Dr. Wenyi Gu’s early education was conducted in China which include his undergraduate and master’s degrees in veterinary medicine. In 1996, he migrated to Australia and pursued his PhD study in biochemistry & molecular biology at the Australian National University (ANU). After a short period of work at John Curtin Medical School ANU as a junior scientist, he moved to Brisbane in 2001 for his post-doc at the University of Queensland and currently a post-doctoral research fellow at AIBN. He held a Peter Doherty Fellowship (2006-2009) and was further supported by NHMRC to spend 7 months at Harvard University as a visiting fellow in 2008. Since his post-doctoral research he has been working in the area of using RNAi to treat viral diseases and cancers. He also has a strong background in immunology and vaccine development.
Dr. Gu's research focus is on RNA interference (RNAi) based gene therapy and cancer therapy. Closely associated with this focus, he also interests in subjects such as oncogenes, cancer stem cells, targeted delivery, cancer cell biomarkers, and cancer immunotherapy. His recent research more focuses on RNAi delivery with nano-particles and on identifying therapeutic targets for cancer stem cells and exploring novel therapeutic approaches to inhibit cancer stem cell growth. His discovery that RNAi induces immunity to tumour antigens has led to a whole new field of biomedical research – that is the relationship between RNAi and acquired immune responses, and the role of RNAi techniques as specific and effective vaccine development tools for cancers and other diseases. This discovery has not only underpinned a high quality publication in PNAS USA but also an international patent that has been licensed by the world’s largest RNAi company, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals USA. Building on this, his recent research confirms that RNAi therapy has a profound effect on cancer stem cells (Gu et al 2011). More recently, he worked with his colleagues on RNAi therapy on osteoarthritis, which led to a high quality paper published by Nature Communication.
Journal Article: Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG
Yan, Shiyu, Rolfe, Barbara E., Zhang, Bing, Mohammed, Yousuf H., Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi P. (2014). Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG. Biomaterials, 35 (35), 9508-9516. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.055
Chen, Jiezhong, Shao, Renfu, Li, Li, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2014). Effective inhibition of colon cancer cell growth with MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) loaded 5-FU and PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor BEZ-235 through apoptotic pathways. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 9 (1), 3403-3411. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S61633
Journal Article: Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Hartono, Sandy B., Yang, Jie, Xu, Hongyi, Zhang, Hongwei, Zhang, Jun, Zou, Jin, Dexter, Annette, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2013). Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery. Advanced Materials, 25 (43), 6233-6237. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302737
Journal Article: An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA
Truong, Nghia P., Gu, Wenyi, Prasadam, Indira, Jia, Zhongfan, Crawford, Ross, Xiao, Yin and Monteiro, Michael J. (2013). An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1902, 1902. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2905
Journal Article: Poly-L-lysine functionalized large pore cubic mesostructured silica nanoparticles as biocompatible carriers for gene delivery
Hartono, Sandy B., Gu, Wenyi, Kleitz, Freddy, Liu, Jian, He, Lizhong, Middelberg, Anton P. J., Yu, Chengzhong, Lu, Gao Qing (Max) and Qiao, Shi Zhang (2012). Poly-L-lysine functionalized large pore cubic mesostructured silica nanoparticles as biocompatible carriers for gene delivery. ACS Nano, 6 (3), 2104-2117. doi: 10.1021/nn2039643
Journal Article: Both treated and untreated tumors are eliminated by short hairpin RNA-based induction of target-specific immune responses
Gu, Wenyi, Cochrane, Melanie, Leggatt, Graham, Payne, Elizabeth, Choyce, Allison, Zhou, Fang, Tindle, Robert and McMillan, Nigel (2009). Both treated and untreated tumors are eliminated by short hairpin RNA-based induction of target-specific immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (20), 8314-8319. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812085106
Gu, Wenyi, Ding, Jianmin M., Wang, Xiao, de Kluyver, Rachel L., Saunders, Nicholas A., Frazer, Ian H. and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2007). Generalized substitution of isoencoding codons shortens the duration of papillomavirus L1 protein expression in transiently gene-transfected keratinocytes due to cell differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research, 35 (14), 4820-4832. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm496
Development of immunotherapy for viral-induced cancers
(2017–2018) Guangdong Tophealth Biotechnology Co. Ltd
Developing a mouse model of spontaneous hepatocyte carcinoma
(2016–2017) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
Bio-immunotherapy for cervical cancer
(2015–2017) Research Donation Generic
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Roles of surface expression of PD-L1 and the regulation by E2 in human endometrial and breast cancers
Doctor Philosophy
Development of lipid-coated calcium phosphate (LCP) nanoparticles as albendazole carrier for cancer therapy
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
Identifying therapeutic targets and developing targeted cancer therapies for cancer stem cells
Drug delivery with nanotechnology and RNA interference based thearpy
Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG
Yan, Shiyu, Rolfe, Barbara E., Zhang, Bing, Mohammed, Yousuf H., Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi P. (2014). Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG. Biomaterials, 35 (35), 9508-9516. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.055
Chen, Jiezhong, Shao, Renfu, Li, Li, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2014). Effective inhibition of colon cancer cell growth with MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) loaded 5-FU and PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor BEZ-235 through apoptotic pathways. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 9 (1), 3403-3411. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S61633
Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Hartono, Sandy B., Yang, Jie, Xu, Hongyi, Zhang, Hongwei, Zhang, Jun, Zou, Jin, Dexter, Annette, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2013). Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery. Advanced Materials, 25 (43), 6233-6237. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302737
An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA
Truong, Nghia P., Gu, Wenyi, Prasadam, Indira, Jia, Zhongfan, Crawford, Ross, Xiao, Yin and Monteiro, Michael J. (2013). An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1902, 1902. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2905
Hartono, Sandy B., Gu, Wenyi, Kleitz, Freddy, Liu, Jian, He, Lizhong, Middelberg, Anton P. J., Yu, Chengzhong, Lu, Gao Qing (Max) and Qiao, Shi Zhang (2012). Poly-L-lysine functionalized large pore cubic mesostructured silica nanoparticles as biocompatible carriers for gene delivery. ACS Nano, 6 (3), 2104-2117. doi: 10.1021/nn2039643
Gu, Wenyi, Cochrane, Melanie, Leggatt, Graham, Payne, Elizabeth, Choyce, Allison, Zhou, Fang, Tindle, Robert and McMillan, Nigel (2009). Both treated and untreated tumors are eliminated by short hairpin RNA-based induction of target-specific immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (20), 8314-8319. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812085106
Gu, Wenyi, Ding, Jianmin M., Wang, Xiao, de Kluyver, Rachel L., Saunders, Nicholas A., Frazer, Ian H. and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2007). Generalized substitution of isoencoding codons shortens the duration of papillomavirus L1 protein expression in transiently gene-transfected keratinocytes due to cell differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research, 35 (14), 4820-4832. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm496
Silencing of E6/E7 expression in cervical cancer stem-like cells
Gu, Wenyi, McMillan, Nigel and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Silencing of E6/E7 expression in cervical cancer stem-like cells. Cervical cancer: methods and protocols. (pp. 173-182) edited by Daniel Keppler and Athena W. Lin. New York, NY United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2013-6_12
Mesenchymal stem cells and nano-structured surfaces
Zhou, Yinghong, Chakravorty, Nishant, Xiao, Yin and Gu, Wenyi (2013). Mesenchymal stem cells and nano-structured surfaces. Stem Cell Nanotechnology: Methods and Protocols. (pp. 133-148) edited by Turksen, K. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/7651_2013_30
siRNA and shRNA as anti-cancer agents in a cervical cancer model
Gu, W., Putral, L. and McMillan, N. A. J. (2008). siRNA and shRNA as anti-cancer agents in a cervical cancer model. RNAi : design and application. (pp. 159-172) edited by J. M. Walker. Totowa, N.J., U.S.A.: Humana Press, Inc..
