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Wang Y, Cong H, Wang S, Yu B, Shen Y. Development and application of ultrasound contrast agents in biomedicine. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:7633-7661. [PMID: 34586124 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00850a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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With the rapid development of molecular imaging, ultrasound (US) medicine has evolved from traditional imaging diagnosis to integrated diagnosis and treatment at the molecular level. Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) play a crucial role in the integration of US diagnosis and treatment. As the micro-bubbles (MBs) in UCAs can enhance the cavitation effect and promote the biological effect of US, UCAs have also been studied in the fields of US thrombolysis, mediated gene transfer, drug delivery, and high intensity focused US. The application range of UCAs is expanding, and the value of their applications is improving. This paper reviews the development and application of UCAs in biomedicine in recent years, and the existing problems and prospects are pointed out.
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- Yu Wang
- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Building D, Science Park, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Building D, Science Park, Qingdao 266071, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Building D, Science Park, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Building D, Science Park, Qingdao 266071, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Building D, Science Park, Qingdao 266071, China. .,Center for Bionanoengineering and Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Saravanakumar K, Mariadoss AVA, Sathiyaseelan A, Venkatachalam K, Hu X, Wang MH. pH-sensitive release of fungal metabolites from chitosan nanoparticles for effective cytotoxicity in prostate cancer (PC3) cells. Process Biochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Asadi S, Bianchi L, De Landro M, Korganbayev S, Schena E, Saccomandi P. Laser-induced optothermal response of gold nanoparticles: From a physical viewpoint to cancer treatment application. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202000161. [PMID: 32761778 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs)-based photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising minimally invasive thermal therapy for the treatment of focal malignancies. Although GNPs-based PTT has been known for over two decades and GNPs possess unique properties as therapeutic agents, the delivery of a safe and effective therapy is still an open question. This review aims at providing relevant and recent information on the usage of GNPs in combination with the laser to treat cancers, pointing out the practical aspects that bear on the therapy outcome. Emphasis is given to the assessment of the GNPs' properties and the physical mechanisms underlying the laser-induced heat generation in GNPs-loaded tissues. The main techniques available for temperature measurement and the current theoretical simulation approaches predicting the therapeutic outcome are reviewed. Topical challenges in delivering safe thermal dosage are also presented with the aim to discuss the state-of-the-art and the future perspective in the field of GNPs-mediated PTT.
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- Somayeh Asadi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Measurement and Biomedical Instrumentation, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Xiaoting ZBS, Zhifei DP. Micro/Nanobubbles Driven Multimodal Imaging and Theragnostics of Cancer. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.37015/audt.2021.200053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bianchi L, Mooney R, Cornejo YR, Schena E, Berlin JM, Aboody KS, Saccomandi P. Thermal analysis of laser irradiation-gold nanorod combinations at 808 nm, 940 nm, 975 nm and 1064 nm wavelengths in breast cancer model. Int J Hyperthermia 2021; 38:1099-1110. [PMID: 34315306 PMCID: PMC8352379 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.1956601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Photothermal therapy is currently under the spotlight to improve the efficacy of minimally invasive thermal treatment of solid tumors. The interplay of several factors including the radiation wavelengths and the nanoparticle characteristics underlie the thermal outcome. However, a quantitative thermal analysis in in vivo models embedding nanoparticles and under different near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths is missing. PURPOSE We evaluate the thermal effects induced by different combinations of NIR laser wavelengths and gold nanorods (GNRs) in breast cancer tumor models in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four laser wavelengths within the therapeutic window, i.e., 808, 940, 975, and 1064 nm were employed, and corresponding GNRs were intratumorally injected. The tissue thermal response was evaluated in terms of temperature profile and time constants, considering the step response of a first-order system as a model. RESULTS The 808 nm and 1064 nm lasers experienced the highest temperature enhancements (>24%) in presence of GNRs compared to controls; conversely, 975 nm and 940 nm lasers showed high temperatures in controls due to significant tissue absorption and the lowest temperature difference with and without GNRs (temperature enhancement <10%). The presence of GNRs resulted in small time constants, thus quicker laser-induced thermal response (from 67 s to 33 s at 808 nm). CONCLUSIONS The thermal responses of different GNR-laser wavelength combinations quantitatively validate the widespread usage of 808 nm laser for nanoparticle-assisted photothermal procedures. Moreover, our results provide insights on other usable wavelengths, toward the identification of an effective photothermal treatment strategy for the removal of focal malignancies.
