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Sun L, Liu H, Ye Y, Lei Y, Islam R, Tan S, Tong R, Miao YB, Cai L. Smart nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:418. [PMID: 37919282 PMCID: PMC10622502 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01642-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Smart nanoparticles, which can respond to biological cues or be guided by them, are emerging as a promising drug delivery platform for precise cancer treatment. The field of oncology, nanotechnology, and biomedicine has witnessed rapid progress, leading to innovative developments in smart nanoparticles for safer and more effective cancer therapy. In this review, we will highlight recent advancements in smart nanoparticles, including polymeric nanoparticles, dendrimers, micelles, liposomes, protein nanoparticles, cell membrane nanoparticles, mesoporous silica nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, iron oxide nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, black phosphorus, MOF nanoparticles, and others. We will focus on their classification, structures, synthesis, and intelligent features. These smart nanoparticles possess the ability to respond to various external and internal stimuli, such as enzymes, pH, temperature, optics, and magnetism, making them intelligent systems. Additionally, this review will explore the latest studies on tumor targeting by functionalizing the surfaces of smart nanoparticles with tumor-specific ligands like antibodies, peptides, transferrin, and folic acid. We will also summarize different types of drug delivery options, including small molecules, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, and even living cells, for their potential use in cancer therapy. While the potential of smart nanoparticles is promising, we will also acknowledge the challenges and clinical prospects associated with their use. Finally, we will propose a blueprint that involves the use of artificial intelligence-powered nanoparticles in cancer treatment applications. By harnessing the potential of smart nanoparticles, this review aims to usher in a new era of precise and personalized cancer therapy, providing patients with individualized treatment options.
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- Leming Sun
- Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China
- School of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Biological Diagnosis, Treatment and Protection Technology and Equipment in Special Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Sorrento Therapeutics Inc., 4955 Directors Place, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Biological Diagnosis, Treatment and Protection Technology and Equipment in Special Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Biological Diagnosis, Treatment and Protection Technology and Equipment in Special Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Department of Haematology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China.
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- Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China.
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Pranav, Laskar P, Jaggi M, Chauhan SC, Yallapu MM. Biomolecule-functionalized nanoformulations for prostate cancer theranostics. J Adv Res 2023; 51:197-217. [PMID: 36368516 PMCID: PMC10491979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.11.001] [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: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Even with the advancement in the areas of cancer nanotechnology, prostate cancer still poses a major threat to men's health. Nanomaterials and nanomaterial-derived theranostic systems have been explored for diagnosis, imaging, and therapy for different types of cancer still, for prostate cancer they have not delivered at full potential because of the limitations like in vivo biocompatibility, immune responses, precise targetability, and therapeutic outcome associated with the nanostructured system. AIM OF REVIEW Functionalizing nanomaterials with different biomolecules and bioactive agents provides advantages like specificity towards cancerous tumors, improved circulation time, and modulation of the immune response leading to early diagnosis and targeted delivery of cargo at the site of action. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW In this review, we have emphasized the classification and comparison of various nanomaterials based on biofunctionalization strategy and source of biomolecules such that it can be used for possible translation in clinical settings and future developments. This review highlighted the opportunities for embedding highly specific biological targeting moieties (antibody, aptamer, oligonucleotides, biopolymer, peptides, etc.) on nanoparticles which can improve the detection of prostate cancer-associated biomarkers at a very low limit of detection, direct visualization of prostate tumors and lastly for its therapy. Lastly, special emphasis was given to biomimetic nanomaterials which include functionalization with extracellular vesicles, exosomes and viral particles and their application for prostate cancer early detection and drug delivery. The present review paves a new pathway for next-generation biofunctionalized nanomaterials for prostate cancer theranostic application and their possibility in clinical translation.
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- Pranav
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA; South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA; South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA; South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA; South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA; South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA.
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Hu X, Zhang D, Zeng Z, Huang L, Lin X, Hong S. Aptamer-Based Probes for Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12111937. [PMID: 36431072 PMCID: PMC9695321 DOI: 10.3390/life12111937] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligomers that have the ability to generate unique and diverse tertiary structures that bind to cognate molecules with high specificity. In recent years, aptamer researches have witnessed a huge surge, owing to its unique properties, such as high specificity and binding affinity, low immunogenicity and toxicity, and simplicity of synthesis with negligible batch-to-batch variation. Aptamers may bind to targets, such as various cancer biomarkers, making them applicable for a wide range of cancer diagnosis and treatment. In cancer diagnostic applications, aptamers are used as molecular probes instead of antibodies. They have the potential to detect various cancer-associated biomarkers. For cancer therapeutic purposes, aptamers can serve as therapeutic or delivery agents. The chemical stabilization and modification strategies for aptamers may expand their serum half-life and shelf life. However, aptamer-based probes for cancer diagnosis and therapy still face several challenges for successful clinical translation. A deeper understanding of nucleic acid chemistry, tissue distribution, and pharmacokinetics is required in the development of aptamer-based probes. This review summarizes their application in cancer diagnostics and treatments based on different localization of target biomarkers, as well as current challenges and future prospects.
