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Hyaluronic acid functionalized nanoparticles loaded with IR780 and DOX for cancer chemo-photothermal therapy
摘要： IR780 is a near infrared (NIR) dye with a huge potential to be applied in cancer phototherapy and imaging. However, IR780 poor water solubility and acute cytotoxicity limit its direct use in cancer theragnostic. Herein, a novel Hyaluronic acid (HA)-based amphiphilic polymer was used, for the first time, in the preparation of polymeric nanoparticles (HPN) encapsulating IR780 aimed to be applied in breast cancer therapy. Furthermore, HPN co-encapsulating IR780 and Doxorubicin (DOX) were also produced in order to further enhance the therapeutic effectiveness of this nanoformulation. The results revealed that HPN were able to successfully encapsulate IR780 (IR-HPN) and the IR780-DOX combination (IR/DOX-HPN). Furthermore, the encapsulation of IR780 in HPN improved its absorption at 808 nm by about 2.2-fold, thereby enhancing its photothermal potential, as well as its cytocompatibility. The 2D in vitro cell uptake studies demonstrated that the nanostructures displayed a higher internalization by breast cancer cells than by normal cells. In addition, the assays performed in 3D in vitro models of breast cancer revealed that HPN can penetrate into spheroids. Furthermore, the 3D in vitro studies also demonstrated that the combined application of IR-HPN and NIR light was unable to induce cytotoxicity on spheroids. In contrast, IR/DOX-HPN produced a decrease on spheroids cells’ viability, and their combination with NIR light induced an even stronger therapeutic effect, thus revealing the potential of these nanoparticles for cancer chemo-phototherapy.
关键词： Cancer,Polymeric Nanoparticles,Chemotherapy,IR780,Photothermal therapy,Doxorubicin
更新于2025-11-21 11:08:12
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Two-photon excited organic nanoparticles for chemo-photodynamic therapy
摘要： Drug molecules assembling nanomedicines possess several advantages, including precise molecular structure, various combinations of theraputic agents and high content of drugs. In this work, paclitaxel dimer and two-photo photosensitizer were devised and synthesized, which could coassemble into nanoparticles (Co-NPs) in aqueous medium through nanopreicipitation method. As-synthesized Co-NPs possess the uniform size of about 80 nm and great stability in physiological condition, and could produce the singlet oxygen upon near-infrared light irradiation. The Co-NPs indicate enhanced cellular uptake and endosomal escape upon irradiation, which result in the synergistic enhancement of cytotoxicity towards cancer cells and growth inhibition of human cervical cancer tumors. We believed this combination therapy based on organic nanoparticles represent a new and important development in the cancer therapy.
关键词： two-photon,photodynamic therapy,paclitaxel,chemotherapy
更新于2025-11-21 11:08:12
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Tetramodal Imaging and Synergistic Cancer Radio-Chemotherapy Enabled by Multiple Component-Encapsulated Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks
摘要： The abundant species of functional nanomaterials have attracted tremendous interests as components to construct multifunctional composites for cancer theranostics. However, their distinct chemical properties substantially require a specific strategy to integrate them in harmony. Here, we report the preparation of a distinctive multifunctional composite by encapsulating small-sized semiconducting copper bismuth sulfide (CBS) nanoparticles and rare-earth down-conversion (DC) nanoparticles in larger-sized zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF8) nanoparticles, followed by loading an anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX). Such composites can be used for tetramodal imaging, including traditional computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and, recently, for photoacoustic imaging and fluorescence imaging. With a pH-responsive release of the encapsulated components, synergistic radio-chemotherapy with a high (87.6%) tumor inhibition efficiency is achieved at moderate doses of the CBS&DC-ZIF8@DOX composite with X-ray irradiation. This promising strategy highlights the extending capacity of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks to encapsulate multiple distinct components for enhanced cancer imaging and therapy.
