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Kumar PPP, Lim DK. Photothermal Effect of Gold Nanoparticles as a Nanomedicine for Diagnosis and Therapeutics. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2349. [PMID: 37765317 PMCID: PMC10534847 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15092349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have received great attention for various medical applications due to their unique physicochemical properties. AuNPs with tunable optical properties in the visible and near-infrared regions have been utilized in a variety of applications such as in vitro diagnostics, in vivo imaging, and therapeutics. Among the applications, this review will pay more attention to recent developments in diagnostic and therapeutic applications based on the photothermal (PT) effect of AuNPs. In particular, the PT effect of AuNPs has played an important role in medical applications utilizing light, such as photoacoustic imaging, photon polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and hyperthermia therapy. First, we discuss the fundamentals of the optical properties in detail to understand the background of the PT effect of AuNPs. For diagnostic applications, the ability of AuNPs to efficiently convert absorbed light energy into heat to generate enhanced acoustic waves can lead to significant enhancements in photoacoustic signal intensity. Integration of the PT effect of AuNPs with PCR may open new opportunities for technological innovation called photonic PCR, where light is used to enable fast and accurate temperature cycling for DNA amplification. Additionally, beyond the existing thermotherapy of AuNPs, the PT effect of AuNPs can be further applied to cancer immunotherapy. Controlled PT damage to cancer cells triggers an immune response, which is useful for obtaining better outcomes in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors or vaccines. Therefore, this review examines applications to nanomedicine based on the PT effect among the unique optical properties of AuNPs, understands the basic principles, the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, and understands the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Based on this, it is expected that it will help understand the current status and development direction of new nanoparticle-based disease diagnosis methods and treatment methods, and we hope that it will inspire the development of new innovative technologies.
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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Iannazzo D, Celesti C, Giofrè SV, Ettari R, Bitto A. Theranostic Applications of 2D Graphene-Based Materials for Solid Tumors Treatment. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2380. [PMID: 37630966 PMCID: PMC10459055 DOI: 10.3390/nano13162380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Solid tumors are a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, being characterized by rapid tumor growth and local and distant metastases. The failures encountered in cancer treatment are mainly related to the complicated biology of the tumor microenvironment. Nanoparticles-based (NPs) approaches have shown the potential to overcome the limitations caused by the pathophysiological features of solid cancers, enabling the development of multifunctional systems for cancer diagnosis and therapy and allowing effective inhibition of tumor growth. Among the different classes of NPs, 2D graphene-based nanomaterials (GBNs), due to their outstanding chemical and physical properties, easy surface multi-functionalization, near-infrared (NIR) light absorption and tunable biocompatibility, represent ideal nanoplatforms for the development of theranostic tools for the treatment of solid tumors. Here, we reviewed the most recent advances related to the synthesis of nano-systems based on graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), for the development of theranostic NPs to be used for photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal-chemotherapy, photothermal (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), applied to solid tumors destruction. The advantages in using these nano-systems are here discussed for each class of GBNs, taking into consideration the different chemical properties and possibility of multi-functionalization, as well as biodistribution and toxicity aspects that represent a key challenge for their translation into clinical use.
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- Daniela Iannazzo
- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Chemistry, University of Messina, 98165 Messina, Italy; (S.V.G.); (R.E.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Chemistry, University of Messina, 98165 Messina, Italy; (S.V.G.); (R.E.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy;
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Zygouri E, Bekiari V, Malis G, Karamanos NK, Koutsakis C, Psomas G, Tangoulis V. pH-Sensitive Gold Nanorods for Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Delivery and DNA-Binding Studies. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093780. [PMID: 37175189 PMCID: PMC10179929 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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A facile experimental protocol for the synthesis of poly(ethylene glycol)-modified (PEGylated) gold nanorods (AuNRs@PEG) is presented as well as an effective drug loading procedure using the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen (NAP). The interaction of AuNRs@PEG and drug-loaded AuNRs (AuNRs@PEG@NAP) with calf-thymus DNA was studied at a diverse temperature revealing different interaction modes; AuNRs@PEG may interact via groove-binding and AuNRs@PEG@NAP may intercalate to DNA-bases. The cleavage activity of the gold nanoparticles for supercoiled circular pBR322 plasmid DNA was studied by gel electrophoresis while their affinity for human and bovine serum albumins was also evaluated. Drug-release studies revealed a pH-sensitive behavior with a release up to a maximum of 24% and 33% NAP within the first 180 min at pH = 4.2 and 6.8, respectively. The cytotoxicity of AuNRs@PEG and AuNRs@PEG@NAP was evaluated against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines. The development of AuNRs as an efficient non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) delivery system for chemotherapy is still in its infancy. The present work can shed light and inspire other research groups to work in this direction.
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- Eleni Zygouri
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Crop Science, University of Patras, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Wu J, Liu Q, Wang S, Sun J, Zhang T. Trends and prospects in graphene and its derivatives toxicity research: A bibliometric analysis. J Appl Toxicol 2023; 43:146-166. [PMID: 35929397 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the current research status, hot topics, and future prospects in the field of graphene and its derivatives toxicity. In the article, the Web of Science Core Collection database was used as the data source, and the CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct a visual analysis of the last 10 years of research on graphene and its derivatives toxicity. A total of 8573 articles were included, and we analyzed the literature characteristics of the research results in the field of graphene and its derivatives toxicity, as well as the distribution of authors and co-cited authors; the distribution of countries and institutions; the situation of co-cited references; and the distribution of journals and categories. The most prolific countries, institutions, journals, and authors are China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, RSC Advances, and Wang, Dayong, respectively. The co-cited author with the most citations was Akhavan, Omid. The five research hotspot keywords in the field of graphene and its derivatives toxicity were "nanomaterials," "exposure," "biocompatibility," "adsorption," and "detection." Frontier topics were "facile synthesis," "antibacterial activity," and "carbon dots." Our study provides perspectives for the study of graphene and its derivatives toxicity and yields valuable information and suggestions for the development of graphene and its derivatives toxicity research in the future.
