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Deng H, Yang X, Wang H, Gao M, Zhang Y, Liu R, Xu H, Zhang W. Tailoring the surface charges of iron-crosslinked dextran nanogels towards improved tumor-associated macrophage targeting. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 325:121585. [PMID: 38008480 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121585] [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: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have emerged as therapeutic interests in cancer nanomedicine because TAMs play a pivotal role in the immune microenvironment of solid tumors. Dextran and its derived nanocarriers are among the most promising nanomaterials for TAM targeting due to their intrinsic affinities towards macrophages. Various dextran-based nanomaterials have been developed to image TAMs. However, the effects of physiochemical properties especially for surface charges of dextran nanomaterials on TAM-targeting efficacy were ambiguous in literature. To figure out the surface charge effects on TAM targeting, here we developed a facile non-covalent self-assembly strategy to construct oppositely charged dextran nanogels (NGs) utilizing the coordination interaction of ferric ions, chlorine e6 (Ce6) dye and three dextran derivatives, diethylaminoethyl-, sulfate sodium- and carboxymethyl-dextran. The acquired dextran NGs exhibit different charges but similar hydrodynamic size, Ce6 loading and mechanical stiffness, which enables a side-by-side comparison of the effects of NG surface charges on TAM targeting monitored by the Ce6 fluorescence imaging. Compared with negative NGs, the positive NG clearly displays a superior TAM targeting in murine breast cancer model. This study identifies that positively charged dextran NG could be a promising approach to better engineer nanomedicine towards an improved TAM targeting.
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- Hong Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China.
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Meng Y, Zhou J, Liu X, Zeng F, Wen T, Meng J, Liu J, Xu H. CXC Chemokine Receptor Type 4 Antagonistic Gold Nanorods Induce Specific Immune Responses and Long-Term Immune Memory to Combat Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:18734-18746. [PMID: 37017641 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c03130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly challenging in its treatment because of the lack of the targeted markers. TNBC patients are not able to acquire benefits from endocrine therapy and targeted therapy except for chemotherapy. CXCR4 is highly expressed on TNBC cells that mediated the tumor cell metastasis as well as proliferation by the response of its ligand CXCL12, therefore holding promising potential of a candidate target for the treatment. In this work, a novel conjugate of CXCR4 antagonist peptide E5 and gold nanorods was fabricated (AuNRs-E5), which was applied to murine breast cancer tumor cells and an animal model, aiming to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress by endoplasmic reticulum-targeted photothermal immunological effects. Results showed that AuNRs-E5 could induce much more generation of damage-related molecular patterns in 4T1 cells under laser irradiation than AuNRs, which significantly promoted the maturation of dendritic cells and stimulated systematic anti-tumor immune responses by enhancing the infiltration of CD8+T cells into the tumor and tumor-draining lymph node, downregulating the regulatory T lymphocytes, and upregulating M1 macrophages in tumors, reversing the microenvironment from "cold" tumors to "hot" tumors. The administration of AuNRs-E5 with laser irradiation not only inhibited the tumor growth significantly but also exerted specific long immune responses to the triple-negative breast cancer tumor cells, which led to the prolonged survival of the mice and the specific immunological memory.
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- Yiling Meng
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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Georgiou PG, Guy CS, Hasan M, Ahmad A, Richards SJ, Baker AN, Thakkar NV, Walker M, Pandey S, Anderson NR, Grammatopoulos D, Gibson MI. Plasmonic Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Polymer-Stabilized Glycosylated Gold Nanorods. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:317-322. [PMID: 35575357 PMCID: PMC8928465 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic
has highlighted the need for innovative biosensing,
diagnostic, and surveillance platforms. Here we report that glycosylated,
polymer-stabilized, gold nanorods can bind the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
and show correlation to the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in primary COVID-19
clinical samples. Telechelic polymers were prepared by reversible
addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, enabling
the capture of 2,3-sialyllactose and immobilization onto gold nanorods.
Control experiments with a panel of lectins and a galactosamine-terminated
polymer confirmed the selective binding. The glycosylated rods were
shown to give dose-dependent responses against recombinant truncated
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and the responses were further correlated
using primary patient swab samples. The essentiality of the anisotropic
particles for reducing the background interference is demonstrated.