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- Leonardo Bianchi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- School of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Xing Y, Cai Y, Cheng J, Xu X. Applications of molybdenum oxide nanomaterials in the synergistic diagnosis and treatment of tumor. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01389-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Shang B, Zhang X, Ji R, Wang Y, Hu H, Peng B, Deng Z. Preparation of colloidal polydopamine/Au hollow spheres for enhanced ultrasound contrast imaging and photothermal therapy. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 106:110174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mirza Z, Karim S. Nanoparticles-based drug delivery and gene therapy for breast cancer: Recent advancements and future challenges. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 69:226-237. [PMID: 31704145 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Breast cancer (BC) is amongst the most lethal cancer among females and conventional treatment methods like surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not effective enough as expected and suffer concerns of low bioavailability, low cellular uptake, emerging resistance, and adverse toxicities. Gene therapy using free nucleic acids has potential to deal with key candidate genes of BC, but their effect is retarded due to poor cell uptake and instability in circulation. The rapidly evolving field of nanomedicine aiming targeted drug/gene delivery curtailing BC promises to overcome the limitations of conventional therapies. Nanoparticles can be game changer for BC gene therapy as they can be effective carrier of specific drug/gene by improving the circulation time, enhancing bioavailability, reducing the immune system based recognition chances, and delivering the gene regulator accurately. Herein, we discuss the mechanism of nanoparticles targeted drug delivery, recent advancement of therapeutic strategies of nanoparticles based carriers for small interfering RNA, and microRNA, and gene augmentation therapies in BC. We also discuss the future prospect and challenges of nanoparticle-based therapies for BC.
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- Zeenat Mirza
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Zhu H, Xie C, Chen P, Pu K. Organic Nanotheranostics for Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Phototherapy. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:1389-1405. [PMID: 28933283 DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170921103152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Phototherapies including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) have emerged as one of the avant-garde strategies for cancer treatment. Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a new hybrid imaging modality that shows great promise for real-time in vivo monitoring of biological processes with deep tissue penetration and high spatial resolution. To enhance therapeutic efficacy, reduce side effects and minimize the probability of over-medication, it is necessary to use imaging and diagnostic methods to identify the ideal therapeutic window and track the therapeutic outcome. With this regard, nanotheranostics with the ability to conduct PA imaging and PTT/PDT are emerging. This review summarizes the recent progress of organic nanomaterials including nearinfrared (NIR) dyes and semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPNs) in PA imaging guided cancer phototherapy, and also addresses their present challenges and potential in clinical applications.
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- Houjuan Zhu
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
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Manivasagan P, Hoang G, Santha Moorthy M, Mondal S, Minh Doan VH, Kim H, Vy Phan TT, Nguyen TP, Oh J. Chitosan/fucoidan multilayer coating of gold nanorods as highly efficient near-infrared photothermal agents for cancer therapy. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 211:360-369. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chern M, Kays JC, Bhuckory S, Dennis AM. Sensing with photoluminescent semiconductor quantum dots. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2019; 7:012005. [PMID: 30530939 PMCID: PMC7233465 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/aaf6f8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fluorescent sensors benefit from high signal-to-noise and multiple measurement modalities, enabling a multitude of applications and flexibility of design. Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) are excellent fluorophores for sensors because of their extraordinary optical properties. They have high thermal and photochemical stability compared to organic dyes or fluorescent proteins and are extremely bright due to their large molar cross-sections. In contrast to organic dyes, QD emission profiles are symmetric, with relatively narrow bandwidths. In addition, the size tunability of their emission color, which is a result of quantum confinement, make QDs exceptional emitters with high color purity from the ultra-violet to near infrared wavelength range. The role of QDs in sensors ranges from simple fluorescent tags, as used in immunoassays, to intrinsic sensors that utilize the inherent photophysical response of QDs to fluctuations in temperature, electric field, or ion concentration. In more complex configurations, QDs and biomolecular recognition moieties like antibodies are combined with a third component to modulate the optical signal via energy transfer. QDs can act as donors, acceptors, or both in energy transfer-based sensors using Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), nanometal surface energy transfer (NSET), or charge or electron transfer. The changes in both spectral response and photoluminescent lifetimes have been successfully harnessed to produce sensitive sensors and multiplexed devices. While technical challenges related to biofunctionalization and the high cost of laboratory-grade fluorimeters have thus far prevented broad implementation of QD-based sensing in clinical or commercial settings, improvements in bioconjugation methods and detection schemes, including using simple consumer devices like cell phone cameras, are lowering the barrier to broad use of more sensitive QD-based devices.
