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Li H, Wang M, Huang B, Zhu SW, Zhou JJ, Chen DR, Cui R, Zhang M, Sun ZJ. Theranostic near-infrared-IIb emitting nanoprobes for promoting immunogenic radiotherapy and abscopal effects against cancer metastasis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7149. [PMID: 34887404 PMCID: PMC8660774 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27485-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Radiotherapy is an important therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment through direct damage to cancer cells and augmentation of antitumor immune responses. However, the efficacy of radiotherapy is limited by hypoxia-mediated radioresistance and immunosuppression in tumor microenvironment. Here, we construct a stabilized theranostic nanoprobe based on quantum dots emitting in the near-infrared IIb (NIR-IIb, 1,500-1,700 nm) window modified by catalase, arginine-glycine-aspartate peptides and poly(ethylene glycol). We demonstrate that the nanoprobes effectively aggregate in the tumor site to locate the tumor region, thereby realizing precision radiotherapy with few side-effects. In addition, nanoprobes relieve intratumoral hypoxia and reduce the tumor infiltration of immunosuppressive cells. Moreover, the nanoprobes promote the immunogenic cell death of cancer cells to trigger the activation of dendritic cells and enhance T cell-mediated antitumor immunity to inhibit tumor metastasis. Collectively, the nanoprobe-mediated immunogenic radiotherapy can boost the abscopal effect to inhibit tumor metastasis and prolong survival.
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- Hao Li
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China.
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Song S, Zhang H. Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy Mediated by Metal Phosphorus-Based Nanomaterials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103936. [PMID: 34596931 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Metal phosphorus-based nanomaterials (Metal-P NMs) including metal phosphate nanomaterials, metal phosphide nanomaterials, and metal-black phosphorus (Metal-BP) nanocomposite are widely used in the field of biomedicine owing to their excellent physical and chemical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. In recent years, metal phosphate nanomaterials and Metal-BP nanocomposite acted as medicine delivery system have made breakthroughs in tumor diagnosis including magnetic resonance imaging, fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging, nuclear imaging, and therapies including chemotherapy, gene therapy, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, and radiation therapy. Metal phosphate nanomaterials have good biodegradability, especially calcium-based metal phosphate nanomaterials can be dissolved into nontoxic ions and participate in the metabolisms of normal organs. Compared with metal phosphate nanomaterials, metal phosphide nanomaterials have excellent optical, magnetic, and catalytic properties, which can be used as multifunctional diagnostic nanoplatforms and therapeutic agents for chemodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, or immunotherapy. The latest developments in Metal-P NMs, covering the range of preparation methods and biological applications, such as serving as drug carriers, tumor diagnosis, and therapy, are focused. All in all, the current trends, key issues, future prospects and challenges of Metal-P NMs are concluded and discussed, which are important for the development of this research field and shining more lights on this direction.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Zhen W, An S, Wang S, Hu W, Li Y, Jiang X, Li J. Precise Subcellular Organelle Targeting for Boosting Endogenous-Stimuli-Mediated Tumor Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101572. [PMID: 34611949 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Though numerous external-stimuli-triggered tumor therapies, including phototherapy, radiotherapy, and sonodynamic therapy have made great progress in cancer therapy, the low penetration depth of the laser, safety concerns of radiation, the therapeutic resistance, and the spatio-temporal constraints of the specific equipment restrict their convenient clinical applications. What is more, the inherent physiological barriers of the tumor microenvironment (TME), including hypoxia, heterogeneity, and high expression of antioxidant molecules also restrict the efficiency of tumor therapy. As a result, the development of nanoplatforms responsive to endogenous stimuli (such as glucose, acidic pH, cellular redox events, and etc.) has attracted great attention for starvation therapy, ion therapy, prodrug-mediated chemotherapy, or enzyme-catalyzed therapy. In addition, nanomedicines can be modified by some targeted units for precisely locating in subcellular organelles and boosting the destroying of tumor tissue, decreasing the dosage of nanoagents, reducing side effects, and enhancing the therapeutic efficiency. Herein, the properties of the TME, the advantages of endogenous stimuli, and the principles of subcellular-organelle-targeted strategies will be emphasized. Some necessary considerations for the exploitation of precision medicine and clinical translation of multifunctional nanomedicines in the future are also pointed out.
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- Wenyao Zhen
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110142, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Xu Z, Ni K, Mao J, Luo T, Lin W. Monte Carlo Simulations Reveal New Design Principles for Efficient Nanoradiosensitizers Based on Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104249. [PMID: 34432917 PMCID: PMC8492529 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (nMOFs) have recently been shown to provide better radiosensitization than solid nanoparticles (NPs) when excited with X-rays. Here, a Monte Carlo simulation of different radiosensitization effects by NPs and nMOFs using a lattice model consisting of 3D arrays of nanoscale secondary building units (SBUs) is reported. The simulation results reveal that lattices outperform solid NPs regardless of radiation sources or particle sizes via enhanced scatterings of photons and electrons within the lattices. Optimum dose enhancement can be achieved by tuning SBU size and inter-SBU distance.
