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Amanat MA, Farrukh A, Ishaq MUBM, Bin Shafqat B, Haidri SH, Amin R, Sameen R, Kamal T, Riaz MN, Quresh W, Ikram R, Ali GM, Begum S, Bangash SAK, Kaleem I, Bashir S, Khattak SH. The Potential of Nanotechnology to Replace Cancer Stem Cells. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2024; 19:820-831. [PMID: 37264662 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x18666230601140700] [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: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Stem cells, which were initially identified in the 1900s, are distinct cells with the potential to replenish themselves as well as differentiate into specialised cells with certain forms and functions. Cancer stem cells play a significant role in the growth and recurrence of the tumours and, similar to normal stem cells, are capable of proliferating and differentiating. Traditional cancer treatments are ineffective against cancer stem cells, which leads to tumour regrowth. Cancer stem cells are thought to emerge as a result of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition pathways. Brain, prostate, pancreatic, blood, ovarian, lung, liver, melanomas, AML, and breast cancer stem cells are among the most prevalent cancer forms. This review aims to comprehend the possibility of using specific forms of nanotechnology to replace cancer stem cells. In terms of nanotechnology, magnetic nanoparticles can deliver medications, especially to the target region without harming healthy cells, and they are biocompatible. In order to kill glioma cancer stem cells, the gold nanoparticles bond with DNA and function as radio sensitizers. In contrast, liposomes can circulate and traverse biological membranes and exhibit high therapeutic efficacy, precise targeting, and better drug release. Similar to carbon nanotubes, grapheme, and grapheme oxide, these substances can be delivered specifically when utilized in photothermal therapy. Recent treatments including signaling pathways and indicators targeted by nanoparticles are being researched. Future research in nanotechnology aims to develop more effective and targeted medicinal approaches. The results of the current investigation also showed that this technology's utilization will improve medical therapy and treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Ammar Amanat
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Animal biotechnology program, Animal Sciences Institute (ASI), National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Neurosciences Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi Arabia
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Saadh MJ, Baher H, Li Y, Chaitanya M, Arias-Gonzáles JL, Allela OQB, Mahdi MH, Carlos Cotrina-Aliaga J, Lakshmaiya N, Ahjel S, Amin AH, Gilmer Rosales Rojas G, Ameen F, Ahsan M, Akhavan-Sigari R. The bioengineered and multifunctional nanoparticles in pancreatic cancer therapy: Bioresponisive nanostructures, phototherapy and targeted drug delivery. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 233:116490. [PMID: 37354932 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116490] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
Abstract
The multidisciplinary approaches in treatment of cancer appear to be essential in term of bringing benefits of several disciplines and their coordination in tumor elimination. Because of the biological and malignant features of cancer cells, they have ability of developing resistance to conventional therapies such as chemo- and radio-therapy. Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a malignant disease of gastrointestinal tract in which chemotherapy and radiotherapy are main tools in its treatment, and recently, nanocarriers have been emerged as promising structures in its therapy. The bioresponsive nanocarriers are able to respond to pH and redox, among others, in targeted delivery of cargo for specific treatment of PC. The loading drugs on the nanoparticles that can be synthetic or natural compounds, can help in more reduction in progression of PC through enhancing their intracellular accumulation in cancer cells. The encapsulation of genes in the nanoparticles can protect against degradation and promotes intracellular accumulation in tumor suppression. A new kind of therapy for cancer is phototherapy in which nanoparticles can stimulate both photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy through hyperthermia and ROS overgeneration to trigger cell death in PC. Therefore, synergistic therapy of phototherapy with chemotherapy is performed in accelerating tumor suppression. One of the important functions of nanotechnology is selective targeting of PC cells in reducing side effects on normal cells. The nanostructures are capable of being surface functionalized with aptamers, proteins and antibodies to specifically target PC cells in suppressing their progression. Therefore, a specific therapy for PC is provided and future implications for diagnosis of PC is suggested.
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- Mohamed J Saadh
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Middle East University, Amman, 11831, Jordan; Applied Science Research Center. Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Radiology and Ultrasonography Techniques, College of Medical Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144001, India
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- Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Measurememts and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, 44-100, Poland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Health Care Management and Clinical Research, Collegium Humanum Warsaw Management University, Warsaw, Poland
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Lee SS, Paliouras M, Trifiro MA. Functionalized Carbon Nanoparticles as Theranostic Agents and Their Future Clinical Utility in Oncology. BIOENGINEERING (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:bioengineering10010108. [PMID: 36671680 PMCID: PMC9854994 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10010108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Over the years, research of nanoparticle applications in pre-clinical and clinical applications has greatly advanced our therapeutic and imaging approaches to many diseases, most notably neoplastic disorders. In particular, the innate properties of inorganic nanomaterials, such as gold and iron oxide, as well as carbon-based nanoparticles, have provided the greatest opportunities in cancer theranostics. Carbon nanoparticles can be used as carriers of biological agents to enhance the therapeutic index at a tumor site. Alternatively, they can also be combined with external stimuli, such as light, to induce irreversible physical damaging effects on cells. In this review, the recent advances in carbon nanoparticles and their use in cancer theranostics will be discussed. In addition, the set of evaluations that will be required during their transition from laboratory investigations toward clinical trials will be addressed.
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- Seung S. Lee
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research—Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research—Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research—Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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Naser Mohammed S, Mishaal Mohammed A, Al-Rawi KF. Novel combination of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and gold nanocomposite for photothermal therapy in human breast cancer model. Steroids 2022; 186:109091. [PMID: 35863403 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Despite current medical advancements, the resistance of malignant tumours to conventional medical therapies highlights the need for innovative therapeutic techniques. Numerous studies have focused on the promising application of nanomaterials in recent years. Nanoparticles (NPs) are used to treat cancer. Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) is a cancer-ablation technique in which photon energy is rapidly converted into heat by some radiative and non-radiative events. Gold NPs (Au-NPs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are plasmonic NPs with excellent thermal conductivity and their near-infrared (NIR) absorbance has several interesting qualities. Additionally, CNTs could penetrate cells. In this study, Au-NPs were used to fabricate multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs), which could boost its efficacy in cancer treatment in accordance with PPTT. Transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy and FTIR were used to examine the MWCNTs made from walnut shell. Au-NPs were explored using green chemistry and MWCNT-COOAu, MWCNT-COO and MWCNT-Au were examined by Raman, EDX and FESEM techniques. The effect of MWCNT-COOAu, MWCNT-COO and MWCNT-Au at various concentrations (3.12, 6.25, 12.5 and 25 µg/mL) and irradiation time intervals (30, 60, 90 and 120 sec) by using NIR laser under λ = 1064 nm and P = 3 W on the breast cancer cell line (MCF7) was investigated. The highest temperatures for MWCNT-COO, MWCNT-COOAu and MWCNT-Au were determined to be 44.1 °C, 46 °C and 46.9 °C, respectively, which produced 61.66 %, 72 % and 85.3 % cytotoxicity, respectively, in MCF7 cell line at a concentration of 25 µg/mL and an irradiation period of 120 sec. The treatment of MCF7 cell line by photothermal therapy was found to be in a concentration- and time-dependent manner.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University Of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq
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Kim MA, Shin SR, Kim HJ, Lee JS, Lee CM. Chemo-photothermal therapeutic effect of chitosan-gelatin hydrogels containing methotrexate and melanin on a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 218:1013-1020. [PMID: 35926670 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.227] [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: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Heat stimulation can promote osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Combining photothermal therapy and chemotherapy is an effective strategy for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Herein, we prepared chitosan/gelatin/β-glycerophosphate-melanin-methotrexate (CMM) hydrogel that could be used to perform simultaneous chemotherapy and photothermal therapy for patients with RA. The CMM solution was successfully converted to a gel state at body temperature. Due to intrinsic photothermal properties of melanin, CMM hydrogel exhibited effective temperature increase both in vitro and in vivo with increasing time of near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. After NIR laser irradiation, 50 % of methotrexate was rapidly released from the hydrogel within 3 h. Its release rate showed an instantaneous increase with additional NIR laser irradiation. After CMM hydrogel was injected directly into the paw joint of each collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse followed by irradiation with a NIR laser (808 nm, 0.5 W/cm2, 3 min), swelling and redness at the inflamed area were significantly alleviated at 14 days after treatment. Micro-CT analysis confirmed that treated joints of mice were similar to normal joints. Hence, CMM hydrogel could be used as an attractive RA therapeutic agent for simultaneous chemo-photothermal therapy.