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- Margaret Chern
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, United States of America
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Polydopamine-coated Au-Ag nanoparticle-guided photothermal colorectal cancer therapy through multiple cell death pathways. Acta Biomater 2019; 83:414-424. [PMID: 30366131 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nanoparticles are emerging as a new therapeutic modality due to their high stability, precise targeting, and high biocompatibility. Branched Au-Ag nanoparticles with polydopamine coating (Au-Ag@PDA) have strong near-infrared absorbance and no cytotoxicity but high photothermal conversion efficiency. However, the photothermal activity of Au-Ag@PDA in vivo and in vitro has not been reported yet, and the mechanism underlying the effects of photothermal nanomaterials is not clear. Therefore, in this study, the colorectal cancer cell line HCT-116 and nude mice xenografts were used to observe the photothermal effects of Au-Ag@PDA in vivo and in vitro. The results suggest that Au-Ag@PDA NPs significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. Moreover, Au-Ag@PDA NP-mediated photothermal therapy inhibited the growth of tumors at doses of 50 and 100 μg in vivo. The mechanisms through which Au-Ag@PDA NPs induced colorectal cancer cell death involved multiple pathways, including caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis, mitochondrial damage, lysosomal membrane permeability, and autophagy. Thus, our findings suggest that Au-Ag@PDA NPs could be used as potential antitumor agents for photothermal ablation of colorectal cancer cells.
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Zhang X, Liang X, Ma X, Hou R, Li X, Wang F. Highly stable near-infrared dye conjugated cerasomes for fluorescence imaging-guided synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy of colorectal cancer. Biomater Sci 2019; 7:2873-2888. [DOI: 10.1039/c9bm00458k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dye-conjugated cerasome loaded with DOX exhibited high stability and controllable drug release, holding great promise in colorectal cancer photothermal chemotherapy.
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- Xu Zhang
- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Peking University Health Science Center
- Beijing
- China
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- Department of Ultrasound
- Peking University Third Hospital
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules
- Institute of Biophysics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Peking University Health Science Center
- Beijing
- China
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- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Peking University Health Science Center
- Beijing
- China
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- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Peking University Health Science Center
- Beijing
- China
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Wang YC, Rhéaume É, Lesage F, Kakkar A. Synthetic Methodologies to Gold Nanoshells: An Overview. Molecules 2018; 23:E2851. [PMID: 30400168 PMCID: PMC6278292 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Gold nanostructures that can be synthetically articulated to adapt diverse morphologies, offer a versatile platform and tunable properties for applications in a variety of areas, including biomedicine and diagnostics. Among several conformational architectures, gold nanoshells provide a highly advantageous combination of properties that can be fine-tuned in designing single or multi-purpose nanomaterials, especially for applications in biology. One of the important parameters for evaluating the efficacy of gold nano-architectures is their reproducible synthesis and surface functionalization with desired moieties. A variety of methods now exist that allow fabrication and chemical manipulation of their structure and resulting properties. This review article provides an overview and a discussion of synthetic methodologies to a diverse range of gold nanoshells, and a brief summary of surface functionalization and characterization methods employed to evaluate their overall composition.
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- Yu-Chen Wang
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada.
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada.
- Department of Electrical Engineering Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, C.P. 6079 succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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Kim H, Jo G, Chang JH. Ultrasound-assisted photothermal therapy and real-time treatment monitoring. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:4472-4480. [PMID: 30615724 PMCID: PMC6157783 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has the capability for selective treatment, in which light delivered to the target is converted into heat and subsequently causes coagulative necrosis. However, optical scattering in biological media limits light penetration, thus reducing therapeutic efficacy. Here, we demonstrate that the temperatures generated by light and ultrasound energies can be added constructively in resected melanoma cancers, which causes an increase in treatment depth. This method is called dual thermal therapy (DTT). It is also shown that combined ultrasound and photoacoustic images acquired using the pulse sequence proposed in this paper can be used for real-time monitoring of DTT.