Yang, Kaige, Xie, Yufang, Xue, Lele, Li, Fanping, Luo, Chenghua, Liang, Weihua, Zhang, Haijun, Li, Ya, Ren, Yilin, Zhao, Mengmeng, Wang, Weinan, Liu, Jia, Shen, Xihua, Zhou, Wenhu, Fei, Jing, Chen, Weigang, Gu, Wenyi, Wang, Lianghai, Li, Feng and Hu, Jianming (2023). M2 tumor-associated macrophage mediates the maintenance of stemness to promote cisplatin resistance by secreting TGF-β1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine, 21 (1) 26. doi: 10.1186/s12967-022-03863-0
Li, Hongzhuo, Gu, Wenyi, Jeffery, Penny and Chen, Chen (2023). 17‐β‐estradiol reduces surface PD‐L1 expression in estrogen receptor‐positive breast cancer but not type 1 endometrial cancer cells. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 13 (7) e1330. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.1330
Li, Fangling, Cao, Dongdong, Gu, Wenyi, Cui, Lin, Qiu, Zhongpeng, Liu, Zhiyong, Li, Dongmei and Guo, Xuhong (2023). Delivery of miR-34a-5p by Folic Acid-Modified β-Cyclodextrin-Grafted Polyethylenimine Copolymer Nanocarriers to Resist KSHV. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6 (12), 10826-10836. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.3c02162
Song, Linghong, Wang, Yubing, Feng, Yufei, Peng, Hao, Wang, Chengyan, Duan, Juncang, Liu, Kejian, Shen, Xihua, Gu, Wenyi, Qi, Yan, Jin, Shan and Pang, Lijuan (2023). Bioinformatics-Based Identification of CircRNA-MicroRNA-mRNA Network for Calcific Aortic Valve Disease. Genetics Research, 2023 8194338, 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2023/8194338
Li, Ying, Xu, Huiling, Tan, Xiaohua, Cui, Qinghua, Gu, Wenyi, Pan, Zemin, Yang, Lei, Wu, Shuyuan, Wang, Xiaolu and Li, Dongmei (2023). Parthenolide inhibits proliferation of cells infected with Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus by suppression of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Archives of Virology, 168 (2) 39. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05626-0
RGD-coated polymer nanoworms for enriching cancer stem cells
Gu, Yushu, Bobrin, Valentin, Zhang, Dayong, Sun, Bing, Ng, Chun Ki, Chen, Sung-Po R., Gu, Wenyi and Monteiro, Michael J. (2022). RGD-coated polymer nanoworms for enriching cancer stem cells. Cancers, 15 (1) 234, 234. doi: 10.3390/cancers15010234
Qin, Binyu, Zeng, Zhili, Xu, Jianliang, Shangwen, Jing, Ye, Zeng Jie, Wang, Shutang, Wu, Yanheng, Peng, Gongfeng, Wang, Qi, Gu, Wenyi and Tang, Ying (2022). Emodin inhibits invasion and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via regulating autophagy-mediated degradation of snail and β-catenin. BMC Cancer, 22 (1) 671, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09684-0
Qi, Yan, Zou, Hong, Zhao, XiaoHui, Kapeleris, Joanna, Monteiro, Michael, Li, Feng, Xu, Zhi Ping, Deng, Yizhen, Wu, Yanheng, Tang, Ying and Gu, Wenyi (2022). Inhibition of colon cancer K-RasG13D mutation reduces cancer cell proliferation but promotes stemness and inflammation via RAS/ERK pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13 996053, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.996053
Song, Linghong, Feng, Yufei, Tian, Feng, Liu, Xiaoang, Jin, Shan, Wang, Chengyan, Tang, Wuyue, Duan, Juncang, Guo, Na, Shen, Xihua, Hu, Jianming, Zou, Hong, Gu, Wenyi, Liu, Kejian and Pang, Lijuan (2022). Integrated microarray for identifying the hub mRNAs and constructed miRNA-mRNA network in coronary in-stent restenosis. Physiological Genomics, 54 (10), 371-379. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00089.2021
PD-L1-targeted co-delivery of two chemotherapeutics for efficient suppression of skin cancer growth
Movahedi, Fatemeh, Liu, Jie, Sun, Bing, Cao, Pei, Sun, Luyao, Howard, Christopher, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2022). PD-L1-targeted co-delivery of two chemotherapeutics for efficient suppression of skin cancer growth. Pharmaceutics, 14 (7) 1488, 1488. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071488
miR-34a-5p inhibits the malignant progression of KSHV-infected SH-SY5Y cells by targeting c-fos
Wu, Shuyuan, Wu, Zhaofu, Xu, Huiling, Zhang, Jinli, Gu, Wenyi, Tan, Xiaohua, Pan, Zemin, Cao, Dongdong, Li, Dongmei, Yang, Lei, Li, Dongmei and Pan, Yuanming (2022). miR-34a-5p inhibits the malignant progression of KSHV-infected SH-SY5Y cells by targeting c-fos. PeerJ, 10 e13233, e13233. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13233
Prognostic and therapeutic TILs of cervical cancer—current advances and future perspectives
Tang, Ying, Zhang, Anne X. J., Chen, Guangyu, Wu, Yanheng and Gu, Wenyi (2021). Prognostic and therapeutic TILs of cervical cancer—current advances and future perspectives. Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics, 22, 410-430. doi: 10.1016/j.omto.2021.07.006
Water-borne nanocoating for rapid inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses
Bobrin, Valentin A., Chen, Sung-Po, Grandes Reyes, Carlos Fitzgerald, Sun, Bing, Ng, Chun Ki, Kim, Youry, Purcell, Damian, Jia, Zhongfan, Gu, Wenyi, Armstrong, Jason W., McAuley, Julie and Monteiro, Michael J. (2021). Water-borne nanocoating for rapid inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses. ACS Nano, 15 (9), 14915-14927. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05075
Sun, Bing, Zhao, Xiaohui, Gu, Wenxi, Cao, Pei, Movahedi, Fatemeh, Wu, Yanheng, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2021). ATP stabilised and sensitised calcium phosphate nanoparticles as effective adjuvants for a DNA vaccine against cancer. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 9 (36), 7435-7446. doi: 10.1039/d1tb01408k
Mechanisms of cancer stem cell senescence: current understanding and future perspectives
Zhang, Da‐yong, Monteiro, Michael J., Liu, Jun‐Ping and Gu, Wen‐yi (2021). Mechanisms of cancer stem cell senescence: current understanding and future perspectives. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 48 (9) 1440-1681.13528, 1185-1202. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13528
Movahedi, Fatemeh, Gu, Wenyi, Soares, Christiane Pienna and Xu, Zhi Ping (2021). Encapsulating anti-parasite benzimidazole drugs into lipid-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles to efficiently induce skin cancer cell apoptosis. Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 3 693837. doi: 10.3389/fnano.2021.693837