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- Jingying Wu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Mbalaha ZS, Birch DJS, Chen Y. Photothermal effects of gold nanorods in aqueous solution and gel media: Influence of particle size and excitation wavelength. IET Nanobiotechnol 2022; 17:103-111. [PMID: 36544428 PMCID: PMC10116019 DOI: 10.1049/nbt2.12110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Gold nanorods (GNRs) have emerged as the most efficient photothermal agent in cancer therapy and photocatalysis. Understanding the influence of the surrounding medium, particle size, and excitation wavelength is critical to optimising the photothermal conversion rate. Here, three pairs of large and small gold nanorods of different aspect ratios and their heat generation under laser radiation at on and off surface plasmon resonance wavelengths in aqueous solution and gel-like media are investigated. In the aqueous solution, the temperature rise of the large gold nanorods is more than with small gold nanorods at resonance excitation. In contrast to the large gold nanorods (LGNRs), the small gold nanorods (SGNRs) were less sensitive to excitation wavelength. At off-resonance excitation, the temperature rise of the SGNRs is larger than that of the LGNRs. In the agarose gel, the photothermal effect of the SGNRs is greater than LGNRs excited at the wavelength near their solution phase longitudinal surface plasmon resonance wavelength. The temperature increase of LGNRs in gel is significantly less than in aqueous solution. These findings suggest that SGNRs could be more beneficial than the LGNRs for photothermal applications in biological systems and provides further insight when selecting GNRs.
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- Zendesha S. Mbalaha
- Department of Physics Scottish Universities Physics Alliance University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
- Department of Science Education Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi Benue State Nigeria
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- Department of Physics Scottish Universities Physics Alliance University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
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- Department of Physics Scottish Universities Physics Alliance University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
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Functionalized Silver and Gold Nanomaterials with Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14102182. [PMID: 36297620 PMCID: PMC9609291 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The functionalization of nanomaterials with suitable capping ligands or bioactive agents is an interesting strategy in designing nanosystems with suitable applicability and biocompatibility; the physicochemical and biological properties of these nanomaterials can be highly improved for biomedical applications. In this context, numerous explorations have been conducted in the functionalization of silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanomaterials using suitable functional groups or agents to design nanosystems with unique physicochemical properties such as excellent biosensing capabilities, biocompatibility, targeting features, and multifunctionality for biomedical purposes. Future studies should be undertaken for designing novel functionalization tactics to improve the properties of Au- and Ag-based nanosystems and reduce their toxicity. The possible release of cytotoxic radicals or ions, the internalization of nanomaterials, the alteration of cellular signaling pathways, the translocation of these nanomaterials across the cell membranes into mitochondria, DNA damages, and the damage of cell membranes are the main causes of their toxicity, which ought to be comprehensively explored. In this study, recent advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic applications of functionalized Au and Ag nanomaterials are deliberated, focusing on important challenges and future directions.
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Lebepe TC, Oluwafemi OS. Thermal and Medium Stability Study of Polyvidone-Modified Graphene Oxide-Coated Gold Nanorods with High Photothermal Efficiency. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12193382. [PMID: 36234510 PMCID: PMC9565574 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Coating gold nanorods (AuNRs) with different materials, such as polymers and graphene-based materials, has improved their biocompatibility. However, these materials have been shown to cause the instability of AuNRs in thermal and culture mediums. In addressing this issue, we herein report the synthesis, thermal and culture medium stability, and photothermal profiling of Polyvidone (PVP)-modified graphene oxide (GO)-coated AuNRs (mGO@AuNRs). The AuNRs, with a size of 40.70 nm × 9.16 nm and absorbing at 820 nm, were coated with PVP, GO, and mGO. The colloidal stability of the nanocomposites was tested in three commonly used cell culture mediums: the Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 (RPMI-1640), Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium, (DMEM) and Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) using UV-Vis-NIR and dynamic light scattering. The GO-based nanocomposites were stable compared to PVP@AuNRs and AuNRs in all mediums. The photothermal profiling of mGO@AuNRs showed higher heat production, with the photothermal conversion efficiency of 54.8%, which is higher than the bare AuNRs, GO@AuNRs, and PVP@AuNRs. In addition, the mGO@AuNRs also showed good thermal stability at 70 °C for more than 24 h. These results present the dual coating of PVP and GO as excellent stabilising agents for AuNRs with good photothermal profiling.
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- Thabang Calvin Lebepe
- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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Santoro S, Avci AH, Politano A, Curcio E. The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:6087-6125. [PMID: 35789347 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00097c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination/purification of salty/contaminated water for human uses is particularly relevant. Membrane distillation is an emerging hybrid thermal-membrane technology with the potential to overcome the drawbacks of conventional desalination by a synergic exploitation of the water-energy nexus. Although membrane distillation is considered a green technology, efficient heat management remains a critical concern affecting the cost of the process and hindering its viability at large scale. A multidisciplinary approach that involves materials chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials and polymer science is required to solve this problem. The combination of solar energy with membrane distillation is considered a potentially feasible low-cost approach for providing high-quality freshwater with a low carbon footprint. In particular, recent discoveries about efficient light-to-heat conversion in nanomaterials have opened unprecedented perspectives for the implementation of sunlight-based renewable energy in membrane distillation. The integration of nanofillers enabling photothermal effects into membranes has been demonstrated to be able to significantly enhance the energy efficiency without impacting on economic costs. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview on the state of the art, the opportunities, open challenges and pitfalls of the emerging field of solar-driven membrane distillation. We also assess the peculiar physicochemical properties and synthesis scalability of photothermal materials, as well as the strategies for their integration into polymeric nanocomposite membranes enabling efficient light-to-heat conversion and freshwater.
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- Sergio Santoro
- University of Calabria - Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Cubo 44 A, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende CS, Italy.
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- University of Calabria - Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Cubo 44 A, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende CS, Italy.
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila (AQ), Italy.
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- University of Calabria - Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Cubo 44 A, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende CS, Italy.
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Gold Nanorod-Assisted Photothermal Therapy and Improvement Strategies. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9050200. [PMID: 35621478 PMCID: PMC9138169 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9050200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Noble metal nanoparticles have been sought after in cancer nanomedicine during the past two decades, owing to the unique localized surface plasmon resonance that induces strong absorption and scattering properties of the nanoparticles. A popular application of noble metal nanoparticles is photothermal therapy, which destroys cancer cells by heat generated by laser irradiation of the nanoparticles. Gold nanorods have stood out as one of the major types of noble metal nanoparticles for photothermal therapy due to the facile tuning of their optical properties in the tissue penetrative near infrared region, strong photothermal conversion efficiency, and long blood circulation half-life after surface modification with stealthy polymers. In this review, we will summarize the optical properties of gold nanorods and their applications in photothermal therapy. We will also discuss the recent strategies to improve gold nanorod-assisted photothermal therapy through combination with chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy.