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- Min Ah Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University Graduated School, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University Graduated School, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University Graduated School, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University Graduated School, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea; School of Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea; Research Center of Healthcare Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea.
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Shi X, Tian Y, Liu Y, Xiong Z, Zhai S, Chu S, Gao F. Research Progress of Photothermal Nanomaterials in Multimodal Tumor Therapy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:939365. [PMID: 35898892 PMCID: PMC9309268 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.939365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The aggressive growth of cancer cells brings extreme challenges to cancer therapy while triggering the exploration of the application of multimodal therapy methods. Multimodal tumor therapy based on photothermal nanomaterials is a new technology to realize tumor cell thermal ablation through near-infrared light irradiation with a specific wavelength, which has the advantages of high efficiency, less adverse reactions, and effective inhibition of tumor metastasis compared with traditional treatment methods such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Photothermal nanomaterials have gained increasing interest due to their potential applications, remarkable properties, and advantages for tumor therapy. In this review, recent advances and the common applications of photothermal nanomaterials in multimodal tumor therapy are summarized, with a focus on the different types of photothermal nanomaterials and their application in multimodal tumor therapy. Moreover, the challenges and future applications have also been speculated.
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- Xiaolu Shi
- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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Pivetta TP, Botteon CEA, Ribeiro PA, Marcato PD, Raposo M. Nanoparticle Systems for Cancer Phototherapy: An Overview. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113132. [PMID: 34835896 PMCID: PMC8625970 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) are photo-mediated treatments with different mechanisms of action that can be addressed for cancer treatment. Both phototherapies are highly successful and barely or non-invasive types of treatment that have gained attention in the past few years. The death of cancer cells because of the application of these therapies is caused by the formation of reactive oxygen species, that leads to oxidative stress for the case of photodynamic therapy and the generation of heat for the case of photothermal therapies. The advancement of nanotechnology allowed significant benefit to these therapies using nanoparticles, allowing both tuning of the process and an increase of effectiveness. The encapsulation of drugs, development of the most different organic and inorganic nanoparticles as well as the possibility of surfaces' functionalization are some strategies used to combine phototherapy and nanotechnology, with the aim of an effective treatment with minimal side effects. This article presents an overview on the use of nanostructures in association with phototherapy, in the view of cancer treatment.
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- Thais P. Pivetta
- CEFITEC, Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;
- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;
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- GNanoBio, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-900, Brazil; (C.E.A.B.); (P.D.M.)
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;
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- GNanoBio, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-900, Brazil; (C.E.A.B.); (P.D.M.)
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;
- Correspondence: ; Fax: +351-21-294-85-49
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Shao C, Anand V, Andreeff M, Battula VL. Ganglioside GD2: a novel therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021; 1508:35-53. [PMID: 34596246 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by lack of hormone receptor expression and is known for high rates of recurrence, distant metastases, and poor clinical outcomes. TNBC cells lack targetable receptors; hence, there is an urgent need for targetable markers for the disease. Breast cancer stem-like cells (BCSCs) are a fraction of cells in primary tumors that are associated with tumorigenesis, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy. Targeting BCSCs is thus an effective strategy for preventing cancer metastatic spread and sensitizing tumors to chemotherapy. The CD44hi CD24lo phenotype is a well-established phenotype for identification of BCSCs, but CD44 and CD24 are not targetable markers owing to their expression in normal tissues. The ganglioside GD2 has been shown to be upregulated in primary TNBC tumors compared with normal breast tissue and has been shown to identify BCSCs. In this review, we discuss GD2 as a BCSC- and tumor-specific marker in TNBC; epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and the signaling pathways that are upstream and downstream of GD2 and the role of these pathways in tumorigenesis and metastasis in TNBC; direct and indirect approaches for targeting GD2; and ongoing clinical trials and treatments directed against GD2 as well as future directions for these strategies.
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- Claire Shao
- Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Rutin-Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Molecular Docking, Physicochemistry and Cytotoxicity in Fibroblasts. TOXICS 2021; 9:toxics9080173. [PMID: 34437491 PMCID: PMC8402452 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9080173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) have been functionalized with rutin through three steps (i. reaction step; ii. purification step; iii. drying step) and their physicochemical properties investigated with respect to morphological structure, thermal analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and cytotoxicity. The molecular docking suggested the rutin-functionalized MWCNT occurred by hydrogen bonds, which was confirmed by FTIR assays, corroborating the results obtained by thermal analyses. A tubular shape, arranged in a three-dimensional structure, could be observed. Mild cytotoxicity observed in 3T3 fibroblasts suggested a dose–effect relationship after exposure. These findings suggest the formation of aggregates of filamentous structures on the cells favoring the cell penetration.
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Klein I, Sarkar S, Gutierrez-Aceves J, Levi N. Photothermal nanoparticles for ablation of bacteria associated with kidney stones. Int J Hyperthermia 2021; 38:760-770. [PMID: 33971781 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.1916099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether photothermal polymer nanoparticles (NPs) can interface with bacteria associated with kidney stones, generate heat when stimulated with near infrared (NIR) light, and aid in reducing bacterial burden. METHODS Two types of kidney stones, artificial, and those removed during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), were inoculated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) and then incubated with NPs composed of FITC-labeled Poly[4,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-cyclopenta[2,1-b;3,4-b']-dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole-4,7-diyl] (PCPDTBSe). Association of the PCPDTBSe NPs was evaluated using fluorescence microscopy. Infected stones were incubated with NPs and exposed to 800 nm light to generate temperature increases from 25.4 to 68.6 °C on the stones. Following photothermal treatment, the stones were homogenized and the bacteria was enumerated via colony counting assays to evaluate the bactericidal effect. The photothermal effect was also evaluated using scanning electron microscopy of the treated biofilms. RESULTS Both kidney stone types sequestered E. coli. Control stones and stones treated with laser only had growth of numerous bacterial colonies, while stones exposed to NPs and laser grew significantly less, or none (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The polymer NPs interface with E. coli on artificial and patient-derived kidney stones, and they can impart a bactericidal effect, when stimulated with NIR to generate heat. This technique may possibly be extended to treating infected kidney stones in patients.
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- Ilan Klein
- Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Asrar A, Sobhani Z, Behnam MA. Melanoma Cancer Therapy Using PEGylated Nanoparticles and Semiconductor Laser. Adv Pharm Bull 2021; 12:524-530. [PMID: 35935047 PMCID: PMC9348541 DOI: 10.34172/apb.2022.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose: Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a procedure that converts laser beam energy to heat so can disturb tumor cells. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties in absorption optical energy and could change optical power into heat in PTT procedures. Additionally, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) have a unique feature in absorbing and scattering light. Therefore, these mentioned NPs could play a synergistic role in the PTT method.