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- Ziwan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Li X, Li J, Li C, Guo Q, Wu M, Su L, Dou Y, Wu X, Xiao Z, Zhang X. Aminopeptidase N-targeting nanomolecule-assisted delivery of VEGF siRNA to potentiate antitumour therapy by suppressing tumour revascularization and enhancing radiation response. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:7530-7543. [PMID: 34551051 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00990g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tumour revascularization and the consequent radioresistance activated by the up-regulated angiogenic pathway after radiation exposure remain a major bottleneck for improving the tumouricidal effect of radiotherapy (RT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we show that fabricated aminopeptidase N (ANP/CD13)-targeting Gd-hybridized gold nanomolecules (tGd-GNMs) can efficaciously suppress tumour revascularization and the consequent radioresistance, and then synergize in augmenting the RT response. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that the targeted delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) siRNA into the tumour site and the generation of an abundance of intratumourally cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) under X-ray radiation by the tGd-GNMssiRNA complex has the capability to down-regulate VEGF gene expression and strengthen the radiation response. Furthermore, the tGd-GNMssiRNA complex contributes to excellent active tumour targeting ability, remarkably enhancing tumour contrast in the fluorescence, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging modalities in real-time with a long imaging time window. Overall, the synthesized tGd-GNMssiRNA complex with excellent potentiation of the antitumour ability and real-time multimodal imaging ability represents a promising visualized theranostic nanoplatform for the treatment of HCC.
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- Xue Li
- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy Tianjin, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, 300060, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, 251 Fukang Road, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China.
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Mondal S, Ghosh R, Adhikari A, Pal U, Mukherjee D, Biswas P, Darbar S, Singh S, Bose S, Saha-Dasgupta T, Pal SK. In vitro and Microbiological Assay of Functionalized Hybrid Nanomaterials To Validate Their Efficacy in Nanotheranostics: A Combined Spectroscopic and Computational Study. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:3739-3749. [PMID: 34550644 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Functionalized nanoparticles reveal new frontiers in therapeutics and diagnostics, simultaneously referred to as theranostics. Functionalization of an inorganic nanoparticle (NP) with an organic ligand determines the interaction of the functionalized NPs with various cellular components, leading to the desired therapeutic effect, while diminishing adverse side effects. Apart from the therapeutic effect of the nanoparticles, other physical properties of the organic-inorganic complex (nanohybrid) including fluorescence, X-ray or MRI contrast offer diagnosis of the anomalous target cell. In this study we functionalized Mn3 O4 NPs with organic citrate (C-Mn3 O4 ) and folic acid (FA-Mn3 O4 ) ligands and investigated their antimicrobial activities using Staphylococcus hominis as a model bacteria, which can be remediated through their membrane rupture. While high-resolution transmission microscopy (HR-TEM), XRD, DLS, absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy were used for structural characterisation of the functionalised NPs, zeta potential measurements and temperature-dependent reactive oxygen speices (ROS) generation reveal their drug action. We used high-end density functional theory (DFT) calculations to rationalise the specificity of the drug action of the NPs. Picosecond-resolved FRET studies confirm the enhanced affinity of FA-Mn3 O4 to the bacteria relative to C-Mn3 O4 , leading to enhanced antimicrobial activity. We have shown that the functionalised nanoparticles offer significant X-ray contrast in in-vitro studies, indicating the FA-Mn3 O4 NPs to be a potential theranostic agent against bacterial infection.
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- Susmita Mondal
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.,Technical Research Centre, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Technical Research Centre, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Microbiology, St. Xavier's College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, India
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- Research & Development Division, Dey's Medical Stores (Mfg.) Ltd., 62, Bondel Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata, 700019, India
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- Technical Research Centre, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Dentistry, Bharat Sevashram Sangha Hospital, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata, 700104, India.,Department of Oraland Maxillofacial Pathology, KSDJ Dental College and Hospital, 6 Ram Gopal Ghosh Road, Cossipore, Kolkata, 700002, India
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- Technical Research Centre, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India.,Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India.,Technical Research Centre, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Block JD, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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Jiang Z, He L, Yu X, Yang Z, Wu W, Wang X, Mao R, Cui D, Chen X, Li W. Antiangiogenesis Combined with Inhibition of the Hypoxia Pathway Facilitates Low-Dose, X-ray-Induced Photodynamic Therapy. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11112-11125. [PMID: 34170115 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy (XPDT) is overwhelmingly superior in treating deep-seated cancers. However, limitations remain, owing to a combination of the poor scintillation performance of the nanoscintillator, low energy transfer efficiency of the therapeutic nanoplatform, and hypoxic environment presented in the tumor tissue. Collectively, these reduce the curative effect of XPDT. Here, we report a highly efficient, low-dose XPDT realized by systematic optimization from scintillation efficiency, nanoplatform structure, to therapeutic approach. We developed a biocompatible, codoped CaF2 nanoscintillator that emitted sufficiently green radioluminescence that was bright enough to be seen by the naked eye. Using dendrimers as a framework, we built a nanoplatform featuring a dual-core-satellite architecture, which enabled both procedurally and spatially separate dual-loading of therapeutic agents. This strategy allowed for the fabrication of a combined XPDT and antiangiogenic therapy, resulting in a therapeutic system capable of simultaneous tumor attacks. After exposure to ultralow dose radiation, XPDT resulted in marked tumor reduction while the antiangiogenic drug effectively blocked tumor vascularization exacerbated by XPDT-mediated hypoxia, rendering a pronounced synergy effect. This system also showed high biosafety, as the agents adopted had been used clinically and both Ca and F elements were widespread in the human body. Taken together, the findings presented here provided a reference for the construction of complex, multiloading architecture in coordination with structural complexity and functional diversification. This work provided a safer and more robust application of the combined XPDT and antiangiogenesis in future clinical treatment settings.