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- Haemin Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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Avitabile E, Bedognetti D, Ciofani G, Bianco A, Delogu LG. How can nanotechnology help the fight against breast cancer? NANOSCALE 2018; 10:11719-11731. [PMID: 29917035 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02796j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this review we provide a broad overview on the use of nanotechnology for the fight against breast cancer (BC). Nowadays, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention may be possible thanks to the application of nanotechnology to clinical practice. Taking into consideration the different forms of BC and the disease status, nanomaterials can be designed to meet the most forefront objectives of modern therapy and diagnosis. We have analyzed in detail three main groups of nanomaterial applications for BC treatment and diagnosis. We have identified several types of drugs successfully conjugated with nanomaterials. We have analyzed the main important imaging techniques and all nanomaterials used to help the non-invasive, early detection of the lesions. Moreover, we have examined theranostic nanomaterials as unique tools, combining imaging, detection, and therapy for BC. This state of the art review provides a useful guide depicting how nanotechnology can be used to overcome the current barriers in BC clinical practice, and how it will shape the future scenario of treatments, prevention, and diagnosis, revolutionizing the current approaches, e.g., reducing the suffering related to chemotherapy.
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- Elisabetta Avitabile
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Liang X, Fang L, Li X, Zhang X, Wang F. Activatable near infrared dye conjugated hyaluronic acid based nanoparticles as a targeted theranostic agent for enhanced fluorescence/CT/photoacoustic imaging guided photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2017; 132:72-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Elgqvist J. Nanoparticles as Theranostic Vehicles in Experimental and Clinical Applications-Focus on Prostate and Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E1102. [PMID: 28531102 PMCID: PMC5455010 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Prostate and breast cancer are the second most and most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women worldwide, respectively. The American Cancer Society estimates that during 2016 in the USA around 430,000 individuals were diagnosed with one of these two types of cancers, and approximately 15% of them will die from the disease. In Europe, the rate of incidences and deaths are similar to those in the USA. Several different more or less successful diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been developed and evaluated in order to tackle this issue and thereby decrease the death rates. By using nanoparticles as vehicles carrying both diagnostic and therapeutic molecular entities, individualized targeted theranostic nanomedicine has emerged as a promising option to increase the sensitivity and the specificity during diagnosis, as well as the likelihood of survival or prolonged survival after therapy. This article presents and discusses important and promising different kinds of nanoparticles, as well as imaging and therapy options, suitable for theranostic applications. The presentation of different nanoparticles and theranostic applications is quite general, but there is a special focus on prostate cancer. Some references and aspects regarding breast cancer are however also presented and discussed. Finally, the prostate cancer case is presented in more detail regarding diagnosis, staging, recurrence, metastases, and treatment options available today, followed by possible ways to move forward applying theranostics for both prostate and breast cancer based on promising experiments performed until today.
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- Jörgen Elgqvist
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Manivasagan P, Bharathiraja S, Santha Moorthy M, Oh YO, Song K, Seo H, Oh J. Anti-EGFR Antibody Conjugation of Fucoidan-Coated Gold Nanorods as Novel Photothermal Ablation Agents for Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:14633-14646. [PMID: 28398713 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The development of novel photothermal ablation agents as cancer nanotheranostics has received a great deal of attention in recent decades. Biocompatible fucoidan (Fu) is used as the coating material for gold nanorods (AuNRs) and subsequently conjugated with monoclonal antibodies against epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) as novel photothermal ablation agents for cancer nanotheranostics because of their excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, nontoxicity, water solubility, photostability, ease of surface modification, strongly enhanced absorption in near-infrared (NIR) regions, target specificity, minimal invasiveness, fast recovery, and prevention of damage to normal tissues. Anti-EGFR Fu-AuNRs have an average particle size of 96.37 ± 3.73 nm. Under 808 nm NIR laser at 2 W/cm2 for 5 min, the temperature of the solution containing anti-EGFR Fu-AuNRs (30 μg/mL) increased by 52.1 °C. The anti-EGFR Fu-AuNRs exhibited high efficiency for the ablation of MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro. In vivo photothermal ablation exhibited that tumor tissues fully recovered without recurrence and finally were reconstructed with normal tissues by the 808 nm NIR laser irradiation after injection of anti-EGFR Fu-AuNRs. These results suggest that the anti-EGFR Fu-AuNRs would be novel photoablation agents for future cancer nanotheranostics.
