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Wang S, Zhang R, Li X, Chen Y, Zhu L, Yang B, Wang J, Du YH, Liu J, Ye TT, Wang S. "Rigid-Flexible" Dual-Ferrocene Chimeric Nanonetwork for Simultaneous Tumor-Targeted Tracing and Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38968001 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c06437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
Abstract
There is an urgent need to develop phototherapeutic agents with imaging capabilities to assess the treatment process and efficacy in real-time during cancer phototherapy for precision cancer therapy. The safe near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes have garnered significant attention and are desirable for theranostics agents. However, until now, achieving excellent photostability and fluorescence (FL) imaging capability in aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) dyes remains a big challenge. Here, for the only FDA-approved NIR dye, indocyanine green (ICG), we developed a dual-ferrocene (Fc) chimeric nanonetwork ICG@HFFC based on the rigid-flexible strategy through one-step self-assembly, which uses rigid Fc-modified hyaluronic acid (HA) copolymer (HA-Fc) and flexible octadecylamine (ODA) bonded Fc (Fc-C18) as the delivery system. HA-Fc reserved the ability of HA to target the CD44 receptor of the tumor cell surface, and the dual-Fc region provided a rigid space for securely binding ICG through metal-ligand interaction and π-π conjugation, ensuring excellent photostability. Additionally, the alkyl chain provided flexible confinement for the remaining ICG through hydrophobic forces, preserving its FL. Thereby, a balance is achieved between outstanding photostability and FL imaging capability. In vitro studies showed improved photobleaching resistance, enhanced FL stability, and increased singlet oxygen (1O2) production efficiency in ICG@HFFC. Further in vivo results display that ICG@HFFC had good tumor tracing ability and significant tumor inhibition which also exhibited good biocompatibility.. Therefore, ICG@HFFC provides an encouraging strategy to realize simultaneous enhanced tumor tracing and photothermal/photodynamic therapy (PTT/PDT) and offers a novel approach to address the limitations of ACQ dyes.
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- Sixue Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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Yu M, Ye Z, Liu S, Zhu Y, Niu X, Wang J, Ao R, Huang H, Cai H, Liu Y, Chen X, Lin L. Redox-Active Ferrocene Quencher-Based Supramolecular Nanomedicine for NIR-II Fluorescence-Monitored Chemodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318155. [PMID: 38109458 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Real-time monitoring of hydroxyl radical (⋅OH) generation is crucial for both the efficacy and safety of chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Although ⋅OH probe-integrated CDT agents can track ⋅OH production by themselves, they often require complicated synthetic procedures and suffer from self-consumption of ⋅OH. Here, we report the facile fabrication of a self-monitored chemodynamic agent (denoted as Fc-CD-AuNCs) by incorporating ferrocene (Fc) into β-cyclodextrin (CD)-functionalized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) via host-guest molecular recognition. The water-soluble CD served not only as a capping agent to protect AuNCs but also as a macrocyclic host to encapsulate and solubilize hydrophobic Fc guest with high Fenton reactivity for in vivo CDT applications. Importantly, the encapsulated Fc inside CD possessed strong electron-donating ability to effectively quench the second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence of AuNCs through photoinduced electron transfer. After internalization of Fc-CD-AuNCs by cancer cells, Fenton reaction between redox-active Fc quencher and endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) caused Fc oxidation and subsequent NIR-II fluorescence recovery, which was accompanied by the formation of cytotoxic ⋅OH and therefore allowed Fc-CD-AuNCs to in situ self-report ⋅OH generation without undesired ⋅OH consumption. Such a NIR-II fluorescence-monitored CDT enabled the use of renal-clearable Fc-CD-AuNCs for efficient tumor growth inhibition with minimal side effects in vivo.
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- Meili Yu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Research Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Kim S, Jo H, Lee S, Yang M, Jun H, Lee Y, Kim GW, Lee D. Targeted echogenic and anti-inflammatory polymeric prodrug nanoparticles for the management of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury. J Control Release 2023; 363:574-584. [PMID: 37797890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.10.004] [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] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury is an inevitable pathological event occurring when blood is resupplied to the tissues after a period of ischemia. One of major causes of IR injury is the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which mediates the expression of various inflammatory cytokines to exacerbate tissue damages. The overproduced H2O2 could therefore serve as a diagnostic and therapeutic biomarker of IR injury. In this study, poly(boronated methacrylate) (pBMA) nanoparticles were developed as nanotheranostic agents for renal IR injury, which not only generate CO2 bubbles to enhance the ultrasound contrast but also provide potent preventive effects in a H2O2-triggered manner. The surface of pBMA nanoparticles was decorated with taurodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) that binds P-selectin overexpressed in inflamed tissues. In the mouse model of renal IR injury, TUDCA-coated pBMA (T-pBMA) nanoparticles preferentially accumulated in the injured kidney and markedly enhanced the ultrasound contrast. T-pBMA nanoparticles also effectively prevented renal IR injury by scavenging H2O2 and suppressing the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Treatment progress of IR injury could be also monitored by echogenic T-pBMA nanoparticles. Given their targeting ability, excellent H2O2-responsiveness, anti-inflammatory activity and H2O2-triggered echogenicity, T-pBMA nanoparticles have excellent translational potential for the management of various H2O2-related diseases including IR injury.
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- Sooyeon Kim
- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54097, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Polymer⋅Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Shi Q, Song C, Chen M, Xu J, Zheng S, Tan J, Zhang J, Wang N, Hu J, Liu S. Label-Free Quantification of Digital Nanorods Assembled from Discrete Oligourethane Amphiphiles. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23176-23187. [PMID: 37822292 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have been extensively designed for theranostic agent delivery. Previous methods for tracking their biological behavior and assessing theranostic efficacy heavily rely on fluorescence or isotope labeling. However, these labeling techniques may alter the physicochemical properties of the labeled NPs, leading to inaccurate biodistribution information. Therefore, it is highly desirable to develop label-free techniques for accurately assessing the biological fate of polymeric NPs. Here, we create discrete oligourethane amphiphiles (DOAs) with methoxy (OMe), hydroxyl (OH), and maleimide (MI) moieties at the dendritic oligo(ethylene glycol) (dOEG) ends. We obtained four types of digital nanorods (NRs) with distinct surface functional groups through self-assembly of a single DOA (OMe and OH NRs) or coassembly of two DOAs (OMe-MI and OH-MI NRs). These unique NRs can be directly quantified in a label-free manner by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Specifically, OMe-MI NRs exhibited the best blood circulation, and OH-MI showed the highest area under the curve (AUC) value after intravenous injection. Biodistribution studies demonstrated that MI-containing NRs generally had lower accumulation in the liver and spleen compared to that of MI-free NRs, except for the comparison between OMe and OMe-MI NRs in the liver. Proteomics studies unveiled the formation of distinct protein coronas that may greatly affect the biological behavior of NRs. This study not only provides a label-free technique for quantifying the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of polymeric NRs but also highlights the significant impact of surface functional groups on the biological fate of polymeric NPs.
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- Qiangqiang Shi
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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