Yuan, Xin, Zhang, An Zhi, Ren, Yi Lin, Wang, Xue Li, Jiang, Chen Hao, Yang, Lan, Liu, Chun Xia, Liang, Wei Hua, Pang, Li Juan, Gu, Wen Yi, Li, Feng and Hu, Jian Ming (2021). Cytokine-induced killer cells/dendritic cells and cytokine-induced killer cells immunotherapy for the treatment of esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis. Medicine, 100 (13) e24519, 1-13. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024519
Sun, Bing, Zhao, Xiaohui, Wu, Yanheng, Cao, Pei, Movahedi, Fatemeh, Liu, Jie, Wang, Jingjing, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2021). Mannose-functionalized biodegradable nanoparticles efficiently deliver DNA vaccine and promote anti-tumor immunity. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (12), 14015-14027. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c01401
Lin, Yanling, Villacanas, Maria G., Zou, Hong, Liu, Hangrui, Carcedo, Ines G., Wu, Yilun, Sun, Bing, Wu, Xiaoxin, Prasadam, Indira, Monteiro, Michael J., Li, Li, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2021). Calcium-bisphosphonate nanoparticle platform as a prolonged nanodrug and bone-targeted delivery system for bone diseases and cancers. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4 (3) acsabm.0c01455, 2490-2501. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01455
Hu, Yali, Zhang, Kunpeng, Zhu, Xingyao, Zheng, Xiuyan, Wang, Chao, Niu, Xiao, Jiang, Teng, Ji, Xinhua, Zhao, Weilin, Pang, Lijuan, Qi, Yan, Li, Feng, Li, Li, Xu, Zhiping, Gu, Wenyi and Zou, Hong (2021). Synergistic inhibition of drug-resistant colon cancer growth with PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor BEZ235 and nano-emulsioned paclitaxel via reducing multidrug resistance and promoting apoptosis. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 16, 2173-2186. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S290731
Zhang, Xing, Gu, Wenyi, Ma, Zhongliang, Liu, Yun, Ru, Hongbo, Zhou, Jizhi, Zang, Yi, Xu, ZhiPing and Qian, Guangren (2020). Short-term exposure to ZnO/MCB persistent free radical particles causes mouse lung lesions via inflammatory reactions and apoptosis pathways. Environmental Pollution, 261 114039, 114039. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114039
Movahedi, Fatemeh, Wu, Yilun, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2020). Nanostructuring a widely used antiworm drug into the lipid-coated calcium phosphate matrix for enhanced skin tumor treatment. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3 (7), 4230-4238. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00313
Bobrin, Valentin A., Lin, Yanling, He, Jianwei, Qi, Yan, Gu, Wenyi and Monteiro, Michael J. (2020). Therapeutic delivery of polymeric tadpole nanostructures with high selectivity to triple negative breast cancer cells. Biomacromolecules, 21 (11) acs.biomac.0c00302, 4457-4468. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00302
Wu, Yilun, Liu, Jianping, Movahedi, Fatemeh, Gu, Wenyi, Xu, Tiefeng and Xu, Zhi Ping (2020). Enhanced prevention of breast tumor metastasis by nanoparticle‐delivered vitamin E in combination with interferon‐gamma. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9 (6) 1901706, 1901706. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901706
Jiang, Chen Hao, Yuan, Xin, Li, Jiang Fen, Xie, Yu Fang, Zhang, An Zhi, Wang, Xue Li, Yang, Lan, Liu, Chun Xia, Liang, Wei Hua, Pang, Li Juan, Zou, Hong, Cui, Xiao Bin, Shen, Xi Hua, Qi, Yan, Jiang, Jin Fang, Gu, Wen Yi, Li, Feng and Hu, Jian Ming (2020). Bioinformatics-based screening of key genes for transformation of liver cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine, 18 (1) 40, 40. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02229-8
Sun, Bing, Gillard, Marianne, Wu, Yanheng, Wu, Peihong, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2020). Bisphosphonate stabilized calcium phosphate nanoparticles for effective delivery of plasmid DNA to macrophages. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3 (2) acsabm.9b00994, 986-996. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00994
Kapeleris, Joanna, Zou, Hong, Qi, Yan, Gu, Yushu, Li, Jingyun, Schoning, Jennifer, Monteiro, Michael J. and Gu, Wenyi (2020). Cancer stemness contributes to cluster formation of colon cancer cells and high metastatic potentials. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 47 (5) 1440-1681.13247, 838-847. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13247
Liu, Zihan, He, Yonglai, Lian, Xiaojuan, Zou, Hong, Huang, Yalan, Wang, Ning, Hu, Jianming, Cui, Xiaobin, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Wenjie, Gu, Wenyi, Pang, Lijuan and Qi, Yan (2019). Prognostic role of upregulated P300 expression in human cancers: a clinical study of synovial sarcoma and a meta-analysis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18 (4), 3161-3171. doi: 10.3892/etm.2019.7906
PD-L1 distribution and perspective for cancer immunotherapy-blockade, knockdown, or inhibition
Wu, Yilun, Chen, Weiyu, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2019). PD-L1 distribution and perspective for cancer immunotherapy-blockade, knockdown, or inhibition. Frontiers in Immunology, 10 (AUG) 2022, 2022. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02022
Zheng, Yang, Wang, Zhao, Xiong, Xianbin, Zhong, Yi, Zhang, Wei, Dong, Yibo, Li, Jialiang, Zhu, Zaiou, Zhang, Wei, Wu, Heming, Gu, Wenyi, Wu, Yunong, Wang, Xiang and Song, Xiaomeng (2019). Membrane-tethered Notch1 exhibits oncogenic property via activation of EGFR–PI3K–AKT pathway in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 234 (5) jcp.27022, 5940-5952. doi: 10.1002/jcp.27022
Wu, Yanheng, Gu, Wenyi, Li, Jiang, Chen, Chen and Xu, Zhi Ping (2019). Silencing PD-1 and PD-L1 with nanoparticle-delivered small interfering RNA increases cytotoxicity of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Nanomedicine, 14 (8), 955-967. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0237