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Bidar N, Darroudi M, Ebrahimzadeh A, Safdari M, de la Guardia M, Baradaran B, Goodarzi V, Oroojalian F, Mokhtarzadeh A. Simultaneous nanocarrier-mediated delivery of siRNAs and chemotherapeutic agents in cancer therapy and diagnosis: Recent advances. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 915:174639. [PMID: 34919890 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174639] [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: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recently, investigations have revealed that RNA interference (RNAi) has a remarkable potential to decrease cancer burden by downregulating genes. Among various RNAi molecules, small interfering RNA (siRNA) has been more attractive for this goal and is able to silence a target pathological path and promote the degradation of a certain mRNA, resulting in either gain or loss of function of proteins. Moreover, therapeutic siRNAs have exhibited low side effects compared to other therapeutic molecular candidates. Nevertheless, siRNA delivery has its own limitations including quick degradation in circulation, ineffective internalization and low passive uptake by cells, possible toxicity against off-target sites, and inducing unfavorable immune responses. Therefore, delivery tools must be able to specifically direct siRNAs to their target locations without inflicting detrimental effects on other sites. To conquer the mentioned problems, nanocarrier-mediated delivery of siRNAs, using inorganic nanoparticles (NPs), polymers, and lipids, has been developed as a biocompatible delivery approach. In this review, we have discussed recent advances in the siRNA delivery methods that employ nanoparticles, lipids, and polymers, as well as the inorganic-based co-delivery systems used to deliver siRNAs and anticancer agents to target cells.
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- Negar Bidar
- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran; Natural Products and Medicinal Plants Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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El-Kholy AI, Abdel Fadeel D, Nasr M, El-Sherbiny I, Fadel M. (Rose Bengal)/(Eosin Yellow)-Gold-Polypyrrole Hybrids: A Design for Dual Photo-Active Nano-System with Ultra-High Loading Capacity. Drug Des Devel Ther 2021; 15:5011-5023. [PMID: 34938068 PMCID: PMC8685768 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s338922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Enhancement of the photodynamic/photothermal efficiency of two water-soluble dyes, rose bengal (RB) and eosin yellow (EY), via conjugation to a polymeric nano-system gold-polypyrrole nanoparticle (AuPpy NPs). Methodology A multi-step synthesis method and an in situ one-pot synthesis method were used. Loading percentage, particle size, zeta potential, morphology, UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry and in vitro photothermal activity were measured. Then, both hybrid nanocomposites were examined for their cytotoxicity and photocytotoxicity on HepG2 cell line as a model for cancer cells. Results Dyes loaded in the traditional multi-step method did not exceed 9% w/w, while in the one-pot synthesis method they reached ~67% w/w and ~75% w/w for EY-AuPpy NPs and RB-AuPpy NPs, respectively. UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry showed that both nano-systems exhibited intense absorption in the NIR region. The mean size of the nanoparticles was ~31.5 nm (RB-AuPpy NPs) and ~33.6 nm (EY-AuPpy NPs) with zeta potential values of −26.5 mV and −33 mV, respectively. TEM imaging revealed the morphology of both hybrids, showing ultra-nano spherical-shaped gold cores in the case of RB-AuPpy NPs, and different shapes of larger gold cores in the case of EY-AuPpy NPs, both embedded in the polymer film. Conjugation to AuPpy was found to significantly reduce the dark cytotoxicity of both RB and EY, preserving the photocytotoxicity of EY and enhancing the photocytotoxicity of RB. Conclusion Gold-polypyrrole nanoparticles represent an effective delivery system to improve the photodynamic and photothermal properties of RB and EY. The in situ one-pot synthesis method provided a means to greatly increase the loading capacity of AuPpy NPs. While both hybrid nanocomposites exhibited greatly diminished dark cytotoxicity, RB-AuPpy NPs showed significantly enhanced photocytotoxicity compared to the free dyes. This pattern enables the safe use of both dyes in high concentrations with sustained action, reducing dose frequency and side effects.
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- Abdullah I El-Kholy
- Department of Medical Applications of Laser, Pharmaceutical Nano-Technology Unit, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Applications of Laser, Pharmaceutical Nano-Technology Unit, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Nanomaterials Lab, Center for Materials Science, Zewail City of Science and Technology, 6th October City, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Applications of Laser, Pharmaceutical Nano-Technology Unit, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Lebepe TC, Parani S, Ncapayi V, Maluleke R, Mbaz GIM, Fanoro OT, Varghese JR, Komiya A, Kodama T, Oluwafemi OS. Graphene Oxide-Gold Nanorods Nanocomposite-Porphyrin Conjugate as Promising Tool for Cancer Phototherapy Performance. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14121295. [PMID: 34959695 PMCID: PMC8706362 DOI: 10.3390/ph14121295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The cancer mortality rate has increased, and conventional cancer treatments are known for having many side effects. Therefore, it is imperative to find a new therapeutic agent or modify the existing therapeutic agents for better performance and efficiency. Herein, a synergetic phototherapeutic agent based on a combination of photothermal and photodynamic therapy is proposed. The phototherapeutic agent consists of water-soluble cationic porphyrin (5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-3-yl)porphyrin, TMePyP), and gold nanorods (AuNRs) anchored on graphene-oxide (GO) sheet. The TMePyP was initially synthesized by Adler method, followed by methylation, while GO and AuNRs were synthesized using Hummer’s and seed-mediated methods, respectively. The structural and optical properties of TMePyP were confirmed using UV-Vis, zeta analyzer, PL, FTIR and NMR. The formation of both GO and AuNRs was confirmed by UV-Vis-NIR, FTIR, TEM and zeta analyzer. TMePyP and AuNRs were anchored on GO to form GO@AuNRs-TMePyP nanocomposite. The as-synthesized nanocomposite was stable in RPMI and PBS medium, and, on irradiation, produced high heat than the bare AuNRs, with high photothermal efficiency. In addition, the nanocomposite produced higher singlet oxygen than TMePyP with high biocompatibility in the absence of light. These results indicated that the as-synthesized nanocomposite is a promising dual photodynamic and photothermal agent for cancer therapy.