Methods: CNTs and TiO2 NPs were injected into the melanoma tumor sites of cancerous mice. Then sites were excited using the laser beam (λ = 808 nm, P = 2 W, and I = 4 W/cm2). Injected NPs caused hyperthermia in solid tumors. Tumor size assay, statistical analysis, and histopathological study of the treated cases were performed to assess the role of mentioned NPs in PTT of murine melanoma cancer.
Results: The results showed that CNTs performed better than TiO2 NPs in destroying murine melanoma cancer cells in animals.
Conclusion: The present study compared the photothermal activity of excited CNTs and TiO2 NPs in cancer therapy at the near-infrared spectrum of light. Tumors were destroyed selectively because of their weakened heat resistance versus normal tissue. PTT of malignant melanoma through CNTs caused remarkable necrosis into the tumor tissues versus TiO2 NPs.
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- Abdorreza Asrar
- Faculty of Naval Aviation, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Iran
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- Quality Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Nano Opto-Electronic Research Center, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran
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Nagai Y, Nakamura K, Ohno J, Kawaguchi M, Fujigaya T. Antibody-Conjugated Gel-Coated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Photothermal Agents. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:5049-5056. [PMID: 35007053 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) using near-infrared (NIR) light is an attractive treatment modality for cancer, in which photothermal agents absorb energy from photons and convert it into thermal energy to lead to cancer cell death. Among the various organic and inorganic materials, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are promising candidates for NIR photothermal agents due to their strong absorption in this region as well as their high photothermal conversion efficiency. In the development of the SWCNT-based PTT materials, modifications of SWCNTs to offer a stable dispersion for biocompatibility as well as to target the tumor of choice while maintaining their NIR absorption have been required. While modification of SWCNTs through noncovalent methods can be achieved, these modifications can be easily reversed in the body. Contrarily, modifications through covalent attachments, while more desirable, may compromise the NIR absorption characteristics of the SWCNTs. Previously, we reported the development of a synthetic strategy to coat SWCNTs with a cross-linked polymer (i.e., a gel) through a process called CNT Micelle Polymerization and successfully introduced maleimide groups that allowed for postmodification through the ene-thiol reaction without deteriorating the NIR absorption. In this report, we postmodify thiol-containing antibodies (anti-TRP-1, a melanoma specific protein) using maleimide chemistry and find that the SWCNTs conjugated with anti-TRP-1 maintain the characteristic NIR absorption as SWCNTs with dispersion stability. It is estimated that 50 maleimide groups are incorporated in one SWCNT (ca. 280 nm long) and they are modified with 32 TRP-1 fragments. Finally, we successfully use these targeted SWCNTs for the PTT of the melanoma cell line using NIR light (1064 nm; 2 W, 5 min). Our method can be extended to a vast array of specific antibodies as well as other targeting agents.
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- Yukiko Nagai
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, 2 Chome-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, 2 Chome-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.,International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.,Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Sadeghi-Goughari M, Jeon S, Kwon HJ. Carbon nanotube-mediated high intensity focused ultrasound. NANO FUTURES 2021. [DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/abfebc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is emerging as a novel therapeutic technique for cancer treatment through a hyperthermal mechanism using ultrasound. However, collateral thermal damages to healthy tissue and skin burns due to the use of high levels of ultrasonic energy during HIFU treatment remain major challenges to clinical application. The main objective of the current study is to evaluate the potential of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as effective absorption-enhancing agents for HIFU to mediate the heating process at low ultrasonic power levels, and consequently upgrade hyperthermal therapeutic effects of HIFU. An experimental study using in vitro tissue phantoms was conducted to assess the effects of CNTs on HIFU’s heating mechanism. Detailed information was extracted from the experiments for thermal analysis, including rate of absorbed energy density and temperature rise profile at the focal region. Parametric studies were carried out, revealing the effects of ultrasound parameters (ultrasonic power and driving frequency) on the performance of CNTs in various concentrations. The results indicated that CNTs significantly enhanced the thermal effect of HIFU by elevating energy absorption rate and consequential temperature rise. Moreover, it was demonstrated that an increase in ultrasonic power and driving frequency could lead to a better performance of CNTs during HIFU ablation procedures; the effects of CNTs could be further enhanced by increasing their volume concentration inside the medium.
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Entrance resistance of water transport into carbon nanotubes: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ashikbayeva Z, Tosi D, Balmassov D, Schena E, Saccomandi P, Inglezakis V. Application of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in Thermal Ablation Therapy of Cancer. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E1195. [PMID: 31450616 PMCID: PMC6780818 DOI: 10.3390/nano9091195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cancer is one of the major health issues with increasing incidence worldwide. In spite of the existing conventional cancer treatment techniques, the cases of cancer diagnosis and death rates are rising year by year. Thus, new approaches are required to advance the traditional ways of cancer therapy. Currently, nanomedicine, employing nanoparticles and nanocomposites, offers great promise and new opportunities to increase the efficacy of cancer treatment in combination with thermal therapy. Nanomaterials can generate and specifically enhance the heating capacity at the tumor region due to optical and magnetic properties. The mentioned unique properties of nanomaterials allow inducing the heat and destroying the cancerous cells. This paper provides an overview of the utilization of nanoparticles and nanomaterials such as magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, nanorods, nanoshells, nanocomposites, carbon nanotubes, and other nanoparticles in the thermal ablation of tumors, demonstrating their advantages over the conventional heating methods.
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- Zhannat Ashikbayeva
- Environmental Science & Technology Group (ESTg), Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Environmental Science & Technology Group (ESTg), Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- PI National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Pedagogical Sciences, Astana International University, 8 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Measurements and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab, Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Giuseppe La Masa 1, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Environmental Science & Technology Group (ESTg), Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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Sobajima A, Haniu H, Nomura H, Tanaka M, Takizawa T, Kamanaka T, Aoki K, Okamoto M, Yoshida K, Sasaki J, Ajima K, Kuroda C, Ishida H, Okano S, Ueda K, Kato H, Saito N. Organ accumulation and carcinogenicity of highly dispersed multi-walled carbon nanotubes administered intravenously in transgenic rasH2 mice. Int J Nanomedicine 2019; 14:6465-6480. [PMID: 31616140 PMCID: PMC6698589 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s208129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Purpose Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been known to enter the circulatory system via the lungs from inhalation exposure; however, its carcinogenicity and subsequent accumulation in other organs have not been adequately reported in the literature. Moreover, the safety of MWCNTs as a biomaterial has remained a matter of debate, particularly when the material enters the circulatory system. To address these problems, we used carcinogenic rasH2 transgenic mice to intravenously administer highly dispersed MWCNTs and to evaluate their carcinogenicity and accumulation in the organs. Methods Two types of MWCNTs (thin- and thick-MWCNTs) were intravenously administered at a high dose (approximately 0.7 mg per kg body weight) and low dose (approximately 0.07 mg per kg body weight). Results MWCNTs showed pancreatic accumulation in 3.2% of mice administered with MWCNTs, but there was no accumulation in other organs. In addition, there was no significant difference in the incidence of tumor among the four MWCNTs-administered groups compared to the vehicle group without MWCNTs administration. Blood tests revealed elevated levels in mean red blood cell volume and mean red blood cell hemoglobin level for the MWCNTs-administered group, in addition to an increase in eotaxin. Conclusion The present study demonstrated that the use of current technology to sufficiently disperse MWCNTs resulted in minimal organ accumulation with no evidence of carcinogenicity.
