title: E-selectin as a target for drug delivery and molecular imaging.
abstract: E-selectin, also known as CD62E, is a cell adhesion molecule expressed on endothelial cells activated by cytokines. Like other selectins, it plays an important part in inflammation and in the adhesion of metastatic cancer cells to the endothelium. E-selectin recognizes and binds to sialylated carbohydrates present on the surface proteins of certain leukocytes. E-selectin has been chosen as a target for several therapeutic and medical imaging applications, based on its expression in the vicinity of inflammation, infection or cancer. These systems for drug delivery and molecular imaging include immunoconjugates, liposomes, nanoparticles, and microparticles prepared from a wide range of starting materials including lipids, synthetic polymers, polypeptides and organo-metallic structures. After a brief introduction presenting the selectin family and their implication in physiology and pathology, this review focuses on the formulation of these new delivery systems targeting E-selectin at a molecular level.
authors: Université Paris-Sud 11, Faculté de Pharmacie 5 rue J.B. Clément Chatenay-Malabry, FR 92296, UMR 8612 CNRS, LabEx LERMIT, France.
authors: Emile
authors: E
authors: Jubeli
authors: Laurence
authors: L
authors: Moine
authors: Juliette
authors: J
authors: Vergnaud-Gauduchon
authors: Gillian
authors: G
authors: Barratt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004358:Drug Therapy; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000502:physiology*; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin