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Overview

Andre E. Nel is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. The primary field of their research is Medicine, with a strong focus on Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Materials Chemistry as key subfields.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Immune cells in cancer

Their research output includes recent papers such as:

  • "Liposomal Delivery of Mitoxantrone and a Cholesteryl Indoximod Prodrug Provides Effective Chemo-immunotherapy in Multiple Solid Tumors," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Combination Chemo-Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Using the Immunogenic Effects of an Irinotecan Silicasome Nanocarrier Plus Anti-PD-1," 2021, Advanced Science
  • "Antigen- and Epitope-Delivering Nanoparticles Targeting Liver Induce Comparable Immunotolerance in Allergic Airway Disease and Anaphylaxis as Nanoparticle-Delivering Pharmaceuticals," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Use of a Liver-Targeting Immune-Tolerogenic mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Platform to Treat Peanut-Induced Anaphylaxis by Single- and Multiple-Epitope Nucleotide Sequence Delivery," 2023, ACS Nano
  • "Development of Facile and Versatile Platinum Drug Delivering Silicasome Nanocarriers for Efficient Pancreatic Cancer Chemo-Immunotherapy," 2021, Small

Frequent co-authors in their scientific collaboration network include:

  • Yu-Pei Liao
  • Chong Hyun Chang
  • Xiang Wang
  • Tian Xia
  • Xiangsheng Liu

Their publications are predominantly found in these venues:

  • ACS Nano
  • Small
  • Nano Today
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

    Andre E. Nel;Lutz Mädler;Darrell Velegol;Tian Xia

  • Comparison of the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles based on dissolution and oxidative stress properties.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Lutz Mädler;Lutz Mädler

  • Ultrafine particulate pollutants induce oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage.

    Ning Li;Constantinos Sioutas;Arthur Cho;Debra Schmitz

  • Comparison of the Abilities of Ambient and Manufactured Nanoparticles To Induce Cellular Toxicity According to an Oxidative Stress Paradigm

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Jonathan Brant;Matt Hotze

  • Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles for Imaging, Targeting, and Drug Delivery

    Monty Liong;Jie Lu;Michael Kovochich;Tian Xia

  • Air Pollution-Related Illness: Effects of Particles

    André Nel

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • The role of oxidative stress in ambient particulate matter-induced lung diseases and its implications in the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles.

    Ning Li;Tian Xia;Andre E. Nel

  • Health effects of air pollution

    Jonathan A. Bernstein;Neil Alexis;Charles Barnes;I. Leonard Bernstein

  • Polyethyleneimine Coating Enhances the Cellular Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Allows Safe Delivery of siRNA and DNA Constructs

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Huan Meng

  • Engineered Design of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Deliver Doxorubicin and P-Glycoprotein siRNA to Overcome Drug Resistance in a Cancer Cell Line

    Huan Meng;Monty Liong;Tian Xia;Zongxi Li

  • Physicochemical properties determine nanomaterial cellular uptake, transport and fate

    Motao Zhu;Guangjun Nie;Huan Meng;Tian Xia

  • Particulate air pollutants and asthma: A paradigm for the role of oxidative stress in PM-induced adverse health effects

    Ning Li;Minqi Hao;Robert F. Phalen;William C. Hinds

  • Use of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Band Gap To Develop a Predictive Paradigm for Oxidative Stress and Acute Pulmonary Inflammation

    Haiyuan Zhang;Zhaoxia Ji;Tian Xia;Huan Meng

  • The health effects of nonindustrial indoor air pollution

    Jonathan A. Bernstein;Neil E Alexis;Hyacinth Bacchus;I. Leonard Bernstein

  • Ambient Particulate Pollutants in the Ultrafine Range Promote Early Atherosclerosis and Systemic Oxidative Stress

    Jesus A. Araujo;Berenice Barajas;Michael Kleinman;Xuping Wang

  • Cationic polystyrene nanosphere toxicity depends on cell-specific endocytic and mitochondrial injury pathways.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Evaluating the toxicity of airborne particulate matter and nanoparticles by measuring oxidative stress potential--a workshop report and consensus statement.

    Jon G. Ayres;Paul Borm;Flemming R. Cassee;Vincent Castranova

  • Autonomous in vitro anticancer drug release from mesoporous silica nanoparticles by pH-sensitive nanovalves.

    Huan Meng;Min Xue;Tian Xia;Yan Li Zhao

  • Nanomaterial toxicity testing in the 21st century: use of a predictive toxicological approach and high-throughput screening.

    Andre Nel;Tian Xia;Huan Meng;Xiang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tian Xia
Tian Xia University of California, Los Angeles
Zhaoxia Ji
Zhaoxia Ji University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey I. Zink
Jeffrey I. Zink University of California, Los Angeles
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Lutz Mädler
Lutz Mädler University of Bremen
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
Yoram Cohen
Yoram Cohen University of California, Los Angeles
Reginald M. Penner
Reginald M. Penner University of California, Irvine
Wolfgang J. Parak
Wolfgang J. Parak Universität Hamburg

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