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Li B, Hu Y, Xu S, Li B, Inscoe CR, Tyndall DA, Lee YZ, Lu J, Zhou O. Low-cost dual-energy CBCT by spectral filtration of a dual focal spot X-ray source. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9886. [PMID: 38688995 PMCID: PMC11061110 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60774-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Dual-energy cone beam computed tomography (DE-CBCT) has been shown to provide more information and improve performance compared to a conventional single energy spectrum CBCT. Here we report a low-cost DE-CBCT by spectral filtration of a carbon nanotube x-ray source array. The x-ray photons from two focal spots were filtered respectively by a low and a high energy filter. Projection images were collected by alternatively activating the two beams while the source array and detector rotated around the object, and were processed by a one-step materials decomposition and reconstruction method. The performance of the DE-CBCT scanner was evaluated by imaging a water-equivalent plastic phantom with inserts containing known densities of calcium or iodine and an anthropomorphic head phantom with dental implants. A mean energy separation of 15.5 keV was achieved at acceptable dose rates and imaging time. Accurate materials quantification was obtained by materials decomposition. Metal artifacts were reduced in the virtual monoenergetic images synthesized at high energies. The results demonstrated the feasibility of high quality DE-CBCT imaging by spectral filtration without using either an energy sensitive detector or rapid high voltage switching.
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- Boyuan Li
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Simó C, Serra-Casablancas M, Hortelao AC, Di Carlo V, Guallar-Garrido S, Plaza-García S, Rabanal RM, Ramos-Cabrer P, Yagüe B, Aguado L, Bardia L, Tosi S, Gómez-Vallejo V, Martín A, Patiño T, Julián E, Colombelli J, Llop J, Sánchez S. Urease-powered nanobots for radionuclide bladder cancer therapy. Nat Nanotechnol 2024; 19:554-564. [PMID: 38225356 PMCID: PMC11026160 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01577-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
Abstract
Bladder cancer treatment via intravesical drug administration achieves reasonable survival rates but suffers from low therapeutic efficacy. To address the latter, self-propelled nanoparticles or nanobots have been proposed, taking advantage of their enhanced diffusion and mixing capabilities in urine when compared with conventional drugs or passive nanoparticles. However, the translational capabilities of nanobots in treating bladder cancer are underexplored. Here, we tested radiolabelled mesoporous silica-based urease-powered nanobots in an orthotopic mouse model of bladder cancer. In vivo and ex vivo results demonstrated enhanced nanobot accumulation at the tumour site, with an eightfold increase revealed by positron emission tomography in vivo. Label-free optical contrast based on polarization-dependent scattered light-sheet microscopy of cleared bladders confirmed tumour penetration by nanobots ex vivo. Treating tumour-bearing mice with intravesically administered radio-iodinated nanobots for radionuclide therapy resulted in a tumour size reduction of about 90%, positioning nanobots as efficient delivery nanosystems for bladder cancer therapy.
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- Cristina Simó
- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Unitat de Patologia Murina i Comparada, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Laboratory of Neuroimaging and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty Of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Laboratory of Neuroimaging and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
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Hu Y, Xu S, Li B, Inscoe CR, Tyndall DA, Lee YZ, Lu J, Zhou O. Improving the accuracy of bone mineral density using a multisource CBCT. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3887. [PMID: 38366012 PMCID: PMC10873385 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54529-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Multisource cone beam computed tomography CBCT (ms-CBCT) has been shown to overcome some of the inherent limitations of a conventional CBCT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of ms-CBCT for measuring the bone mineral density (BMD) of mandible and maxilla compared to the conventional CBCT. The values measured from a multi-detector CT (MDCT) were used as substitutes for the ground truth. An anthropomorphic adult skull and tissue equivalent head phantom and a homemade calibration phantom containing inserts with varying densities of calcium hydroxyapatite were imaged using the ms-CBCT, the ms-CBCT operating in the conventional single source CBCT mode, and two clinical CBCT scanners at similar imaging doses; and a clinical MDCT. The images of the anthropomorphic head phantom were reconstructed and registered, and the cortical and cancellous bones of the mandible and the maxilla were segmented. The measured CT Hounsfield Unit (HU) and Greyscale Value (GV) at multiple region-of-interests were converted to the BMD using scanner-specific calibration functions. The results from the various CBCT scanners were compared to that from the MDCT. Statistical analysis showed a significant improvement in the agreement between the ms-CBCT and MDCT compared to that between the CBCT and MDCT.
