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David J Castro

Oregon Health & Science University
Verified email at ohsu.edu
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Cationic Polymer Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Targeted siRNA Delivery to HER2+ Breast Cancer

…, J Morry, S Gu, DJ Castro… - Advanced functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo delivery of siRNAs designed to inhibit genes important in cancer and other diseases
continues to be an important biomedical goal. A new nanoparticle construct that is …

Dermal delivery of HSP47 siRNA with NOX4-modulating mesoporous silica-based nanoparticles for treating fibrosis

…, W Ngamcherdtrakul, S Gu, SM Goodyear, DJ Castro… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Fibrotic diseases such as scleroderma have been linked to increased oxidative stress and
upregulation of pro-fibrotic genes. Recent work suggests a role of NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) …

Targeted treatment of metastatic breast cancer by PLK1 siRNA delivered by an antioxidant nanoparticle platform

…, W Ngamcherdtrakul, S Gu, M Reda, DJ Castro… - Molecular cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Metastatic breast cancer is developed in about 20% to 30% of newly diagnosed patients
with early-stage breast cancer despite treatments. Herein, we report a novel nanoparticle …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of phenolic compounds and pigments content in yellow bell pepper Wastes

…, A Zamora, GM Pérez-Molina, DJ Castro… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bell peppers are one of the most important species consumed and cultivated in Spain. Peppers
are a source of carotenoids and phenolic compounds widely associated with biological …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic siRNA for drug-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer

S Gu, Z Hu, W Ngamcherdtrakul, DJ Castro, J Morry… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HER2 is overexpressed in about 20% of breast cancers and contributes to poor prognosis.
Unfortunately, a large fraction of patients have primary or acquired resistance to the HER2-…

Identifying efficacious approaches to chemoprevention with chlorophyllin, purified chlorophylls and freeze-dried spinach in a mouse model of transplacental …

DJ Castro, CV Löhr, KA Fischer, KM Waters… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The carcinogenic potential of dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DBP) has been well characterized in
numerous animal models. We have previously documented that a single dose of 15 mg/Kg DBP …

Induction of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated cancer cell-selective apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer cells by a high-affinity benzimidazoisoquinoline

…, Y Zhang, SF Wilferd, DJ Castro… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a disease with a paucity of targeted treatment
opportunities. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor …

Targeting drug-metabolizing enzymes for effective chemoprevention and chemotherapy

HI Swanson, VCO Njar, Z Yu, DJ Castro… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2010 - ASPET
The primary focus of chemoprevention research is the prevention of cancer using pharmacological,
biological, and nutritional interventions. Chemotherapeutic approaches that have …

Current development of targeted oligonucleotide-based cancer therapies: perspective on HER2-positive breast cancer treatment

W Ngamcherdtrakul, DJ Castro, S Gu, J Morry… - Cancer treatment …, 2016 - Elsevier
This Review discusses the various types of non-coding oligonucleotides, which have garnered
extensive interest as new alternatives for targeted cancer therapies over small molecule …

Fetal Mouse Cyp1b1 and Transplacental Carcinogenesis from Maternal Exposure to Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene

DJ Castro, WM Baird, CB Pereira, J Giovanini… - Cancer Prevention …, 2008 - AACR
Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene (DBP) is among the most potent carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons. Previously, we showed that DBP administration to pregnant mice resulted in high …