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- Zhao Jiang
- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Scintillation Materials & Performance, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117597 Singapore
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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Hou L, Li H, Wang H, Ma D, Liu J, Ma L, Wang Z, Yang Z, Wang F, Xia H. The circadian clock gene PER2 enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma when combined with a targeted nanosystem. J Mater Chem B 2021; 8:5336-5350. [PMID: 32458942 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb00595a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Treatment failure occurs in more than 40% of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients including local recurrence and distant metastasis due to chemoradioresistance. Circadian clock genes were identified as regulating cancer progression and chemoradiosensitivity in a time-dependent manner. A novel nanosystem can ensure the accumulation and controllable release of chemotherapeutic agents at the tumour site at a set time. In this study, we investigated the expression of circadian clock genes and identified that period circadian regulator 2 (PER2) as a tumour suppressor plays a key role in NPC progression. A label-free proteomic approach showed that PER2 overexpression can inhibit the ERK/MAPK pathway. The chemotherapeutic effect of PER2 overexpression was assessed in NPC together with the nanosystem comprising folic acid (FA), upconverting nanoparticles covalently coupled with Rose Bengal (UCNPs-RB), 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) and lipid-perfluorohexane (PFH) (FURH-PFH-NPs). PER2 overexpression combined with the targeted and controlled release of nanoagents elevated chemotherapeutic efficacy in NPC, which has potential application value for the chronotherapy of tumours.
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- Li Hou
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China and Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases, Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China.
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases, Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China. and Department of Radiation Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004 Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases, Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China. and Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yin Chuan, 750004, Ningxia, P. R. China
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- Qinrui Fu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou China
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Zhang X, Fu Q, Duan H, Song J, Yang H. Janus Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to (Bio)Applications. ACS NANO 2021; 15:6147-6191. [PMID: 33739822 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest due to their interesting characteristics stemming from their asymmetric structures, which can integrate different functional properties and perform more synergetic functions simultaneously. Herein, we present recent progress of Janus particles, comprehensively detailing fabrication strategies and applications. First, the classification of JNPs is divided into three blocks, consisting of polymeric composites, inorganic composites, and hybrid polymeric/inorganic JNPs composites. Then, the fabrication strategies are alternately summarized, examining self-assembly strategy, phase separation strategy, seed-mediated polymerization, microfluidic preparation strategy, nucleation growth methods, and masking methods. Finally, various intriguing applications of JNPs are presented, including solid surfactants agents, micro/nanomotors, and biomedical applications such as biosensing, controlled drug delivery, bioimaging, cancer therapy, and combined theranostics. Furthermore, challenges and future works in this field are provided.
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- Xuan Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P.R. China
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Verma M, Chan YH, Saha S, Liu MH. Recent Developments in Semiconducting Polymer Dots for Analytical Detection and NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2142-2159. [PMID: 35014343 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In recent years, semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) have attracted enormous attention in applications from fundamental analytical detection to advanced deep-tissue bioimaging due to their ultrahigh fluorescence brightness with excellent photostability and minimal cytotoxicity. Pdots have therefore been widely adopted for a variety types of molecular sensing for analytical detection. More importantly, the recent development of Pdots for use in the optical window between 1000 and 1700 nm, popularly known as the "second near-infrared window" (NIR-II), has emerged as a class of optical transparent imaging technology in the living body. The advantages of the NIR-II region over the traditional NIR-I (700-900 nm) window in fluorescence imaging originate from the reduced autofluorescence, minimal absorption and scattering of light, and improved penetration depths to yield high spatiotemporal images for biological tissues. Herein, we discuss and summarize the recent developments of Pdots employed for analytical detection and NIR-II fluorescence imaging. Starting with their preparation, the recent developments for targeting various analytes are then highlighted. After that, the importance of and latest progress in NIR-II fluorescence imaging using Pdots are reported. Finally, perspectives and challenges associated with the emergence of Pdots in different fields are given.
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- Meenakshi Verma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.,Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan.,Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Shi X, Zhang Y, Tian Y, Xu S, Ren E, Bai S, Chen X, Chu C, Xu Z, Liu G. Multi-Responsive Bottlebrush-Like Unimolecules Self-Assembled Nano-Riceball for Synergistic Sono-Chemotherapy. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2000416. [PMID: 34927821 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202000416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Improved drug loading content, bioavailability, and controlled release in targeted tissue have been major bottlenecks in the design of precision nanomedicine. Herein, a tumor-specific and multiple-stimuli responsive nano-riceball is proposed and validated for enhanced sono-chemotherapy. The nano-riceball (NGR@DDP) possesses a well-designed core-shell structure, formed by an inner core assembly that contains ultrasound/H2 O2 responsive bottlebrush-like unimolecular dextran-POEGMA9 -b-PMTEMA22 (DOS) with co-loaded doxorubicin and Purpurin 18. This inner core of NGR@DDP is further buried by a "striffen" of NGR (Asn-Gly-Arg)-modified RBC-membrane derived from CRISPR-engineered mice. As a result, nano-riceball NGR@DDP is featured with high drug stuffing content (30.3 wt%), low critical micelle concentration (5.93 µg mL-1 ), and intelligent exogenous ultrasound/endogenous H2 O2 stimuli-triggered precise drug release at tumor site. Under fluorescence/photoacoustic imaging guidance, combined sonodynamic therapy and chemotherapy exhibit excellent synergistic effect, and dramatically inhibit the growth of orthotopic HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma with negligible side effects. This nano-riceball strategy provides a facile way to achieve function hybridization for personalized nanomedicine.