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- Atsushi Sobajima
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.,Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.,Department of Applied Physical Therapy, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.,Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.,Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Tondro GH, Behzadpour N, Keykhaee Z, Akbari N, Sattarahmady N. Carbon@polypyrrole nanotubes as a photosensitizer in laser phototherapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 180:481-486. [PMID: 31102852 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Phototherapy has been offered as an alternative and promising antibacterial strategy to overcome the antibiotic resistance problem. This study evaluated the antibacterial and phototherapy effects of carbon nanotubes with a polypyrrole coating in a core@shell structure (CNTs@PPy) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). P. aeruginosa was treated with CNTs@PPy at different concentrations (50-500 μg mL-1) in dark or laser light irradiation with a wavelength of 808 nm, a power density of 1000 mW cm-2 for 20 min. Temperature increment, cell viability, formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein/nucleic acid leakage subsequent the P. aeruginosa treatment were evaluated. The results showed that near-infrared laser irradiation of CNTs@PPy caused to a temperature increment confirming the ability of powerful photokilling of P. aeruginosa in a photothermal route. On the other hand, while CNTs@PPy represented just a 30-50% P. aeruginosa killing rate in dark, laser irradiation of 250 and 500 μg mL-1 concentrations of CNTs@PPy resulted in a ˜70% P. aeruginosa killing rate, along with significant ROS production into the medium and protein and nucleic acid leakage from P. aeruginosa. These later effects were assigned to a photodynamic route activity of CNTs@PPy upon laser irradiation. Therefore, CNTs@PPy acted as a photosensitizer in both photothermal and photodynamic therapies to present an enhanced bactericidal activity to annihilate and destroyed the gram-negative bacteria P. aeruginosa, a cause of many infectious diseases.
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- G H Tondro
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Li Y, Li X, Zhou F, Doughty A, Hoover AR, Nordquist RE, Chen WR. Nanotechnology-based photoimmunological therapies for cancer. Cancer Lett 2018; 442:429-438. [PMID: 30476523 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Phototherapy is a non-invasive or minimally invasive therapeutic strategy. Immunotherapy uses different immunological approaches, such as antibodies, vaccines, immunoadjuvants, and cytokines to stimulate the host immune system to fight against diseases. In cancer treatment, phototherapy not only destroys tumor cells, but also induces immunogenic tumor cell death to initiate a systemic anti-tumor immune response. When combined with immunotherapy, the effectiveness of phototherapy can be enhanced. Because of their special physical, chemical, and sometimes immunological properties, nanomaterials have also been used to enhance phototherapy. In this article, we review the recent progress in nanotechnology-based phototherapy, including nano-photothermal therapy, nano-photochemical therapy, and nano-photoimmunological therapy in cancer treatment. Specifically, we focus on the immunological responses induced by nano-phototherapies.
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- Yong Li
- Interventional Therapy Department, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China; Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China
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- Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA
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- Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA
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- Immunophotonics Inc., 4320 Forest Park Avenue #303, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
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- Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
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Neelgund GM, Oki A. Photothermal effect of Ag nanoparticles deposited over poly(amidoamine) grafted carbon nanotubes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2018; 364:309-315. [PMID: 31031549 PMCID: PMC6484833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This paper illustrates the potential of Ag nanoparticles based nanocomposites to use as effective agents in photothermal therapy apart from their traditional employment as antimicrobial materials. Herein an Near- Infrared active photothermal agent was fabricated by deposition of Ag nanoparticles over aromatic poly(amidoamine) grafted carbon nanotubes. Thus prepared CNTs-PAMAM-Ag possessed strong photothermal effect under exposure to 980 nm laser system and prominent photothermal stability. The photothermal conversion efficiency of CNTs-PAMAM-Ag was found to be higher than readily used Au and CuS based photothermal agents. The photothermal effect of CNTs-PAMAM-Ag was substantial in presence of 980 nm laser compared to 808 nm laser and a linear dependence of photothermal effect on its concentration was identified. The maximum temperature attained by CNTs-PAMAM-Ag during assessment of its photothermal effect was about 66.0 °C, which is significantly higher than the survival temperature level of cancer cells. So CNTs-PAMAM-Ag could be a promising photothermal agent to apply in future photothermal hyperthermia therapy to treat cancer. Moreover CNTs-PAMAM-Ag can synchronous trigger by a single wavelength (980 nm) laser system, so it could simplify the future therapeutic process.
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- Gururaj M. Neelgund
- Department of Chemistry, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, United States
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Hosnedlova B, Kepinska M, Fernandez C, Peng Q, Ruttkay-Nedecky B, Milnerowicz H, Kizek R. Carbon Nanomaterials for Targeted Cancer Therapy Drugs: A Critical Review. CHEM REC 2018; 19:502-522. [PMID: 30156367 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201800038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cancer represents one of the main causes of human death in developed countries. Most current therapies, unfortunately, carry a number of side effects, such as toxicity and damage to healthy cells, as well as the risk of resistance and recurrence. Therefore, cancer research is trying to develop therapeutic procedures with minimal negative consequences. The use of nanomaterial-based systems appears to be one of them. In recent years, great progress has been made in the field using nanomaterials with high potential in biomedical applications. Carbon nanomaterials, thanks to their unique physicochemical properties, are gaining more and more popularity in cancer therapy. They are valued especially for their ability to deliver drugs or small therapeutic molecules to these cells. Through surface functionalization, they can specifically target tumor tissues, increasing the therapeutic potential and significantly reducing the adverse effects of therapy. Their potential future use could, therefore, be as vehicles for drug delivery. This review presents the latest findings of research studies using carbon nanomaterials in the treatment of various types of cancer. To carry out this study, different databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, MEDLINE and Google Scholar were employed. The findings of research studies chosen from more than 2000 viewed scientific publications from the last 15 years were compared.
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- Bozena Hosnedlova
- Department of Human Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical and Environmental Analyses, Faculty of Pharmacy with Division of Laboratory Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB107GJ, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Department of Human Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical and Environmental Analyses, Faculty of Pharmacy with Division of Laboratory Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biomedical and Environmental Analyses, Faculty of Pharmacy with Division of Laboratory Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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Virani NA, Davis C, McKernan P, Hauser P, Hurst RE, Slaton J, Silvy RP, Resasco DE, Harrison RG. Phosphatidylserine targeted single-walled carbon nanotubes for photothermal ablation of bladder cancer. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:035101. [PMID: 29160225 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa9c0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Bladder cancer has a 60%-70% recurrence rate most likely due to any residual tumour left behind after a transurethral resection (TUR). Failure to completely resect the cancer can lead to recurrence and progression into higher grade tumours with metastatic potential. We present here a novel therapy to treat superficial tumours with the potential to decrease recurrence. The therapy is a heat-based approach in which bladder tumour specific single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are delivered intravesically at a very low dose (0.1 mg SWCNT per kg body weight) followed 24 h later by a short 30 s treatment with a 360° near-infrared light that heats only the bound nanotubes. The energy density of the treatment was 50 J cm-2, and the power density that this treatment corresponds to is 1.7 W cm-2, which is relatively low. Nanotubes are specifically targeted to the tumour via the interaction of annexin V (AV) and phosphatidylserine, which is normally internalised on healthy tissue but externalised on tumours and the tumour vasculature. SWCNTs are conjugated to AV, which binds specifically to bladder cancer cells as confirmed in vitro and in vivo. Due to this specific localisation, NIR light can be used to heat the tumour while conserving the healthy bladder wall. In a short-term efficacy study in mice with orthotopic MB49 murine bladder tumours treated with the SWCNT-AV conjugate and NIR light, no tumours were visible on the bladder wall 24 h after NIR light treatment, and there was no damage to the bladder. In a separate survival study in mice with the same type of orthotopic tumours, there was a 50% cure rate at 116 days when the study was ended. At 116 days, no treatment toxicity was observed, and no nanotubes were detected in the clearance organs or bladder.