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- Thabang Calvin Lebepe
- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan;
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.); (V.N.); (R.M.); (G.I.M.M.); (J.R.V.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Sciences Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
- Correspondence:
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Bagheri AR, Aramesh N, Bilal M, Xiao J, Kim HW, Yan B. Carbon nanomaterials as emerging nanotherapeutic platforms to tackle the rising tide of cancer - A review. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 51:116493. [PMID: 34781082 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cancer has become one of the main reasons for human death in recent years. Around 18 million new cancer cases and approximately 9.6 million deaths from cancer reported in 2018, and the annual number of cancer cases will have increased to 22 million in the next two decades. These alarming facts have rekindled researchers' attention to develop and apply different approaches for cancer therapy. Unfortunately, most of the applied methods for cancer therapy not only have adverse side effects like toxicity and damage of healthy cells but also have a short lifetime. To this end, introducing innovative and effective methods for cancer therapy is vital and necessary. Among different potential materials, carbon nanomaterials can cope with the rising threats of cancer. Due to unique physicochemical properties of different carbon nanomaterials including carbon, fullerene, carbon dots, graphite, single-walled carbon nanotube and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, they exhibit possibilities to address the drawbacks for cancer therapy. Carbon nanomaterials are prodigious materials due to their ability in drug delivery or remedial of small molecules. Functionalization of carbon nanomaterials can improve the cancer therapy process and decrement the side effects. These exceptional traits make carbon nanomaterials as versatile and prevalent materials for application in cancer therapy. This article spotlights the recent findings in cancer therapy using carbon nanomaterials (2015-till now). Different types of carbon nanomaterials and their utilization in cancer therapy were highlighted. The plausible mechanisms for the action of carbon nanomaterials in cancer therapy were elucidated and the advantages and disadvantages of each material were also illustrated. Finally, the current problems and future challenges for cancer therapy based on carbon nanomaterials were discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Kore; Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Cell & Matter Institute, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Kim GW, Han IS, Ha JW. Mesoporous silica shell-coated single gold nanorods as multifunctional orientation probes in dynamic biological environments. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38632-38637. [PMID: 35493222 PMCID: PMC9044331 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06572f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mesoporous silica shell-coated gold nanorods (AuNRs@mSiO2) can be employed as promising multifunctional orientation probes in biological studies owing to their anisotropic optical properties, enhanced stability, excellent biocompatibility, etc. In this study, the optical properties of single AuNRs@mSiO2 are characterized under dark-field and differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy. Furthermore, we presented polarization-dependent, periodic DIC images and intensities of single AuNRs@mSiO2 at their localized surface plasmon resonance wavelength and investigated their use as multifunctional orientation probes in dynamic biological environments. Moreover, the real-time rotational motions of the AuNRs@mSiO2 on the HeLa cell membranes were tracked with millisecond temporal resolution. Overall, AuNRs@mSiO2 demonstrated their capacity to act as multifunctional optical probes owing to the combined effect of the Au core, which can serve as an orientation probe and a local heat generator for phototherapy, and the mesoporous silica shell, which can be used as a reservoir of chemotherapeutics owing to its excellent loading capacity. We presented polarization-dependent, periodic DIC images and intensities of single AuNRs@mSiO2 at their LSPR wavelength and investigated their use as multifunctional orientation probes in biological environments.![]()
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- Geun Wan Kim
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea +82 52 712 8002 +82 52 259 1694 +82 52 712 8012 +82 52 259 2352
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea +82 52 712 8002 +82 52 259 1694 +82 52 712 8012 +82 52 259 2352.,Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea
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Zheng J, Cheng X, Zhang H, Bai X, Ai R, Shao L, Wang J. Gold Nanorods: The Most Versatile Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13342-13453. [PMID: 34569789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape and adjustable plasmonic properties. With the continuous improvement in synthetic methods, a variety of materials have been attached around Au NRs to achieve unexpected or improved plasmonic properties and explore state-of-the-art technologies. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the latest progress on Au NRs, the most versatile anisotropic plasmonic NPs. We present a representative overview of the advances in the synthetic strategies and outline an extensive catalogue of Au-NR-based heterostructures with tailored architectures and special functionalities. The bottom-up assembly of Au NRs into preprogrammed metastructures is then discussed, as well as the design principles. We also provide a systematic elucidation of the different plasmonic properties associated with the Au-NR-based structures, followed by a discussion of the promising applications of Au NRs in various fields. We finally discuss the future research directions and challenges of Au NRs.
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- Jiapeng Zheng
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Tee SY, Ye E, Teng CP, Tanaka Y, Tang KY, Win KY, Han MY. Advances in photothermal nanomaterials for biomedical, environmental and energy applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:14268-14286. [PMID: 34473186 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04197e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Materials that exhibit photothermal effect have attracted enormous research interests due to their ability to strongly absorb light and effectively transform it into heat for a wide range of applications in biomedical, environmental and energy related fields. The past decade has witnessed significant advances in the preparation of a variety of photothermal materials, mainly due to the emergence of many nano-enabled new materials, such as plasmonic metals, stoichiometric/non-stoichiometric semiconductors, and the newly emerging MXenes. These photothermal nanomaterials can be hybridized with other constituents to form functional hybrids or composites for achieving enhanced photothermal performance. In this review, we present the fundamental insight of inorganic photothermal materials, including their photothermal conversion mechanisms/properties as well as their potential applications in various fields. Emphasis is placed on strategic approaches for improving their light harvesting and photothermal conversion capabilities through engineering their nanostructured size, shape, composition, bandgap and so on. Lastly, the underlying challenges and perspectives for future development of photothermal nanomaterials are proposed.
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- Si Yin Tee
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 138634, Singapore.