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- Panchanathan Manivasagan
- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University , Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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Manivasagan P, Bharathiraja S, Moorthy MS, Oh YO, Seo H, Oh J. Marine Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials as a Novel Platform for Theranostic Applications. POLYM REV 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2017.1311914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Panchanathan Manivasagan
- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Manivasagan P, Quang Bui N, Bharathiraja S, Santha Moorthy M, Oh YO, Song K, Seo H, Yoon M, Oh J. Multifunctional biocompatible chitosan-polypyrrole nanocomposites as novel agents for photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal ablation of cancer. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43593. [PMID: 28252638 PMCID: PMC5333628 DOI: 10.1038/srep43593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cancer nanotechnology is emerging as one of the promising strategies combining photothermal therapy (PTT) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for the treatment of breast cancer and it has received considerable attention in the recent years because it is minimally invasive, prevents damage to non-targeted regions, permits fast recovery, and involves breast cancer imaging. The present study demonstrates multifunctional biocompatible chitosan-polypyrrole nanocomposites (CS-PPy NCs) as novel agents for photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal ablation of cancer because of their biocompatibility, conductivity, stability, and strong near-infrared (NIR) absorbance. The CS-PPy NCs are spherical in shape and range 26–94 nm in size with a mean value of 50.54 ± 2.56 nm. The in vitro results demonstrated good biocompatibility of CS-PPy NCs, which can be used in PTT for cancer cells under 808-nm NIR laser irradiation. Tumor-bearing mice fully recovered after treatment with CS-PPy NCs and NIR 808-nm laser irradiation compared to the corresponding control groups. Our research highlights the promising potential of using CS-PPy NCs for photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal ablation of cancer in preclinical animals, which should be verified in future clinical trials.
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- Panchanathan Manivasagan
- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of statistics, College of Natural of Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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Chitosan–ceramide coating on gold nanorod to improve its physiological stability and reduce the lipid surface-related toxicity. Arch Pharm Res 2017; 40:356-363. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-017-0888-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Perlman O, Azhari H. Ultrasonic computed tomography imaging of iron oxide nanoparticles. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:825-842. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa51ab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Methachan B, Thanapprapasr K. Polymer-Based Materials in Cancer Treatment: From Therapeutic Carrier and Ultrasound Contrast Agent to Theranostic Applications. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2017; 43:69-82. [PMID: 27751594 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The emergence of theranostics with ultrasound technology is a promising development, as it opens pathways to providing more effective treatments for cancer. Advancements in ultrasound imaging would give a more detailed and accurate image for better diagnosis and treatment planning. Polymeric ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are appealing because they are stable and easily modified for active targeting. In addition, a better therapy could be achieved in conjunction with advancements in UCAs. The active targeting not only makes the precise imaging possible, but also leads to targeted delivery of active components to specific local treatment sites. A polymeric nanocarrier with surface bioconjugation is the key to prolonging the bioavailability of the encapsulated drugs or genes and the capacity to target the specific tumor site. Using ultrasound with other imaging modalities will open more precise and better ways for diagnosis and therapy and bring us a step closer to personalized medicine. This review focuses on polymer-based materials of UCAs, multimodal imaging agents and therapeutic carriers that have been currently explored for their theranostic applications involving ultrasound for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Boriphat Methachan
- Biomedical Engineering Research Unit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Unit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand.
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Zhang AW, Guo WH, Qi YF, Wang JZ, Ma XX, Yu DX. Synergistic Effects of Gold Nanocages in Hyperthermia and Radiotherapy Treatment. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2016; 11:279. [PMID: 27255899 PMCID: PMC4889960 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1501-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Gold nanocages (GNCs) are a promising material that not only converts near infrared (NIR) light to heat for the ablation of tumors but also acts as a radiosensitizer. The combination of hyperthermia and radiotherapy has a synergistic effect that can lead to significant tumor cell necrosis. In the current study, we synthesized GNCs that offered the combined effects of hyperthermia and radiotherapy. This combination strategy resulted in increased tumor cell apoptosis and significant tumor tissue necrosis. We propose that GNCs can be used for clinical treatment and to potentially overcome resistance to radiotherapy by clearly increasing the antitumor effect.