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- Needa A Virani
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 202 W. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019, United States of America
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Chen YC, Chiu WT, Chang C, Wu PC, Tu TY, Lin HP, Chang HC. Chemo-photothermal effects of doxorubicin/silica–carbon hollow spheres on liver cancer. RSC Adv 2018; 8:36775-36784. [PMID: 35558959 PMCID: PMC9089277 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08538b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Chemo-photothermal therapy, which exhibits synergistic effects, is more effective than either of the treatments administered alone because of its superior ability to target and destroy cancer cells. An anti-cancer compound (doxorubicin, DOX) was embedded in silica–carbon hollow spheres (SCHSs) using heat and vacuum to integrate multi-therapeutic effects onto one platform and subsequently improve the anti-cancer efficacy. SCHSs were synthesized via a surface activation method and its highly porous surface enhanced the loading content of the desired drug. SCHSs are an infrared photothermal material that can destroy targeted cells by heating under near-infrared (NIR) laser illumination at 808 nm. NIR laser illumination also enhances DOX release from SCHSs to increase the anti-cancer efficiency of DOX–loaded SCHSs (DOX–SCHSs) in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional multicellular tumor spheroid cultures. SCHSs exhibited high heat-generating ability and pH-responsive drug delivery. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that DOX–SCHSs represent a potential tool for chemo-photothermal therapy due to its photothermal effects. Thus, our findings imply that the high cancer cell killing efficiency of DOX–SCHSs induced by NIR illumination can be used for the treatment of tumors. SCHSs were applied as vectors for drug delivery and thermal production under NIR laser irradiation. DOX-loaded SCHSs conjugated with ConA were found to kill liver cancer cells efficiently.![]()
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- Ying-Chi Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
- National Cheng Kung University
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
- National Cheng Kung University
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
- National Cheng Kung University
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
- Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology Research
- National Cheng Kung University
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
- National Cheng Kung University
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Sobhani Z, Behnam MA, Emami F, Dehghanian A, Jamhiri I. Photothermal therapy of melanoma tumor using multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:4509-4517. [PMID: 28684911 PMCID: PMC5484561 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s134661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a therapeutic method in which photon energy is transformed into heat rapidly via different operations to extirpate cancer. Nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have exceptional optical absorbance in visible and near infrared spectra. Therefore, they could be a good converter to induce hyperthermia in PTT technique. In our study, for improving the dispersibility of multiwalled CNTs in water, the CNTs were oxidized (O-CNTs) and then polyethylene glycol (PEG) was used for wrapping the surface of nanotubes. The formation of a thin layer of PEG around the nanotubes was confirmed through Fourier transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, and field emission scanning electron microscopy techniques. Results of thermogravimetric analysis showed that the amount of PEG component in the O-CNT-PEG was approximately 80% (w/w). Cell cytotoxicity study showed that O-CNT was less cytotoxic than pristine multiwalled nanotubes, and O-CNT-PEG had the lowest toxicity against HeLa and HepG2 cell lines. The effect of O-CNT-PEG in reduction of melanoma tumor size after PTT was evaluated. Cancerous mice were exposed to a continuous-wave near infrared laser diode (λ=808 nm, P=2 W and I=8 W/cm2) for 10 minutes once in the period of the treatment. The average size of tumor in mice receiving O-CNT-PEG decreased sharply in comparison with those that received laser therapy alone. Results of animal studies indicate that O-CNT-PEG is a powerful candidate for eradicating solid tumors in PTT technique.
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- Zahra Sobhani
- Quality Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy
- Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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- Opto-Electronic Research Center, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Shiraz University of Technology
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- Opto-Electronic Research Center, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Shiraz University of Technology
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- Stem Cell Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Belkahla H, Herlem G, Picaud F, Gharbi T, Hémadi M, Ammar S, Micheau O. TRAIL-NP hybrids for cancer therapy: a review. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:5755-5768. [PMID: 28443893 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr01469d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cancer is a worldwide health problem. It is now considered as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. In the last few decades, considerable progress has been made in anti-cancer therapies, allowing the cure of patients suffering from this disease, or at least helping to prolong their lives. Several cancers, such as those of the lung and pancreas, are still devastating in the absence of therapeutic options. In the early 90s, TRAIL (Tumor Necrosis Factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand), a cytokine belonging to the TNF superfamily, attracted major interest in oncology owing to its selective anti-tumor properties. Clinical trials using soluble TRAIL or antibodies targeting the two main agonist receptors (TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2) have, however, failed to demonstrate their efficacy in the clinic. TRAIL is expressed on the surface of natural killer or CD8+ T activated cells and contributes to tumor surveillance. Nanoparticles functionalized with TRAIL mimic membrane-TRAIL and exhibit stronger antitumoral properties than soluble TRAIL or TRAIL receptor agonist antibodies. This review provides an update on the association and the use of nanoparticles associated with TRAIL for cancer therapy.
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- H Belkahla
- Nanomedicine Lab, EA 4662, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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Sanginario A, Miccoli B, Demarchi D. Carbon Nanotubes as an Effective Opportunity for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. BIOSENSORS 2017; 7:E9. [PMID: 28212271 PMCID: PMC5371782 DOI: 10.3390/bios7010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite the current progresses of modern medicine, the resistance of malignant tumors to present medical treatments points to the necessity of developing new therapeutic approaches. In recent years, numerous studies have focused their attention on the promising use of nanomaterials, like iron oxide nanowires, zinc oxide or mesoporous silica nanoparticles, for cancer and metastasis treatment with the advantage of operating directly at the bio-molecular scale. Among them, carbon nanotubes emerged as valid candidates not only for drug delivery, but also as a valuable tool in cancer imaging and physical ablation. Nevertheless, deep investigations about carbon nanotubes' potential bio-compatibility and cytotoxicity limits should be also critically addressed. In the present review, after introducing carbon nanotubes and their promising advantages and drawbacks for fighting cancer, we want to focus on the numerous and different ways in which they can assist to reach this goal. Specifically, we report on how they can be used not only for drug delivery purposes, but also as a powerful ally to develop effective contrast agents for tumors' medical or photodynamic imaging, to perform direct physical ablation of metastasis, as well as gene therapy.
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- Alessandro Sanginario
- Electronics Design Laboratory (EDL), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Melen 83b, 16152 Genova (GE), Italy.
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
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Augustine S, Singh J, Srivastava M, Sharma M, Das A, Malhotra BD. Recent advances in carbon based nanosystems for cancer theranostics. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:901-952. [DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00008a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review deals with four different types of carbon allotrope based nanosystems and summarizes the results of recent studies that are likely to have applications in cancer theranostics. We discuss the applications of these nanosystems for cancer imaging, drug delivery, hyperthermia, and PDT/TA/PA.
