Publications by authors named "Stupin I"

Objective: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) within the tumor immune microenvironment (TiME) of solid tumors play an important role in treatment resistance and disease recurrence. The purpose of this study was to investigate if nanoradiomics (radiomic analysis of nanoparticle contrast-enhanced images) can differentiate tumors based on TAM burden.

Materials And Methods: In vivo studies were performed in transgenic mouse models of neuroblastoma with low ( = 11) and high ( = 10) tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) burden.

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In these preclinical studies, we describe ADx-001, an Aβ-targeted liposomal macrocyclic gadolinium (Gd) imaging agent, for MRI of amyloid plaques. The targeting moiety is a novel lipid-PEG conjugated styryl-pyrimidine. An MRI-based contrast agent such as ADx-001 is attractive because of the lack of radioactivity, ease of distribution, long shelf life, and the prevalence of MRI scanners.

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Immunotherapies, including cell-based therapies, targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME) result in variable and delayed responses. Thus, it has been difficult to gauge the efficacy of TME-directed therapies early after administration. We investigated a nano-radiomics approach (quantitative analysis of nanoparticle contrast-enhanced three-dimensional images) for detection of tumor response to cellular immunotherapy directed against myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a key component of TME.

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Non-invasive methods for estimating placental fractional blood volume (FBV) are of great interest for characterization of vascular perfusion in placentae during pregnancy to identify placental insufficiency that may be indicative of local ischemia or fetal growth restriction (FGR). Nanoparticle contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) may enable direct placental FBV estimation and may provide a reliable, 3D alternative to assess maternal-side placental perfusion. In this pre-clinical study, we investigated if placental FBV at 14, 16, and 18 days of gestation could be estimated through contrast-enhanced MRI using a long circulating blood-pool liposomal gadolinium contrast agent that does not penetrate the placental barrier.

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Introduction: Visualization of the retroplacental clear space (RPCS) may provide critical insight into the development of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP). In this pre-clinical study, we characterized the appearance of the RPCS on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the second half of gestation using a liposomal gadolinium contrast agent (liposomal-Gd).

Materials And Methods: Studies were performed in fifteen pregnant C57BL/6 mice at 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 days of gestation.

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Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) holds promise for real-time deep tissue imaging. In this work, we investigated the NIR-II fluorescence properties of a liposomal formulation of indocyanine green (ICG), a FDA-approved dye that was recently shown to exhibit NIR-II fluorescence. Fluorescence spectra of liposomal-ICG were collected in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and plasma.

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Inflammation drives the degradation of atherosclerotic plaque, yet there are no non-invasive techniques available for imaging overall inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques, especially in the coronary arteries. To address this, we have developed a clinically relevant system to image overall inflammatory cell burden in plaque. Here, we describe a targeted contrast agent (THI0567-targeted liposomal-Gd) that is suitable for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and binds with high affinity and selectivity to the integrin α4β1(very late antigen-4, VLA-4), a key integrin involved in recruiting inflammatory cells to atherosclerotic plaques.

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Introduction: Non-invasive 3D imaging that enables clear visualization of placental margins is of interest in the accurate diagnosis of placental pathologies. This study investigated if contrast-enhanced MRI performed using a liposomal gadolinium blood-pool contrast agent (liposomal-Gd) enables clear visualization of the placental margins and the placental-myometrial interface (retroplacental space). Non-contrast MRI and contrast-enhanced MRI using a clinically approved conventional contrast agent were used as comparators.

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In a rat model of right free wall replacement, the transplantation of an engineered multilayered myocardial patch fabricated from a polycaprolactone membrane supporting a chitosan/heart matrix hydrogel induces significant muscular and vascular remodeling and results in a significantly higher right ventricular ejection fraction compared to use of a commercially available pericardium patch.

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Background: A declining amplitude of body temperature circadian rhythm (BTCR) predicts decompensation or death in cardiomyopathic hamsters. We tested the hypothesis that changes in BTCR amplitude accompany significant changes in left ventricular (LV) size and function.

Methods And Results: Using intraperitoneal transmitters, we continuously monitored the temperature of 30 male BIO TO-2 Syrian dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters.

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Background: Low body temperature is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure. The cardiomyopathic hamster develops progressive biventricular dysfunction, resulting in heart failure death at 9 months to 1 year of life. Our goal was to use cardiomyopathic hamsters to examine the relationship between body temperature and heart failure decompensation and death.

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Silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) is increasingly being recognized as part of the spectrum of ischemic heart disease. The spectrum of SMI ranges from asymptomatic coronary artery disease to critical illness necessitating intensive care. Although many diagnostic tools have been used to identify low- and high-risk subgroups, their use is limited by modest sensitivities and specificities.

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Congestive heart failure has long been one of the most serious medical conditions in the United States; in fact, in the United States alone, heart failure accounts for 6.5 million days of hospitalization each year. One important goal of heart-failure therapy is to inhibit the progression of congestive heart failure through pharmacologic and device-based therapies.

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The functional status of regional lymph drainage was studied in 40 rats with various models of pyoinflammatory abdominal diseases. It was shown that intratissue lymphopoiesis and lymph drainage were suppressed in general fecal peritonitis and hemorrhagic pancreonecrosis, which was evident in 1.59-3.

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The article deals with the results of experimental studies and clinical experience in the use of the plasma scalpel in 25 unbred dogs and 192 patients with diseases of the liver and gallbladder. Histological studies of the hepatic tissue after treatment with the laser scalpel allowed the conclusion that such manipulations are safe. The advantages of using the device for arresting bleeding and the flow of bile from the resected hepatic areas were revealed.

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Intraarterial infusion of antibiotics provided a 1.39-2.84-fold regional increase in the antibiotic concentration as compared to that after the intravenous infusion in the organs and tissues of the abdominal cavity affected by an inflammatory process.

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The work is based on a comparison of data gained in experiments with the results of clinical examination of a large group of patients in the late-term period after endovascular occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The regular features of the course of the morphological process in the zone of the PDA after implantation of a botallo-occluder into it were studied. Clinico-morphological parallels were made.

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This paper presents observations over 18 cosmonauts who participated in space flights of 75 days to 12 months and stayed in a sanatorium in the city of Kislovodsk thereafter. The rehabilitation stage continued for 30-40 days. The early stage of rehabilitation lasted 2-3 weeks at the cosmodrome or Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

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The effect of magnetolaser irradiation on the liver in obstructive jaundice was studied in experiments on 500 rats. Magnetolaser irradiation was found to have a favourable effect on the functional morphology of the liver; it levels many morphological signs of hepatic insufficiency and thus provides the grounds for carrying out an operation on the bile ducts under optimal conditions. The suggested method of magnetolaser therapy was applied in 142 patients with hepatic insufficiency in obstructive jaundice.

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The resection of liver was undertaken in two series of experiments in rabbits with plasma and steel scalpels for comparison. After the interventions the haematological changes of stress nature were observed in animals. The changes of leucocytic and erythrocytic pictures and myelograms were more important and steady when the resections was made with plasma scalpel.

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Experiments were conducted for comparative analysis of the use of elastic (Spandex) and nonelastic (Eticon) threads for the formation of anastomoses in vascular surgery. The results were studied in follow-up periods of up to 18 months. Thrombosis occurred at the site of anastomosis only in 6.

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Five series of experiments were conducted on a model of hepatic insufficiency caused by obstructive jaundice to study the effect of semiconductor infrared laser in a range of 800-900 nm with a static magnetic field on some metabolic changes in the organism. Wistar rats weighing 200-250 g were used. The region of the liver was irradiated through an intact epilated skin.

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