zhenzhong zhang

zhenzhong zhang


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 July 2014 in Biomaterials
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JSJinjin Shi
Jinjin Shi
LWLei Wang
Lei Wang
JZJing Zhang
Jing Zhang
RMRou Ma
Rou Ma
JGJun Gao
Jun Gao
ZZzhenzhong zhang
zhenzhong zhang

1 July 2016 in Acta Biomaterialia
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QFQianhua Feng
Qianhua Feng
YZYuanyuan Zhang
Yuanyuan Zhang
WZWanxia Zhang
Wanxia Zhang
XSXiaoning Shan
Xiaoning Shan
YYYujie Yuan
Yujie Yuan
ZZzhenzhong zhang
zhenzhong zhang

15 November 2017 in Advanced Healthcare Materials
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QFQianhua Feng
Qianhua Feng
WZWanxia Zhang
Wanxia Zhang
XYXuemei Yang
Xuemei Yang
YLYuzhen Li
Yuzhen Li
YHYongwei Hao
Yongwei Hao
ZZzhenzhong zhang
zhenzhong zhang

24 August 2018 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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HZHongjuan Zhao
Hongjuan Zhao
LLLi Li
Li Li
JZJunli Zhang
Junli Zhang
CZCuixia Zheng
Cuixia Zheng
KDKaili Ding
Kaili Ding
ZZzhenzhong zhang
zhenzhong zhang

1 July 2014 in Biomaterials
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Journal Article
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JSJinjin Shi
Jinjin Shi
LWLei Wang
Lei Wang
JGJun Gao
Jun Gao
YLYan Liu
Yan Liu
JZJing Zhang
Jing Zhang
ZZzhenzhong zhang
zhenzhong zhang

16 December 2021 in Advanced Science
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SWSixuan Wu
Sixuan Wu
KZKaixiang Zhang
Kaixiang Zhang
YLYan Liang
Yan Liang
YWYongbin Wei
Yongbin Wei
JAJingyi An
Jingyi An
JSJinjin Shi
Jinjin Shi
Despite the promise of tumor starvation therapies, they are often associated with nonspecific and incomplete energy blockade. Here, a novel paradigm of starvation therapy is proposed to synergize the “Zn2+ interference”‐mediated glycolysis inhibition and Zn2+‐activating GLUT1 (Glucose transporter 1) tumor specific depletion for systematic energy exhaustion. It is discovered that ZIF‐8 (zinc imidazolate metal–organic frameworks ) can induce abrupt intracellular Zn2+ elevation preferentially in melanoma cells, and then achieve effective glycolysis blockade through “Zn2+ interference”‐triggered decrease of NAD+ and inactivation of GAPDH, making it a powerful tumor energy nanoinhibitor. Meanwhile, Zn2+‐activating DNAzymes for specifically cleaving GLUT1 mRNA is designed. This DNAzyme can only be activated under intracellular Zn2+ overloading, and then directionally cut off glucose supply, which further restrains the adaptive up‐regulation of glycolytic flux after glycolysis inhibition in tumors. Afterward, DNAzymes are loaded in ZIF‐8 concurrently tethered by hyaluronic acid (HA), constructing a “nanoenabled energy interrupter ”. Such a rational design presents a preferential accumulation tendency to tumor sites due to the active CD44‐targeting mechanisms, specifically achieves remarkable systematic energy exhaustion in melanoma cells, and affords 80.8% in tumor growth suppression without systemic toxicity in vivo. This work verifies a fascinating therapeutic platform enabling ion interference‐inductive starvation strategy for effective tumor therapy.