statistical classification scheme allows for the first time a derivation of finite size scaling without reno…
Driven Brownian particle as a paradigm for a nonequilibrium heat bath: Effective temperature and cyclic work extraction
2017
We apply the concept of a frequency-dependent effective temperature based on the fluctuation-dissipation ratio to a driven Brownian particle in a nonequilibrium steady state. Using this system as a thermostat for a weakly coupled harmonic oscillator, the oscillator thermalizes according to a canonical distribution at the respective effective temperature across the entire frequency spectrum. By turning the oscillator from a passive "thermometer" into a heat engine, we realize the cyclic extraction of work from a single thermal reservoir, which is feasible only due to its nonequilibrium nature.