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Chengyan Chu

University of Maryland Baltimore
Verified email at som.umaryland.edu
Cited by 780

Cocktail polyprodrug nanoparticles concurrently release cisplatin and peroxynitrite-generating nitric oxide in cisplatin-resistant cancers

C Chu, X Lyu, Z Wang, H Jin, S Lu, D Xing… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe multidrug resistance has frequently compromised the therapeutic efficacy of one first-line
chemotherapeutic drug cisplatin. Here, we report cocktail polyprodrug nanoparticles (…

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral small vessel disease: Pathological mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

…, AM Thomas, J Miao, D Chen, S Li, C Chu - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) represents a diverse cluster of cerebrovascular
diseases primarily affecting small arteries, capillaries, arterioles and venules. The diagnosis of …

Photoacoustic cavitation‐ignited reactive oxygen species to amplify peroxynitrite burst by photosensitization‐free polymeric nanocapsules

Z Wang, M Zhan, W Li, C Chu, D Xing… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photoacoustic (PA) technology can transform light energy into acoustic wave, which can be
used for either imaging or therapy that depends on the power density of pulsed laser. Here, …

Human iPSC-derived blood-brain barrier microvessels: validation of barrier function and endothelial cell behavior

…, MB Sklar, Z Xu, AM Farrell, MI Bogorad, C Chu… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Microvessels of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulate transport into the brain. The highly
specialized brain microvascular endothelial cells, a major component of the BBB, express tight …

Hyperosmolar blood–brain barrier opening using intra-arterial injection of hyperosmotic mannitol in mice under real-time MRI guidance

C Chu, A Jablonska, Y Gao, X Lan, WG Lesniak… - Nature protocols, 2022 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is the main obstacle to the effective delivery of therapeutic
agents to the brain, compromising treatment efficacy for a variety of neurological disorders. Intra…

[HTML][HTML] Dental pulp stem cells: an attractive alternative for cell therapy in ischemic stroke

X Lan, Z Sun, C Chu, J Boltze, S Li - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ischemic stroke is a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide, but effective restorative
treatments are very limited at present. Regenerative medicine research revealed that stem …

Tunable Nanoparticles with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Heater for Precise Synergistic Photothermal and Thermodynamic Oral Cancer Therapy of Patient‐Derived …

L Zhang, C Chu, X Lin, R Sun, Z Li, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The fluorophores in the second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) biological window (1000 – 1700 nm)
show great application prospects in the fields of biology and optical communications. …

Carbon dots as a new class of diamagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (diaCEST) MRI contrast agents

J Zhang, Y Yuan, M Gao, Z Han, C Chu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
While carbon dots (C‐dots) have been extensively investigated pertaining to their fluorescent,
phosphorescent, electrochemiluminescent, optoelectronic, and catalytic features, their …

In vivo imaging of composite hydrogel scaffold degradation using CEST MRI and two‐color NIR imaging

W Zhu, C Chu, S Kuddannaya, Y Yuan… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel scaffolding of stem cells is a promising strategy to overcome initial cell loss and
manipulate cell function post‐transplantation. Matrix degradation is a requirement for …

Modeling hyperosmotic blood–brain barrier opening within human tissue-engineered in vitro brain microvessels

…, JG DeStefano, MB Sklar, C Chu… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
As the majority of therapeutic agents do not cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB), transient
BBB opening (BBBO) is one strategy to enable delivery into the brain for effective treatment of …