This highlights the utility of polymer tethering of glycans for plasmonic
biosensors of infection.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Institute of Precision Diagnostics and Translational Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, U.K
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- Institute of Precision Diagnostics and Translational Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, U.K
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
- Institute of Precision Diagnostics and Translational Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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Zamora-Perez P, Pelaz B, Tsoutsi D, Soliman MG, Parak WJ, Rivera-Gil P. Hyperspectral-enhanced dark field analysis of individual and collective photo-responsive gold-copper sulfide nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13256-13272. [PMID: 34477734 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08256b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We used hyperspectral-enhanced dark field microscopy for studying physicochemical changes in biomaterials by tracking their unique spectral signatures along their pathway through different biological environments typically found in any biomedical application. We correlate these spectral signatures with discrete environmental features causing changes in nanoparticles' physicochemical properties. We use this correlation to track the nanoparticles intracellularly and to assess the impact of these changes on their functionality. We focus on one example of a photothermal nanocomposite, i.e., polymer-coated gold/copper sulfide nanoparticles, because their performance depends on their localized surface plasmon peak, which is highly sensitive to environmental changes. We found spectral differences both in the dependence of time and discrete environmental factors, affecting the range of illumination wavelengths that can be used to activate the functionality of these types of nanoparticles. The presence of proteins (protein corona) and the increase in ionic strength induce a spectral broadening towards the NIR region which we associated with nanoparticles' agglomeration. In acidic environments, such as that of the lysosome, a red shift was also observed in addition to a decrease in the scattering intensity probably associated with a destabilization of the proteins and/or the change in the net charge of the polymer around the nanoparticles. We observed a loss of the photo-excitation potential of those nanoparticles exposed to acidic conditions in the <600 nm spectral rage. In a similar manner, ageing induces a transitioning from a broad multipeak spectrum to a distinct shoulder with time (up to 8 months) with the loss of spectral contribution in the 450-600 nm range. Hence, a fresh preparation of nanoparticles before their application would be recommended for an optimal performance. We highlight the impact of ageing and the acidic environment on the responsiveness of this type of plasmonic nanoparticle. Regardless of the spectral differences found, polymer-coated gold/copper sulfide nanoparticles retained their photothermal response as demonstrated in vitro upon two-photon irradiation. This could be ascribed to their robust geometry provided by the polymer coating. These results should be useful to rationally design plasmonic photothermal probes.
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- Paula Zamora-Perez
- Integrative Biomedical Materials and Nanomedicine Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (DCEXS), Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), carrer Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Feng X, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Lai X, Zhang Y, Wu J, Hu C, Shao L. Nanomaterial-mediated autophagy: coexisting hazard and health benefits in biomedicine. Part Fibre Toxicol 2020; 17:53. [PMID: 33066795 PMCID: PMC7565835 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-020-00372-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Widespread biomedical applications of nanomaterials (NMs) bring about increased human exposure risk due to their unique physicochemical properties. Autophagy, which is of great importance for regulating the physiological or pathological activities of the body, has been reported to play a key role in NM-driven biological effects both in vivo and in vitro. The coexisting hazard and health benefits of NM-mediated autophagy in biomedicine are nonnegligible and require our particular concerns. MAIN BODY We collected research on the toxic effects related to NM-mediated autophagy both in vivo and in vitro. Generally, NMs can be delivered into animal models through different administration routes, or internalized by cells through different uptake pathways, exerting varying degrees of damage in tissues, organs, cells, and organelles, eventually being deposited in or excreted from the body. In addition, other biological effects of NMs, such as oxidative stress, inflammation, necroptosis, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis, have been associated with autophagy and cooperate to regulate body activities. We therefore highlight that NM-mediated autophagy serves as a double-edged sword, which could be utilized in the treatment of certain diseases related to autophagy dysfunction, such as cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and cardiovascular disease. Challenges and suggestions for further investigations of NM-mediated autophagy are proposed with the purpose to improve their biosafety evaluation and facilitate their wide application. Databases such as PubMed and Web of Science were utilized to search for relevant literature, which included all published, Epub ahead of print, in-process, and non-indexed citations. CONCLUSION In this review, we focus on the dual effect of NM-mediated autophagy in the biomedical field. It has become a trend to use the benefits of NM-mediated autophagy to treat clinical diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding the regulatory mechanism of NM-mediated autophagy in biomedicine is also helpful for reducing the toxic effects of NMs as much as possible.