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Wu L, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zou J, Qiu L. Aptamer-Based Cancer Cell Analysis and Treatment. Chemistry 2022; 11:e202200141. [PMID: 36264016 PMCID: PMC9583543 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200141] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Aptamers are a class of single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides that can exclusively bind to various targets with high affinity and selectivity. Regarded as "chemical antibodies", aptamers possess several intrinsic advantages, including easy synthesis, convenient modification, high programmability, and good biocompatibility. In recent decades, many studies have demonstrated the superiority of aptamers as molecular tools for various biological applications, particularly in the area of cancer theranostics. In this review, we focus on recent progress in developing aptamer-based strategies for the precise analysis and treatment of cancer cells.
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- Limei Wu
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan ProvinceHunan UniversityChangsha, Hunan410082P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan ProvinceHunan UniversityChangsha, Hunan410082P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan ProvinceHunan UniversityChangsha, Hunan410082P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan ProvinceHunan UniversityChangsha, Hunan410082P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials, College of Chemistry and BioengineeringGuilin University of TechnologyGuilin, Guangxi541004P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan ProvinceHunan UniversityChangsha, Hunan410082P. R. China
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Alle M, Sharma G, Lee SH, Kim JC. Next-generation engineered nanogold for multimodal cancer therapy and imaging: a clinical perspectives. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:222. [PMID: 35778747 PMCID: PMC9250257 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01402-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the significant threats to human life. Although various latest technologies are currently available to treat cancer, it still accounts for millions of death each year worldwide. Thus, creating a need for more developed and novel technologies to combat this deadly condition. Nanoparticles-based cancer therapeutics have offered a promising approach to treat cancer effectively while minimizing adverse events. Among various nanoparticles, nanogold (AuNPs) are biocompatible and have proved their efficiency in treating cancer because they can reach tumors via enhanced permeability and retention effect. The size and shape of the AuNPs are responsible for their diverse therapeutic behavior. Thus, to modulate their therapeutic values, the AuNPs can be synthesized in various shapes, such as spheres, cages, flowers, shells, prisms, rods, clusters, etc. Also, attaching AuNPs with single or multiple targeting agents can facilitate the active targeting of AuNPs to the tumor tissue. The AuNPs have been much explored for photothermal therapy (PTT) to treat cancer. In addition to PTT, AuNPs-based nanoplatforms have been investigated for combinational multimodal therapies in the last few years, including photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, etc., to ablate cancer cells. Thus, the present review focuses on the recent advancements in the functionalization of AuNPs-based nanoconstructs for cancer imaging and therapy using combinatorial multimodal approaches to treat various cancers.
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- Madhusudhan Alle
- Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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Taghipour YD, Zarebkohan A, Salehi R, Rahimi F, Torchilin VP, Hamblin MR, Seifalian A. An update on dual targeting strategy for cancer treatment. J Control Release 2022; 349:67-96. [PMID: 35779656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The key issue in the treatment of solid tumors is the lack of efficient strategies for the targeted delivery and accumulation of therapeutic cargoes in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Targeting approaches are designed for more efficient delivery of therapeutic agents to cancer cells while minimizing drug toxicity to normal cells and off-targeting effects, while maximizing the eradication of cancer cells. The highly complicated interrelationship between the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles, and the physiological and pathological barriers that are required to cross, dictates the need for the success of targeting strategies. Dual targeting is an approach that uses both purely biological strategies and physicochemical responsive smart delivery strategies to increase the accumulation of nanoparticles within the TME and improve targeting efficiency towards cancer cells. In both approaches, either one single ligand is used for targeting a single receptor on different cells, or two different ligands for targeting two different receptors on the same or different cells. Smart delivery strategies are able to respond to triggers that are typical of specific disease sites, such as pH, certain specific enzymes, or redox conditions. These strategies are expected to lead to more precise targeting and better accumulation of nano-therapeutics. This review describes the classification and principles of dual targeting approaches and critically reviews the efficiency of dual targeting strategies, and the rationale behind the choice of ligands. We focus on new approaches for smart drug delivery in which synthetic and/or biological moieties are attached to nanoparticles by TME-specific responsive linkers and advanced camouflaged nanoparticles.