Cervical cancer cell lines are sensitive to sub-erythemal UV exposure
Gu, Wenyi, Sun, Surong, Kahn, Andrew, Dacus, Dalton, Wendel, Sebastian O., McMillan, Nigel and Wallace, Nicholas A. (2019). Cervical cancer cell lines are sensitive to sub-erythemal UV exposure. Gene, 688, 44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.11.079
Chen, Mingshui, Sharma, Aditi, Lin, Yanling, Wu, Yanheng, He, Qi, Gu, Yushu, Xu, Zhi Ping, Monteiro, Michael and Gu, Wenyi (2019). Insluin and epithelial growth factor (EGF) promote programmed death ligand 1(PD-L1) production and transport in colon cancer stem cells. BMC Cancer, 19 (1) 153, 153. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5364-3
Li, Mengxue, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Xu, Zhi Ping, Gu, Wenyi, Chen, Weiyu, Liu, Jianyong and Qian, Guangren (2019). High and long-term antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli via synergy between the antibiotic penicillin G and its carrier ZnAl layered double hydroxide. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 174, 435-442. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.11.035
Modifying layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy
Li, Li, Li, Bei, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2019). Modifying layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy. Clays and Clay Minerals, 67 (1), 72-80. doi: 10.1007/s42860-019-0006-z
Gu, Wenyi, Wang, Lihui, Wu, Yanheng and Liu, Jun-Ping (2019). Undo the brake of tumour immune tolerance with antibodies, peptide mimetics and small molecule compounds targeting PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint at different locations for acceleration of cytotoxic immunity to cancer cells. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 46 (2), 105-115. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13056
Wu, Yanheng, Gu, Wenyi, Li, Li, Chen, Chen and Xu, Zhi (2019). Enhancing PD-1 gene silence in T lymphocytes by comparing the delivery performance of two inorganic nanoparticle platforms. Nanomaterials, 9 (2) 159, 159. doi: 10.3390/nano9020159
Wu, Yilun, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2019). Enhanced combination cancer therapy using lipid-calcium carbonate/phosphate nanoparticles as a targeted delivery platform. Nanomedicine, 14 (1), 77-92. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0252
Tao, Lin, Amanguli, A., Li, Feng, Wang, Ying Hong, Yang, Lan, Mohemaiti, Meiliguli, Zhao, Jin, Zou, Xiao Guang, Saimaiti, Abudukeyoumu, Abudu, Mirensha, Maimaiti, Mikairemu, Chen, Shi Yan, Abudukelimu, Ruxianguli, Maimaiti, Ayinuer, Li, Shu Gang, Zhang, Wei, Aizimu, Ayinuer, Yang, An Qiang, Wang, Ju, Pang, Li Juan, Cao, Yu Guang, Gu, Wen Yi and Zhang, Wen Jie (2018). Cervical Screening by Pap Test and Visual Inspection Enabling Same-Day Biopsy in Low-Resource, High-Risk Communities. Obstetrics and gynecology, 132 (6), 1421-1429. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002973
Yan, Shiyu, Xu, Kewei, Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi, Rolfe, Barbara E. and Xu, Zhi P. (2018). The pathways for layered double hydroxide nanoparticles to enhance antigen (cross)-presentation on immune cells as adjuvants for protein vaccines. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9 (SEP) 1060, 1060. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01060
Biodistribution of PNIPAM-Coated Nanostructures Synthesized by the TDMT Method
Gu, Wenyi, Bobrin, Valentin A., Chen, Sung-Po R., Wang, Zhao, Schoning, Jennifer P., Gu, Yushu, Chen, Weiyu, Chen, Mingshui, Jia, Zhongfan and Monteiro, Michael J. (2018). Biodistribution of PNIPAM-Coated Nanostructures Synthesized by the TDMT Method. Biomacromolecules, 20 (2) acs.biomac.8b01196, 625-634. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01196
Wang, Ning, Liu, Zi-Han, Zou, Hong, Pang, Li-Juan, Gu, Wen-Yi, Hu, Jian-Ming, Li, Dong-Mei, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Jun, Liu, Chun-Xia, Zhang, Wen-Jie, Qi, Yan and Li, Feng (2018). Laser capture microdissection for detecting the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related genes in epithelial and spindle cells of paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed biphasic synovial sarcoma. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 45 (7), 675-682. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12936
Wu, Yanheng, Gu, Wenyi, Chen, Chen, Do, Son Trong and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). Optimization of formulations consisting of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles and small interfering RNA for efficient knockdown of the target gene. ACS Omega, 3 (5), 4871-4877. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00397
Wang, Jie, Gu, Wenyi and Chen, Chen (2018). Knocking down insulin receptor in pancreatic beta cell lines with lentiviral-small hairpin RNA reduces glucose-stimulated insulin secretion via decreasing the gene expression of insulin, GLUT2 and Pdx1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19 (4) 985, 985. doi: 10.3390/ijms19040985
Zheng, Yang, Wang, Zhao, Ding, Xu, Zhang, Wei, Li, Gang, Liu, Laikui, Wu, Heming, Gu, Wenyi, Wu, Yunong and Song, Xiaomeng (2018). A novel Notch1 missense mutation (C1133Y) in the Abruptex domain exhibits enhanced proliferation and invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell International, 18 (1) 6, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12935-017-0496-5
One-pot synthesis of raspberry-like mesoporous silica nanospheres
Liu, Tingting, Liu, Lihong, Gu, Wenyi, Liu, Jian and Liu, Shaomin (2018). One-pot synthesis of raspberry-like mesoporous silica nanospheres. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 18 (1), 401-406. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2018.14607
Li, Kelu, Ma, Hongmei, Zheng, Xiuyan, Hu, Yali, Wang, Yue, Zhang, Kunpeng, Chen, Jiahan, Qi, Yan, Jiang, Jinfang, Pang, Lijuan, Tao, Lin, Gu, Wenyi, Li, Feng and Zou, Hong (2018). Overexpression of Polo-like kinase1 (PLK1) in chondrosarcoma and its implications for cancer progression. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, 11 (3), 1707-1711.