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- Xiaoli Feng
- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, 366 South Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, 510280, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Street, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Orthodontic Department, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, 366 South Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, 510280, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Street, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, 366 South Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, 510280, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Street, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Street, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Street, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Beć KB, Grabska J, Huck CW. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Bio-Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E2948. [PMID: 32604876 PMCID: PMC7357077 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy occupies a specific spot across the field of bioscience and related disciplines. Its characteristics and application potential differs from infrared (IR) or Raman spectroscopy. This vibrational spectroscopy technique elucidates molecular information from the examined sample by measuring absorption bands resulting from overtones and combination excitations. Recent decades brought significant progress in the instrumentation (e.g., miniaturized spectrometers) and spectral analysis methods (e.g., spectral image processing and analysis, quantum chemical calculation of NIR spectra), which made notable impact on its applicability. This review aims to present NIR spectroscopy as a matured technique, yet with great potential for further advances in several directions throughout broadly understood bio-applications. Its practical value is critically assessed and compared with competing techniques. Attention is given to link the bio-application potential of NIR spectroscopy with its fundamental characteristics and principal features of NIR spectra.
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- Krzysztof B. Beć
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 80/82, CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 80/82, CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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Manivasagan P, Hoang G, Santha Moorthy M, Mondal S, Minh Doan VH, Kim H, Vy Phan TT, Nguyen TP, Oh J. Chitosan/fucoidan multilayer coating of gold nanorods as highly efficient near-infrared photothermal agents for cancer therapy. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 211:360-369. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhu S, Li H, Yang M, Pang SW. Label-free detection of live cancer cells and DNA hybridization using 3D multilayered plasmonic biosensor. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:365503. [PMID: 29848789 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aac8fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) multilayered plasmonic nanostructures consisting of Au nanosquares on top of SU-8 nanopillars, Au asymmetrical nanostructures in the middle, and Au asymmetrical nanoholes at the bottom were fabricated through reversal nanoimprint technology. Compared with two-dimensional and quasi-3D plasmonic nanostructures, the 3D multilayered plasmonic nanostructures showed higher electromagnetic field intensity, longer plasmon decay length and larger plasmon sensing area, which are desirable for highly sensitive localized surface plasmonic resonance biosensors. The sensitivity and resonance peak wavelength of the 3D multilayered plasmonic nanostructures could be adjusted by varying the offset between the top and bottom SU-8 nanopillars from 31% to 56%, and the highest sensitivity of 382 and 442 nm/refractive index unit were observed for resonance peaks at 581 and 805 nm, respectively. Live lung cancer A549 cells with a low concentration of 5 × 103 cells ml-1 and a low sample volume of 2 μl could be detected by the 3D multilayered plasmonic nanostructures integrated in a microfluidic system. The 3D plasmonic biosensors also had the advantages of detecting DNA hybridization by capturing the complementary target DNA in the low concentration range of 10-14-10-7 M, and providing a large peak shift of 82 nm for capturing 10-7 M complementary target DNA without additional signal amplification.
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- Shuyan Zhu
- Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Centre for Biosystems, Neuroscience, and Nanotechnology, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Manivasagan P, Bharathiraja S, Santha Moorthy M, Mondal S, Nguyen TP, Kim H, Phan TTV, Lee KD, Oh J. Biocompatible Chitosan Oligosaccharide Modified Gold Nanorods as Highly Effective Photothermal Agents for Ablation of Breast Cancer Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E232. [PMID: 30966267 PMCID: PMC6415155 DOI: 10.3390/polym10030232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) using biocompatible nanomaterials have recently attracted much attention as a novel candidate technique for cancer therapy. In this work we report the performance of newly synthesized multidentate chitosan oligosaccharide modified gold nanorods (AuNRs-LA-COS) as novel agents for PTT of cancer cells due to their excellent biocompatibility, photothermal stability, and high absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region. The AuNRs-LA-COS exhibit a strong NIR absorption peak at 838 nm with a mean length of 26 ± 3.1 nm and diameter of 6.8 ± 1.7 nm, respectively. The temperature of AuNRs-LA-COS rapidly reached 52.6 °C for 5 min of NIR laser irradiation at 2 W/cm². The AuNRs-LA-COS had very low cytotoxicity and exhibited high efficiency for the ablation of breast cancer cells in vitro. The tumor-bearing mice were completely ablated without tumor recurrence after photothermal treatment with AuNRs-LA-COS (25 µg/mL) under laser irradiation. In summary, this study demonstrated that AuNRs-LA-COS with laser irradiation as novel agents pave an alternative way for breast cancer therapy and hold great promise for clinical trials in the near future.
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-Gu, Busan 602-702, Korea.
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- Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.
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Shrivastava R, Dube A. Effect of the polyelectrolyte coating on the photothermal efficiency of gold nanorods and the photothermal induced cancer cell damage. IET Nanobiotechnol 2017; 11:909-916. [PMID: 29155389 PMCID: PMC8676409 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2016.0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Coating gold nanorods (GNRs) with polyelectrolytes is an effective approach to make them biocompatible for potential use in photothermal treatment (PTT) of cancer. The authors report the effect of coating of the GNRs with polystyrene sulphonate (PSS-GNRs) and PSS plus poly di-allyl di-methyl ammonium chloride (PDDAC-GNRs) on its photothermal conversion efficiency (PTE), cellular uptake and subsequently the photothermal induced cytotoxicity in human oral cancer cells (NT8e). Coating of GNRs with PSS led to decrease in PTE by ∼30% and further coating it with PDDAC led to its increase to similar level, with respect to as- prepared GNRs. The cellular uptake of PDDAC-GNRs in cancer cells was double than that for PSS-GNRs. PTT of cancer cells after treatment with 60 pM of either PDDAC-GNRs or PSS-GNRs resulted in cytotoxicty of ∼90%. At higher concentration of 120 pM, while PSS-GNRs showed no further change, for PDDAC-GNR the photothermal induced cytotoxicity decreased to ∼50%. The broadening of longitudinal surface plasmon peak of PDDAC-GNRs and appearance of dark clusters in cells under bright-field microscope suggested intracellular clustering of PDDAC-GNRs. In conclusion, despite high PTE and cellular uptake of PDDAC-GNRs, its intracellular clustering (due to acidic pH ) adversely affect the PTT of cancer cells.
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- Rashmi Shrivastava
- Photobiology Lab, Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452013, India.
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- Photobiology Lab, Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452013, India
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Zhang J, Wang M, Webster TJ. Growth process and anticancer properties of gold nanorods. J Biomed Mater Res A 2017; 105:2616-2621. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Junyan Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Northeastern University; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Northeastern University; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Northeastern University; Boston Massachusetts
- Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang China
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Chen AL, Jackson MA, Lin AY, Figueroa ER, Hu YS, Evans ER, Asthana V, Young JK, Drezek RA. Changes in Optical Properties of Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Cellular Environments are Modulated by Nanoparticle PEGylation and Serum Conditions. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2016; 11:303. [PMID: 27316744 PMCID: PMC4912538 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1524-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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When plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) are internalized by cells and agglomerate within intracellular vesicles, their optical spectra can shift and broaden as a result of plasmonic coupling of NPs in close proximity to one another. For such optical changes to be accounted for in the design of plasmonic NPs for light-based biomedical applications, quantitative design relationships between designable factors and spectral shifts need to be established. Here we begin building such a framework by investigating how functionalization of gold NPs (AuNPs) with biocompatible poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG), and the serum conditions in which the NPs are introduced to cells impact the optical changes exhibited by NPs in a cellular context. Utilizing darkfield hyperspectral imaging, we find that PEGylation decreases the spectral shifting and spectral broadening experienced by 100 nm AuNPs following uptake by Sk-Br-3 cells, but up to a 33 ± 12 nm shift in the spectral peak wavelength can still occur. The serum protein-containing biological medium also modulates the spectral changes experienced by cell-exposed NPs through the formation of a protein corona on the surface of NPs that mediates NP interactions with cells: PEGylated AuNPs exposed to cells in serum-free conditions experience greater spectral shifts than in serum-containing environments. Moreover, increased concentrations of serum (10, 25, or 50 %) result in the formation of smaller intracellular NP clusters and correspondingly reduced spectral shifts after 5 and 10 h NP-cell exposure. However, after 24 h, NP cluster size and spectral shifts are comparable and become independent of serum concentration. By elucidating the impact of PEGylation and serum concentration on the spectral changes experienced by plasmonic NPs in cells, this study provides a foundation for the optical engineering of plasmonic NPs for use in biomedical environments.