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- Xiaoxiao Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- School of Materials and Energy and Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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Hu H, Feng W, Qian X, Yu L, Chen Y, Li Y. Emerging Nanomedicine-Enabled/Enhanced Nanodynamic Therapies beyond Traditional Photodynamics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005062. [PMID: 33565157 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The rapid knowledge growth of nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology enables and promotes the emergence of distinctive disease-specific therapeutic modalities, among which nanomedicine-enabled/augmented nanodynamic therapy (NDT), as triggered by either exogenous or endogenous activators on nanosensitizers, can generate reactive radicals for accomplishing efficient disease nanotherapies with mitigated side effects and endowed disease specificity. As one of the most representative modalities of NDT, traditional light-activated photodynamics suffers from the critical and unsurmountable issues of the low tissue-penetration depth of light and the phototoxicity of the photosensitizers. To overcome these obstacles, versatile nanomedicine-enabled/augmented NDTs have been explored for satisfying varied biomedical applications, which strongly depend on the physicochemical properties of the involved nanomedicines and nanosensitizers. These distinctive NDTs refer to sonodynamic therapy (SDT), thermodynamic therapy (TDT), electrodynamic therapy (EDT), piezoelectric dynamic therapy (PZDT), pyroelectric dynamic therapy (PEDT), radiodynamic therapy (RDT), and chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Herein, the critical roles, functions, and biological effects of nanomedicine (e.g., sonosensitizing, photothermal-converting, electronic, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, radiation-sensitizing, and catalytic properties) for enabling the therapeutic procedure of NDTs, are highlighted and discussed, along with the underlying therapeutic principle and optimization strategy for augmenting disease-therapeutic efficacy and biosafety. The present challenges and critical issues on the clinical translations of NDTs are also discussed and clarified.
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- Hui Hu
- Medmaterial Research Center, Jiangsu University Affiliated People's Hospital, Zhenjiang, 212002, P. R. China
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 2000444, P. R. China
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- Medmaterial Research Center, Jiangsu University Affiliated People's Hospital, Zhenjiang, 212002, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 2000444, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 2000444, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramic and Superfine, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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Ren Y, Rosch JG, Landry MR, Winter H, Khan S, Pratx G, Sun C. Tb-Doped core-shell-shell nanophosphors for enhanced X-ray induced luminescence and sensitization of radiodynamic therapy. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:496-505. [PMID: 33006335 PMCID: PMC7855282 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00897d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The development of radiation responsive materials, such as nanoscintillators, enables a variety of exciting new theranostic applications. In particular, the ability of nanophosphors to serve as molecular imaging agents in novel modalities, such as X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT), has gained significant interest recently. Here, we present a radioluminescent nanoplatform consisting of Tb-doped nanophosphors with an unique core/shell/shell (CSS) architecture for improved optical emission under X-ray excitation. Owing to the spatial confinement and separation of luminescent activators, these CSS nanophosphors exhibited bright optical luminescence upon irradiation. In addition to standard physiochemical characterization, these CSS nanophosphors were evaluated for their ability to serve as energy mediators in X-ray stimulated photodynamic therapy, also known as radiodynamic therapy (RDT), through attachment of a photosensitizer, rose bengal (RB). Furthermore, cRGD peptide was used as a model targeting agent against U87 MG glioblastoma cells. In vitro RDT efficacy studies suggested the RGD-CSS-RB in combination with X-ray irradiation could induce enhanced DNA damage and increased cell killing, while the nanoparticles alone are well tolerated. These studies support the utility of CSS nanophosphors and warrants their further development for theranostic applications.
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- Yufu Ren
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Portland State University, 1719 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA and Department of Radiation Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Zhang E, Bandera Y, Dickey A, Foulger I, Kolis JW, Foulger SH. Development of dispersible radioluminescent silicate nanoparticles through a sacrificial layer approach. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:1128-1135. [PMID: 32947096 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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X-rays offer low tissue attenuation with high penetration depth when used in medical applications and when coupled with radioluminescent nanoparticles, offer novel theranostic opportunities. In this role, the ideal scintillator requires a high degree of crystallinity for an application relevant radioluminescence, yet a key challenge is the irreversible aggregation of the particles at most crystallization temperatures. In this communication, a high temperature multi-composite reactor (HTMcR) process was successfully developed to recrystallize monodisperse scintillating particulates by employing a core-multishell architecture. The core-shell morphology of the particles consisted of a silica core over-coated with a rare earth (Re = Y3+, Lu3+, Ce3+) oxide shell. This core-shell assembly was then encapsulated within a poly(divinylbenzene) shell which was converted to glassy carbon during the annealing & crystallization of the silica/rare earth oxide core-shell particle. This glassy carbon acted as a delamination layer and prevented the irreversible aggregation of the particles during the high temperature crystallization step. A subsequent low temperature annealing step in an air environment removed the glassy carbon and resulted in radioluminescent nanoparticles. Two monodisperse nanoparticle systems were synthesized using the HTMcR process including cerium doped Y2Si2O7 and Lu2Si2O7 with radioluminescence peaks at 427 and 399 nm, respectively. These particles may be employed as an in vivo light source for a noninvasive X-ray excited optogenetics.
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- Eric Zhang
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA
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- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA
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- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA
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- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA
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- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA
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- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA; Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0971, USA.
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Clement S, Campbell JM, Deng W, Guller A, Nisar S, Liu G, Wilson BC, Goldys EM. Mechanisms for Tuning Engineered Nanomaterials to Enhance Radiation Therapy of Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2003584. [PMID: 33344143 PMCID: PMC7740107 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Engineered nanomaterials that produce reactive oxygen species on exposure to X- and gamma-rays used in radiation therapy offer promise of novel cancer treatment strategies. Similar to photodynamic therapy but suitable for large and deep tumors, this new approach where nanomaterials acting as sensitizing agents are combined with clinical radiation can be effective at well-tolerated low radiation doses. Suitably engineered nanomaterials can enhance cancer radiotherapy by increasing the tumor selectivity and decreasing side effects. Additionally, the nanomaterial platform offers therapeutically valuable functionalities, including molecular targeting, drug/gene delivery, and adaptive responses to trigger drug release. The potential of such nanomaterials to be combined with radiotherapy is widely recognized. In order for further breakthroughs to be made, and to facilitate clinical translation, the applicable principles and fundamentals should be articulated. This review focuses on mechanisms underpinning rational nanomaterial design to enhance radiation therapy, the understanding of which will enable novel ways to optimize its therapeutic efficacy. A roadmap for designing nanomaterials with optimized anticancer performance is also shown and the potential clinical significance and future translation are discussed.