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- Ai-Wei Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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Liu X, Gao C, Gu J, Jiang Y, Yang X, Li S, Gao W, An T, Duan H, Fu J, Wang Y, Yang X. Hyaluronic Acid Stabilized Iodine-Containing Nanoparticles with Au Nanoshell Coating for X-ray CT Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Tumors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:27622-27631. [PMID: 27686162 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b11918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In recent years, considerable efforts have been made for the development of multifunctional nanoparticles with diagnosis and therapy functions. To achieve enhanced CT imaging and photothermal therapy on the tumor, we employed iodinated nanoparticles as template to construct Au nanoshell structure and demonstrated a facile but effective approach to synthesize biocompatible and well-dispersed multifunctional nanoparticles by coating iodinated nanoparticles with Au nanoshell and subsequent surface modification by hyaluronic acid. The resultant poly(2-methacryl(3-amide-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid))/polyethylenimine/Au nanoshell/hyaluronic acid (PMATIB/PEI/Au nanoshell/HA) nanoparticles had relatively high X-ray attenuation coefficient and photothermal efficiency. After intravenous injection into MCF-7 tumor-bearing mice, PMATIB/PEI/Au nanoshell/HA nanoparticles were efficiently accumulated in the tumor, remarkably enhanced the tumor CT imaging, and selectively ablated the tumor through the thermal treatment of lesions under the NIR irradiation. Thus, PMATIB/PEI/Au nanoshell/HA nanoparticles displayed a great potential for CT diagnosis and CT-guided, focused photothermal tumor therapy.
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- Xinghua Liu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital , Tianjin 300051, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Research Center, Tianjin Medical University , No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, PR China
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Fu L, Ke HT. Nanomaterials incorporated ultrasound contrast agents for cancer theranostics. Cancer Biol Med 2016; 13:313-324. [PMID: 27807499 PMCID: PMC5069833 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology provides various nanomaterials with tremendous functionalities for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Recently, theranostics has been developed as an alternative strategy for efficient cancer treatment through combination of imaging diagnosis and therapeutic interventions under the guidance of diagnostic results. Ultrasound (US) imaging shows unique advantages with excellent features of real-time imaging, low cost, high safety and portability, making US contrast agents (UCAs) an ideal platform for construction of cancer theranostic agents. This review focuses on the development of nanomaterials incorporated multifunctional UCAs serving as theranostic agents for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, via conjugation of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs), CuS nanoparticles, DNA, siRNA, gold nanoparticles (GNPs), gold nanorods (GNRs), gold nanoshell (GNS), graphene oxides (GOs), polypyrrole (PPy) nanocapsules, Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles and so on to different types of UCAs. The cancer treatment could be more effectively and accurately carried out under the guidance and monitoring with the help of the achieved theranostic agents. Furthermore, nanomaterials incorporated theranostic agents based on UCAs can be designed and constructed by demand for personalized and accurate treatment of cancer, demonstrating their great potential to address the challenges of cancer heterogeneity and adaptation, which can provide alternative strategies for cancer diagnosis and therapeutics.
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- Lei Fu
- Center of Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Chen Q, Wen J, Li H, Xu Y, Liu F, Sun S. Recent advances in different modal imaging-guided photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2016; 106:144-66. [PMID: 27561885 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has recently attracted considerable attention owing to its controllable treatment process, high tumour eradication efficiency and minimal side effects on non-cancer cells. PTT can melt cancerous cells by localising tissue hyperthermia induced by internalised therapeutic agents with a high photothermal conversion efficiency under external laser irradiation. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have shown the significant potential of PTT to treat tumours in future practical applications. Unfortunately, the lack of visualisation towards agent delivery and internalisation, as well as imaging-guided comprehensive evaluation of therapeutic outcome, limits its further application. Developments in combined photothermal therapeutic nanoplatforms guided by different imaging modalities have compensated for the major drawback of PTT alone, proving PTT to be a promising technique in biomedical applications. In this review, we introduce recent developments in different imaging modalities including single-modal, dual-modal, triple-modal and even multi-modal imaging-guided PTT, together with imaging-guided multi-functional theranostic nanoplatforms.