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- Yuanming Hu
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Ge L, Tang Y, Wang C, Chen J, Mao H, Jiang X. A light-activatable theranostic combination for ratiometric hypoxia imaging and oxygen-deprived drug activity enhancement. Nat Commun 2024; 15:153. [PMID: 38167737 PMCID: PMC10762052 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44429-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
While performing oxygen-related tumour treatments such as chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy, real-time monitoring hypoxia of tumour is of great value and significance. Here, we design a theranostic combination for light-activated ratiometric hypoxia imaging, hypoxia modulating and prodrug activation. This combination consisted of an oxygen-sensitive near-infrared-emitting ratiometric phosphorescence probe and a hypoxia-activated prodrug-loaded covalent organic framework. In this combination, the probe plays two roles, including quantitative monitoring of oxygen concentration by ratiometric imaging and consuming the oxygen of tumour under light excitation by photodynamic therapy. Meanwhile, the enhanced hypoxia microenvironment of tumour can raise the cytotoxicity of prodrug loaded in covalent organic framework, resulting in boosting antitumour therapeutic effects in vivo. This theranostic combination can precisely provide therapeutic regime and screen hypoxia-activated prodrugs based on real-time tumour hypoxia level, offering a strategy to develop hypoxia mediated tumour theranostics with hypoxia targeted prodrugs.
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- Lei Ge
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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Vichare R, Crelli C, Liu L, McCallin R, Cowan A, Stratimirovic S, Herneisey M, Pollock JA, Janjic JM. Folate-conjugated near-infrared fluorescent perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions as theranostics for activated macrophage COX-2 inhibition. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15229. [PMID: 37709807 PMCID: PMC10502124 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41959-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Activated macrophages play a critical role in the orchestration of inflammation and inflammatory pain in several chronic diseases. We present here the first perfluorocarbon nanoemulsion (PFC NE) that is designed to preferentially target activated macrophages and can deliver up to three payloads (two fluorescent dyes and a COX-2 inhibitor). Folate receptors are overexpressed on activated macrophages. Therefore, we introduced a folate-PEG-cholesterol conjugate into the formulation. The incorporation of folate conjugate did not require changes in processing parameters and did not change the droplet size or fluorescent properties of the PFC NE. The uptake of folate-conjugated PFC NE was higher in activated macrophages than in resting macrophages. Flow cytometry showed that the uptake of folate-conjugated PFC NE occurred by both phagocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis. Furthermore, folate-conjugated PFC NE inhibited the release of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) more effectively than nonmodified PFC NE, while drug loading and COX-2 inhibition were comparable. The PFC NEs reported here were successfully produced on multiple scales, from 25 to 200 mL, and by using two distinct processors (microfluidizers: M110S and LM20). Therefore, folate-conjugated PFC NEs are viable anti-inflammatory theranostic nanosystems for macrophage drug delivery and imaging.
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- Riddhi Vichare
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA.
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Wen X, Zhang R, Hu Y, Wu L, Bai H, Song D, Wang Y, An R, Weng J, Zhang S, Wang R, Qiu L, Lin J, Gao G, Liu H, Guo Z, Ye D. Controlled sequential in situ self-assembly and disassembly of a fluorogenic cisplatin prodrug for cancer theranostics. Nat Commun 2023; 14:800. [PMID: 36781887 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36469-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Temporal control of delivery and release of drugs in tumors are important in improving therapeutic outcomes to patients. Here, we report a sequential stimuli-triggered in situ self-assembly and disassembly strategy to direct delivery and release of theranostic drugs in vivo. Using cisplatin as a model anticancer drug, we design a stimuli-responsive small-molecule cisplatin prodrug (P-CyPt), which undergoes extracellular alkaline phosphatase-triggered in situ self-assembly and succeeding intracellular glutathione-triggered disassembly process, allowing to enhance accumulation and elicit burst release of cisplatin in tumor cells. Compared with cisplatin, P-CyPt greatly improves antitumor efficacy while mitigates off-target toxicity in mice with subcutaneous HeLa tumors and orthotopic HepG2 liver tumors after systemic administration. Moreover, P-CyPt also produces activated near-infrared fluorescence (at 710 nm) and dual photoacoustic imaging signals (at 700 and 750 nm), permitting high sensitivity and spatial-resolution delineation of tumor foci and real-time monitoring of drug delivery and release in vivo. This strategy leverages the advantages offered by in situ self-assembly with those of intracellular disassembly, which may act as a general platform for the design of prodrugs capable of improving drug delivery for cancer theranostics.