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- Sandhya Clement
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
- Institute for Regenerative MedicineSechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)Trubetskaya StreetMoscow119991Russia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- Department of Medical BiophysicsUniversity of Toronto/Princess Margaret Cancer CentreUniversity Health NetworkColledge StreetTorontoOntarioON M5G 2C1Canada
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BiophotonicsThe Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesHigh StreetKensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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Li T, Wan M, Mao C. Research Progress of Micro/Nanomotors for Cancer Treatment. Chempluschem 2020; 85:2586-2598. [PMID: 33174354 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nanomaterials have been widely used in cancer treatment and have achieved remarkable results. However, the specificity of the tumor microenvironment and a series of biological barriers (such as blood flow, cell membrane, dense tissue, etc.) have caused many obstacles faced by nanomaterials after entering the human body, which makes traditional drug delivery vehicles have insurmountable difficulties, such as low delivery efficiency, poor permeability, etc. The micro/nanomotors with autonomous movement capabilities provide the possibility to solve the above problems. Therefore, this review summarizes the current researches of micro/nanomotors strategies to overcome the different biological barriers of nanomaterials in cancer treatment. The advantages and disadvantages of three typical micro/nanomotors (biological, physical and chemical micro/nanomotors) in cancer treatment are summarized separately, and the future design of micro/nanomotors more suitable for tumor environment was discussed.
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- Ting Li
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Racca L, Cauda V. Remotely Activated Nanoparticles for Anticancer Therapy. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2020; 13:11. [PMID: 34138198 PMCID: PMC8187688 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00537-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cancer has nowadays become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Conventional anticancer approaches are associated with different limitations. Therefore, innovative methodologies are being investigated, and several researchers propose the use of remotely activated nanoparticles to trigger cancer cell death. The idea is to conjugate two different components, i.e., an external physical input and nanoparticles. Both are given in a harmless dose that once combined together act synergistically to therapeutically treat the cell or tissue of interest, thus also limiting the negative outcomes for the surrounding tissues. Tuning both the properties of the nanomaterial and the involved triggering stimulus, it is possible furthermore to achieve not only a therapeutic effect, but also a powerful platform for imaging at the same time, obtaining a nano-theranostic application. In the present review, we highlight the role of nanoparticles as therapeutic or theranostic tools, thus excluding the cases where a molecular drug is activated. We thus present many examples where the highly cytotoxic power only derives from the active interaction between different physical inputs and nanoparticles. We perform a special focus on mechanical waves responding nanoparticles, in which remotely activated nanoparticles directly become therapeutic agents without the need of the administration of chemotherapeutics or sonosensitizing drugs.
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- Luisa Racca
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Turin, Italy.
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Dong L, Li K, Wen D, Gao X, Feng J, Zhang H. Engineering Gadolinium-Integrated Tellurium Nanorods for Theory-Oriented Photonic Hyperthermia in the NIR-II Biowindow. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2003508. [PMID: 32985135 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered hyperthermia has exhibited promising prospects in oncology therapy due to the unique merits including minimal invasiveness, monitorable, excellent therapeutic effect, and negligible side effects. Especially, the second NIR biowindow (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) with less absorbance and scattering by skin tissue, and deep tissue penetration, has received extensive attention for photonic hyperthermia. Unfortunately, the dissatisfactory photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) and cumbersome preparation process of photo-driven heat conversion nanomaterials seriously hamper the future clinical application. To combat the aforementioned challenges, high imaging performance and desired therapeutic outcome 1D nanorods are constructed based on gadolinium-integrated tellurium nanorods (Te-Gd). In this system, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging-guided photonic hyperthermia can be easily implemented in cooperation with Te-Gd. Importantly, Te-Gd possesses high PCE (41%) in the NIR-II biowindow because the transition of the excited electron can easily occur from the valence band (VB) to the conduction band (CB) on (1 0 1) and (1 0 2) crystal planes. Furthermore, the distinctive photostability, high tumor accumulation, as well as low systemic adverse effects of Te-Gd guarantee the potential in the clinic.
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- Lile Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Belanova A, Chmykhalo V, Beseda D, Belousova M, Butova V, Soldatov A, Makarenko Y, Zolotukhin P. A mini-review of X-ray photodynamic therapy (XPDT) nonoagent constituents' safety and relevant design considerations. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2020; 19:1134-1144. [PMID: 32776036 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00456d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) has proved effective in the management of primary tumors and individual metastases. However, most cancer mortality arises from wide-spread multiple metastases. The latter has thus become the principal target in oncology, and X-ray induced photodynamic therapy (XPDT or PDTX) offers a great solution for adapting the PDT principle to deep tumors and scattered metastases. Developing agents capable of being excited by X-rays and emitting visible light to excite photosensitizers is based on challenging physical and chemical technologies, but there are fundamental biological limitations that are to be accounted for as well. In the present review, we have established eight major groups of safety determinants of NPs encompassing 22 parameters of clinical applicability of XPDT nanoparticulate formulations. Most, if not all, of these parameters can be accounted for and optimized during the design and development of novel XPDT nanoparticles.
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- A Belanova
- Biomedical Innovations LLC, Russian Federation
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- Southern Federal University, Russian Federation
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- Biomedical Innovations LLC, Russian Federation
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- Southern Federal University, Russian Federation
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- Southern Federal University, Russian Federation
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- Southern Federal University, Russian Federation
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- Rostov-on-Don Pathological-anatomical bureau No. 1, Russian Federation
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- Southern Federal University, Russian Federation.