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- Shine Augustine
- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry & Polymer Technology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- Department of Physics & Astrophysics
- University of Delhi
- Delhi 110007
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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Paholak HJ, Stevers NO, Chen H, Burnett JP, He M, Korkaya H, McDermott SP, Deol Y, Clouthier SG, Luther T, Li Q, Wicha MS, Sun D. Elimination of epithelial-like and mesenchymal-like breast cancer stem cells to inhibit metastasis following nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2016; 104:145-57. [PMID: 27450902 PMCID: PMC5680543 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggesting breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) drive metastasis and evade traditional therapies underscores a critical need to exploit the untapped potential of nanotechnology to develop innovative therapies that will significantly improve patient survival. Photothermal therapy (PTT) to induce localized hyperthermia is one of few nanoparticle-based treatments to enter clinical trials in human cancer patients, and has recently gained attention for its ability to induce a systemic immune response targeting distal cancer cells in mouse models. Here, we first conduct classic cancer stem cell (CSC) assays, both in vitro and in immune-compromised mice, to demonstrate that PTT mediated by highly crystallized iron oxide nanoparticles effectively eliminates BCSCs in translational models of triple negative breast cancer. PTT in vitro preferentially targets epithelial-like ALDH + BCSCs, followed by mesenchymal-like CD44+/CD24- BCSCs, compared to bulk cancer cells. PTT inhibits BCSC self-renewal through reduction of mammosphere formation in primary and secondary generations. Secondary implantation in NOD/SCID mice reveals the ability of PTT to impede BCSC-driven tumor formation. Next, we explore the translational potential of PTT using metastatic and immune-competent mouse models. PTT to inhibit BCSCs significantly reduces metastasis to the lung and lymph nodes. In immune-competent BALB/c mice, PTT effectively eliminates ALDH + BCSCs. These results suggest the feasibility of incorporating PTT into standard clinical treatments such as surgery to enhance BCSC destruction and inhibit metastasis, and the potential of such combination therapy to improve long-term survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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- Hayley J Paholak
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Georgia Regents University Cancer Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Adsorbed plasma proteins modulate the effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes on neutrophils in blood. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 12:1615-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pimentel-Domínguez R, Moreno-Álvarez P, Hautefeuille M, Chavarría A, Hernández-Cordero J. Photothermal lesions in soft tissue induced by optical fiber microheaters. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 7:1138-1148. [PMID: 27446642 PMCID: PMC4929627 DOI: 10.1364/boe.7.001138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Photothermal therapy has shown to be a promising technique for local treatment of tumors. However, the main challenge for this technique is the availability of localized heat sources to minimize thermal damage in the surrounding healthy tissue. In this work, we demonstrate the use of optical fiber microheaters for inducing thermal lesions in soft tissue. The proposed devices incorporate carbon nanotubes or gold nanolayers on the tips of optical fibers for enhanced photothermal effects and heating of ex vivo biological tissues. We report preliminary results of small size photothermal lesions induced on mice liver tissues. The morphology of the resulting lesions shows that optical fiber microheaters may render useful for delivering highly localized heat for photothermal therapy.
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- Reinher Pimentel-Domínguez
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Posgrado de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico
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Rungnim C, Rungrotmongkol T, Kungwan N, Hannongbua S. Protein-protein interactions between SWCNT/chitosan/EGF and EGF receptor: a model of drug delivery system. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 34:1919-29. [PMID: 26381241 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1095114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) was used as the targeting ligand to enhance the specificity of a cancer drug delivery system (DDS) via its specific interaction with the EGF receptor (EGFR) that is overexpressed on the surface of some cancer cells. To investigate the intermolecular interaction and binding affinity between the EGF-conjugated DDS and the EGFR, 50 ns molecular dynamics simulations were performed on the complex of tethered EGFR and EGF linked to single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) through a biopolymer chitosan wrapping the tube outer surface (EGFR·EGF-CS-SWCNT-Drug complex), and compared to the EGFR·EGF complex and free EGFR. The binding pattern of the EGF-CS-SWCNT-Drug complex to the EGFR was broadly comparable to that for EGF, but the binding affinity of the EGF-CS-SWCNT-Drug complex was predicted to be somewhat better than that for EGF alone. Additionally, the chitosan chain could prevent undesired interactions of SWCNT at the binding pocket region. Therefore, EGF connected to SWCNT via a chitosan linker is a seemingly good formulation for developing a smart DDS served as part of an alternative cancer therapy.
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- Chompoonut Rungnim
- a NANOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) , Pathum Thani , 12120 , Thailand
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- b Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand.,c PhD Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Faculty of Science , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- d Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai 50200 , Thailand
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- e Computational Chemistry Unit Cell, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
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Rodriguez A, Tatter SB, Debinski W. Neurosurgical Techniques for Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier for Glioblastoma Treatment. Pharmaceutics 2015; 7:175-87. [PMID: 26247958 PMCID: PMC4588193 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics7030175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier remains a main hurdle to drug delivery to the brain. The prognosis of glioblastoma remains grim despite current multimodal medical management. We review neurosurgical technologies that disrupt the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We will review superselective intra-arterial mannitol infusion, focused ultrasound, laser interstitial thermotherapy, and non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE). These technologies can lead to transient BBB and blood-brain tumor barrier disruption and allow for the potential of more effective local drug delivery. Animal studies and preliminary clinical trials show promise for achieving this goal.
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- Analiz Rodriguez
- The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem 27157, NC, USA.
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- The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem 27157, NC, USA.
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- The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem 27157, NC, USA.
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Triggering Mechanisms of Thermosensitive Nanoparticles Under Hyperthermia Condition. J Pharm Sci 2015; 104:2414-28. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.24536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Miao W, Shim G, Kim G, Lee S, Lee HJ, Kim YB, Byun Y, Oh YK. Image-guided synergistic photothermal therapy using photoresponsive imaging agent-loaded graphene-based nanosheets. J Control Release 2015; 211:28-36. [PMID: 26003041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.05.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We report the image-guided synergistic photothermal antitumor effects of photoresponsive near-infrared (NIR) imaging agent, indocyanine green (ICG), by loading onto hyaluronic acid-anchored, reduced graphene oxide (HArGO) nanosheets. Loading of ICG onto either rGO (ICG/rGO) or HArGO (ICG/HArGO) substantially improved the photostability of photoresponsive ICG upon NIR irradiation. After 1min of irradiation, the NIR absorption peak of ICG almost disappeared whereas the peak of ICG on rGO or HArGO was retained even after 5min of irradiation. Compared with plain rGO, HArGO provided greater cellular delivery of ICG and photothermal tumor cell-killing effects upon laser irradiation in CD44-positive KB cells. The temperature of cell suspensions treated with ICG/HArGO was 2.4-fold higher than that of cells treated with free ICG. Molecular imaging revealed that intravenously administered ICG/HArGO accumulated in KB tumor tissues higher than ICG/rGO or free ICG. Local temperatures in tumor tissues of laser-irradiated KB cell-bearing nude mice were highest in those intravenously administered ICG/HArGO, and were sufficient to trigger thermal-induced complete tumor ablation. Immunohistologically stained tumors also showed the highest percentages of apoptotic cells in the group treated with ICG/HArGO. These results suggest that photoresponsive ICG-loaded HArGO nanosheets could serve as a potential theranostic nano-platform for image-guided and synergistic photothermal antitumor therapy.
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- Wenjun Miao
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Chen YC, Chiu WT, Chen JC, Chang CS, Hui-Ching Wang L, Lin HP, Chang HC. The photothermal effect of silica–carbon hollow sphere–concanavalin A on liver cancer cells. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2447-2454. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00056d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We used silica–carbon hollow spheres (SCHSs) as material for thermal production under NIR laser irradiation. Concanavalin A (ConA), a lectin, was applied to enhance binding on the cell surface of liver cancer cells. We demonstrated that ConA conjugated SCHSs killed liver cancer cells efficiently.
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- Ying-Chi Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 30010
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
- Center for Micro/Nano Technology Research
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center
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Bu L, Shen B, Cheng Z. Fluorescent imaging of cancerous tissues for targeted surgery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 76:21-38. [PMID: 25064553 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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To maximize tumor excision and minimize collateral damage are the primary goals of cancer surgery. Emerging molecular imaging techniques have made "image-guided surgery" developed into "molecular imaging-guided surgery", which is termed as "targeted surgery" in this review. Consequently, the precision of surgery can be advanced from tissue-scale to molecule-scale, enabling "targeted surgery" to be a component of "targeted therapy". Evidence from numerous experimental and clinical studies has demonstrated significant benefits of fluorescent imaging in targeted surgery with preoperative molecular diagnostic screening. Fluorescent imaging can help to improve intraoperative staging and enable more radical cytoreduction, detect obscure tumor lesions in special organs, highlight tumor margins, better map lymph node metastases, and identify important normal structures intraoperatively. Though limited tissue penetration of fluorescent imaging and tumor heterogeneity are two major hurdles for current targeted surgery, multimodality imaging and multiplex imaging may provide potential solutions to overcome these issues, respectively. Moreover, though many fluorescent imaging techniques and probes have been investigated, targeted surgery remains at a proof-of-principle stage. The impact of fluorescent imaging on cancer surgery will likely be realized through persistent interdisciplinary amalgamation of research in diverse fields.