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Huang B, Tang T, Chen SH, Li H, Sun ZJ, Zhang ZL, Zhang M, Cui R. Near-infrared-IIb emitting single-atom catalyst for imaging-guided therapy of blood-brain barrier breakdown after traumatic brain injury. Nat Commun 2023; 14:197. [PMID: 36639379 PMCID: PMC9839749 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35868-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The blood-brain barrier breakdown, as a prominent feature after traumatic brain injury, always triggers a cascade of biochemical events like inflammatory response and free radical-mediated oxidative damage, leading to neurological dysfunction. The dynamic monitoring the status of blood-brain barrier will provide potent guidance for adopting appropriate clinical intervention. Here, we engineer a near-infrared-IIb Ag2Te quantum dot-based Mn single-atom catalyst for imaging-guided therapy of blood-brain barrier breakdown of mice after traumatic brain injury. The dynamic change of blood-brain barrier, including the transient cerebral hypoperfusion and cerebrovascular damage, could be resolved with high spatiotemporal resolution (150 ms and ~ 9.6 µm). Notably, the isolated single Mn atoms on the surface of Ag2Te exhibited excellent catalytic activity for scavenging reactive oxygen species to alleviate neuroinflammation in brains. The timely injection of Mn single-atom catalyst guided by imaging significantly promoted the reconstruction of blood-brain barrier and recovery of neurological function after traumatic brain injury.
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- Biao Huang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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Lu H, Chen A, Zhang X, Wei Z, Cao R, Zhu Y, Lu J, Wang Z, Tian L. A pH-responsive T(1)-T(2) dual-modal MRI contrast agent for cancer imaging. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7948. [PMID: 36572677 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35655-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose health conditions, showing the weakness of low sensitivity. Herein, we synthesize a contrast agent, SPIO@SiO2@MnO2, which shows decreased T1 and T2 contrast intensity in normal physiological conditions. In the acid environment of tumor or inflamed tissue, the manganese dioxide (MnO2) layer decomposes into magnetically active Mn2+ (T1-weighted), and the T1 and T2 signals are sequentially recovered. In addition, both constrast quenching-activation degrees of T1 and T2 images can be accurately regulated by the silicon dioxide (SiO2) intermediate layer between superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) and MnO2. Through the "dual-contrast enhanced subtraction" imaging processing technique, the contrast sensitivity of this MRI contrast agent is enhanced to a 12.3-time difference between diseased and normal tissue. Consequently, SPIO@SiO2@MnO2 is successfully applied to trace the tiny liver metastases of approximately 0.5 mm and monitor tissue inflammation.
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Li H, Wang M, Huang B, Zhu SW, Zhou JJ, Chen DR, Cui R, Zhang M, Sun ZJ. Theranostic near-infrared-IIb emitting nanoprobes for promoting immunogenic radiotherapy and abscopal effects against cancer metastasis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7149. [PMID: 34887404 PMCID: PMC8660774 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27485-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Radiotherapy is an important therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment through direct damage to cancer cells and augmentation of antitumor immune responses. However, the efficacy of radiotherapy is limited by hypoxia-mediated radioresistance and immunosuppression in tumor microenvironment. Here, we construct a stabilized theranostic nanoprobe based on quantum dots emitting in the near-infrared IIb (NIR-IIb, 1,500-1,700 nm) window modified by catalase, arginine-glycine-aspartate peptides and poly(ethylene glycol). We demonstrate that the nanoprobes effectively aggregate in the tumor site to locate the tumor region, thereby realizing precision radiotherapy with few side-effects. In addition, nanoprobes relieve intratumoral hypoxia and reduce the tumor infiltration of immunosuppressive cells. Moreover, the nanoprobes promote the immunogenic cell death of cancer cells to trigger the activation of dendritic cells and enhance T cell-mediated antitumor immunity to inhibit tumor metastasis. Collectively, the nanoprobe-mediated immunogenic radiotherapy can boost the abscopal effect to inhibit tumor metastasis and prolong survival.