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- Yasamin Davatgaran Taghipour
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bonab, Bonab, Iran
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine and Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine Commercialization Centre (NanoRegMed Ltd), London BioScience Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Yang F, Li S, Jiao M, Wu D, Wang L, Cui Z, Zeng L. Advances of Light/Ultrasound/Magnetic-Responsive Nanoprobes for Visualized Theranostics of Urinary Tumors. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:438-450. [PMID: 35043619 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanomaterials exhibit excellent performance in imaging and therapy and play an important role in precision theranostics of tumors. In contrast to deep organs, urinary organs (such as bladder and prostate) can easily be studied via intervention mode, which has greatly brought promising applications of stimuli-responsive nanoprobes in visualized theranostics of urinary tumors. Therefore, it has been very critical to develop stimuli-responsive nanoprobes with high safety, stability, and reliability against urinary tumors. In this review, recent advances in light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanoprobes in visualized theranostics of urinary tumors are summarized, including magnetic resonance/fluorescence/ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging and multimodal imaging, photothermal/photodynamic/sonodynamic therapy and combination therapy, and single-modal/multimodal-imaging-guided visualized theranostics. Finally, the future perspectives of light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanoprobes against urinary tumors are also prospected.
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- Fan Yang
- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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Santos O, Cancino-Bernardi J, Pincela Lins PM, Sampaio D, Pavan T, Zucolotto V. Near-Infrared Photoactive Theragnostic Gold Nanoflowers for Photoacoustic Imaging and Hyperthermia. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2021; 4:6780-6790. [PMID: 35006978 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Branched anisotropic gold nanostructures present distinguished performance acting both as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and as active agents for photothermal therapies. Despite advances in their fabrication methods, the synthesis of such gold nanomaterials in a simple and reproducible way is still a challenge. In this paper, we report the development of branched anisotropic gold nanoparticles, the so-called gold nanoflowers (AuNFs), as near-infrared active theragnostic materials for cancer therapy and diagnosis. In situ chemical synthesis of the AuNFs was optimized to obtain monodisperse nanoflowers with controllable size and optical properties. Upon varying the temperature and gold ion concentrations, it was possible to tune the optical activity of the nanoparticles from 590 to 960 nm. The AuNFs exhibited good stability in the cell culture medium, and under laser irradiation. Photoacoustic imaging revealed that the NFs could be imaged in phantom systems even at low concentrations. In vitro tests revealed that the nanoflowers were effective in the photothermal therapy of a rat hepatocarcinoma (HTC) cell lineage. In addition, no toxicity was observed to mouse fibroblast (FC3H) cells incubated with the AuNFs. Our results reveal a simple method to synthesize branched anisotropic gold nanostructures, which is a promising platform for photothermal and photoacoustic therapies.
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- Olavo Santos
- Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group, Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
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- Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group, Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
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- Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group, Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
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- Innovation Group in Medical Instrumentation and Ultrasound (GIIMUS), Physics Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo 05508-220, Brazil
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- Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group, Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
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Fu Z, Xiang J. Aptamer-Functionalized Nanoparticles in Targeted Delivery and Cancer Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21239123. [PMID: 33266216 PMCID: PMC7730239 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Using nanoparticles to carry and delivery anticancer drugs holds much promise in cancer therapy, but nanoparticles per se are lacking specificity. Active targeting, that is, using specific ligands to functionalize nanoparticles, is attracting much attention in recent years. Aptamers, with their several favorable features like high specificity and affinity, small size, very low immunogenicity, relatively low cost for production, and easiness to store, are one of the best candidates for the specific ligands of nanoparticle functionalization. This review discusses the benefits and challenges of using aptamers to functionalize nanoparticles for active targeting and especially presents nearly all of the published works that address the topic of using aptamers to functionalize nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and cancer therapy.
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- Zhaoying Fu
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Yanan University, Yanan 716000, China
- Correspondence: (Z.F.); (J.X.)
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- Division of Oncology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4, Canada
- Correspondence: (Z.F.); (J.X.)