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Bilyy R, Pagneux Q, François N, Bila G, Grytsko R, Lebedin Y, Barras A, Dubuisson J, Belouzard S, Séron K, Boukherroub R, Szunerits S. Rapid Generation of Coronaviral Immunity Using Recombinant Peptide Modified Nanodiamonds. Pathogens 2021; 10:861. [PMID: 34358011 PMCID: PMC8308543 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10070861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Vaccination remains one of the most effective tools to prevent infectious diseases. To ensure that the best possible antigenic components are chosen to stimulate a cognitive immune response, boosting antigen presentation using adjuvants is common practice. Nanodiamond-based adjuvants are proposed here as a rapid and versatile platform for antigen conjugation, utilizing peptides common to different pathogenic strains and making this strategy a good candidate for a "ready-to-use" vaccine. Initiation of an inflammatory reaction with a resulting immune response is based on the ability of living organisms to entrap nanostructures such as nanodiamonds with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation. In this work, coronavirus peptide homological for MERS-CoV, fusion inhibitor, was conjugated to nanodiamonds and used to induce neutrophilic-driven self-limiting inflammation. The resulting adjuvant was safe and did not induce any tissue damage at the site of injection. Mice immunization resulted in IgG titers of ¼,000 within 28 days. Immunization of rabbits resulted in the formation of a high level of antibodies persistently present for up to 120 days after the first immunization (animal lifespan ~3 years). The peptide used for immunization proved to be reactive with sera of convalescent COVID patients, demonstrating the possibility of developing pancoronaviral vaccine candidates.
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- Rostyslav Bilyy
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska Str., 69, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine; (G.B.); (R.G.)
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520-IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France; (Q.P.); (A.B.); (R.B.)
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- U1019-UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (N.F.); (J.D.); (S.B.); (K.S.)
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- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska Str., 69, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine; (G.B.); (R.G.)
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- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska Str., 69, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine; (G.B.); (R.G.)
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- Xema Co., Ltd., Akademika Efremova Str., 23, 03179 Kyiv, Ukraine;
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520-IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France; (Q.P.); (A.B.); (R.B.)
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- U1019-UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (N.F.); (J.D.); (S.B.); (K.S.)
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- U1019-UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (N.F.); (J.D.); (S.B.); (K.S.)
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- U1019-UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (N.F.); (J.D.); (S.B.); (K.S.)
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520-IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France; (Q.P.); (A.B.); (R.B.)
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520-IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France; (Q.P.); (A.B.); (R.B.)
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Azerbaijan MH, Bahmani E, Jouybari MH, Hassaniazardaryani A, Goleij P, Akrami M, Irani M. Electrospun gold nanorods/graphene oxide loaded-core-shell nanofibers for local delivery of paclitaxel against lung cancer during photo-chemotherapy method. Eur J Pharm Sci 2021; 164:105914. [PMID: 34146683 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.105914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The combinations of photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemotherapy (CHT) have attracted increasing attention for cancer therapy. In the present study, paclitaxel as an anticancer drug and graphene oxide/gold nanorods (GO/Au NRs) were simultaneously loaded into the poly (tetramethylene ether) glycol based-polyurethane (PTMG-PU) (core)/chitosan (shell) nanofibers prepared by the coaxial electrospinning method. The potential of the synthesized nanofiber as a pH/temperature dual responsive carrier was investigated for the controlled release of paclitaxel against A549 lung cancer during PTT/CHT combined method. The synthesized core-shell nanofibers were characterized using SEM, TEM and XRD analysis. The drug encapsulation efficiency, drug release and kinetic studies were carried out. The compatibility of the synthesized core-shell nanofibers was also investigated. The cell viability of the synthesized nanofibers treated with A549 lung cancer cells was investigated under alone CHT, alone PTT and PTT/CHT method. The in vivo studies indicated that the PTT/CHT method demonstrated an optimal therapeutic effect on tumor inhibition without change in body weight. The obtained results demonstrated that the synthesized core-shell nanofibers would be used for lung cancer treatment under NIR irradiation in the future.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
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Yousefimehr F, Jafarirad S, Salehi R, Zakerhamidi MS. Facile fabricating of rGO and Au/rGO nanocomposites using Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes biomass for non-invasive approach in cancer therapy. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11900. [PMID: 34099785 PMCID: PMC8184758 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91352-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we report a facile green-synthesis route for the fabrication of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) using biomass of Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes (B. oleracea). In addition, we have attempted to provide a green synthesis approach to prepare Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) on the surface of rGO by using stem extract of B. oleracea. The synthesized Au/rGO nanocomposite was evaluated using UV-visible and FTIR spectroscopy, XRD, Raman, FE-SEM, EDX, AFM and DLS techniques. The obtained results demonstrated that the synthesized Au NPs on the surface of rGO was spherical with sizes ranging about 12-18 nm. The Au/rGO NC was, also, developed as photo-synthesizer system for the photothermal therapy (PTT) of MCF7 breast cancer cells. The near-infrared (NIR) photothermal properties of Au/rGO NCs was evaluated using a continuous laser at 808 nm with power densities of 1 W.cm-2. Their photothermal efficacy on MCF7 breast cancer cells after optimizing the proper concentration of the NCs were evaluated by MTT assay, Cell cycle and DAPI staining. In addition, the potential of the synthesized Au/rGO NCs on reactive oxygen species generating and antioxidant activity were assessed by DPPH. Au/rGO NCs possess high capacity to light-to-heat conversion for absorption in range NIR light, and it is able to therapeutic effects on MCF7 cells at a low concentration. The maximum amount of cell death is 40.12% which was observed in treatment groups that received a combination of Au/rGO NCs and laser irradiation. The results demonstrate that the nanomaterials synthesized by green approach lead to efficient destruction of cancer cell and might thus serve as an excellent theranostic agent in Photothermal therapy applications.
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- Fatemeh Yousefimehr
- Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Drug Applied Research Center, and Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
- Research Institute for Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Graphene-based nanomaterial system: a boon in the era of smart nanocarriers. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-021-00513-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lebepe TC, Parani S, Oluwafemi OS. Graphene Oxide-Coated Gold Nanorods: Synthesis and Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2149. [PMID: 33126610 PMCID: PMC7693020 DOI: 10.3390/nano10112149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The application of gold nanorods (AuNRs) and graphene oxide (GO) has been widely studied due to their unique properties. Although each material has its own challenges, their combination produces an exceptional material for many applications such as sensor, therapeutics, and many others. This review covers the progress made so far in the synthesis and application of GO-coated AuNRs (GO-AuNRs). Initially, it highlights different methods of synthesizing AuNRs and GO followed by two approaches (ex situ and in situ approaches) of coating AuNRs with GO. In addition, the properties of GO-AuNRs composite such as biocompatibility, photothermal profiling, and their various applications, which include photothermal therapy, theranostic, sensor, and other applications of GO-AuNRs are also discussed. The review concludes with challenges associated with GO-AuNRs and future perspectives.
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- Thabang C. Lebepe
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa; (T.C.L.); (S.P.)
- Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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Gonçalves ASC, Rodrigues CF, Moreira AF, Correia IJ. Strategies to improve the photothermal capacity of gold-based nanomedicines. Acta Biomater 2020; 116:105-137. [PMID: 32911109 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The plasmonic photothermal properties of gold nanoparticles have been widely explored in the biomedical field to mediate a photothermal effect in response to the irradiation with an external light source. Particularly, in cancer therapy, the physicochemical properties of gold-based nanomaterials allow them to efficiently accumulate in the tumor tissue and then mediate the light-triggered thermal destruction of cancer cells with high spatial-temporal control. Nevertheless, the gold nanomaterials can be produced with different shapes, sizes, and organizations such as nanospheres, nanorods, nanocages, nanoshells, and nanoclusters. These gold nanostructures will present different plasmonic photothermal properties that can impact cancer thermal ablation. This review analyses the application of gold-based nanomaterials in cancer photothermal therapy, emphasizing the main parameters that affect its light-to-heat conversion efficiency and consequently the photothermal potential. The different shapes/organizations (clusters, shells, rods, stars, cages) of gold nanomaterials and the parameters that can be fine-tuned to improve the photothermal capacity are presented. Moreover, the gold nanostructures combination with other materials (e.g. silica, graphene, and iron oxide) or small molecules (e.g. indocyanine green and IR780) to improve the nanomaterials photothermal capacity is also overviewed.
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- Ariana S C Gonçalves
- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal; CIEPQF - Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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El-Sayed A, Kamel M. Advances in nanomedical applications: diagnostic, therapeutic, immunization, and vaccine production. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:19200-19213. [PMID: 31529348 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06459-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the last decades, nanotechnology-based tools started to draw the attention of research worldwide. They offer economic, rapid, effective, and highly specific solutions for most medical issues. As a result, the international demand of nanomaterials is expanding very rapidly. It was estimated that the market of nanomaterials was about $2.6 trillion in 2015. In medicine, various applications of nanotechnology proved their potential to revolutionize medical diagnosis, immunization, treatment, and even health care products. The loading substances can be coupled with a large set of nanoparticles (NPs) by many means: chemically (conjugation), physically (encapsulation), or via adsorption. The use of the suitable loading nanosubstance depends on the application purpose. They can be used to deliver various chemicals (drugs, chemotherapeutic agents, or imaging substances), or biological substances (antigens, antibodies, RNA, or DNA) through endocytosis. They can even be used to deliver light and heat to their target cells when needed. The present review provides a brief overview about the structure and shape of available NPs and discusses their applications in the medical sciences.
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- Amr El-Sayed
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Takeshima T, Matsutani A, Sato M, Hasebe K, Isobe T, Nakajima A, Matsushita S. In-situ Temperature Measurement of Local Photothermal Conversion. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.190955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Toshihiko Takeshima
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, S7-8, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Technical Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R2-3, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Technical Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R2-3, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Technical Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R2-3, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, S7-8, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, S7-8, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, S7-8, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Mousavi SM, Low FW, Hashemi SA, Samsudin NA, Shakeri M, Yusoff Y, Rahsepar M, Lai CW, Babapoor A, Soroshnia S, Goh SM, Tiong SK, Amin N. Development of hydrophobic reduced graphene oxide as a new efficient approach for photochemotherapy. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12851-12863. [PMID: 35492106 PMCID: PMC9051426 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00186d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nowadays, chemotherapy is one of the crucial and common therapies in the world. So far, it has been revealed to be highly promising, yet patients suffer from the consequences of severe negative medical dosages. In order to overcome these issues, the enhancement of photothermal chemotherapy with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a photothermal agent (PTA) is widely utilised in current medical technologies. This is due to its high near-infrared region (NIR) response, in vitro or in vivo organism biocompatibility, low risk of side effects, and effective positive results. Moreover, rGO not only has the ability to ensure that selective cancer cells have a higher mortality rate but can also improve the growth rate of recovering tissues that are untouched by necrosis and apoptosis. These two pathways are specific diverse modalities of cell death that are distinguished by cell membrane disruption and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) disintegration of the membrane via phosphatidylserine exposure in the absence of cell membrane damage. Therefore, this review aimed to demonstrate the recent achievements in the modification of rGO nanoparticles as a PTA as well as present a new approach for performing photochemotherapy in the clinical setting. rGO of QD-rGO nanocomposite could absorb and convert into heat when harvested under NIR radiation, resulting cell death with reduction of fluorescence.![]()
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Youssef Z, Yesmurzayeva N, Larue L, Jouan-Hureaux V, Colombeau L, Arnoux P, Acherar S, Vanderesse R, Frochot C. New Targeted Gold Nanorods for the Treatment of Glioblastoma by Photodynamic Therapy. J Clin Med 2019; 8:E2205. [PMID: 31847227 PMCID: PMC6947424 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8122205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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This study describes the employment of gold nanorods (AuNRs), known for their good reputation in hyperthermia-based cancer therapy, in a hybrid combination of photosensitizers (PS) and peptides (PP). We report here, the design and the synthesis of this nanosystem and its application as a vehicle for the selective drug delivery and the efficient photodynamic therapy (PDT). AuNRs were functionalized by polyethylene glycol, phototoxic pyropheophorbide-a (Pyro) PS, and a "KDKPPR" peptide moiety to target neuropilin-1 receptor (NRP-1). The physicochemical characteristics of AuNRs, the synthesized peptide and the intermediate PP-PS conjugates were investigated. The photophysical properties of the hybrid AuNRs revealed that upon conjugation, the AuNRs acquired the characteristic properties of Pyro concerning the extension of the absorption profile and the capability to fluoresce (Φf = 0.3) and emit singlet oxygen (ΦΔ = 0.4) when excited at 412 nm. Even after being conjugated onto the surface of the AuNRs, the molecular affinity of "KDKPPR" for NRP-1 was preserved. Under irradiation at 652 nm, in vitro assays were conducted on glioblastoma U87 cells incubated with different PS concentrations of free Pyro, intermediate PP-PS conjugate and hybrid AuNRs. The AuNRs showed no cytotoxicity in the absence of light even at high PS concentrations. However, they efficiently decreased the cell viability by 67% under light exposure. This nanosystem possesses good efficiency in PDT and an expected potential effect in a combined photodynamic/photothermal therapy guided by NIR fluorescence imaging of the tumors due to the presence of both the hyperthermic agent, AuNRs, and the fluorescent active phototoxic PS.
