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Chen W, Mao W, Yin Y, Ma Z, Song M, Ma Z, Li T, Zhu J, Liu C, Yu H, Tang S, Shen W. Endogenous H 2S-activated Ag nanoparticles embedded in programmed DNA-cubes for specific visualization of colorectal cancer cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4918-4921. [PMID: 38628069 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00085d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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To avoid the unexpected aggregation and reduce the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials as optical probes in cell imaging applications, we propose a programmed DNA-cube as a carrier for silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) to construct a specific hydrogen sulfide (H2S) responsive platform (Ag NP@DNA-cube) for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) in this study. The DNA-cube maintains good dispersion of Ag NPs while providing excellent biocompatibility. Based on the characteristic overexpression of endogenous H2S in CRC cells, the Ag NPs are etched by H2S within target cells into silver sulfide quantum dots, thereby selectively illuminating the target cells. The Ag NP@DNA-cube exhibits a specific fluorescence response to CRC cells and achieves satisfactory imaging.
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- Wenhui Chen
- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
- Central-Southern Safety & Environmental Technology Institute Co. Ltd., Wuhan 430071, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 438, Jiefang Road, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
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Choudhury H, Pandey M, Saravanan V, Mun ATY, Bhattamisra SK, Parikh A, Garg S, Gorain B. Recent progress of targeted nanocarriers in diagnostic, therapeutic, and theranostic applications in colorectal cancer. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 153:213556. [PMID: 37478770 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Cancer at the lower end of the digestive tract, colorectal cancer (CRC), starts with asymptomatic polyps, which can be diagnosed as cancer at a later stage. It is the fourth leading cause of malignancy-associated mortality worldwide. Despite progress in conventional treatment strategies, the possibility to overcome the mortality and morbidity issues with the enhancement of the lifespan of CRC patients is limited. With the advent of nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems, a promising revolution has been made in diagnosis, treatment, and theranostic purposes for cancer management. Herein, we reviewed the progress of miniaturized nanocarriers, such as liposomes, niosomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, micelles, and polymeric nanoparticles, employed in passive and active targeting and their role in theranostic applications in CRC. With this novel scope, the diagnosis and treatment of CRC have proceeded to the forefront of innovation, where specific characteristics of the nanocarriers, such as processability, flexibility in developing precise architecture, improved circulation, site-specific delivery, and rapid response, facilitate the management of cancer patients. Furthermore, surface-engineered technologies for the nanocarriers could involve receptor-mediated deliveries towards the overexpressed receptors on the CRC microenvironment. Moreover, the potential of clinical translation of these targeted miniaturized formulations as well as the possible limitations and barriers that could impact this translation into clinical practice were highlighted. The advancement of these newest developments in clinical research and progress into the commercialization stage gives hope for a better tomorrow.
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- Hira Choudhury
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation (CPI), Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation (CPI), Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India.
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Yang F, Lu H, Meng X, Dong H, Zhang X. Shedding Light on DNA-Based Nanoprobes for Live-Cell MicroRNA Imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106281. [PMID: 34854567 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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DNA-based nanoprobes integrated with various imaging signals have been employed for fabricating versatile biosensor platforms for the study of intracellular biological process and biomarker detection. The nanoprobes developments also provide opportunities for endogenous microRNA (miRNA) in situ analysis. In this review, the authors are primarily interested in various DNA-based nanoprobes for miRNA biosensors and declare strategies to reveal how to customize the desired nanoplatforms. Initially, various delivery vehicles for nanoprobe architectures transmembrane transport are delineated, and their biosecurity and ability for resisting the complex cellular environment are evaluated. Then, the novel strategies for designing DNA sequences as target miRNA specific recognition and signal amplification modules for miRNA detection are presented. Afterward, recent advances in imaging technologies to accurately respond and produce significant signal output are summarized. Finally, the challenges and future directions in the field are discussed.
