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Jain NK, Pallod S, Peng B, Kumari R, Chauhan DS, Dhanka M, Aung Win EH, Teitell MA, Chandra P, Srivastava R, Prasad R. Stimuli Responsive Molecular Exchange of Structure Directing Agents on Gold Nanobipyramids: Cancer Cell Detection and Synergistic Therapeutics. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:4542-4552. [PMID: 38957152 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
Abstract
Surface-engineered gold nanoparticles have been considered as versatile systems for theranostics applications. Moreover, surface covering or stabilizing agents on gold nanoparticles especially gold nanobipyramids (AuNBPs) provides an extra space for cargo molecules entrapment. However, it is not well studied yet and also the preparation of AuNBPs still remains dependent largely on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), a cytotoxic surfactant. Therefore, the direct use of CTAB stabilized nanoparticles is not recommended for cancer theranostics applications. Herein, we address an approach of dodecyl ethyl dimethylammonium bromide (DMAB) as biocompatible structure directing agent for AuNBPs, which also accommodate anticancer drug doxorubicin (45%), an additional chemotherapeutics agent. Upon near-infrared light (NIR, 808 nm) exposure, engineered AuNBPs exhibit (i) better phototransduction (51 °C) due to NIR absorption ability (650-900 nm), (ii) photo triggered drug release (more than 80%), and (iii) synergistic chemophototherapy for breast cancer cells. Drug release response has been evaluated in tumor microenvironment conditions (84% in acidic pH and 80% at high GSH) due to protonation and high affinity of thiol binding with AuNBPs followed by DMAB replacement. Intracellular glutathione (GSH, 5-7.5 mM) replaces DMAB from AuNBPs, which cause easy aggregation of nanoparticles as corroborated by colorimetric shifts, suggesting their utilization as a molecular sensing probe of early stage cancer biomarkers. Our optimized recipe yield is monodisperse DMAB-AuNBPs with ∼90% purity even at large scales (500 mL volume per batch). DMAB-AuNBPs show better cell viability (more than 90%) across all concentrations (5-500 ug/mL) when directly compared to CTAB-AuNBPs (less than 10%). Our findings show the potential of DMAB-AuNBPs for early stage cancer detection and theranostics applications.
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- Nishant Kumar Jain
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 6299, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Research Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia 6299, Canada
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar 382055, Gujarat India
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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Qin X, Laroche FFJ, Peerzade SAMA, Lam A, Sokolov I, Feng H. In Vivo Targeting of Xenografted Human Cancer Cells with Functionalized Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles in Zebrafish. J Vis Exp 2020. [PMID: 32449736 DOI: 10.3791/61187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Developing nanoparticles capable of detecting, targeting, and destroying cancer cells is of great interest in the field of nanomedicine. In vivo animal models are required for bridging the nanotechnology to its biomedical application. The mouse represents the traditional animal model for preclinical testing; however, mice are relatively expensive to keep and have long experimental cycles due to the limited progeny from each mother. The zebrafish has emerged as a powerful model system for developmental and biomedical research, including cancer research. In particular, due to its optical transparency and rapid development, zebrafish embryos are well suited for real-time in vivo monitoring of the behavior of cancer cells and their interactions with their microenvironment. This method was developed to sequentially introduce human cancer cells and functionalized nanoparticles in transparent Casper zebrafish embryos and monitor in vivo recognition and targeting of the cancer cells by nanoparticles in real time. This optimized protocol shows that fluorescently labeled nanoparticles, which are functionalized with folate groups, can specifically recognize and target metastatic human cervical epithelial cancer cells labeled with a different fluorochrome. The recognition and targeting process can occur as early as 30 min postinjection of the nanoparticles tested. The whole experiment only requires the breeding of a few pairs of adult fish and takes less than 4 days to complete. Moreover, zebrafish embryos lack a functional adaptive immune system, allowing the engraftment of a wide range of human cancer cells. Hence, the utility of the protocol described here enables the testing of nanoparticles on various types of human cancer cells, facilitating the selection of optimal nanoparticles in each specific cancer context for future testing in mammals and the clinic.
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- Xiaodan Qin
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cancer Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cancer Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cancer Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University; Department of Physics, Tufts University
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cancer Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine;
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Arteaga-Cardona F, Estévez JO, Méndez-Rojas MA, Hidalgo-Tobón S, Dies-Suarez P, Silva-González NR, Gracia Y Jiménez JM, Cherr GN, Salazar-Kuri U. Fabrication of a multifunctional magnetic-fluorescent material for medical applications. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:4376-4389. [PMID: 32167517 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04823e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Multifunctional biocompatible materials have evoked considerable interest in the field of medical applications. Here we report the thermal decomposition preparation of homogeneous fluorescent-magnetic particles with a composite structure containing CoFe2O4 nanoparticles as nucleation seeds for fluorescent Gd2-xO3:Eux. The composite exhibited a wide range of fluorescence transitions in the whole visible spectrum, displaying 18 different emission peaks when excited at a 250 nm wavelength. Moreover, at low temperature the peaks of the composite were wider than the peaks of the fluorescent material, which may be attributed to a set of new energy levels due to a combination of Stark splitting with the magnetic field of CoFe2O4. Because this material is intended to be used for biomedical applications, the potential toxicity of the composite was tested using an invertebrate hemocyte cell model. The cells showed slight morphological and biochemical changes upon exposure to the composite; however, there was no increase in cell death at concentrations of up to 40 ppm. In addition, the material could be tracked by its fluorescence inside the cells, when excited at a more bio-friendly and less energetic wavelength of 405 nm. Furthermore, MRI showed T1 and T2 dual contrast with relaxivity values in the range of most reported materials.