Zheng, Yang, Wang, Zhao, Ding, Xu, Dong, Yibo, Zhang, Wei, Zhang, Wei, Zhong, Yi, Gu, Wenyi, Wu, Yunong and Song, Xiaomeng (2017). Combined Erlotinib and PF-03084014 treatment contributes to synthetic lethality in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cell Proliferation, 51 (3) e12424, e12424. doi: 10.1111/cpr.12424
Yan, Shiyu, Gu, Wenyi, Zhang, Bing, Rolfe, Barbara E and Xu, Zhi Ping (2017). High adjuvant activity of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles and nanosheets in anti-tumour vaccine formulations. Dalton Transactions, 47 (9), 2956-2964. doi: 10.1039/c7dt03725b
Nanoformulations of albendazole as effective anticancer and antiparasite agents
Movahedi, Fatemeh, Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2017). Nanoformulations of albendazole as effective anticancer and antiparasite agents. Nanomedicine, 12 (20), 2555-2574. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0102
Wu, Yilun, Gu, Wenyi, Tang, Jie and Xu, Zhi Ping (2017). Devising new lipid-coated calcium phosphate/carbonate hybrid nanoparticles for controlled release in endosomes for efficient gene delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5 (34), 7194-7203. doi: 10.1039/c7tb01635b
Qi, Yan, Wang, Ning, He, Yonglai, Zhang, Jun, Zou, Hong, Zhang, Wenjie, Gu, Wenyi, Huang, Yalan, Lian, Xiaojuan, Hu, Jianming, Zhao, Jin, Cui, Xiaobin, Pang, Lijuan and Li, Feng (2017). Transforming growth factor-β1 signaling promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like phenomena, cell motility, and cell invasion in synovial sarcoma cells. PLoS One, 12 (8) e0182680, e0182680. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182680
Liu, Hangrui, Song, Fan, Gu, Wenyi, Feng, Jinian, Cai, Wanzhi and Shao, Renfu (2017). Novel insights into mitochondrial gene rearrangement in thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) from the grass thrips, Anaphothrips obscurus. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 4284, 4284. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04617-5
Li, Li, Zhang, Run, Gu, Wenyi and Ping, Zhi (2017). Mannose-conjugated layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for targeted siRNA delivery to enhance cancer therapy. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 14 (7), 2355-2364. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.06.006
Increased PD-L1 expression in breast and colon cancer stem cells
Wu, Yanheng, Chen, Mingshui, Wu, Peihong, Chen, Chen, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2017). Increased PD-L1 expression in breast and colon cancer stem cells. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 44 (5), 602-604. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12732
Qi, Yan, Huang, Yalan, Pang, Lijuan, Gu, Wenyi, Wang, Ning, Hu, Jianming, Cui, Xiaobin, Zhang, Jun, Zhao, Jin, Liu, Chunxia, Zhang, Wenjie, Zou, Hong and Li, Feng (2017). Prognostic value of the MicroRNA-29 family in multiple human cancers: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 44 (4), 441-454. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12726
Schoning, Jennifer Petra, Monteiro, Michael and Gu, Wenyi (2017). Drug resistance and cancer stem cells: the shared but distinct roles of hypoxia-inducible factors HIF1α and HIF2α. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology, 44 (2), 153-161. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12693
Short interfering RNA induced generation and translation of stable 5' mRNA cleavage intermediates
Singhania, Richa, Pavey, Sandra, Payne, Elizabeth, Gu, Wenyi, Clancy, Jennifer, Jubair, Luqman, Preiss, Thomas, Saunders, Nicholas and McMillan, Nigel A. J. (2016). Short interfering RNA induced generation and translation of stable 5' mRNA cleavage intermediates. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, 1859 (8), 1034-1042. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.06.005
Prasadam, Indira, Batra, Jyotsna, Perry, Samuel, Gu, Wenyi, Crawford, Ross and Xiao, Yin (2016). Systematic identification, characterization and target gene analysis of microRNAs involved in osteoarthritis subchondral bone pathogenesis. Calcified Tissue International, 99 (1), 43-55. doi: 10.1007/s00223-016-0125-7
Efficient drug delivery using SiO2-layered double hydroxide nanocomposites
Li, Li, Gu, Zi, Gu, Wenyi, Liu, Jian and Xu, Zhi Ping (2016). Efficient drug delivery using SiO2-layered double hydroxide nanocomposites. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 470, 47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.02.042
Zou, Hong, Li, Li, Garcia Carcedo, Ines, Xu, Zhi Ping, Monteiro, Michael and Gu, Wenyi (2016). Synergistic inhibition of colon cancer cell growth with nanoemulsion-loaded paclitaxel and PI3K/ mTOR dual inhibitor BEZ235 through apoptosis. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 11, 1947-1958. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S100744
Chen, Weiyu, Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy, Gu, Wenyi, Rolfe, Barbara and Xu, Zhi Ping (2016). Efficient and durable vaccine against Intimin β of Diarrheagenic E. Coli induced by clay nanoparticles. Small, 12 (12), 1627-1639. doi: 10.1002/smll.201503359
Direct synthesis of layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient siRNA delivery
Li, L., Gu, Z., Gu, W. Y. and Xu, Z. P. (2016). Direct synthesis of layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient siRNA delivery. RSC Advances, 6 (98), 95518-95526. doi: 10.1039/c6ra19225d
Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles
Yu, Meihua, Niu, Yuting, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Yang, Yannan, Taran, Elena, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Gu, Wenyi, Thorn, Peter and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles. Nano Research, 9 (2), 291-305. doi: 10.1007/s12274-015-0909-5
PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway dual inhibitor BEZ235 suppresses the stemness of colon cancer stem cells
Chen, Jiezhong, Shao, Renfu, Li, Feng, Monteiro, Michael, Liu, Jun-Ping, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2015). PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway dual inhibitor BEZ235 suppresses the stemness of colon cancer stem cells. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 42 (12), 1317-1326. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12493
Gu, Wenyi, Prasadam, Indira, Yu, Meihua, Zhang, Fengxia, Ling, Patrick, Xiao, Yin and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Gamma tocotrienol targets tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in mammospheres resulting in cell death through RAS/ERK pathway. BMC Cancer, 15 (1) 609, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1614-1
Nanotechnology in the management of cervical cancer
Chen, Jiezhong, Gu, Wenyi, Yang, Lei, Chen, Chen, Shao, Renfu, Xu, Kewei and Xu, Zhi Ping (2015). Nanotechnology in the management of cervical cancer. Reviews in Medical Virology, 25 (S1), 72-83. doi: 10.1002/rmv.1825
Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi, Liu, Jian, Yan, Shiyu and Xu, Zhi Ping (2015). Amine-functionalized SiO2 nanodot-coated layered double hydroxide nanocomposites for enhanced gene delivery. Nano Research, 8 (2), 682-694. doi: 10.1007/s12274-014-0552-6
Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG
Yan, Shiyu, Rolfe, Barbara E., Zhang, Bing, Mohammed, Yousuf H., Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi P. (2014). Polarized immune responses modulated by layered double hydroxides nanoparticle conjugated with CpG. Biomaterials, 35 (35), 9508-9516. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.055
Chen, Jiezhong, Shao, Renfu, Li, Li, Xu, Zhi Ping and Gu, Wenyi (2014). Effective inhibition of colon cancer cell growth with MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) loaded 5-FU and PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor BEZ-235 through apoptotic pathways. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 9 (1), 3403-3411. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S61633
PTEN hypermethylation profiles of Chinese Kazakh patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Pan, Q. F., Li, W. T., Dong, H. C., Chen, Y. Z., Yin, L., Liu, W., Wang, W. W., Liu, D., Li, S. G., Gu, W. Y., Chen, J. Z., Yang, L., Zhang, W. J. and Li, F. (2014). PTEN hypermethylation profiles of Chinese Kazakh patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Diseases of the Esophagus, 27 (4), 396-402. doi: 10.1111/dote.12106
Tan, Xiaohua, Yang, Li, Xian, Lingling, Huang, Jin, Di, Chunhong, Gu, Wenyi, Guo, Shuli and Yang, Lei (2014). ATP- binding cassette transporter A1 ( ABCA1) promotes arsenic tolerance in human cells by reducing cellular arsenic accumulation. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 41 (4), 287-294. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12219
Co-delivery of siRNAs and anti-cancer drugs using layered double hydroxide nanoparticles
Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi, Chen, Jiezhong, Chen, Weiyu and Xu, Zhi P. (2014). Co-delivery of siRNAs and anti-cancer drugs using layered double hydroxide nanoparticles. Biomaterials, 35 (10), 3331-3339. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.095
Inactivation of miR-34a by aberrant CpG methylation in Kazakh patients with esophageal carcinoma
Cui, Xiaobin, Zhao, Zhimin, Liu, Dong, Guo, Tao, Li, Su, Hu, Jianming, Liu, Chunxia, Yang, Lan, Cao, Yuwen, Jiang, Jinfang, Liang, Weihua, Liu, Wei, Li, Shugang, Wang, Lianghai, Wang, Lidong, Gu, Wenyi, Wu, Chuanyue, Chen, Yunzhao and Li, Feng (2014). Inactivation of miR-34a by aberrant CpG methylation in Kazakh patients with esophageal carcinoma. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research, 33 (1) 20. doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-33-20
Synthesis of multi-functional large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles as gene carriers
Hartono, Sandy B., Yu, Meihua, Gu, Wenyi, Yang, Jie, Strounina, Ekaterina, Wang, Xiaolin, Qiao, Shizhang and Yu, Chengzhong (2014). Synthesis of multi-functional large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles as gene carriers. Nanotechnology, 25 (5) 055701, 055701.1-055701.13. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/5/055701
Chen, Zetao, Wu, Chengtie, Gu, Wenyi, Klein, Travis, Crawford, Ross and Xiao, Yin (2014). Osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow MSCs by β-tricalcium phosphate stimulating macrophages via BMP2 signalling pathway. Biomaterials, 35 (5), 1507-1518. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.11.014
Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Hartono, Sandy B., Yang, Jie, Xu, Hongyi, Zhang, Hongwei, Zhang, Jun, Zou, Jin, Dexter, Annette, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2013). Nanoparticles mimicking viral surface topography for enhanced cellular delivery. Advanced Materials, 25 (43), 6233-6237. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302737
Cui, Xiao-Bin, Chen, Yun-Zhao, Pang, Xue-lian, Liu, Wei, Hu, Jian-Ming, Li, Shu-Gang, Yang, Lan, Zhang, Wen-Jie, Liu, Chun-xia, Cao, Yu-wen, Jiang, Jin-Fang, Gu, Wen-Yi, Pang, James, Yang, Lei, Yuan, Xiang-Lin, Yu, Shi-Ying and Li, Feng (2013). Multiple polymorphisms within the PLCE1 are associated with esophageal cancer via promoting the gene expression in a Chinese Kazakh population. Gene, 530 (2), 315-322. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.08.057
Prasadam, Indira, Farnaghi, Saba, Feng, Jian Q., Gu, Wenyi, Perry, Samuel, Crawford, Ross and Xiao, Yin (2013). Impact of extracellular matrix derived from osteoarthritis subchondral bone osteoblasts on osteocytes: Role of integrinβ1 and focal adhesion kinase signaling cues. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 15 (5). doi: 10.1186/ar4333
Chen, Yun-Zhao, Cui, Xiao-Bin, Hu, Jian-Ming, Zhang, Wen Jie, Li, Shu-Gang, Yang, Lan, Shen, Xi-Hua, Liu, Chun-Xia, Pan, Qing-Fang, Yu, Shi-Ying, Yuan, Xiang-Lin, Yang, Lei, Gu, Wen-Yi, Chen, Jie-Zhong, Wang, Li-Dong and Li, Feng (2013). Overexpression of PLCE1 in Kazakh esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: implications in cancer metastasis and aggressiveness. Apmis, 121 (10), 908-918. doi: 10.1111/apm.12095
Gu, Wenyi, Jia, Zhongfan, Truong, Nghia P., Prasadam, Indira, Xiao, Yin and Monteiro, Michael J. (2013). Polymer nanocarrier system for endosome escape and timed release of siRNA with complete gene silencing and cell death in cancer cells. Biomacromolecules, 14 (10), 3386-3389. doi: 10.1021/bm401139e
An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA
Truong, Nghia P., Gu, Wenyi, Prasadam, Indira, Jia, Zhongfan, Crawford, Ross, Xiao, Yin and Monteiro, Michael J. (2013). An influenza virus-inspired polymer system for the timed release of siRNA. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1902, 1902. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2905
MicroRNA-182 plays an onco-miRNA role in cervical cancer
Tang, Tao, Wong, Hoi Kin, Gu, Wenyi, Yu, Mei-yung, To, Ka-Fai, Wang, Chi Chiu, Wong, Yick Fu, Cheung, Tak Hong, Chung, Tony Kwok Hung and Choy, Kwong Wai (2013). MicroRNA-182 plays an onco-miRNA role in cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 129 (1), 199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.12.043
Yan, Shiyu, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2013). Re-considering how particle size and other properties of antigen-adjuvant complexes impact on the immune responses. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 395 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.11.061
Timed-release polymer nanoparticles
Nguyen, Tran T. D., Nghia, Truong P., Gu, Wenyi, Jia, Zhongfan, Cooper, Matthew A. and Monteiro, Michael J. (2013). Timed-release polymer nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules, 14 (2), 495-502. doi: 10.1021/bm301721k