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Curry T, Kopelman R, Shilo M, Popovtzer R. Multifunctional theranostic gold nanoparticles for targeted CT imaging and photothermal therapy. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2014; 9:53-61. [PMID: 24470294 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles have emerged as some of the most extensively utilized nanoplatforms for the diagnosis, imaging, monitoring and treatment of malignant diseases. In particular, in computed tomography (CT) imaging and in therapy (PTT), the exploitation of the various, advantageous properties of gold nanoparticles have resulted in numerous advances in each of these fields. The purpose of this review is to assess the status of gold-nanoparticle mediated CT and PTT, highlight several promising outcomes and motivate the combination of these two functionalities in the same nanoparticle platform. The given examples of research based advances and the encouraging results of in vitro and in vivo studies provide much excitement and promise for future theranostic (therapy + diagnostic) clinical applications, as well as for image-guided therapy and/or surgery, and their monitoring.
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- Taeyjuana Curry
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 48109
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Nguyen DT, Barham W, Zheng L, Shillinglaw B, Tzou WS, Neltner B, Mestroni L, Bosi S, Ballerini L, Prato M, Sauer WH. Carbon nanotube facilitation of myocardial ablation with radiofrequency energy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014; 25:1385-90. [PMID: 25091811 DOI: 10.1111/jce.12509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in oncology has been proposed for the purpose of sensitizing tumors to radiofrequency (RF) ablation. We hypothesize that myocardial tissue infiltrated with CNTs will improve thermal conductivity of RF heating and lead to altered ablation lesion characteristics. METHODS An ex vivo model consisting of viable bovine myocardium, a circulating saline bath at 37 °C, a submersible load cell, and a deflectable sheath was assembled. A 4-mm nonirrigated ablation catheter was positioned with 10 gm of force over bovine myocardium infiltrated with CNTs, 0.9% saline, or sham injections. A series of ablation lesions were delivered at 20 and 50 W, and lesion volumes were acquired by analyzing tissue sections with a digital micrometer. Tissue temperature analyses at 3 and 5 mm depths were also performed. RESULTS Myocardial tissue treated with CNTs resulted in significantly larger lesions at both low and high power settings. The electrical impedance was increased in CNT treated tissue with a greater impedance change observed in the CNT infiltrated myocardium. The thermal conductivity of heat generated by application of RF in the tissue was altered by the presence of CNTs, resulting in higher temperatures at 3 and 5 mm depths for both 20 and 50 W. CONCLUSIONS Myocardial tissue treated with CNTs resulted in significantly larger lesions at both low and high power settings. The electrical and thermal conductivity of heat generated by application of RF in myocardial tissue was altered by the presence of CNTs. Further research is needed to assess the in vivo applicability for this concept of facilitated ablation with CNTs.
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- Duy T Nguyen
- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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Mocan T, Matea CT, Cojocaru I, Ilie I, Tabaran FA, Zaharie F, Iancu C, Bartos D, Mocan L. Photothermal Treatment of Human Pancreatic Cancer Using PEGylated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Induces Apoptosis by Triggering Mitochondrial Membrane Depolarization Mechanism. J Cancer 2014; 5:679-88. [PMID: 25258649 PMCID: PMC4174512 DOI: 10.7150/jca.9481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal solid tumor in humans, with an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Thermally active carbon nanotubes have already brought to light promising results in PC research and treatment. We report here the construct of a nano-biosystem based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules validated through AFM, UV-Vis and DLS. We next studied the photothermal effect of these PEG-ylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (5, 10 and 50 μg/mL, respectively) on pancreatic cancer cells (PANC-1) and further analyzed the molecular and cellular events involved in cell death occurrence. Using cell proliferation, apoptosis, membrane polarization and oxidative stress assays for ELISA, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry we show here that hyperthermia following MWCNTs-PEG laser mediated treatment (808 nm, 2W) leads to mitochondrial membrane depolarization that activates the flux of free radicals within the cell and the oxidative state mediate cellular damage in PC cells via apoptotic pathway. Our results are of decisive importance especially in regard with the development of novel nano-biosystems capable to target mitochondria and to synergically act both as cytotoxic drug as well as thermally active agents in order to overcome one of the most common problem met in oncology, that of intrinsic resistance to chemotherapeutics.
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- Teodora Mocan
- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2. Department of Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1. Gastroenterology Institute; Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Saito N, Haniu H, Usui Y, Aoki K, Hara K, Takanashi S, Shimizu M, Narita N, Okamoto M, Kobayashi S, Nomura H, Kato H, Nishimura N, Taruta S, Endo M. Safe clinical use of carbon nanotubes as innovative biomaterials. Chem Rev 2014; 114:6040-79. [PMID: 24720563 PMCID: PMC4059771 DOI: 10.1021/cr400341h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Naoto Saito
- Institute
for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
- Research Center for Exotic Nanocarbons, and Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University
School of Medicine, Asahi
3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- R&D
Center, Nakashima Medical Co. Ltd., Haga 5322, Kita-ku, Okayama 701-1221, Japan
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- Research Center for Exotic Nanocarbons, and Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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- Research Center for Exotic Nanocarbons, and Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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Kaddi CD, Phan JH, Wang MD. Computational nanomedicine: modeling of nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermal cancer therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 8:1323-33. [PMID: 23914967 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia for cancer therapy is a growing area of cancer nanomedicine because of the potential for localized and targeted destruction of cancer cells. Localized hyperthermal effects are dependent on many factors, including nanoparticle size and shape, excitation wavelength and power, and tissue properties. Computational modeling is an important tool for investigating and optimizing these parameters. In this review, we focus on computational modeling of magnetic and gold nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia, followed by a discussion of new opportunities and challenges.
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- Chanchala D Kaddi
- Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Miao W, Shim G, Lee S, Oh YK. Structure-dependent photothermal anticancer effects of carbon-based photoresponsive nanomaterials. Biomaterials 2014; 35:4058-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Kushwaha SKS, Ghoshal S, Rai AK, Singh S. Carbon nanotubes as a novel drug delivery system for anticancer therapy: a review. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-82502013000400002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were discovered in 1991 and shown to have certain unique physicochemical properties, attracting considerable interest in their application in various fields including drug delivery. The unique properties of CNTs such as ease of cellular uptake, high drug loading, thermal ablation, among others, render them useful for cancer therapy. Cancer is one of the most challenging diseases of modern times because its therapy involves distinguishing normal healthy cells from affected cells. Here, CNTs play a major role because phenomena such as EPR, allow CNTs to distinguish normal cells from affected ones, the Holy Grail in cancer therapy. Considerable work has been done on CNTs as drug delivery systems over the last two decades. However, concerns over certain issues such as biocompatibility and toxicity have been raised and warrant extensive research in this field.
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Singh R, Torti SV. Carbon nanotubes in hyperthermia therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:2045-60. [PMID: 23933617 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Thermal tumor ablation therapies are being developed with a variety of nanomaterials, including single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted interest due to their potential for simultaneous imaging and therapy. In this review, we highlight in vivo applications of carbon nanotube-mediated thermal therapy (CNMTT) and examine the rationale for use of this treatment in recurrent tumors or those resistant to conventional cancer therapies. Additionally, we discuss strategies to localize and enhance the cancer selectivity of this treatment and briefly examine issues relating the toxicity and long term fate of CNTs.