关键词： multifunctional,zeolitic imidazolate frameworks,tetramodal imaging,multiple encapsulation,synergistic radio-chemotherapy
更新于2025-11-14 15:24:45
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In Situ Synthesis of Fluorescent Mesoporous Silica–Carbon Dot Nanohybrids Featuring Folate Receptor-Overexpressing Cancer Cell Targeting and Drug Delivery
摘要： Multifunctional nanocarrier-based theranostics is supposed to overcome some key problems in cancer treatment. In this work, a novel method for the preparation of a fluorescent mesoporous silica–carbon dot nanohybrid was developed. Carbon dots (CDs), from folic acid as the raw material, were prepared in situ and anchored on the surface of amino-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs–NH2) via a microwave-assisted solvothermal reaction. The as-prepared nanohybrid (designated MSNs–CDs) not only exhibited strong and stable yellow emission but also preserved the unique features of MSNs (e.g., mesoporous structure, large specific surface area, and good biocompatibility), demonstrating a potential capability for fluorescence imaging-guided drug delivery. More interestingly, the MSNs–CDs nanohybrid was able to selectively target folate receptor-overexpressing cancer cells (e.g., HeLa), indicating that folic acid still retained its function even after undergoing the solvothermal reaction. Benefited by these excellent properties, the fluorescent MSNs–CDs nanohybrid can be employed as a fluorescence-guided nanocarrier for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs (e.g., doxorubicin), thereby enhancing chemotherapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects. Our studies may provide a facile strategy for the fabrication of multifunctional MSN-based theranostic platforms, which is beneficial in the diagnosis and therapy of cancers in future.
关键词： Targeted drug delivery,Fluorescence imaging,Mesoporous silica nanoparticles,Carbon dots,Chemotherapy
更新于2025-11-14 14:48:53
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Indocyanine green–encapsulated nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for highly effective chemo-photothermal combination?cancer therapy
摘要： Indocyanine green (ICG), as the only U.S. Food and Drug Administrationeapproved near-infrared (NIR) clinical agent, has been considered as an ideal light absorber for laser-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) in cancer treatment. However, the practical applications of ICG are severely hampered by its poor aqueous stability, rapid body clearance, and low cellular uptake. To overcome these limitations, we herein report the successful example of integrating ICG into a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) to fabricate a novel nanoscale ICG@ZIF-8 hybrid material. Through a simple one-pot synthesis method, a high loading content of 20.6% can be achieved in the resultant ICG@ZIF-8. The photostability and tumor accumulation of ICG are notably promoted due to the protection of the framework, leading to enhanced photothermal conversion ef?ciency. Furthermore, we also discover, for the ?rst time, that the pH-triggered release of large amount of Zn2t from ZIF-8 in tumor acidic microenvironment also signi?cantly contributes to targeted killing of cancer cells. As a result of the combined PTT and chemotherapy, ICG@ZIF-8 exhibits greatly improved diagnostic ef?cacy for both in vitro and in vivo cancer therapy, leading to 91% tumor eradication in all the mice treated with ICG@ZIF-8 and NIR irradiation. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)estained slices show that no noticeable tissue damage is observed in major organs, indicating the safety of ICG@ZIF-8.
关键词： Cancer,Metal-organic framework,Chemotherapy,Indocyanine green,Photothermal therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Development of Photo-Activated ROS-Responsive Nanoplatform as a Dual-Functional Drug Carrier in Combinational Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy
摘要： Dual functional drug carrier has been a modern strategy in cancer therapy because it is a platform to elicit additive and synergistic effects through combination therapy. Photo-activated external stimuli such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) also ensure adequate drug delivery in a precise temporal and spatial manner. However, current ROS-responsive drug delivery systems usually require tedious synthetic procedures. A facile one-pot approach has been reported herein, to obtain self-assembled polymeric nanocarriers (NCs) for simultaneous paclitaxel (PTX)- and Rose Bengal (RB)-loading to achieve combined chemo-photodynamic therapy and controlled drug release in responsive to a light-induced ROS stimulus. To encapsulate these hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs, chitosan (CTS), branched polyethylenimine (bPEI) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were selected and fabricated into nanoblended matrices through an oil-in-water emulsion method. The amphiphilic properties of CTS permit simultaneous entrapment of PTX and RB, while the encapsulation efficiency of RB was further improved by increasing the amount of short-chain bPEI. During the one-step assembly process, bovine serum albumin (BSA) was also added to condense the cationic tripolymer mixtures into more stable nanocarriers (BNCs). Hyaluronic acid (HA) was subsequently grafted onto the surface of BNCs through electrostatic interaction, leading to the formation of HA-BSA/CTS/PVA/bPEI-blended nanocarriers (HBNCs) to achieve an efficient prostate-cancer-cell uptake. Importantly, in response to external light irradiation, HBNCs become destabilized owing to the RB-mediated photodynamic action. It allows an on-demand dual-payload release to evoke a simultaneous photodynamic and chemo treatment for cancer cell eradication. Thus, HBNCs present a new promising approach that exhibits a specific vulnerability to RB-induced photosensitization. The consequent dual-cargo release is also expected to successfully combat cancer through a synergistic anti-tumor effect.