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are of increasing interest for their unique properties and their biocompatability, minimal toxicity, multivalency and size tunability make them exciting drug carriers. The functionalisaton of AuNPs with targeting moieties allows for their selective delivery to cancers, with antibodies, proteins, peptides, aptamers, carbohydrates and small molecules all exploited. Here, we review the recent advances in targeted-AuNPs for the treatment of cancer, with a particular focus on these classes of targeting ligands. We highlight the benefits and potential drawbacks of each ligand class and propose directions in which the field could grow.
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- Zoë Rachael Goddard
- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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Lin HC, Li WT, Madanayake TW, Tao C, Niu Q, Yan SQ, Gao BA, Ping Z. Aptamer-guided upconversion nanoplatform for targeted drug delivery and near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy. J Biomater Appl 2019; 34:875-888. [PMID: 31623518 DOI: 10.1177/0885328219882152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Hui-Chao Lin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang City, Hubei Province, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang City, Hubei Province, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Jeon J, Jo H, Her J, Youn H, Park J, Jo J, Lee J, Chang CL, Ban C. A Rapid Colorimetric Sensor for Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor α, Based on Aptamer-Adsorbed AuNP. Chembiochem 2019; 20:2236-2240. [PMID: 31270926 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The soluble interleukin-2 receptor α (sIL-2Rα) is a broad indicator of clinical disease activity in various inflammatory diseases. Here we have developed, for the first time, a rapid, washing-free colorimetric aptasensor based on a sIL-2Rα aptamer (Kd =1.33 nm). The aptasensor was fabricated with Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) adsorbing sIL-2Rα aptamers. On addition of sIL-2Rα, the aptamers become desorbed from the AuNPs, and this in turn weakens the absorption corresponding to AuNP-catalyzed oxidation of ortho-phenylenediamine (oPD) with H2 O2 . The aptasensor was characterized by TEM imaging, ζ potential measurements, dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, and UV/Vis spectrometry, followed by further optimization. The fabricated sensor exhibited great analytical performance, with a linear range of 1 to 100 nm and a detection limit of 1 nm both in buffer and in spiked human serum within 25 min. Other proteins, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA), IL-17Rα, IL-5Rα, IL-13Rα2 , and CD166, showed negligible effects on the aptasensor. Thanks to the great advantages of the aptamers and AuNPs, this aptasensor provides a rapid, simple, and inexpensive process that might offer insights into various diagnostic applications of sIL-2Rα.
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- Jinseong Jeon
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- InnaMed, 3675 Market St Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37674, Republic of Korea
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Han S, Park YJ, Park EJ, Kim Y. T98G Cell Death Induced by Photothermal Treatment with Hollow Gold Nanoshell-Coupled Silica Microrods Prepared from Escherichia Coli. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:8831-8837. [PMID: 30763070 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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As an alternative to traditional cancer treatment, photothermal therapy is a promising method with advantages such as noninvasiveness and high efficiency. Herein, we synthesized armored golden Escherichia coli (AGE) microrods as photothermal agents to evaluate the viability of cancer cell. The hollow gold nanoshell (HAuNS) was synthesized for photothermal effects under the near-infrared (NIR) region using unicellular E. coli as a framework. Coupling HAuNS onto the surface of E. coli@SiO2 enhanced temperature elevation and resulted in high conversion efficiency. The synthesized AGE microrods had excellent photothermal stability under NIR laser irradiation in the five-times recycling experiment. The temperature elevation of AGE microrod solution reached 43.7 °C, which induced hyperthermia-mediated killing of tumor cells. The results of the cytotoxicity test revealed the AGE microrod-induced T98G cell death mediated via apoptosis.
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- Soomin Han
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Kwangwoon University , 20 Kwangwoon-ro , Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897 , Korea
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- Graduate School of East-West Medical Science , Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104 , Korea
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- Graduate School of East-West Medical Science , Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104 , Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Kwangwoon University , 20 Kwangwoon-ro , Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897 , Korea
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Zhang J, Lan T, Lu Y. Molecular Engineering of Functional Nucleic Acid Nanomaterials toward In Vivo Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1801158. [PMID: 30725526 PMCID: PMC6426685 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201801158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Recent advances in nanotechnology and engineering have generated many nanomaterials with unique physical and chemical properties. Over the past decade, numerous nanomaterials are introduced into many research areas, such as sensors for environmental monitoring, food safety, point-of-care diagnostics, and as transducers for solar energy transfer. Meanwhile, functional nucleic acids (FNAs), including nucleic acid enzymes, aptamers, and aptazymes, have attracted major attention from the biomedical community due to their unique target recognition and catalytic properties. Benefiting from the recent progress of molecular engineering strategies, the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials are endowed by the target recognition and catalytic activity of FNAs in the presence of a target analyte, resulting in numerous smart nanoprobes for diverse applications including intracellular imaging, drug delivery, in vivo imaging, and tumor therapy. This progress report focuses on the recent advances in designing and engineering FNA-based nanomaterials, highlighting the functional outcomes toward in vivo applications. The challenges and opportunities for the future translation of FNA-based nanomaterials into clinical applications are also discussed.