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- Allen L. Chen
- />Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
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- />Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
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- />Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, 92037 CA USA
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- />Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
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- />Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
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- />Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
- />Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005 TX USA
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Zarska M, Novotny F, Havel F, Sramek M, Babelova A, Benada O, Novotny M, Saran H, Kuca K, Musilek K, Hvezdova Z, Dzijak R, Vancurova M, Krejcikova K, Gabajova B, Hanzlikova H, Kyjacova L, Bartek J, Proska J, Hodny Z. Two-Step Mechanism of Cellular Uptake of Cationic Gold Nanoparticles Modified by (16-Mercaptohexadecyl)trimethylammonium Bromide. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:2558-2574. [PMID: 27602782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Cationic colloidal gold nanorods (GNRs) have a great potential as a theranostic tool for diverse medical applications. GNRs' properties such as cellular internalization and stability are determined by physicochemical characteristics of their surface coating. GNRs modified by (16-mercaptohexadecyl)trimethylammonium bromide (MTAB), MTABGNRs, show excellent cellular uptake. Despite their promise for biomedicine, however, relatively little is known about the cellular pathways that facilitate the uptake of GNRs, their subcellular fate and intracellular persistence. Here we studied the mechanism of cellular internalization and long-term fate of GNRs coated with MTAB, for which the synthesis was optimized to give higher yield, in various human cell types including normal diploid versus cancerous, and dividing versus nondividing (senescent) cells. The process of MTABGNRs internalization into their final destination in lysosomes proceeds in two steps: (1) fast passive adhesion to cell membrane mediated by sulfated proteoglycans occurring within minutes and (2) slower active transmembrane and intracellular transport of individual nanorods via clathrin-mediated endocytosis and of aggregated nanorods via macropinocytosis. The expression of sulfated proteoglycans was the major factor determining the extent of uptake by the respective cell types. Upon uptake into proliferating cells, MTABGNRs were diluted equally and relatively rapidly into daughter cells; however, in nondividing/senescent cells the loss of MTABGNRs was gradual and very modest, attributable mainly to exocytosis. Exocytosed MTABGNRs can again be internalized. These findings broaden our knowledge about cellular uptake of gold nanorods, a crucial prerequisite for future successful engineering of nanoparticles for biomedical applications such as photothermal cancer therapy or elimination of senescent cells as part of the emerging rejuvenation approach.
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- Monika Zarska
- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute BMC, Slovak Academy of Sciences , 945 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Structure Characterization, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove , 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital , CZ-500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove , 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove , 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital , CZ-500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove , 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital , CZ-500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Genome Integrity Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center , DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science For Life Laboratory, Division of Translational Medicine and Chemical Biology, Karolinska Institute , 17121 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v.v.i. , CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Wang BK, Yu XF, Wang JH, Li ZB, Li PH, Wang H, Song L, Chu PK, Li C. Gold-nanorods-siRNA nanoplex for improved photothermal therapy by gene silencing. Biomaterials 2015; 78:27-39. [PMID: 26646625 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nanomaterials-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) often suffers from the fundamental cellular defense mechanism of heat shock response which leads to therapeutic resistance of cancer cells and reduces the therapeutic efficacy. Herein, a gold nanorods (GNRs)-siRNA platform with gene silencing capability is produced to improve the PTT efficiency. After surface modification, the GNRs show the ability to deliver siRNA oligos targeting BAG3 which is an efficient gene to block the heat-shock response. The synthesized GNRs-siRNA nanoplex exhibits excellent ability in the delivery of siRNA into cancer cells with high silencing efficiency which is even better than that of commercial Lipofectamine 2000. The in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrate the ability of the GNRs-siRNA nanoplex to sensitize the cancer cells to PTT under moderate laser irradiation by down-regulating the increased BAG3 expression and enhancing apoptosis. The GNRs-siRNA mediated PTT has large potential in clinical cancer therapy due to the elimination of therapeutic resistance and enhanced photothermal therapeutic efficacy by means of gene silencing. It also suggests an efficient platform for gene delivery and controllable gene therapy.
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- Bei-Ke Wang
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology, Hubei-MOST & Key, Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China; Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, PR China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology, Hubei-MOST & Key, Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China.
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Tang J, Jiang X, Wang L, Zhang H, Hu Z, Liu Y, Wu X, Chen C. Au@Pt nanostructures: a novel photothermal conversion agent for cancer therapy. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:3670-3678. [PMID: 24566522 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr06841b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Due to aspect ratio dependent localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR), gold nanorods (Au NRs) can be tuned to have a strong absorption in the near infrared region (NIR) and convert light to heat energy, which shows promises in cancer photothermal therapy. In this study, we introduced another more efficient NIR photothermal agent, Au nanorods coated with a shell of Pt nanodots (Au@Pt nanostructures). After surface modification with Pt dots, the Au@Pt nanostructure became a more efficient photothermal therapy agent as verified both in vitro and in vivo. To clarify the mechanism, we assessed the interaction between the MDA-MB-231 cells with Au@Pt or Au NRs. Results showed that the slightly higher uptake and the reduced sensitivity of the longitudinal SPR band on the intracellular aggregate state may contribute to the better photothermal efficiency for Au@Pt NRs. The theoretical studies further confirmed that the Au@Pt nanostructure itself exhibited better photothermal efficiency compared to Au NRs. These advantages make the Au@Pt nanostructure a more attractive and effective agent for cancer photothermal therapy than general Au NRs.