关键词： ROS-responsive,photodynamic therapy,nanocarrier,chemotherapy,combined therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Dual-responsive molybdenum disulfide/copper sulfide-based delivery systems for enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy
摘要： Molybdenum disul?de (MoS2)-based drug delivery systems have shown considerable potential in cancer nanomedicines. In this work, a multifunctional nanoplatform comprising MoS2 nanosheets decorated with copper sul?de (CuS) and further functionalized with polyethylene glycol (PEG) is reported. The resultant material has a particle size of approximately 115 nm, and can be loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) to a loading capacity of 162.3 mg DOX per g of carrier. Drug release is triggered by two stimuli (near infrared (NIR) irradiation and pH), and the carrier is shown to have excellent colloidal stability. The presence of both MoS2 and CuS leads to very high photothermal conversion ef?ciency (higher than with MoS2 alone). In vitro experiments revealed that the blank CuS-MoS2-SH-PEG carrier is biocompatible, but that the synergistic application of chemo-photothermal therapy (in the form of CuS-MoS2-SH-PEG loaded with DOX and NIR irradiation) led to greater cell death than either chemotherapy (CuS-MoS2-SH-PEG(DOX) but no NIR) or photothermal therapy (CuS-MoS2-SH-PEG with NIR). A cellular uptake study demonstrated that the nanoplatform can ef?ciently enter tumor cells, and that uptake is enhanced when NIR is applied. Overall, the functionalized MoS2 material developed in this work exhibits great potential as an ef?cient system for dual responsive drug delivery and synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy. The route employed in our work thus provides a strategy to enhance photothermal ef?cacy for transition metal dichalcogenide drug delivery systems.
关键词： Chemotherapy,Drug delivery,MoS2,Photothermal therapy,Synergistic therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Synergistic in vitro effects of indocyanine green and ethylenediamine tetraacetate-mediated photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy combined with antibiotics for resistant bacterial biofilms in diabetic foot infection
摘要： Background: Antibiotic resistance has emerged as one of the most important determinants in diabetic foot infections outcomes. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) has been proposed as an alternative approach for inactivating bacteria, especially resistant bacterial biofilms. This research investigated the synergistic effects of PACT mediated by the photosensitizer indocyanine green (ICG) and ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA) combined with antibiotics against common pathogens of diabetic foot ulcer infection, including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in vitro. Methods: Planktonic bacteria and biofilms of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa were incubated with ICG and EDTA, and then exposed to laser treatment. Quantitative viable counting estimates the phototoxic effects on S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. The susceptibility of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MRPA) to PACT treatment was detected by disk diffusion and micro-broth dilution methods. Confocal microscopy was used to detect the morphology of biofilms treated with PACT and antibiotics. The resazurin assay was used to quantify the metabolic activity of bacteria in biofilms. Results: PACT mediated by ICG and EDTA led to a more pronounced antibacterial effect in S. aureus and P. aeruginosa compared with ICG alone-mediated PACT. P. aeruginosa was more sensitive to ICG and EDTA-mediated PACT than S. aureus. After PACT treatment, the susceptibility of MRSA and MRPA to antibiotics increased. Furthermore, PACT combined with antibiotic treatment significantly contributed to killing bacteria in the biofilm and disrupting biofilm structure. Conclusions: ICG and EDTA-mediated PACT combined with antibiotics synergistically enhanced the effects of sterilization and biofilm destruction.