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- Fan Yang
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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Fadahunsi AA, Li C, Khan MI, Ding W. MXenes: state-of-the-art synthesis, composites and bioapplications. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:4331-4345. [PMID: 35640492 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00289b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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MXenes have proven significant potential in a multitude of scientific domains as they provide substantial benefits over carbon graphene, such as ease of production and functionalization, large surface area, adjustable...
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- Adeola A Fadahunsi
- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China.
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- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China.
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Huang X, Tian X, Zhang Q, Hu H, Gao J, Ma B, Wu K, Bai J, Du S, Lu Y, Han N. Combined photothermal-immunotherapy via poly-tannic acid coated PLGA nanoparticles for cancer treatment. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:6282-6294. [PMID: 34378577 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00474c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) is able to ablate tumors via hyperthermia, while immunotherapy could prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis by activating the host immune responses. Therefore, the combination of PTT and immunotherapy offers great advantages for the treatment of cancer. To achieve this goal, poly tannic acid (pTA) coated PLGA nanoparticles (PLGA-pTA NPs) were synthesized for combined photothermal-immunotherapy. pTA was a coordination complex formed by TA and Fe3+ and it could be easily coated on PLGA NPs within seconds with a coating rate of 5.89%. As a photothermal agent, PLGA-pTA revealed high photothermal conversion efficiency and excellent photo-stability upon 808 nm laser irradiation. It also exhibited strong photothermal cytotoxicity against 4T1 cells. Moreover, PLGA-pTA based PTT could effectively trigger DC maturation since it could induce the release of DAMPs. The result of animal experiments showed that PLGA-pTA plus laser irradiation raised the tumor temperature up to ca. 60 °C and effectively suppressed the growth of primary tumors. What's more, the progression of distant tumors as well as lung metastasis was also significantly inhibited due to the activation of anti-tumor responses by PLGA-pTA mediated PTT. When further combined with anti-PD-L1 antibody (a-PD-L1), the tumor growth and metastasis were almost completely inhibited. Our study provided a versatile platform to achieve combined photothermal-immunotherapy with enhanced therapeutic efficacy.
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- Xingyue Huang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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As one kind of noble metal nanostructures, the plasmonic gold nanostructures possess unique optical properties as well as good biocompatibility, satisfactory stability, and multiplex functionality. These distinctive advantages make the plasmonic gold nanostructures an ideal medium in developing methods for biosensing and bioimaging. In this review, the optical properties of the plasmonic gold nanostructures were firstly introduced, and then biosensing in vitro based on localized surface plasmon resonance, Rayleigh scattering, surface-enhanced fluorescence, and Raman scattering were summarized. Subsequently, application of the plasmonic gold nanostructures for in vivo bioimaging based on scattering, photothermal, and photoacoustic techniques has been also briefly covered. At last, conclusions of the selected examples are presented and an outlook of this research topic is given.
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Zhao X, Zhang L, Gao W, Yu X, Gu W, Fu W, Luo Y. Spatiotemporally Controllable MicroRNA Imaging in Living Cells via a Near-Infrared Light-Activated Nanoprobe. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:35958-35966. [PMID: 32664719 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In situ spatiotemporal microRNA (miRNA) imaging in mammal cells plays an essential role in illustrating its structures and biological functions. Herein, we proposed a near-infrared (NIR) light-activated nanoprobe for high-sensitive in situ controllable miRNA imaging in living cells. The NIR-activated nanoprobe employed an upconversion nanoparticle that acted as a NIR-to-UV transducer to trigger the following photocleavage toward a dumbbell DNA probe tethered on the surface of the nanoparticle. The structure change of the dumbbell probe then induced a catalytic hairpin assembly of target miRNAs, by which in situ readout of the amplified fluorescence signal was enabled. Additionally, both intracellular miRNA imaging and accurate quantification in live cells were realized without damaging the cell membranes. Compared with conventional in situ strategies, the proposed approach remarkedly increases imaging efficiency by eliminating those unfavored intercellular molecular imaging backgrounds. We assured that the proposed NIR-activated miRNA sensing strategy will add to the advancement for bioanalysis in living systems, which is of crucial importance in the diagnosis of various human diseases, especially cancers.
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- Xianxian Zhao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Emergency, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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