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- Qiwen Chen
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116023, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Li S, Chen F, Shen L, Zeng Q, Wu P. Percutaneous irreversible electroporation for breast tissue and breast cancer: safety, feasibility, skin effects and radiologic-pathologic correlation in an animal study. J Transl Med 2016; 14:238. [PMID: 27495906 PMCID: PMC4975887 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-0993-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background To study the safety, feasibility and skin effects of irreversible electroporation (IRE) for breast tissue and breast cancer in animal models. Methods Eight pigs were used in this study. IRE was performed on the left breasts of the pigs with different skin–electrode distances, and the right breasts were used as controls. The electrodes were placed 1–8 mm away from the skin, with an electrode spacing of 1.5–2 cm. Imaging and pathological examinations were performed at specific time points for follow-up evaluation. Vital signs, skin damage, breast tissue changes and ablation efficacy were also closely observed. Eight rabbit models with or without VX2 breast tumor implantations were used to further assess the damage caused by and the repair of thin skin after IRE treatment for breast cancer. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastosonography were used to investigate ablation efficacy and safety. Results During IRE, the color of the pig breast skin reversibly changed. When the skin–electrode distance was 3 mm, the breast skin clearly changed, becoming white in the center and purple in the surrounding region during IRE. One small purulent skin lesion was detected several days after IRE. When the skin–electrode distance was 5–8 mm, the breast skin became red during IRE. However, the skin architecture was normal when evaluated using gross pathology and hematoxylin-eosin staining. When the skin–electrode distance was 1 mm, skin atrophy and yellow glabrescence occurred in the rabbit breasts after IRE. When the skin–electrode distance was ≥5 mm, there was no skin damage in the rabbit model regardless of breast cancer implantation. After IRE, complete ablation of the targeted breast tissue or cancer was confirmed, and apoptosis was detected in the target tissue and outermost epidermal layer. In the ablated breasts of the surviving animals, complete mammary regeneration with normal skin and hair was observed. Furthermore, no massive fibrosis or mass formation were detected on ultrasound or through hematoxylin–eosin staining. Conclusions After IRE, the skin architecture was well preserved when the skin–electrode distance was ≥5 mm. Moreover, breast regeneration occurred without mass formation or obvious fibrosis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-016-0993-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sheng Li
- Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Cherukula K, Manickavasagam Lekshmi K, Uthaman S, Cho K, Cho CS, Park IK. Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles: Recent Progress in Thermal Therapy and Imaging. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2016; 6:E76. [PMID: 28335204 PMCID: PMC5302572 DOI: 10.3390/nano6040076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nanotechnology has enabled the development of many alternative anti-cancer approaches, such as thermal therapies, which cause minimal damage to healthy cells. Current challenges in cancer treatment are the identification of the diseased area and its efficient treatment without generating many side effects. Image-guided therapies can be a useful tool to diagnose and treat the diseased tissue and they offer therapy and imaging using a single nanostructure. The present review mainly focuses on recent advances in the field of thermal therapy and imaging integrated with multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles. The main heating sources for heat-induced therapies are the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in the near infrared region and alternating magnetic fields (AMFs). The different families of inorganic nanoparticles employed for SPR- and AMF-based thermal therapies and imaging are described. Furthermore, inorganic nanomaterials developed for multimodal therapies with different and multi-imaging modalities are presented in detail. Finally, relevant clinical perspectives and the future scope of inorganic nanoparticles in image-guided therapies are discussed.
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- Kondareddy Cherukula
- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea.
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Deng X, Chen Y, Cheng Z, Deng K, Ma P, Hou Z, Liu B, Huang S, Jin D, Lin J. Rational design of a comprehensive cancer therapy platform using temperature-sensitive polymer grafted hollow gold nanospheres: simultaneous chemo/photothermal/photodynamic therapy triggered by a 650 nm laser with enhanced anti-tumor efficacy. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:6837-50. [PMID: 26956400 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08253f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Combining multi-model treatments within one single system has attracted great interest for the purpose of synergistic therapy. In this paper, hollow gold nanospheres (HAuNs) coated with a temperature-sensitive polymer, poly(oligo(ethylene oxide) methacrylate-co-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate) (p(OEGMA-co-MEMA)), co-loaded with DOX and a photosensitizer Chlorin e6 (Ce6) were successfully synthesized. As high as 58% DOX and 6% Ce6 by weight could be loaded onto the HAuNs-p(OEGMA-co-MEMA) nanocomposites. The grafting polymer brushes outside the HAuNs play the role of "gate molecules" for controlled drug release by 650 nm laser radiation owing to the temperature-sensitive property of the polymer and the photothermal effect of HAuNs. The HAuNs-p(OEGMA-co-MEMA)-Ce6-DOX nanocomposites with 650 nm laser radiation show effective inhibition of cancer cells in vitro and enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in vivo. In contrast, control groups without laser radiation show little cytotoxicity. The nanocomposite demonstrates a way of "killing three birds with one stone", that is, chemotherapy, photothermal and photodynamic therapy are triggered simultaneously by the 650 nm laser stimulation. Therefore, the nanocomposites show the great advantages of multi-modal synergistic effects for cancer therapy by a remote-controlled laser stimulus.