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- Jinglong Tang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
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Chen AL, Hu YS, Jackson MA, Lin AY, Young JK, Langsner RJ, Drezek RA. Quantifying spectral changes experienced by plasmonic nanoparticles in a cellular environment to inform biomedical nanoparticle design. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2014; 9:454. [PMID: 25258596 PMCID: PMC4164329 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-9-454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Metal nanoparticles (NPs) scatter and absorb light in precise, designable ways, making them agile candidates for a variety of biomedical applications. When NPs are introduced to a physiological environment and interact with cells, their physicochemical properties can change as proteins adsorb on their surface and they agglomerate within intracellular endosomal vesicles. Since the plasmonic properties of metal NPs are dependent on their geometry and local environment, these physicochemical changes may alter the NPs' plasmonic properties, on which applications such as plasmonic photothermal therapy and photonic gene circuits are based. Here we systematically study and quantify how metal NPs' optical spectra change upon introduction to a cellular environment in which NPs agglomerate within endosomal vesicles. Using darkfield hyperspectral imaging, we measure changes in the peak wavelength, broadening, and distribution of 100-nm spherical gold NPs' optical spectra following introduction to human breast adenocarcinoma Sk-Br-3 cells as a function of NP exposure dose and time. On a cellular level, spectra shift up to 78.6 ± 23.5 nm after 24 h of NP exposure. Importantly, spectra broaden with time, achieving a spectral width of 105.9 ± 11.7 nm at 95% of the spectrum's maximum intensity after 24 h. On an individual intracellular NP cluster (NPC) level, spectra also show significant shifting, broadening, and heterogeneity after 24 h. Cellular transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electromagnetic simulations of NPCs support the trends in spectral changes we measured. These quantitative data can help guide the design of metal NPs introduced to cellular environments in plasmonic NP-mediated biomedical technologies.
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- Allen L Chen
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Dykman LA, Khlebtsov NG. Uptake of engineered gold nanoparticles into mammalian cells. Chem Rev 2013; 114:1258-88. [PMID: 24279480 DOI: 10.1021/cr300441a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Lev A Dykman
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov 410049, Russia
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Zhang W, Ji Y, Wu X, Xu H. Trafficking of gold nanorods in breast cancer cells: uptake, lysosome maturation, and elimination. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:9856-9865. [PMID: 24033123 DOI: 10.1021/am4033857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have been largely investigated driven by their promising potentials in drug delivery, imaging, and photodynamic therapy because of their distinctive physicochemical properties. It is widely known that AuNRs can be taken up by different cells, however, the trafficking of the nanorods in cells are less known. In this work, the behaviors and fate of AuNRs in the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 were intensively probed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with detailed time resolution, together with induced couple plasmon mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), confocal microscopy, Western blot, and cell viability assay. We reveal that AuNRs enter the classic lysosome maturation through endocytosis and are sequestered in the vesicular system even during cell division. AuNRs can escape from the lysosomes occasionally and the escaped AuNRs are recycled back into the lysosomal system through cytoprotective autophagy. The dilution of AuNRs in cells is mainly attributed to the cell division rather than exocytosis, because expelled AuNRs can be re-endocytosed by the cells. The feature of vesicular restriction guarantees other organelles such as mitochondria and nucleus are exempted from the direct exposure to AuNRs.
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- Weiqi Zhang
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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Luque-Garcia JL, Sanchez-Díaz R, Lopez-Heras I, Camara C, Martin P. Bioanalytical strategies for in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of the toxicity induced by metallic nanoparticles. Trends Analyt Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cheng X, Zhang W, Ji Y, Meng J, Guo H, Liu J, Wu X, Xu H. Revealing silver cytotoxicity using Au nanorods/Ag shell nanostructures: disrupting cell membrane and causing apoptosis through oxidative damage. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra23131j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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