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- JingJing Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 601 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- GlucoSentient, Inc., 2100 S. Oak Street Suite 101, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 601 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Sarkis M, Ghanem E, Rahme K. Jumping on the Bandwagon: A Review on the Versatile Applications of Gold Nanostructures in Prostate Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E970. [PMID: 30813391 PMCID: PMC6412201 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) has remarkably emerged as a prominent disease in the face of the male population. Conventional treatments like prostatectomy or radiation can be curative only if PCa is diagnosed at an early stage. In the field of targeted therapy, a bevy of novel therapeutic approaches have left a landmark in PCa treatment and have proven to extend survival via distinct modes of actions. Nanotherapy has started to take root and has become the hype of the century by virtue of its abundant advantages. Scientists have invested a great deal of interest in the development of nanostructures such as gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), which hold particularly great hope for PCa theranostics. In this article, we present an overview of the studies published after 1998 that involve the use of different functionalized AuNPs to treat and diagnose PCa. Special reference is given to various in vitro and in vivo methods employed to shuttle AuNPs to PCa cells. Major studies show an enhancement of either detection or treatment of PCa when compared to their non-targeted counterparts, especially when AuNPs are tagged with specific ligands, such as antibodies, tea natural extracts, folate, anisamide, receptor inhibitors, and chitosan. Future approaches of treatment are dependent on those worthy multifunctional molecules, and are dictated by their ability to achieve a more versatile cancer therapeutic approach.
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- Monira Sarkis
- Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, ZoukMosbeh P.O.Box:72, Lebanon.
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- Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, ZoukMosbeh P.O.Box:72, Lebanon.
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- Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, ZoukMosbeh P.O.Box:72, Lebanon.
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Hua XW, Bao YW, Zeng J, Wu FG. Ultrasmall All-In-One Nanodots Formed via Carbon Dot-Mediated and Albumin-Based Synthesis: Multimodal Imaging-Guided and Mild Laser-Enhanced Cancer Therapy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:42077-42087. [PMID: 30403472 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Integration of multiple diagnostic/therapeutic modalities into a single system with ultrasmall size, excellent photothermal/photodynamic properties, high cellular uptake efficiency, nuclear delivery capacity, rapid renal clearance, and good biosafety is highly desirable for cancer theranostics, but still remains challenging. Here, a novel type of multifunctional nanodots (denoted as BCCGH) was synthesized by mixing bovine serum albumin, carbon dots, and metal ions (Cu2+ and Gd3+), followed by the conjugation with a photosensitizer (HPPH). The nanodots hold great promise for fluorescence/photoacoustic/magnetic resonance/photothermal imaging-guided synergistic photothermal/photodynamic therapy (PDT) because of their appealing properties such as high photothermal conversion efficiency (68.4%), high longitudinal relaxivity (11.84 mM-1 s-1, 7 T), and superior colloidal stability with negligible Gd3+ release. Benefiting from the massive cellular uptake, endoplasmic reticulum/mitochondrion-targeting ability, and mild near-infrared laser irradiation-promoted nuclear delivery of BCCGH, a high anticancer therapeutic efficiency is achieved in the subsequent in vitro PDT. Besides, as revealed by the in vivo/ex vivo results, the nanodots also exhibit excellent tumor accumulation, efficient renal clearance, complete tumor ablation, and exceptional biosafety. To summarize, this work develops a carbon dot-mediated and albumin-based synthetic approach for constructing ultrasmall and multifunctional nanodots, which may hold great potential for cancer theranostics and beyond.