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- Zahraa Youssef
- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
- Kazakh National Research Technical University after K.I Satpayev, 22 Satpayev str., Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire (LCPM), UMR 7375, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (S.A.); (R.V.)
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire (LCPM), UMR 7375, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (S.A.); (R.V.)
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; (Z.Y.); (N.Y.); (L.L.); (L.C.); (P.A.)
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Darabdhara G, Das MR, Singh SP, Rengan AK, Szunerits S, Boukherroub R. Ag and Au nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide composite materials: Synthesis and application in diagnostics and therapeutics. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 271:101991. [PMID: 31376639 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.101991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The exceptional electrical, thermal, optical and mechanical properties have made two dimensional sp2 hybridized graphene a material of choice in both academic as well as industrial research. In the last few years, researchers have devoted their efforts towards the development of graphene/polymer, graphene/metal nanoparticle and graphene/ceramic nanocomposites. These materials display excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, catalytic, magnetic and optical properties which cannot be obtained separately from the individual components. Fascinating physical and chemical properties are displayed by noble metal nanomaterials and thus they represent model building blocks for modifying nanoscale structures for diverse applications extending from catalysis, optics to nanomedicine. Insertion of noble metal (Au, Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) into chemically derived graphene is thus of primary importance to open new avenues for both materials in various fields where the specific properties of each material act synergistically to provide hybrid materials with exceptional performances. This review attempts to summarize the different synthetic procedures for the preparation of Ag and Au NPs/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites. The synthesis processes of metal NPs/rGO composites are categorised into in-situ and ex-situ techniques. The in-situ approach consists of simultaneous reduction of metal salts and GO to obtain metal NPs/rGO nanocomposite materials, while in the ex-situ process, the metal NPs of desired size and shape are first synthesized and then transferred onto the GO or rGO matrix. The application of the Ag NPs and Au NPs/rGO composite materials in the area of biomedical (drug delivery and photothermal therapy) and biosensing are the focus of this review article.
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- Gitashree Darabdhara
- Advanced Materials Group, Materials Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, India
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- Advanced Materials Group, Materials Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, India.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi 502285, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi 502285, Telangana, India.
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Univ. Valenciennes, UMR 8520, IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Univ. Valenciennes, UMR 8520, IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Budimir M, Jijie R, Ye R, Barras A, Melinte S, Silhanek A, Markovic Z, Szunerits S, Boukherroub R. Efficient capture and photothermal ablation of planktonic bacteria and biofilms using reduced graphene oxide-polyethyleneimine flexible nanoheaters. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:2771-2781. [PMID: 32255079 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01676c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bacterial infections are one of the leading causes of disease worldwide. Conventional antibiotics are becoming less efficient, due to antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Therefore, the development of novel antibacterial materials and advanced treatment strategies are becoming increasingly important. In the present work, we developed a simple and efficient strategy for effective bacterial capture and their subsequent eradication through photothermal killing. The developed device consists of a flexible nanoheater, comprising a Kapton/Au nanoholes substrate, coated with reduced graphene oxide-polyethyleneimine (K/Au NH/rGO-PEI) thin films. The Au NH plasmonic structure was tailored to feature strong absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region, where most biological matter has limited absorption, while PEI was investigated for its strong binding with bacteria through electrostatic interactions. The K/Au NH/rGO-PEI device was demonstrated to capture and eliminate effectively both planktonic Gram-positive Staphilococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria after 10 min of NIR (980 nm) irradiation and, to destroy and eradicate Staphilococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) biofilms after 30 min irradiation. The technique developed herein is simple and universal with potential applications for eradication of different micro-organisms.
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- Milica Budimir
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Univ. Valenciennes, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Lee J, Ha JW. Single‐Particle Study: Chemical Effect on Surface Plasmon Damping in Two‐Dimensional Gold Nanoprisms. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Junho Lee
- Advanced Nano‐Bio‐Imaging and Spectroscopy (ANBIS) Laboratory, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Ulsan Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano‐Bio‐Imaging and Spectroscopy (ANBIS) Laboratory, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Ulsan Ulsan 44610 Republic of Korea
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Gu Z, Zhu S, Yan L, Zhao F, Zhao Y. Graphene-Based Smart Platforms for Combined Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1800662. [PMID: 30039878 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The extensive research of graphene and its derivatives in biomedical applications during the past few years has witnessed its significance in the field of nanomedicine. Starting from simple drug delivery systems, the application of graphene and its derivatives has been extended to a versatile platform of multiple therapeutic modalities, including photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, magnetic hyperthermia therapy, and sonodynamic therapy. In addition to monotherapy, graphene-based materials are widely applied in combined therapies for enhanced anticancer activity and reduced side effects. In particular, graphene-based materials are often designed and fabricated as "smart" platforms for stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, whose therapeutic effects can be activated by the tumor microenvironment, such as acidic pH and elevated glutathione (termed as "endogenous stimuli"), or light, magnetic, or ultrasonic stimuli (termed as "exogenous stimuli"). Herein, the recent advances of smart graphene platforms for combined therapy applications are presented, starting with the principle for the design of graphene-based smart platforms in combined therapy applications. Next, recent advances of combined therapies contributed by graphene-based materials, including chemotherapy-based, photothermal-therapy-based, and ultrasound-therapy-based synergistic therapy, are outlined. In addition, current challenges and future prospects regarding this promising field are discussed.
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- Zhanjun Gu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Kaczmarek K, Hornowski T, Kubovčíková M, Timko M, Koralewski M, Józefczak A. Heating Induced by Therapeutic Ultrasound in the Presence of Magnetic Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:11554-11564. [PMID: 29560717 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The efficiency of ultrasound hyperthermia for anti-cancer treatments such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy can be improved by using sonosensitizers, which are materials that enhance the attenuation and dissipation of acoustic energy. We propose the use of magnetic nanoparticles as sonosensitizers because of their biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and common use in several medical applications. A magnetic material was synthetized and then incorporated in the form of a magnetic fluid in agar tissue-mimicking phantoms. Ultrasound hyperthermia studies were conducted at various ultrasound frequencies and concentrations of magnetic nanoparticles in the phantoms. The theoretical modeling based on a heat transfer equation and the experimental results show good agreement and confirm that the temperature rise during ultrasound heating in tissue-mimicking phantoms doped with sonosensitizers is greater than that in a pure agar phantom. Furthermore, on the basis of Pennes' bio-heat equation, which takes into consideration the blood perfusion and metabolic heat, the thermal dose and lesion shapes after sonication were determined for a hypothetical tissue.