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- Hao Li
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China.
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An HJ, Kim Y, Chang S, Kim H, Song J, Park H, Choi I. High-spatial and colourimetric imaging of histone modifications in single senescent cells using plasmonic nanoprobes. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5899. [PMID: 34625566 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26224-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Histones are closely related to the state of chromatin, and epigenetic modification of their tail results in regulation in cells. Therefore, developing various analytical tools to map the changes in position and distribution of histone modifications is helpful in studying underlying mechanisms. Herein, we propose a high-spatial and colourimetric imaging method using plasmonic nanoparticles as probes to visualize heterochromatin histone markers in a single nucleus. We visualized the reorganization between repressive histone markers, H3K9me3 and H3K27me3, caused by oncogene-induced senescence based on the scattering colours and spectral shift of plasmonic nanoprobes to longer wavelengths using their distance-dependent coupling effect. The measured scattering profiles were correlated with the computation results simulating the scattering spectra according to the arrangements and distances among the plasmonic nanoprobes. The plasmonic nanoprobe-based high-spatial hyperspectral imaging provides an advanced way to study the dynamics of histone modifications for predicting the progression of diseases or senescence.
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Liang Z, Wang Q, Liao H, Zhao M, Lee J, Yang C, Li F, Ling D. Artificially engineered antiferromagnetic nanoprobes for ultra-sensitive histopathological level magnetic resonance imaging. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3840. [PMID: 34158498 PMCID: PMC8219830 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24055-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Histopathological level imaging in a non-invasive manner is important for clinical diagnosis, which has been a tremendous challenge for current imaging modalities. Recent development of ultra-high-field (UHF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) represents a large step toward this goal. Nevertheless, there is a lack of proper contrast agents that can provide superior imaging sensitivity at UHF for disease detection, because conventional contrast agents generally induce T2 decaying effects that are too strong and thus limit the imaging performance. Herein, by rationally engineering the size, spin alignment, and magnetic moment of the nanoparticles, we develop an UHF MRI-tailored ultra-sensitive antiferromagnetic nanoparticle probe (AFNP), which possesses exceptionally small magnetisation to minimize T2 decaying effect. Under the applied magnetic field of 9 T with mice dedicated hardware, the nanoprobe exhibits the ultralow r2/r1 value (~1.93), enabling the sensitive detection of microscopic primary tumours (<0.60 mm) and micrometastases (down to 0.20 mm) in mice. The sensitivity and accuracy of AFNP-enhanced UHF MRI are comparable to those of the histopathological examination, enabling the development of non-invasive visualization of previously undetectable biological entities critical to medical diagnosis and therapy.
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- Zeyu Liang
- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China.
- Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China.
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Yin Q, Pan A, Chen B, Wang Z, Tang M, Yan Y, Wang Y, Xia H, Chen W, Du H, Chen M, Fu C, Wang Y, Yuan X, Lu Z, Zhang Q, Wang Y. Quantitative imaging of intracellular nanoparticle exposure enables prediction of nanotherapeutic efficacy. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2385. [PMID: 33888701 PMCID: PMC8062465 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22678-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nanoparticle internalisation is crucial for the precise delivery of drug/genes to its intracellular targets. Conventional quantification strategies can provide the overall profiling of nanoparticle biodistribution, but fail to unambiguously differentiate the intracellularly bioavailable particles from those in tumour intravascular and extracellular microenvironment. Herein, we develop a binary ratiometric nanoreporter (BiRN) that can specifically convert subtle pH variations involved in the endocytic events into digitised signal output, enabling the accurately quantifying of cellular internalisation without introducing extracellular contributions. Using BiRN technology, we find only 10.7-28.2% of accumulated nanoparticles are internalised into intracellular compartments with high heterogeneity within and between different tumour types. We demonstrate the therapeutic responses of nanomedicines are successfully predicted based on intracellular nanoparticle exposure rather than the overall accumulation in tumour mass. This nonlinear optical nanotechnology offers a valuable imaging tool to evaluate the tumour targeting of new nanomedicines and stratify patients for personalised cancer therapy.