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Bai L, Jiang F, Wang R, Lee C, Wang H, Zhang W, Jiang W, Li D, Ji B, Li Z, Gao S, Xie J, Ma Q. Ultrathin gold nanowires to enhance radiation therapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2020; 18:131. [PMID: 32917209 PMCID: PMC7488570 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-00678-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Radiation therapy is a main treatment option for cancer. Due to normal tissue toxicity, radiosensitizers are commonly used to enhance RT. In particular, heavy metal or high-Z materials, such as gold nanoparticles, have been investigated as radiosensitizers. So far, however, the related studies have been focused on spherical gold nanoparticles. In this study, we assessed the potential of ultra-thin gold nanowires as a radiosensitizer, which is the first time. METHODS Gold nanowires were synthesized by the reduction of HAuCl4 in hexane. The as-synthesized gold nanowires were then coated with a layer of PEGylated phospholipid to be rendered soluble in water. Spherical gold nanoparticles coated with the same phospholipid were also synthesized as a comparison. Gold nanowires and gold nanospheres were first tested in solutions for their ability to enhance radical production under irradiation. They were then incubated with 4T1 cells to assess whether they could elevate cell oxidative stress under irradiation. Lastly, gold nanowires and gold nanoparticles were intratumorally injected into a 4T1 xenograft model, followed by irradiation applied to tumors (3 Gy/per day for three days). Tumor growth was monitored and compared. RESULTS Our studies showed that gold nanowires are superior to gold nanospheres in enhancing radical production under X-ray radiation. In vitro analysis found that the presence of gold nanowires caused elevated lipid peroxidation and intracellular oxidative stress under radiation. When tested in vivo, gold nanowires plus irradiation led to better tumor suppression than gold nanospheres plus radiation. Moreover, gold nanowires were found to be gradually reduced to shorter nanowires by glutathione, which may benefit fractionated radiation. CONCLUSION Our studies suggest that gold nanowires are a promising type of radiosensitizer that can be safely injected into tumors to enhance radiotherapy. While the current study was conducted in a breast cancer model, the approach can be extended to the treatment of other cancer types.
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- Lin Bai
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China.
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Dong L, Li W, Sun L, Yu L, Chen Y, Hong G. Energy-converting biomaterials for cancer therapy: Category, efficiency, and biosafety. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 13:e1663. [PMID: 32808464 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Energy-converting biomaterials (ECBs)-mediated cancer-therapeutic modalities have been extensively explored, which have achieved remarkable benefits to overwhelm the obstacles of traditional cancer-treatment modalities. Energy-driven cancer-therapeutic modalities feature their distinctive merits, including noninvasiveness, low mammalian toxicity, adequate therapeutic outcome, and optimistical synergistic therapeutics. In this advanced review, the prevailing mainstream ECBs can be divided into two sections: Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-associated energy-converting biomaterials (ROS-ECBs) and hyperthermia-related energy-converting biomaterials (H-ECBs). On the one hand, ROS-ECBs can transfer exogenous or endogenous energy (such as light, radiation, ultrasound, or chemical) to generate and release highly toxic ROS for inducing tumor cell apoptosis/necrosis, including photo-driven ROS-ECBs for photodynamic therapy, radiation-driven ROS-ECBs for radiotherapy, ultrasound-driven ROS-ECBs for sonodynamic therapy, and chemical-driven ROS-ECBs for chemodynamic therapy. On the other hand, H-ECBs could translate the external energy (such as light and magnetic) into heat for killing tumor cells, including photo-converted H-ECBs for photothermal therapy and magnetic-converted H-ECBs for magnetic hyperthermia therapy. Additionally, the biosafety issues of ECBs are expounded preliminarily, guaranteeing the ever-stringent requirements of clinical translation. Finally, we discussed the prospects and facing challenges for constructing the new-generation ECBs for establishing intriguing energy-driven cancer-therapeutic modalities. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology >Nanoscale Systems in Biology.
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- Lile Dong
- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
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Huo D, Jiang X, Hu Y. Recent Advances in Nanostrategies Capable of Overcoming Biological Barriers for Tumor Management. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1904337. [PMID: 31663198 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Engineered nanomaterials have been extensively employed as therapeutics for tumor management. Meanwhile, the complex tumor niche along with multiple barriers at the cellular level collectively hinders the action of nanomedicines. Here, the advanced strategies that hold promise for overcoming the numerous biological barriers facing nanomedicines are summarized. Starting from tumor entry, methods that promote tissue penetration of nanomedicine and address the hypoxia issue are also highlighted. Then, emphasis is given to the significance of overcoming both physical barriers, such as membrane-associated efflux pumps, and biological features, such as resistance to apoptosis. The pros and cons for an individual approach are presented. In addition, the associated technical problems are discussed, along with the importance of balancing the therapeutic merits and the additional cost of sophisticated nanomedicine designs.
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- Da Huo
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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Zheng Z, Chen Q, Dai R, Jia Z, Yang C, Peng X, Zhang R. A continuous stimuli-responsive system for NIR-II fluorescence/photoacoustic imaging guided photothermal/gas synergistic therapy. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:11562-11572. [PMID: 32432283 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02543g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Nanosystems responsive to a tumor microenvironment (TME) have recently attracted great attention due to their potential in precision cancer theranostics. However, theranostic nanosystems with a TME-activated consecutive cascade for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of cancer have rarely been exploited. Herein, an activatable theranostic nanosystem (Bi2S3-Ag2S-DATS@BSA-N3 NYs) is designed and constructed on the basis of a one-pot biomineralization method and surface functional modification to improve second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence/photoacoustic (PA) imaging-guided photothermal therapy (PTT)/gas therapy (GT). Based on enhanced penetration and retention (EPR) effect-mediated tumor accumulation, the tumor-overexpressed glutathione (GSH) can accelerate hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generation from the nanoparticles by reacting with the encapsulated diallyl trisulfide (DATS). Meanwhile, the in situ released H2S can be used not only for gas therapy, but also to start the reduction of -N3(-) to -NH2(+), thereby enhancing the tumor-specific aggregation of NYs. As a result, the activatable nanosystems with excellent tumor accumulation and biodistribution could achieve an accurate NIR-II/PA dual-modality imaging for guiding the synergistic anticancer efficacy (PTT/GT). Thus, this work provides a promising TME-mediated continuously responsive strategy for efficient anticancer therapy.