关键词： photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy,antibacterial effect,diabetic foot infection,bacterial biofilm,EDTA,indocyanine green
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Ultrastructural and optical characteristics of cancer cells treated by a nanotechnology based chemo-photothermal therapy method
摘要： The current chemotherapy method demonstrates the need for improvement in terms of efficacy and safety. Given the beneficiary effect of heat in combination with chemotherapy, the purpose of this study is to develop a multifunctional nanoplatform by co-incorporating gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as photothermal agent and cisplatin as anticancer drug into alginate hydrogel (named as ACA) to enable concurrent thermo-chemotherapy. The in vitro cytotoxicity experiment showed that the as-developed nanocomplex was able to induce greater cytotoxicity in KB human nasopharyngeal cancer cells compared to free cisplatin at the same concentration. Moreover, the interaction of ACA and laser irradiation acted synergistically and resulted in higher cell death rate compared to separate application of photothermal therapy and chemotherapy. The micrograph of KB cells also revealed that ACA was able to selectively accumulate into the mitochondria, so that laser irradiation of KB cells pre-treated with ACA resulted in intensive morphological damages such as plasma membrane disruption, chromatin condensation, autophagic vacuoles formation and organelle degeneration. Moreover, the sign and magnitude of altered optical nonlinear refractive index measured by Z-scan technique was shown to be significantly in cells exposed to irradiation. Consequently, the nanocomplex developed herein could be a promising platform to combine photothermal therapy and chemotherapy effectively, thereby achieving synergistic therapeutic outcome.
关键词： Gold nanoparticles,Cisplatin,Chemotherapy,Photothermal therapy,Thermo-chemotherapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Doxorubicin and indocyanine green loaded superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with PEGylated phospholipid coating for magnetic resonance with fluorescence imaging and chemotherapy of glioma
摘要： Background: Glioma represents the most common malignant brain tumor. Outcomes of surgical resection are often unsatisfactory due to low sensitivity or resolution of imaging methods. Moreover, the use of traditional chemotherapeutics, such as doxorubicin (DOX), is limited due to their low blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Recently, the development of nanotechnology could overcome these obstacles. Materials and methods: Hydrophobic superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIO NPs) were prepared with the use of thermal decomposition method. They were coated with 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000] (DSPE-PEG 2000) and DOX using a thin-film hydration method followed by loading of indocyanine green (ICG) into the phospholipid layers. Details regarding the characteristics of NPs were determined. The in vitro biocompatibility and antitumor efficacy were established with the use of MTT assay. In vivo fluorescence and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging were used to evaluate BBB penetration and accumulation of NPs at the tumor site. Antitumor efficacy was evaluated using measures of tumor size, median survival times, body weights, and H&E staining. Results: The multifunctional NPs generated had an average diameter of 22.9 nm, a zeta potential of -38.19 mV, and were capable of providing a sustained release of DOX. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the SPIO@DSPE-PEG/DOX/ICG NPs effectively enhanced cellular uptake of DOX as compared with that of free DOX. In vivo fluorescence and MR imaging revealed that the NPs not only effectively crossed the BBB but selectively accumulated at the tumor site. Meanwhile, among all groups studied, C6 glioma-bearing rats treated with the NPs exhibited the maximal degree of therapeutic efficacy, including smallest tumor volume, lowest body weight loss, and longest survival times, with no obvious side effects. Conclusion: These results suggest that the SPIO@DSPE-PEG/DOX/ICG NPs can not only function as a nanoprobe for MR and fluorescence bimodal imaging, but also as a vehicle to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to the tumor site, to achieve the theranostic treatment of glioma.
关键词： SPIO NPs,fluorescence imaging,chemotherapy,BBB,MR imaging
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29