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- Xian-Wu Hua
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , 2 Sipailou Road , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , 2 Sipailou Road , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , 2 Sipailou Road , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , 2 Sipailou Road , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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Mohanta K, Attia Attia Y, Buceta D, Pérez-Mariño ÁM, Blanco Varela MC, López-Quintela MA, Rivas J. Electrochemical study of UV erosion of Au nanorods by silver nanoclusters (NCs) allows the construction of a NC-sensitized photovoltaic cell. Appl Nanosci 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-018-0840-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bao YW, Hua XW, Chen X, Wu FG. Platinum-doped carbon nanoparticles inhibit cancer cell migration under mild laser irradiation: Multi-organelle-targeted photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2018; 183:30-42. [PMID: 30149228 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tumor growth and metastasis are two main causes of cancer-related deaths. Here, we simultaneously investigated the effects of nanoparticles on cancer cell viability and migration using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified, platinum-doped (<4 mol %) carbon nanoparticles (denoted as PEG-PtCNPs). The bare PtCNPs were prepared by the facile one-step hydrothermal treatment of p-phenylenediamine and K2PtCl4 in aqueous solution. After PEGylation, the obtained PEG-PtCNPs can serve as an excellent photothermal nanoagent for cell migration inhibition, laser-triggered nuclear delivery, effective tumor accumulation, and imaging-guided tumor ablation with improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced side effects. In the absence of laser exposure, the positively charged PEG-PtCNPs with a hydrodynamic diameter of ∼19 nm easily entered the cells by endocytosis and were located in multiple organelles (including mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, and Golgi apparatus), causing a slight increase in the expression level of nuclear protein lamin A/C. Upon mild laser irradiation (0.3 W cm-2), the fragmented cytoskeletal structures and overexpression of lamin A/C were observed, thus inhibiting cancer cell migration. Furthermore, hyperthermia induced by PEG-PtCNPs plus laser irradiation at a higher power density (1.0 W cm-2) could cause irreversible damage to the nuclear membranes and then facilitate the nuclear delivery of the nanoagents without the introduction of nuclear targeting ligands. Taken together, this work develops a facile synthetic approach of platinum-based carbon nanoparticles with excellent photothermal properties, and demonstrates their potential applications for modulating tumor metastasis and realizing multi-organelle-targeted tumor ablation.
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- Yan-Wen Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Zhen SJ, Wang TT, Liu YX, Wu ZL, Zou HY, Huang CZ. Reduced graphene oxide coated Cu 2-xSe nanoparticles for targeted chemo-photothermal therapy. J Photochem Photobiol B 2018; 180:9-16. [PMID: 29413707 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Recently, copper chalcogenide semiconductors have been reported as new near-infrared (NIR) photothermal agents. However, it is difficult to modify them with recognition molecules, and their photothermal conversion efficiencies are relatively low, making it difficult to achieve the targeted photothermal ablation of cancer cells with a high efficiency. In this study, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was first coated on the surface of Cu2-xSe nanoparticles (NPs) to provide abundant functional groups for the next modification and to increase the photothermal conversion efficiency. Then, doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded and folic acid (FA) molecules were covalently linked onto the surface of Cu2-xSe/rGO nanocomposites. The formed DOX@Cu2-xSe@rGO-FA nanocomposites were successfully used as chemo-photothermal agents for the targeted killing of cancer cells by utilizing the recognition ability of FA, chemotherapy effect of DOX and photothermal effects of rGO and Cu2-xSe NPs. Under the 980-nm NIR laser irradiation, the nanocomposites showed significantly enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy effect, which can be potentially applied in the nanomedicine field.
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- Shu Jun Zhen
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Kim YM, Yun HS, Eom SH, Sung BJ, Lee SH, Jeon SM, Chin SW, Lee MS. Bactericidal Action Mechanism of Nonthermal Plasma: Denaturation of Membrane Proteins. IEEE Trans Radiat Plasma Med Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2017.2762732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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de Melo-Diogo D, Pais-Silva C, Dias DR, Moreira AF, Correia IJ. Strategies to Improve Cancer Photothermal Therapy Mediated by Nanomaterials. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28322514 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The deployment of hyperthermia-based treatments for cancer therapy has captured the attention of different researchers worldwide. In particular, the application of light-responsive nanomaterials to mediate hyperthermia has revealed promising results in several pre-clinical assays. Unlike conventional therapies, these nanostructures can display a preferential tumor accumulation and thus mediate, upon irradiation with near-infrared light, a selective hyperthermic effect with temporal resolution. Different types of nanomaterials such as those based on gold, carbon, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, palladium and conjugated polymers have been used for this photothermal modality. This progress report summarizes the different strategies that have been applied so far for increasing the efficacy of the photothermal therapeutic effect mediated by nanomaterials, namely those that improve the accumulation of nanomaterials in tumors (e.g. by changing the corona composition or through the functionalization with targeting ligands), increase nanomaterials' intrinsic capacity to generate photoinduced heat (e.g. by synthesizing new nanomaterials or assembling nanostructures) or by optimizing the parameters related to the laser light used in the irradiation process (e.g. by modulating the radiation wavelength). Overall, the development of new strategies or the optimization and combination of the existing ones will surely give a major contribution for the application of nanomaterials in cancer PTT.