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- Ziliang Zheng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China and The Affiliated Da Yi Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030032, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China and The Affiliated Da Yi Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030032, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The Affiliated Da Yi Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030032, China.
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Gadzhimagomedova Z, Zolotukhin P, Kit O, Kirsanova D, Soldatov A. Nanocomposites for X-Ray Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21114004. [PMID: 32503329 PMCID: PMC7312431 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21114004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has long been known as an effective method for treating surface cancer tissues. Although this technique is widely used in modern medicine, some novel approaches for deep lying tumors have to be developed. Recently, deeper penetration of X-rays into tissues has been implemented, which is now known as X-ray photodynamic therapy (XPDT). The two methods differ in the photon energy used, thus requiring the use of different types of scintillating nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are known to convert the incident energy into the activation energy of a photosensitizer, which leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species. Since not all photosensitizers are found to be suitable for the currently used scintillating nanoparticles, it is necessary to find the most effective biocompatible combination of these two agents. The most successful combinations of nanoparticles for XPDT are presented. Nanomaterials such as metal-organic frameworks having properties of photosensitizers and scintillation nanoparticles are reported to have been used as XPDT agents. The role of metal-organic frameworks for applying XPDT as well as the mechanism underlying the generation of reactive oxygen species are discussed.
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- Zaira Gadzhimagomedova
- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (D.K.); (A.S.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
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- Department of Oncology, National Medical Research Centre for Oncology, 344037 Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (D.K.); (A.S.)
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (D.K.); (A.S.)
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Liu MH, Chen TC, Vicente JR, Yao CN, Yang YC, Chen CP, Lin PW, Ho YC, Chen J, Lin SY, Chan YH. Cyanine-Based Polymer Dots with Long-Wavelength Excitation and Near-Infrared Fluorescence beyond 900 nm for In Vivo Biological Imaging. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:3846-3858. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Ming-Ho Liu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Zhu R, Su L, Dai J, Li ZW, Bai S, Li Q, Chen X, Song J, Yang H. Biologically Responsive Plasmonic Assemblies for Second Near-Infrared Window Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Concurrent Chemo-Immunotherapy. ACS NANO 2020; 14:3991-4006. [PMID: 32208667 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We developed dual biologically responsive nanogapped gold nanoparticle vesicles loaded with immune inhibitor and carrying an anticancer polymeric prodrug for synergistic concurrent chemo-immunotherapy against primary and metastatic tumors, along with guided cargo release by photoacoustic (PA) imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window. The responsive vesicle was prepared by self-assembly of nanogapped gold nanoparticles (AuNNPs) grafted with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and dual pH/GSH-responsive polyprodug poly(SN38-co-4-vinylpyridine) (termed AuNNP@PEG/PSN38VP), showing intense PA signal in the NIR-II window. The effect of the rigidity of hydrophobic polymer PSN38VP on the assembled structures and the formation mechanism of AuNNP@SN38 Ve were elucidated by computational simulations. The immune inhibitor BLZ-945 was encapsulated into the vesicles, resulting in pH-responsive release of BLZ-945 for targeted immunotherapy, followed by the dissociation of the vesicles into single AuNNP@PEG/PSN38VP. The hydrophilic AuNNP@PEG/PSN38VP nanoparticles could penetrate deep into the tumor tissues and release the anticancer drug SN38 under the reductive environment. A PA signal in the NIR-II window in the deep tumor region was obtained. The BLZ-945-loaded vesicle enabled enhanced PA imaging-guided concurrent chemo-immunotherapy efficacy, inhibiting the growth of both primary tumors and metastatic tumors.
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- Rong Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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Gong T, Li Y, Lv B, Wang H, Liu Y, Yang W, Wu Y, Jiang X, Gao H, Zheng X, Bu W. Full-Process Radiosensitization Based on Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks. ACS NANO 2020; 14:3032-3040. [PMID: 32150395 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Full-process radiosensitization, that is, pre-increasing radiation sensitivity of cancer cells, magnifying •OH formation during ionizing irradiation, and intervention on the resultant DNA repair for final cells death, could enhance the overall radiotherapeutic effects, but has not yet been achieved. Herein, Hf-nMOFs with Fe3+ ions uniformly dispersed (Hf-BPY-Fe) were constructed to integratedly improve radiotherapeutic effects via a multifaceted mechanism. The in vitro experiments demonstrated that persistent reactive oxygen species stress from Hf-BPY-Fe-activated in situ Fenton reaction reassorted cell cycle distribution, consequently contributing to increased tumoral radiosensitivity to photon radiation. Upon irradiation during the course of radiation therapy, Hf4+ in Hf-BPY-Fe gave substantial amounts of high-energy electrons, which partially converted H2O to •OH and, meanwhile, relaxed to a low-energy state in nMOF pores, leading to an electron-rich environment. These aggregated electrons facilitated the reduction from Fe3+ to Fe2+ and further promoted the production of •OH in the Fenton process to attack DNA. The Hf-BPY-Fe postponed the DNA damage response process by interfering with certain proteins involved in the DNA repair signaling pathway. The in vivo experiments showed improved radiotherapeutic effects from integrated contributions from Fe3+-based Fenton reaction and Hf4+-induced X-ray energy conversion in tumors. This work provides a nMOFs-based full-process radiosensitizing approach for better radiotherapeutic efficacy.