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- Fernando Arteaga-Cardona
- Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-48, Puebla, Pue. 72570, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, ExHda. Sta. Catarina Mártir s/n, San Andrés Cholula, 72810, Puebla, Mexico
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Avenida San Rafael Atlixco 186 Iztapalapa, México City, Mexico and Departamento de Imagenología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Dr. Márquez, Col. Doctores, México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Imagenología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Dr. Márquez, Col. Doctores, México City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-48, Puebla, Pue. 72570, Mexico.
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- Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California-Davis, Bodega Bay, California, USA and Department of Environmental Toxicology and Nutrition, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-48, Puebla, Pue. 72570, Mexico.
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Asgher M, Qamar SA, Sadaf M, Iqbal HMN. Multifunctional materials conjugated with near-infrared fluorescent organic molecules and their targeted cancer bioimaging potentialities. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2020; 6:012003. [PMID: 33438589 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ab6e1d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Near-infrared fluorescent dyes based on small organic molecules are believed to have a great influence on cancer diagnosis at large and targeted cancer cell bioimaging, in particular. NIR dyes-based organic molecules have notable characteristics features, such as high tissue penetration and low tissue autofluorescence in the NIR spectral region. Cancer targeted bioimaging relies significantly on the synthesis of highly specific molecular probes with excellent stability. Recently, NIR dyes have emerged as unique fluorescent probes for cancer bioimaging. These current advancements have overcome many limitations of conventional NIR probes e.g., poor photostability and hydrophilicity, insufficient stability and low quantum yield. The further potential lies in NIR dyes or NIR dyes-coated nanocarriers conjugated with cancer-specific ligand (e.g., peptides, antibodies, proteins or other small molecules). Multifunctional NIR dyes have synthesized, which efficiently accumulate in cancer cells without requiring chemical conjugation and also these dyes have presented novel photophysical and pharmaceutical properties for in vivo imaging. This review highlights the recently developed NIR dyes with novel applications in cancer bioimaging. We believe that these novel fluorophores will enhance our understanding of cancer imaging and pave a new road in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Muhammad Asgher
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Peng B, Almeqdadi M, Laroche F, Palantavida S, Dokukin M, Roper J, Yilmaz OH, Feng H, Sokolov I. Ultrabright fluorescent cellulose acetate nanoparticles for imaging tumors through systemic and topical applications. MATERIALS TODAY (KIDLINGTON, ENGLAND) 2019; 23:16-25. [PMID: 31057328 PMCID: PMC6497176 DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cellulose acetate (CA), viscose, or artificial silk are biocompatible human-benign derivatives of cellulose, one of the most abundant biopolymers on earth. While various optical materials have been developed from CA, optical CA nanomaterials are nonexistent. Here we report on the assembly of a new family of extremely bright fluorescent CA nanoparticles (CA-dots), which are fully suitable for in vivo imaging / targeting applications. CA-dots can encapsulate a variety of molecular fluorophores. Using various commercially available fluorophores, we demonstrate that the fluorescence of CA-dots can be tuned within the entire UV-VIS-NIR spectrum. We also demonstrate excellent specific targeting of tumors in vivo, when injected in blood in zebrafish (xenograft model of human cervical epithelial cancer), and unusually strong ex-vivo topical labeling of colon cancer in mice utilizing CA folate-functionalized nanoparticles.
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- Berney Peng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, The Center for Cancer Research, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Medford, MA, USA
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- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, The Center for Cancer Research, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Medford, MA, USA
- Department of Physics Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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Peng B, Almeqdadi M, Laroche F, Palantavida S, Dokukin M, Roper J, Yilmaz OH, Feng H, Sokolov I. Data on ultrabright fluorescent cellulose acetate nanoparticles for imaging tumors through systemic and topical applications. Data Brief 2019; 22:383-391. [PMID: 30596135 PMCID: PMC6307339 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Characterization data of fluorescent nanoparticles made of cellulose acetate (CA-dots) are shown. The data in this article accompanies the research article "Ultrabright fluorescent cellulose acetate nanoparticles for imaging tumors through systemic and topical applications" [1]. The measurements and calculation of brightness of individual CA-dots are presented. The description of conjugation procedure Pluronic F127-Folic Acid copolymer and folic acid is shown. Identification of composition of CA dots using Raman and absorbance spectroscopy is demonstrated. The methods for image analysis of efficiency of CA-dot targeting of epithelial tumors xenografted in zebrafish is presented.
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- Berney Peng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, St. Elizabeth׳s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, The Center for Cancer Research, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, The Center for Cancer Research, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
- Department of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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