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Mocan L, Ilie I, Tabaran FA, Dana B, Zaharie F, Zdrehus C, Puia C, Mocan T, Muntean V, Teodora P, Ofelia M, Marcel T, Iancu C. Surface plasmon resonance-induced photoactivation of gold nanoparticles as mitochondria-targeted therapeutic agents for pancreatic cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2013; 17:1383-93. [PMID: 24188208 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2013.855200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Noble metal nanoparticles such as gold nanoparticles can strongly absorb light in the visible region by inducing coherent collective oscillation of conduction band electrons in strong resonance with visible frequencies of light. This phenomenon is frequently termed as surface plasmon resonance (SPR). OBJECTIVES The main objective was to study the effects of laser photoactivated gold nanoparticles (by means of SPR) on human pancreatic cancer cells. RESULTS Gold nanoparticles obtained using standard wet chemical methods (with sodium borohydride as a reducing agent) underwent photoexcitation using 2w 808 nm laser and further administered to 1.4E7 pancreatic cancer cell lines. Flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy, phase contrast microscopy, quantitative proteomics and confocal microscopy combined with immunochemical staining were used to examine the interaction between photo excited gold nanoparticles and pancreatic cancer cells. CONCLUSION The study shows that phonon-phonon interactions following laser photoexcitation of gold nanoparticles exhibit increased intracellular uptake, as well as mitochondrial swelling, closely followed by mitochondrial inner membrane permeabilization and depolarization. This unique data may represent a major step in mitochondria-targeted anticancer therapies using laser-activated gold nanoparticles.
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- Lucian Mocan
- "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Nanomedicine , Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca , Romania , +40264-439696 ; +40264-439696 ;
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Ilie I, Ilie R, Mocan T, Tabaran F, Iancu C, Mocan L. Nicotinamide-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes increase insulin production in pancreatic beta cells via MIF pathway. Int J Nanomedicine 2013; 8:3345-53. [PMID: 24039418 PMCID: PMC3770514 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s48223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent data in the literature support the role of nicotinamide (NA) as a pharmacologic agent that stimulates pancreatic beta-cells to produce insulin in vitro. There are data showing that carbon nanotubes may be useful in initiating and maintaining cellular metabolic responses. This study shows that administration of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) functionalized with nicotinamide (NA-MWCNTs) leads to significant insulin production compared with individual administration of NA, MWCNTs, and a control solution. Treatment of 1.4E7 cells for 30 minutes with NA-MWCNTs at concentrations ranging from 1 mg/L to 20 mg/L resulted in significantly increased insulin release (0.18 ± 0.026 ng/mL for 1 mg/L, 0.21 ± 0.024 ng/mL for 5 mg/L, and 0.27 ± 0.028 ng/mL for 20 mg/L). Thus, compared with cells treated with NA only (0.1 ± 0.01 ng/mL for 1 mg/L, 0.12 ± 0.017 ng/mL for 5 mg/L, and 0.17 ± 0.01 ng/mL for 20 mg/L) we observed a significant positive effect on insulin release in cells treated with NA-MWCNTs. The results were confirmed using flow cytometry, epifluorescence microscopy combined with immunochemistry staining, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques. In addition, using immunofluorescence microscopy techniques, we were able to demonstrate that MWCNTs enhance insulin production via the macrophage migration inhibitory factor pathway. The application and potential of NA combined with MWCNTs as an antidiabetic agent may represent the beginning of a new chapter in the nanomediated treatment of diabetes mellitus.
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- Ioana Ilie
- Department of Endocrinology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Third Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Third Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Third Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Pryzhkova MV. Concise review: carbon nanotechnology: perspectives in stem cell research. Stem Cells Transl Med 2013; 2:376-83. [PMID: 23572053 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2012-0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Carbon nanotechnology has developed rapidly during the last decade, and carbon allotropes, especially graphene and carbon nanotubes, have already found a wide variety of applications in industry, high-tech fields, biomedicine, and basic science. Electroconductive nanomaterials have attracted great attention from tissue engineers in the design of remotely controlled cell-substrate interfaces. Carbon nanoconstructs are also under extensive investigation by clinical scientists as potential agents in anticancer therapies. Despite the recent progress in human pluripotent stem cell research, only a few attempts to use carbon nanotechnology in the stem cell field have been reported. However, acquired experience with and knowledge of carbon nanomaterials may be efficiently used in the development of future personalized medicine and in tissue engineering.
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Chou HT, Wang TP, Lee CY, Tai NH, Chang HY. Photothermal effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the viability of BT-474 cancer cells. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2012; 33:989-95. [PMID: 25427516 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) were conjugated to an antibody of BT-474 cancer cells (f-MWCNTs-ab), and the photothermal effect of the f-MWCNTs-ab for BT-474 cancer cell destruction was demonstrated. After near-infrared irradiation, the f-MWCNTs-ab were more capable of killing cancer cells and possessed higher cell specificity than f-MWCNTs. Quantitative results showed that the viability of the cancer cells was affected by the concentration of the f-MWCNTs-ab solution, irradiation time, and settling time after irradiation. The membrane impermeable fluorescence dye ethidium bromide was used to detect cell viability after near-infrared irradiation, and the results agreed with those obtained from the Alamar Blue cell viability assay. The EtBr fluorescence results suggest that the cell membrane, attached to f-MWCNTs-ab, was damaged after irradiation, which led to cell death and necrosis. Using confocal microscopy, a few f-MWCNTs-ab were detected in the cell, indicating the endocytosis effect. The results not only explain the improved efficiency of thermotherapy but also indicate that necrosis may result from protein denaturation attributing to the heated f-MWCNTs-ab in the cell.
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- Hung-Tao Chou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2 Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsin-chu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2 Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsin-chu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2 Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsin-chu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2 Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsin-chu 30013, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2 Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsin-chu 30013, Taiwan.
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Lee DJ, Ahn YS, Youn YS, Lee ES. Poly(ethylene glycol)-crosslinked fullerenes for high efficient phototherapy. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.3074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Dong Jin Lee
- Division of Biotechnology; The Catholic University of Korea; 43-1 Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon Gyeonggi-do 420-743 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology; The Catholic University of Korea; 43-1 Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon Gyeonggi-do 420-743 Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; SungKyunKwan University; 300 Chonchon-dong Jangan-gu Suwon Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology; The Catholic University of Korea; 43-1 Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon Gyeonggi-do 420-743 Republic of Korea
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Xie B, Singh R, Torti FM, Keblinski P, Torti S. Heat localization for targeted tumor treatment with nanoscale near-infrared radiation absorbers. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:5765-75. [PMID: 22948207 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/18/5765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Focusing heat delivery while minimizing collateral damage to normal tissues is essential for successful nanoparticle-mediated laser-induced thermal cancer therapy. We present thermal maps obtained via magnetic resonance imaging characterizing laser heating of a phantom tissue containing a multiwalled carbon nanotube inclusion. The data demonstrate that heating continuously over tens of seconds leads to poor localization (∼ 0.5 cm) of the elevated temperature region. By contrast, for the same energy input, heat localization can be reduced to the millimeter rather than centimeter range by increasing the laser power and shortening the pulse duration. The experimental data can be well understood within a simple diffusive heat conduction model. Analysis of the model indicates that to achieve 1 mm or better resolution, heating pulses of ∼2 s or less need to be used with appropriately higher heating power. Modeling these data using a diffusive heat conduction analysis predicts parameters for optimal targeted delivery of heat for ablative therapy.
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- Bin Xie
- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
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