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Stiffness And Modulus And Independent Controllers Of Breast Cancer Metastasis, Dannielle Ryman
Stiffness And Modulus And Independent Controllers Of Breast Cancer Metastasis, Dannielle Ryman
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
One out of eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. Ninety percent of cancer related deaths are due to metastasis. Metastasis is the biological process where individual or aggregate cancerous cells break away from the primary tumor site and colonize distant, non-adjacent locations throughout the body. It is my objectives to study how mechanical, topographical and biochemical cues affect metastatic breast cancer metastasis at an early developmental stage. ECM components have previously been shown to affect cell motility via ligand-receptor interactions, and physical cues, such as matrix stiffness and protein density. The primary tumor …
In Vivo Investigations Of Polymer Conjugates As Therapeutics, Elizabeth M. Henchey
In Vivo Investigations Of Polymer Conjugates As Therapeutics, Elizabeth M. Henchey
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Polymer conjugates offer a way to introduce materials into the body that would normally be rejected or cause toxicity. Two polymers are investigated in vivo for uses in chemotherapeutic delivery, protein therapeutics, and DNA transfection. A novel polymer, polyMPC, has the ability to increase doxorubicin loading and its solubility, and is conjugated in a way to release its payload in a low pH environment. Through its conjugation, blood clearance time of doxorubicin is increased, and thus tumor exposure to the drug is increased with a single administration. It can be administered at ten times the concentration of free doxorubicin, and …
Regulation Of Crbp1 In Mammary Epithelial Cells, Stacy L. Pease
Regulation Of Crbp1 In Mammary Epithelial Cells, Stacy L. Pease
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death of women in the United States, warranting further investigation into preventative therapies. It has been well documented that early pregnancy results in a lifetime decreased risk of breast cancer in humans and mounting evidence suggests that the retinoic acid pathway may play an important role in this protective effect. Cellular retinol binding protein-1 (CRBP1) is an essential component of the retinoic acid pathway and we propose that it plays an important role in pregnancy-induced protection against breast cancer. In order to investigate the role of CRBP1 in parity-induced protection against breast …
A New Laser Pointer Driven Optical Microheater For Precise Local Heat Shock, Mike Placinta
A New Laser Pointer Driven Optical Microheater For Precise Local Heat Shock, Mike Placinta
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The zebrafish has emerged as an important genetic model system for the study of vertebrate development. However, while genetics is a powerful tool for the study of early gene functions, the approach is more limited when it comes to understanding later functions of genes that have essential roles in early embryogenesis. There is thus a need to manipulate gene expression at different times, and ideally only in some regions of the developing embryo. Methods for conditional gene regulation have been established in Drosophila, C.elegans and the mouse, utilizing conditional gene activation systems such as the Gal4-UAS system (fly) and the …