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- Institute of Experimental Physics , Slovak Academy of Sciences , Watsonova 47 , Košice 040 01 , Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Physics , Slovak Academy of Sciences , Watsonova 47 , Košice 040 01 , Slovakia
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Morales-Dalmau J, Vilches C, de Miguel I, Sanz V, Quidant R. Optimum morphology of gold nanorods for light-induced hyperthermia. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:2632-2638. [PMID: 29355866 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06825e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, colloidal gold nanoparticles have prompted a wide variety of biocompatible nano-agents for cancer imaging, diagnosis and treatment. In this context, biofunctionalized gold nanorods (AuNRs) are promising candidates for light-induced hyperthermia, to cause local and selective damage in malignant tissue. Yet, the efficacy of AuNR-based hyperthermia is highly dependent on several experimental parameters; in particular, the AuNR morphology strongly affects both physical and biological processes. In the present work, we systematically study the influence of different structural parameters like the AuNR aspect ratio, length and molecular weight on in vitro cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and heat generation efficiency. Our results enable us to identify the optimum AuNR morphology to be used for in vivo hyperthermia treatment.
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- Jordi Morales-Dalmau
- ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Barcelona, Spain.
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Li S, Zhang L, Zhang H, Mu Z, Li L, Wang C. Rationally Designed Calcium Phosphate/Small Gold Nanorod Assemblies Using Poly(acrylic acid calcium salt) Nanospheres as Templates for Chemo-photothermal Combined Cancer Therapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:3215-3221. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shengnan Li
- College
of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- The First Hospital of Ji Lin University, Xinmin Street 71, Changchun 130021, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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Oz Y, Barras A, Sanyal R, Boukherroub R, Szunerits S, Sanyal A. Functionalization of Reduced Graphene Oxide via Thiol-Maleimide "Click" Chemistry: Facile Fabrication of Targeted Drug Delivery Vehicles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:34194-34203. [PMID: 28905618 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Materials based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have shown to be amenable to noncovalent functionalization through hydrophobic interactions. The scaffold, however, does not provide sufficient covalent linkage given the low number of reactive carboxyl and alcohol groups typically available on the rGO. The integration of clickable groups, particularly the ones that can undergo efficient conjugation without any metal catalyst, would allow facile functionalization of these materials. This study reports on the noncovalent association of a maleimide-containing catechol (dopa-MAL) surface anchor onto the rGO. Thiol-maleimide chemistry allows thereafter the facile attachment of thiol-containing molecules under ambient metal-free conditions. Although the attachment of glutathione and 6-(ferrocenyl)hexanethiol was used as model thiols, the attachment of a cancer cell targeting cyclic peptide, c(RGDfC), opened the possibility of using the dopa-MAL-modified rGO as a targeted drug delivery system for doxorubicin (DOX). Although free DOX showed to be more effective at killing the human cervical cancer cells (HeLa) over human breast adenocarcinoma cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), the DOX-loaded rGO/dopa-MAL-c (RGDfC) nanostructure showed an opposite effect being notably more effective at targeting and killing the MDA-MB-231 cells. The effect is enhanced upon laser irradiation for 10 min at 2 W cm-2. The facile fabrication and functionalization to readily obtain a functional material in a modular fashion make this clickable-rGO construct an attractive platform for various applications.
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- Université Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Université Valenciennes, UMR 8520-IEMN , F-59000 Lille, France
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- RS Research Inc. , Teknopark Istanbul, Pendik, 34912 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Université Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Université Valenciennes, UMR 8520-IEMN , F-59000 Lille, France
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- Université Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Université Valenciennes, UMR 8520-IEMN , F-59000 Lille, France
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Al-Ani LA, AlSaadi MA, Kadir FA, Hashim NM, Julkapli NM, Yehye WA. Graphene- gold based nanocomposites applications in cancer diseases; Efficient detection and therapeutic tools. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 139:349-366. [PMID: 28806615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Early detection and efficient treatment of cancer disease remains a drastic challenge in 21st century. Throughout the bulk of funds, studies, and current therapeutics, cancer seems to aggressively advance with drug resistance strains and recurrence rates. Nevertheless, nanotechnologies have indeed given hope to be the next generation for oncology applications. According to US National cancer institute, it is anticipated to revolutionize the perspectives of cancer diagnosis and therapy. With such success, nano-hybrid strategy creates a marvelous preference. Herein, graphene-gold based composites are being increasingly studied in the field of oncology, for their outstanding performance as robust vehicle of therapeutic agents, built-in optical diagnostic features, and functionality as theranostic system. Additional modes of treatments are also applicable including photothermal, photodynamic, as well as combined therapy. This review aims to demonstrate the various cancer-related applications of graphene-gold based hybrids in terms of detection and therapy, highlighting the major attributes that led to designate such system as a promising ally in the war against cancer.
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- Lina A Al-Ani
- Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; University of Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Centre for Natural Products and Drug Discovery (CENAR), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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Rahoui N, Jiang B, Taloub N, Huang YD. Spatio-temporal control strategy of drug delivery systems based nano structures. J Control Release 2017; 255:176-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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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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Sojka B, Podhorodecki A, Banski M, Misiewicz J, Drobczynski S, Dumych T, Lutsyk MM, Lutsyk A, Bilyy R. β-NaGdF4:Eu3+ nanocrystal markers for melanoma tumor imaging. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10351k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Europium doped nanocrystals can be optimized to be successfully used as visualization markers for i.e. melanoma tumor.
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Affiliation(s)
- B. Sojka
- Department of Experimental Physics
- Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw
- Poland
| | - A. Podhorodecki
- Department of Experimental Physics
- Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw
- Poland
| | - M. Banski
- Department of Experimental Physics
- Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw
- Poland
| | - J. Misiewicz
- Department of Experimental Physics
- Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw
- Poland
| | - S. Drobczynski
- Department of Optics and Photonics
- Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw
- Poland
| | - T. Dumych
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
- Lviv
- Ukraine
| | - M. M. Lutsyk
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
- Lviv
- Ukraine
| | - A. Lutsyk
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
- Lviv
- Ukraine
| | - R. Bilyy
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
- Lviv
- Ukraine
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