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- Duarte de Melo-Diogo
- CICS-UBI; Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade da Beira Interior; 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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- CICS-UBI; Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade da Beira Interior; 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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- CICS-UBI; Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade da Beira Interior; 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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- CICS-UBI; Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade da Beira Interior; 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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- CICS-UBI; Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade da Beira Interior; 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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Correct diagnosis and successful therapy are extremely important to enjoy a healthy life when suffering from a disease. To achieve these aims, various cutting-edge technologies have been designed and fabricated to diagnose and treat specific diseases. Among these technologies, aptamer-nanomaterial hybrids have received considerable attention from scientists and doctors because they have numerous advantages over other methods, such as good biocompatibility, low immunogenicity and controllable selectivity. In particular, aptamers, oligonucleic acids or peptides that bind to a specific target molecule, are regarded as outstanding biomolecules. In this review, several screening techniques for aptamers, also called systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) methods, are introduced, and diagnostic and therapeutic aptamer applications are also presented. Furthermore, we describe diverse aptamer-nanomaterial conjugate designs and their applications for diagnosis and therapy.
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- Hunho Jo
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
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Espinosa A, Silva AKA, Sánchez‐Iglesias A, Grzelczak M, Péchoux C, Desboeufs K, Liz‐Marzán LM, Wilhelm C. Cancer Cell Internalization of Gold Nanostars Impacts Their Photothermal Efficiency In Vitro and In Vivo: Toward a Plasmonic Thermal Fingerprint in Tumoral Environment. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:1040-8. [PMID: 26990061 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201501035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles are prime candidates for cancer thermotherapy. However, while the ultimate target for nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy is the cancer cell, heating performance has not previously been evaluated in the tumoral environment. A systematic investigation of gold nanostar heat-generating efficiency in situ is presented: not only in cancer cells in vitro but also after intratumoral injection in vivo. It is demonstrated that (i) in aqueous dispersion, heat generation is governed by particle size and exciting laser wavelength; (ii) in cancer cells in vitro, heat generation is still very efficient, but irrespective of both particle size and laser wavelength; and (iii) heat generation by nanostars injected into tumors in vivo evolves with time, as the nanostars are trafficked from the extracellular matrix into endosomes. The plasmonic heating response thus serves as a signature of nanoparticle internalization in cells, bringing the ultimate goal of nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy a step closer.
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- Ana Espinosa
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC) UMR 7057 CNRS and Université Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13 France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC) UMR 7057 CNRS and Université Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13 France
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory CIC biomaGUNE Paseo de Miramón 182 20009 Donostia San Sebastián Spain
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory CIC biomaGUNE Paseo de Miramón 182 20009 Donostia San Sebastián Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science 48013 Bilbao Spain
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- GABI INRA – MIMA2‐MET AgroParisTech Université Paris‐Saclay 78350 Jouy‐en‐Josas France
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- LISA CNRS UMR 7583 Université Paris‐Diderot et Université Paris‐Est Créteil, 61 av du Général de Gaulles 94010 Créteil France
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory CIC biomaGUNE Paseo de Miramón 182 20009 Donostia San Sebastián Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science 48013 Bilbao Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER‐BBN) 50018 Aragon Spain
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC) UMR 7057 CNRS and Université Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13 France
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Chen L, Feng W, Zhou X, Qiu K, Miao Y, Zhang Q, Qin M, Li L, Zhang Y, He C. Facile synthesis of novel albumin-functionalized flower-like MoS2 nanoparticles for in vitro chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra27822h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Flower-like MoS2 nanoparticles modified with bovine serum albumin loading with doxorubicin hydrochloride for chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy.