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- Xiaoran Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 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 130022, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 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 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 130022, P. R. China. and Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China.
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Lajoinie G, De Cock I, Coussios CC, Lentacker I, Le Gac S, Stride E, Versluis M. In vitro methods to study bubble-cell interactions: Fundamentals and therapeutic applications. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2016; 10:011501. [PMID: 26865903 PMCID: PMC4733084 DOI: 10.1063/1.4940429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Besides their use as contrast agents for ultrasound imaging, microbubbles are increasingly studied for a wide range of therapeutic applications. In particular, their ability to enhance the uptake of drugs through the permeabilization of tissues and cell membranes shows great promise. In order to fully understand the numerous paths by which bubbles can interact with cells and the even larger number of possible biological responses from the cells, thorough and extensive work is necessary. In this review, we consider the range of experimental techniques implemented in in vitro studies with the aim of elucidating these microbubble-cell interactions. First of all, the variety of cell types and cell models available are discussed, emphasizing the need for more and more complex models replicating in vivo conditions together with experimental challenges associated with this increased complexity. Second, the different types of stabilized microbubbles and more recently developed droplets and particles are presented, followed by their acoustic or optical excitation methods. Finally, the techniques exploited to study the microbubble-cell interactions are reviewed. These techniques operate over a wide range of timescales, or even off-line, revealing particular aspects or subsequent effects of these interactions. Therefore, knowledge obtained from several techniques must be combined to elucidate the underlying processes.
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- Guillaume Lajoinie
- Physics of Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente , Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University , Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University , Ghent, Belgium
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- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente , Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Physics of Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente , Enschede, The Netherlands
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Gao S, Zhang L, Wang G, Yang K, Chen M, Tian R, Ma Q, Zhu L. Hybrid graphene/Au activatable theranostic agent for multimodalities imaging guided enhanced photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2015; 79:36-45. [PMID: 26691399 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has been increasingly investigated. However, there are still challenges in strategies that can further enhance photoconversion efficiency and improve photothermal tumor ablation effect of current nanomaterials. Herein, we developed a fluorescent/photoacoustic imaging guided PTT agent by seeding Gold (Au) nanoparticles onto graphene oxide (GO). Near infrared dye (Cy5.5) labeled-matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14) substrate (CP) was conjugated onto the GO/Au complex (GA) forming tumor targeted theranostic probe (CPGA), whereCy5.5 fluorescent signal is quenched by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) capacity from both GO and Au, yet it can boost strong fluorescence signals after degradation by MMP-14. The photothermal effect of GA hybrid was found significantly elevated compared with Au or GO alone. After intravenous administration of CPGA into SCC7 tumor-bearing mice, high fluorescence and PA signals were observed in the tumor area over time, which peaked at the 6 h time point (tumor-to-normal tissue ratio of 3.64 ± 0.51 for optical imaging and 2.5 ± 0.27 for PA imaging). The tumors were then irradiated with a laser, and an excellent tumor inhibition was observedwithoutrecurrence. Our studies further encourage applications of the hybrid nanocomposite for image-guided enhanced PTT in biomedical applications, especially in cancer theranostics.
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- Shi Gao
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology & Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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Muddineti OS, Ghosh B, Biswas S. Current trends in using polymer coated gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Int J Pharm 2015; 484:252-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sag AA, Maybody M, Comstock C, Solomon SB. Percutaneous image-guided ablation of breast tumors: an overview. Semin Intervent Radiol 2014; 31:193-202. [PMID: 25049447 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Percutaneous non-surgical image-guided ablation is emerging as an adjunct or alternative to surgery in the management of benign and malignant breast tumors. This review covers the current state of the literature regarding percutaneous image-guided ablation modalities, clinical factors regarding patient selection, and future directions for research.
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- Section of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Section of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Section of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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