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- Teng Gong
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200050, China
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Chen Y, Gao P, Wu T, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. Organelle-localized radiosensitizers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10621-10630. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03245j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This feature article highlights the recent advances of organelle-localized radiosensitizers and discusses the current challenges and future directions.
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- Yuanyuan Chen
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
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Sun W, Zhou Z, Pratx G, Chen X, Chen H. Nanoscintillator-Mediated X-Ray Induced Photodynamic Therapy for Deep-Seated Tumors: From Concept to Biomedical Applications. Theranostics 2020; 10:1296-1318. [PMID: 31938066 PMCID: PMC6956812 DOI: 10.7150/thno.41578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great effectiveness in oncotherapy but has not been implemented in broad clinical applications because the limited penetration depth of the light used has been unable to reach deep-seated tumors. However, X-rays have been widely used in the clinical field for imaging and radiation therapy due to their excellent tissue penetration depth. Recently, X-rays have been established as an ideal excitation source for PDT, which holds great promise for breaking the depth limitation of traditional PDT for treatment of deep-seated tumors. This review aims to provide an overview of nanoscintillator-mediated X-ray induced PDT (X-PDT) including the concept, the design considerations of nanosensitizers for X-PDT, the modelling of nanosensitizer energy deposition, the putative mechanism by which X-PDT kills cells, and the prospects of future directions. We attempt to summarize the main developments that have occurred over the past decades. Possibilities and challenges for the clinical translation of X-PDT are also discussed.
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Wu M, Ding Y, Li L. Recent progress in the augmentation of reactive species with nanoplatforms for cancer therapy. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:19658-19683. [PMID: 31612164 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06651a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Reactive species (RS), mainly including reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), are indispensable in a wide variety of biological processes. RS often have elevated levels in cancer cells and tumor microenvironments. They also have a dual effect on cancer: on the one hand, they promote pro-tumorigenic signaling to facilitate tumor survival and on the other hand, they promote antitumorigenic pathways to induce cell death. Excessive RS would disrupt the cellular redox homeostasis balance and show partiality as oxidants, which would cause irreversible damage to the adjacent biomolecules such as lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. The altered redox environment and the corresponding increased antioxidant capacity in cancer cells render the cells susceptible to RS-manipulated therapies, especially the augmentation of RS. With the rapid development of nanotechnology and nanomedicine, a large number of cancer therapeutic nanoplatforms have been developed to trigger RS overproduction by exogenous and/or endogenous stimulation. In this review, we highlighted the latest progress in the nanoplatforms designed for the augmentation of RS in cancer therapy. Nanoplatforms based on strategies including disabling the antioxidant defense system, photodynamic therapy (PDT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), and chemodynamic therapy (CDT) were introduced. The crucial obstacles involved in these strategies, such as the light penetration limitation of PDT, relatively low RS release by SDT, and strict conditions of Fenton reaction-mediated CDT, were also discussed, and feasible solutions for improvement were proposed. Furthermore, synergistic therapies among individual therapeutic modalities such as chemotherapy, photothermal therapy, and RS-based dynamic therapies were overviewed, which contributed to achieving more optimal anticancer efficacy than linear addition. This review sheds light on the development of non-invasive cancer therapy based on RS manipulation and provides guidance for establishing promising cancer therapeutic platforms in clinical settings.
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- Mengqi Wu
- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. and School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China and Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. and School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China and Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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Zang Y, Gong L, Mei L, Gu Z, Wang Q. Bi 2WO 6 Semiconductor Nanoplates for Tumor Radiosensitization through High- Z Effects and Radiocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:18942-18952. [PMID: 31058495 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The radioresistance of tumor cells is considered to be an Achilles' heel of cancer radiotherapy. Thus, an effective and biosafe radiosensitizer is highly desired but hitherto remains a big challenge. With the rapid progress of nanomedicine, multifunctional inorganic nanoradiosensitizers offer a new route to overcome the radioresistance and enhance the efficacy of radiotherapy. Herein, poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP)-modified Bi2WO6 nanoplates with good biocompatibility were synthesized through a simple hydrothermal process and applied as a radiosensitizer for the enhancement of radiotherapy for the first time. On the one hand, the high- Z elements Bi ( Z = 83) and W ( Z = 74) endow PVP-Bi2WO6 with better X-ray energy deposition performance and thus enhance radiation-induced DNA damages. On the other hand, Bi2WO6 semiconductors exhibit significant photocurrent and photocatalytic-like radiocatalytic activity under X-ray irradiation, giving rise to the effective separation of electron/hole (e-/h+) pairs and subsequently promoting the generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species, especially hydroxyl radicals (•OH). The γ-H2AX and clonogenic assays demonstrated that PVP-Bi2WO6 could efficiently increase cellular DNA damages and colony formations under X-ray irradiation. These versatile features endowed PVP-Bi2WO6 nanoplates with enhanced radiotherapy efficacy in animal models. In addition, Bi2WO6 nanoplates can also serve as good X-ray computed tomography imaging contrast agents. Our findings provide an alternative nanotechnology strategy for tumor radiosensitization through simultaneous radiation energy deposition and radiocatalysis.
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- Yuan Zang
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture , Shandong University of Science and Technology , Qingdao 266590 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 100049 , China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture , Shandong University of Science and Technology , Qingdao 266590 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 100049 , China
| | - Qing Wang
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture , Shandong University of Science and Technology , Qingdao 266590 , China
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