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- Liang Chen
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- Department of Gastroenterology
- Shanghai Tianyou Hospital
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials
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Jauset Rubio M, Svobodová M, Mairal T, Schubert T, Künne S, Mayer G, O'Sullivan CK. β-Conglutin dual aptamers binding distinct aptatopes. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:875-84. [PMID: 26586159 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9179-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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An aptamer was previously selected against the anaphylactic allergen β-conglutin (β-CBA I), which was subsequently truncated to an 11-mer and the affinity improved by two orders of magnitude. The work reported here details the selection and characterisation of a second aptamer (β-CBA II) selected against a second aptatope on the β-conglutin target. The affinity of this second aptamer was similar to that of the 11-mer, and its affinity was confirmed by three different techniques at three independent laboratories. This β-CBA II aptamer in combination with the previously selected β-CBA I was then exploited to a dual-aptamer approach. The specific and simultaneous binding of the dual aptamer (β-CBA I and β-CBA II) to different sites of β-conglutin was confirmed using both microscale thermophoresis and surface plasmon resonance where β-CBA II serves as the primary capturing aptamer and β-CBA I or the truncated β-CBA I (11-mer) as the secondary signalling aptamer, which can be further exploited in enzyme-linked aptamer assays and aptasensors.
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- Miriam Jauset Rubio
- Nanobiotechnology and Bioanalysis Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnology and Bioanalysis Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnology and Bioanalysis Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- 2bind GmbH, Josef Engert Strasse 13, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Nanobiotechnology and Bioanalysis Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
- Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avancats, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ahmad Raston NH, Gu MB. Highly amplified detection of visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin (vaspin) using a cognate aptamer duo. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 70:261-7. [PMID: 25829224 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A cognate aptamer duo for visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin (vaspin) which distinctively bind to two different sites on vaspin with high affinity and specificity were successfully developed by using graphene oxide-based systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (GO-SELEX), which offers immobilization-free screening of aptamers. The specific and simultaneous bindings of this aptamer duo (V1 and V49 aptamers) to the different sites of vaspin were confirmed by circular dichroism (CD) analysis and both sandwich-type surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quantum dot labelled fluorescence imaging analysis (V1 aptamer serves as primary capturing aptamer and V49 aptamer as secondary signalling aptamer or vice versa). With this vaspin cognate aptamer duo on SPR platform, the detection of the target vaspin were improved to the limit of detection down to 3.5 ng/ml in buffer and 4.7 ng/ml in human serum samples. This cognate aptamer duo based biosensor could be utilized in the early diagnosis of type-2 diabetes.
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Hou H, Chen L, He H, Chen L, Zhao Z, Jin Y. Fine-tuning the LSPR response of gold nanorod–polyaniline core–shell nanoparticles with high photothermal efficiency for cancer cell ablation. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:5189-5196. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00556f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fine-tuning the LSPR response of Au nanorod–polyaniline core–shell nanoparticles can achieve high photothermal efficiency and stability for cancer cell ablation.
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- Hui Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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Li J, Cai R, Kawazoe N, Chen G. Facile preparation of albumin-stabilized gold nanostars for the targeted photothermal ablation of cancer cells. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:5806-5814. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00633c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BSA–FA conjugation was used as a stabilizer to synthesize gold nanostars (BSA–FA–AuNSs). The prepared BSA–FA–AuNSs should have a great potential as photothermal conversion agents for the receptor-mediated treatment of cancer cells.
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- Jingchao Li
- Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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Biomolecules perform vital functions in biology. These functional biomolecules with diverse modifications hold great promise for further applications in bioanalysis and cancer therapy. However, these functional biomolecules face challenges, especially in the field of drug delivery for cancer therapy. For example, functional biomolecules are typically unstable when taken up by cells, as they are easily digested by enzymes. To address this obstacle, nanomaterials have been employed as drug carriers or vehicles, which are powerful nanoplatforms for imaging and cancer treatment. Multifunctionality of these nanoplatforms offers great advantages over conventional reagents, including targeting to a diseased site to minimize systemic toxicity, and the ability to solubilize hydrophobic or labile drugs to improved pharmacokinetics. In this review, we summarize typical functional biomolecule-conjugated nanomaterials for targeting drug delivery. Under the appropriate conditions, targeted drug delivery can be achieved from a high density of biomolecules that are bound to the surface of nanomaterials, resulting in a high affinity for the targets. The high density of biomolecules then leads to a high local concentration, being able to prevent degradation by enzymes. Furthermore, biomolecule-nanomaterial conjugates have been identified to enter cells more easily than free biomolecules, and controllable drug release can then be obtained by a response to a stimulus, such as redox, pH, light, thermal, enzyme-trigged strategies. Now and in the future, with the development of artificial biomolecules as well as nanomaterials, targeted drug delivery based on elegant biomolecule-nanomaterial conjugation approaches is expected to achieve great versatility, additional functions, and further advances.
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- Jian Wang
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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