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- Qingqing Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Ramirez DG, Abenojar E, Hernandez C, Lorberbaum DS, Papazian LA, Passman S, Pham V, Exner AA, Benninger RKP. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound with sub-micron sized contrast agents detects insulitis in mouse models of type1 diabetes. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2238. [PMID: 32382089 PMCID: PMC7206014 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15957-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In type1 diabetes (T1D) autoreactive T-cells infiltrate the islets of Langerhans, depleting insulin-secreting β-cells (insulitis). Insulitis arises during an asymptomatic phase, prior to clinical diagnosis of T1D. Methods to diagnose insulitis and β-cell mass changes during this asymptomatic phase are limited, precluding early therapeutic intervention. During T1D the islet microvasculature increases permeability, allowing nanoparticles to access the microenvironment. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) uses shell-stabilized gas bubbles to provide acoustic backscatter in vasculature. Here, we report that sub-micron sized 'nanobubble' ultrasound contrast agents can be used to measure increased islet microvasculature permeability and indicate asymptomatic T1D. Through CEUS and histological analysis, pre-clinical models of T1D show accumulation of nanobubbles specifically within pancreatic islets, correlating with insulitis. Importantly, accumulation is detected early in disease progression and decreases with successful therapeutic intervention. Thus, sub-micron sized nanobubble ultrasound contrast agents provide a predicative marker for disease progression and therapeutic reversal early in asymptomatic T1D.
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- David G Ramirez
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Alizadeh K, Sun Q, McGuire T, Thompson T, Prato FS, Koropatnick J, Gelman N, Goldhawk DE. Hepcidin-mediated Iron Regulation in P19 Cells is Detectable by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3163. [PMID: 32081948 PMCID: PMC7035373 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59991-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to track cellular activities in the body using iron-based contrast agents. However, multiple intrinsic cellular iron handling mechanisms may also influence the detection of magnetic resonance (MR) contrast: a need to differentiate among those mechanisms exists. In hepcidin-mediated inflammation, for example, downregulation of iron export in monocytes and macrophages involves post-translational degradation of ferroportin. We examined the influence of hepcidin endocrine activity on iron regulation and MR transverse relaxation rates in multi-potent P19 cells, which display high iron import and export activities, similar to alternatively-activated macrophages. Iron import and export were examined in cultured P19 cells in the presence and absence of iron-supplemented medium, respectively. Western blots indicated the levels of transferrin receptor, ferroportin and ubiquitin in the presence and absence of extracellular hepcidin. Total cellular iron was measured by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry and correlated to transverse relaxation rates at 3 Tesla using a gelatin phantom. Under varying conditions of iron supplementation, the level of ferroportin in P19 cells responds to hepcidin regulation, consistent with degradation through a ubiquitin-mediated pathway. This response of P19 cells to hepcidin is similar to that of classically-activated macrophages. The correlation between total cellular iron content and MR transverse relaxation rates was different in hepcidin-treated and untreated P19 cells: slope, Pearson correlation coefficient and relaxation rate were all affected. These findings may provide a tool to non-invasively distinguish changes in endogenous iron contrast arising from hepcidin-ferroportin interactions, with potential utility in monitoring of different macrophage phenotypes involved in pro- and anti-inflammatory signaling. In addition, this work demonstrates that transverse relaxivity is not only influenced by the amount of cellular iron but also by its metabolism.
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- Kobra Alizadeh
- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Collaborative Graduate Program in Molecular Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Collaborative Graduate Program in Molecular Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Collaborative Graduate Program in Molecular Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
- Oncology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada.
- Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
- Collaborative Graduate Program in Molecular Imaging, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Paysen H, Loewa N, Stach A, Wells J, Kosch O, Twamley S, Makowski MR, Schaeffter T, Ludwig A, Wiekhorst F. Cellular uptake of magnetic nanoparticles imaged and quantified by magnetic particle imaging. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1922. [PMID: 32024926 PMCID: PMC7002802 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58853-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing imaging technique for the visualization and quantification of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). The technique is especially suitable for cell imaging as it offers zero background contribution from the surrounding tissue, high sensitivity, and good spatial and temporal resolutions. Previous studies have demonstrated that the dynamic magnetic behaviour of MNPs changes during cellular binding and internalization. In this study, we demonstrate how this information is encoded in the MPI imaging signal. Through MPI imaging we are able to discriminate between free and cell-bound MNPs in reconstructed images. This technique was used to image and quantify the changes that occur in-vitro when free MNPs come into contact with cells and undergo cellular-uptake over time. The quantitative MPI results were verified by colorimetric measurements of the iron content. The results showed a mean relative difference between the MPI results and the reference method of 23.8% for the quantification of cell-bound MNPs. With this technique, the uptake of MNPs in cells can be imaged and quantified directly from the first MNP cell contact, providing information on the dynamics of cellular uptake.
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Berlin, Germany
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Wang Z, Ju Y, Ali Z, Yin H, Sheng F, Lin J, Wang B, Hou Y. Near-infrared light and tumor microenvironment dual responsive size-switchable nanocapsules for multimodal tumor theranostics. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4418. [PMID: 31562357 PMCID: PMC6765052 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12142-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Smart drug delivery systems (SDDSs) for cancer treatment are of considerable interest in the field of theranostics. However, developing SDDSs with early diagnostic capability, enhanced drug delivery and efficient biodegradability still remains a scientific challenge. Herein, we report near-infrared light and tumor microenvironment (TME), dual responsive as well as size-switchable nanocapsules. These nanocapsules are made of a PLGA-polymer matrix coated with Fe/FeO core-shell nanocrystals and co-loaded with chemotherapy drug and photothermal agent. Smartly engineered nanocapsules can not only shrink and decompose into small-sized nanodrugs upon drug release but also can regulate the TME to overproduce reactive oxygen species for enhanced synergistic therapy in tumors. In vivo experiments demonstrate that these nanocapsules can target to tumor sites through fluorescence/magnetic resonance imaging and offer remarkable therapeutic results. Our synthetic strategy provides a platform for next generation smart nanocapsules with enhanced permeability and retention effect, multimodal anticancer theranostics, and biodegradability.
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- Zhiyi Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Gansu, 730000, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100071, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100071, Beijing, China.
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Gansu, 730000, Lanzhou, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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Halttunen N, Lerouge F, Chaput F, Vandamme M, Karpati S, Si-Mohamed S, Sigovan M, Boussel L, Chereul E, Douek P, Parola S. Hybrid Nano-GdF 3 contrast media allows pre-clinical in vivo element-specific K-edge imaging and quantification. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12090. [PMID: 31431689 PMCID: PMC6702219 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48641-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is a widely used imaging modality. Among the recent technical improvements to increase the range of detection for optimized diagnostic, new devices such as dual energy CT allow elemental discrimination but still remain limited to two energies. Spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT) is an emerging X-ray imaging technology with a completely new multiple energy detection and high spatial resolution (200 μm). This unique technique allows detection and quantification of a given element thanks to an element-specific increase in X-ray absorption for an energy (K-band) depending on its atomic number. The main contrast media used hitherto are iodine-based compounds but the K-edge of iodine (33.2 keV) is out of the range of detection. Therefore, it is crucial to develop contrast media suitable for this advanced technology. Gadolinium, well known and used element for MRI, possess a K-edge (50.2 keV) well suited for the SPCCT modality. The use of nano-objects instead of molecular entities is pushed by the necessity of high local concentration. In this work, nano-GdF3 is validated on a clinical based prototype, to be used as efficient in vivo contrast media. Beside an extremely high stability, it presents long lasting time in the blood pool allowing perfusion imaging of small animals, without apparent toxicity.