Yu, Meihua, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Thorn, Peter, Chen, Jiezhong, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2013). Hyaluronic acid modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to CD44-overexpressing cancer cells. Nanoscale, 5 (1), 178-183. doi: 10.1039/c2nr32145a
Mesenchymal stem cells and nano-structured surfaces
Zhou, Yinghong, Chakravorty, Nishant, Xiao, Yin and Gu, Wenyi (2013). Mesenchymal stem cells and nano-structured surfaces. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1058, 133-48. doi: 10.1007/7651_2013_30
Nanotechnology in the targeted drug delivery for bone diseases and bone regeneration
Gu, Wenyi, Wu, Chengtie, Chen, Jiezhong and Xiao, Yin (2013). Nanotechnology in the targeted drug delivery for bone diseases and bone regeneration. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 8 (1), 2305-2317. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S44393
Obesity-associated endometrial and cervical cancers
Gu, Wenyi, Chen, Chen and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2013). Obesity-associated endometrial and cervical cancers. Frontiers in Bioscience, 5 (1) E600, 109-118. doi: 10.2741/e600
Pore size-optimized periodic mesoporous organosilicas for the enrichment of peptides and polymers
Qian, Kun, Liu, Fang, Yang, Jie, Huang, Xiaodan, Gu, Wenyi, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Yuan, Pei and Yu, Chengzhong (2013). Pore size-optimized periodic mesoporous organosilicas for the enrichment of peptides and polymers. RSC Advances, 3 (34), 14466-14472. doi: 10.1039/c3ra41332b
Recent advance in silica-based engineered nanoparticles for gene therapy
Niu, Yuting, Popat, Amirali, Yu, Meihua, Karmakar, Surajit, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2012). Recent advance in silica-based engineered nanoparticles for gene therapy. Therapeutic Delivery, 3 (10), 1217-1237. doi: 10.4155/tde.12.98
A simple approach to prepare monodisperse mesoporous silica nanospheres with adjustable sizes
Yu, Meihua, Zhou, Liang, Zhang, Jun, Yuan, Pei, Thorn, Peter, Gu, Wenyi and Yu, Chengzhong (2012). A simple approach to prepare monodisperse mesoporous silica nanospheres with adjustable sizes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 376 (1), 67-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.03.014
Hartono, Sandy B., Gu, Wenyi, Kleitz, Freddy, Liu, Jian, He, Lizhong, Middelberg, Anton P. J., Yu, Chengzhong, Lu, Gao Qing (Max) and Qiao, Shi Zhang (2012). Poly-L-lysine functionalized large pore cubic mesostructured silica nanoparticles as biocompatible carriers for gene delivery. ACS Nano, 6 (3), 2104-2117. doi: 10.1021/nn2039643
Qian, Kun, Gu, Wenyi, Yuan, Pei, Liu, Fang, Wang, Yunhua, Monteiro, Michael and Yu, Chengzhong (2012). Enrichment and detection of peptides from biological systems using designed periodic mesoporous organosilica microspheres. Small, 8 (2), 231-236. doi: 10.1002/smll.201101770
Gu, Wenyi, Chen, Jeizhong, Yang, Lei and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2012). TNF-alpha promotes IFN-gamma-induced CD40 expression and antigen process in Myb-transformed hematological cells. The Scientific World Journal, 2012 621969, 621969.1-621969.11. doi: 10.1100/2012/621969
The possible mechanisms for β-glucans to prevent atherosclerotic lesions
Gislette, Tiphaine, Zhao, Kong-Nan, Gu, Wenyi and Chen, Jiezhong (2012). The possible mechanisms for β-glucans to prevent atherosclerotic lesions. Current Bioactive Compounds, 8 (2), 146-150. doi: 10.2174/157340712801784796
Gu, W., Yeo, E., McMillan, N. and Yu, C. (2011). Silencing oncogene expression in cervical cancer stem-like cells inhibits their cell growth and self-renewal ability. Cancer Gene Therapy, 18 (12), 897-905. doi: 10.1038/cgt.2011.58
The role of PI3K/Akt pathway in beta-glucan-induced dendritic cell maturation
Chen, Jiezhong, Gu, Wenyi and Zhao, Kongnan (2011). The role of PI3K/Akt pathway in beta-glucan-induced dendritic cell maturation. International Immunopharmacology, 11 (4), 529-529. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.01.027
Prediction of conserved microRNAs from skin and mucosal human papillomaviruses
Gu, Wenyi, An, Jiyuan, Ye, Ping, Zhao, KongNan and Antonsson, Annika (2011). Prediction of conserved microRNAs from skin and mucosal human papillomaviruses. Archives of Virology, 156 (7), 1161-1171. doi: 10.1007/s00705-011-0974-3
Inhibition of cervical cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo with dual shRNAs
Gu, Wenyi, Payne, Elizabeth, Sun, Surong, Burgess, Melinda and McMillan, Nigel A. J. (2011). Inhibition of cervical cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo with dual shRNAs. Cancer Gene Therapy, 18 (3), 219-227. doi: 10.1038/cgt.2010.72
Ding, Jianmin, Doorbar, John, Li, Bo, Zhou, Fang, Gu, Wenyi, Zhao, Liang, Saunders, Nicholas A., Frazer, Ian H. and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2010). Expression of papillomavirus L1 proteins regulated by authentic gene codon usage is favoured in G2/M-like cells in differentiating keratinocytes. Virology, 399 (1), 46-58. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.12.021
Gu, Wenyi, Cochrane, Melanie, Leggatt, Graham, Payne, Elizabeth, Choyce, Allison, Zhou, Fang, Tindle, Robert and McMillan, Nigel (2009). Both treated and untreated tumors are eliminated by short hairpin RNA-based induction of target-specific immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (20), 8314-8319. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812085106
siRNA and shRNA as anticancer agents in a cervical cancer model
Gu, Wenyi, Putral, Lisa and McMillan, Nigel (2008). siRNA and shRNA as anticancer agents in a cervical cancer model. Methods in Molecular Biology, 442, 159-172. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-191-8_12
Gu, Wenyi, Ding, Jianmin M., Wang, Xiao, de Kluyver, Rachel L., Saunders, Nicholas A., Frazer, Ian H. and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2007). Generalized substitution of isoencoding codons shortens the duration of papillomavirus L1 protein expression in transiently gene-transfected keratinocytes due to cell differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research, 35 (14), 4820-4832. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm496
Fang, N. X., Gu, W., Ding, J., Saunders, N. A., Frazer, I. H. and Zhao, K. N. (2007). Calcium enhances mouse keratinocyte differentiation in vitro to differentially regulate expression of papillomavirus authentic and codon modified L1 genes. Virology, 365 (1), 187-197. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.03.038
The development and future of oligonucleotide-based therapies for cervical cancer
Gu, W. Y., Putral, L. N., Irving, A. and McMillan, N. A. J. (2007). The development and future of oligonucleotide-based therapies for cervical cancer. Current Opinions in Molecular Therapeutics, 9 (2), 126-131.
Future of RNAi-based therapies for human papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer
Irving, A, McMillan, N and Gu, WY (2007). Future of RNAi-based therapies for human papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer. Future Virology, 2 (6), 587-595. doi: 10.2217/17460794.2.6.587
Gu, W., Putral, L., Hengst, K., Minto, K., Saunders, N. A., Leggatt, G. and McMillan, N. A. J. (2006). Inhibition of cervical cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo with lentiviral-vector delivered short hairpin RNA targeting human papillomavirus E6 and E7 oncogenes. Cancer Gene Therapy, 13 (11), 1023-1032. doi: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700971
RNA interference for the treatment of cancer
Putral, Lisa N., Gu, Wenyi and McMillan, Nigel A. J. (2006). RNA interference for the treatment of cancer. Drug News & Perspectives, 19 (6), 317-324. doi: 10.1358/dnp.2006.19.6.985937
Gu, Wenyi, Janssens, Peter, Holland, Michael, Seamark, Robert and Kerr, Peter (2005). Lymphocytes and MHC class II positive cells in the female rabbit reproductive tract before and after ovulation. Immunology and Cell Biology, 83 (6), 596-606. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1711.2005.01375.x
Zhao, Kong-Nan, Gu, WenYi, Fang, Ning Xia, Saunders, Nicholas A. and Frazer, Ian H. (2005). Gene codon composition determines differentiation-dependent expression of a viral capsid gene in keratinocytes in vitro and in vivo. Molecular And Cellular Biology, 25 (19), 8643-8655. doi: 10.1128/MCB.25.19.8643-8655.2005
Putral, L. N., Bywater, M. J., Gu, W. Y., Saunders, N. A., Gabrielli, B. G., Leggatt, G. R. and McMillan, N. A. J. (2005). RNA interference against human papillomavirus oncogenes in cervical cancer cells results in increased sensitivity to cisplatin. Molecular Pharmacology, 68 (5), 1311-1319. doi: 10.1124/mol.105.014191
Jonsson, Julie R., Gu, Wenyi, Vanags, Daina M., Bishop, G. Alex, McCaughan, Geoffrey W., Fawcett, Jonathon, Lynch, Stephen V., Balderson, Glenda A., Powell, Elizabeth E. and Clouston, Andrew D. (2004). Increased mononuclear cell activation and apoptosis early after human liver transplantation is associated with a reduced frequency of acute rejection. Liver Transplantation, 10 (3), 397-403. doi: 10.1002/lt.20084
Gu, Wenyi, Holland, Michael, Janssens, Peter, Seamark, Robert and Kerr, Peter (2004). Immune response in rabbit ovaries following infection of a recombinant myxoma virus expressing rabbit zona pellucida protein B. Virology, 318 (2), 516-523. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.10.021
Gu, Wenyi, Li, Mengrong, Zhao, Wei Ming, Fang, Ning Xia, Bu, Shurui, Frazer, Ian H. and Zhao, Kong-Nan (2004). tRNASer(CGA) differentially regulates expression of wild-type and codon-modified papillomavirus L1 genes. Nucleic Acids Research, 32 (15), 4448-4461. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkh748
Effects of additional sequences directly downstream from the AUG on the expression of GFP gene
Zhao, Kong-Nan, Tomlinson, Liz, Liu, Wen Jun, Gu, Wenyi and Frazer, Ian H. (2003). Effects of additional sequences directly downstream from the AUG on the expression of GFP gene. BBA - Biochimeca et Biophysica Acta: international journal of biochemistry and biophysics, 1630 (2-3), 84-95. doi: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2003.09.010
Gu, Wenyi, Holland, Michael, Janssens, Peter and Kerr, Peter (2003). Antibody response in the female rabbit reproductive tract to influenza haemagglutinin encoded by a recombinant myxoma virus. Virology, 313 (1), 286-295. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6822(03)00324-6
Efficient drug delivery for cancer treatment using Si02-LDH nanocomposites
Li, L., Gu, Z., Gu, W. Y., Liu, J. and Xu, Z. P. (2015). Efficient drug delivery for cancer treatment using Si02-LDH nanocomposites. 10th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 18th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2015 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, DC, United States, 14-17 June 2015. Taylor and Francis.
RNA interference for the treatment of cervical cancers: Solving the delivery and efficacy issues
Gu, W. Y., Leggatt, G., Payne, E., Wilson, D., Choyce, A. and McMillan, N. A. J. (2009). RNA interference for the treatment of cervical cancers: Solving the delivery and efficacy issues. 6th Meeting of the Australasian Gene Therapy Society, Sydney, Australia, 29 April - 01 May 2009. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/jgm.1375
Clouston, A., Vanags, D. M., Gu, W. Y., Powell, E. E. and Jonsson, J. R. (2003). Absence of rejection after human liver orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with leukocyte apoptosis, increased lymphocyte activation and higher donor cell chimerism. 55th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Disease, Boston, MA, United States, 24-28 October 2003. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Monteiro, Michael, Gu, W., Phuoc, T. and Jia, Z. (2014). Polymers for siRNA delivery. WO2014015367.
Development of immunotherapy for viral-induced cancers
(2017–2018) Guangdong Tophealth Biotechnology Co. Ltd
Developing a mouse model of spontaneous hepatocyte carcinoma
(2016–2017) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
Bio-immunotherapy for cervical cancer
(2015–2017) Research Donation Generic
siRNA-based Anti-Tumour Immunity
(2014–2016) Research Donation Generic
(2012–2014) University of the Sunshine Coast
Novel photodynamic therapy for targeted skin cancer treatment: an integrated bionanotechnology
(2012–2013) Cancer Council Queensland
Evolution and function of fragmented animal mitochondrial genomes
(2012) ARC Discovery Projects
The Role of RNA interference in the induction of immune responses
(2008–2009) ARC Linkage Projects
(2008) NHMRC Travelling Award for Research Training
Using siRNA and shRNA as antigen presentationenhancers for anti-tumour immunity
(2007–2008) UQ Early Career Researcher
Sensitise cervical cancer cells to shRNA-mediated gene silence
(2006–2009) NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
Roles of surface expression of PD-L1 and the regulation by E2 in human endometrial and breast cancers
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Development of lipid-coated calcium phosphate (LCP) nanoparticles as albendazole carrier for cancer therapy
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Targeting hypoxic cancer stem cells with nanoparticles
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Developing inorganic nanoplatforms for efficient siRNA delivery to improve cancer immunotherapy
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Developing lipid-coated calcium carbonate/phosphate hybrid nanoparticles as a gene/drug co-delivery platform for combined cancer therapy
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Contribution of complement anaphylatoxin receptors to melanoma growth: potential therapeutic targets
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Bio-inspired Virus-mimicking Nanoparticles for Efficient Cellular Delivery
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Designer Mesoporous Silica Nano-carriers for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery with Enhanced Bioavailability
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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RNAi against Virally-Induced Disease
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Identifying therapeutic targets and developing targeted cancer therapies for cancer stem cells
Drug delivery with nanotechnology and RNA interference based thearpy