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- Niki Halttunen
- Laboratoire de Chimie, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5182, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5182, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5182, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon, France
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- VOXCAN, 1 avenue Bourgelat, 69280, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5182, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Radiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Radiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5182, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon, France.
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Alkilany AM, Alsotari S, Alkawareek MY, Abulateefeh SR. Facile Hydrophobication of Glutathione-Protected Gold Nanoclusters and Encapsulation into Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Nanocarriers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11098. [PMID: 31366896 PMCID: PMC6668383 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47543-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a simple surface functionalization of glutathione-capped gold nanoclusters by hydrophobic ion pairing with alkylamine followed by a complete phase transfer to various organic solvents with maintained colloidal stability and photoluminescence properties. The described surface hydrophobication enables efficient encapsulation of gold nanoclusters into PLGA nanocarriers allowing their visualization inside cultured cells using confocal fluorescent microscopy. The simplicity and efficiency of the described protocols should extend the biomedical applications of these metallic nanoclusters as a fluorescent platform to label hydrophobic polymeric nanocarriers beyond conventional organic dyes.
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- Alaaldin M Alkilany
- Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
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- Cell Therapy Center, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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Gao S, Wei G, Zhang S, Zheng B, Xu J, Chen G, Li M, Song S, Fu W, Xiao Z, Lu W. Albumin tailoring fluorescence and photothermal conversion effect of near-infrared-II fluorophore with aggregation-induced emission characteristics. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2206. [PMID: 31101816 PMCID: PMC6525245 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10056-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Fluorophores with donor-acceptor-donor groups with the emission spanning the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) have recently received great attention for biomedical application. Yet, the mechanism underlying the equilibrium between fluorescence (radiative decay) and photothermal effect (non-radiative decay) of these fluorophores remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that a lipophilic NIR-II fluorophore, BPBBT, possesses both twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics. Human serum albumin (HSA) binds to BPBBT, which changes the planarity of the fluorophore and restricts its intramolecular rotation. The binding results in alteration to the equilibrium between AIE and TICT state of BPBBT, tailoring its fluorescence and photothermal efficiency. Under the guidance of intraoperative NIR-II fluorescence image, the prepared HSA-bound BPBBT nanoparticles delineate primary orthotopic mouse colon tumor and metastatic lesions with dimensions as small as 0.5 mm × 0.3 mm, and offer photothermal ablation therapy with optimized timing, dosing and area of the laser irradiation.
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- Shuai Gao
- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Clinical and Fundamental Research Center, Renji Hospital, & Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Clinical and Fundamental Research Center, Renji Hospital, & Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Clinical and Fundamental Research Center, Renji Hospital, & Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, School of Pharmacy & Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Wu TJ, Tzeng YK, Chang WW, Cheng CA, Kuo Y, Chien CH, Chang HC, Yu J. Tracking the engraftment and regenerative capabilities of transplanted lung stem cells using fluorescent nanodiamonds. Nat Nanotechnol 2013; 8:682-9. [PMID: 23912062 PMCID: PMC7097076 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Lung stem/progenitor cells are potentially useful for regenerative therapy, for example in repairing damaged or lost lung tissue in patients. Several optical imaging methods and probes have been used to track how stem cells incorporate and regenerate themselves in vivo over time. However, these approaches are limited by photobleaching, toxicity and interference from background tissue autofluorescence. Here we show that fluorescent nanodiamonds, in combination with fluorescence-activated cell sorting, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and immunostaining, can identify transplanted CD45(-)CD54(+)CD157(+) lung stem/progenitor cells in vivo, and track their engraftment and regenerative capabilities with single-cell resolution. Fluorescent nanodiamond labelling did not eliminate the cells' properties of self-renewal and differentiation into type I and type II pneumocytes. Time-gated fluorescence imaging of tissue sections of naphthalene-injured mice indicates that the fluorescent nanodiamond-labelled lung stem/progenitor cells preferentially reside at terminal bronchioles of the lungs for 7 days after intravenous transplantation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tsai-Jung Wu
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112 Taiwan
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
| | - Yung Kuo
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112 Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112 Taiwan
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Center of Stem Cells and Translational Cancer Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan County, 333 Taiwan
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