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Theranostic liposomes as a bimodal carrier for magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent and photosensitizer
摘要: The present study is focused on the development of liposomes bearing gadolinium chelate (GdLip) providing two functionalities for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and photodynamic therapy of cancer. A lipid derivative of gadolinium(III) diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid salt (GdDTPA1) was inserted in the liposomal membrane and served as MRI contrast agent whereas a zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) was used as a model photosensitizer. In addition to conventional liposomes, pegylated lipids were used for the preparation of 'stealth' liposomes. The characterization of different GdLip formulations involved evaluation of the liposomes size by nanoparticle tracking analysis, thermal phase behavior by differential scanning calorimetry and ZnPc-mediated singlet oxygen production. Furthermore, relaxivity measurements were performed as well as cytotoxicity and photodynamic activity against cancerous and normal cell lines was studied. Size and thermal behavior were only slightly influenced by GdLip composition, however it distinctly affected singlet oxygen production of ZnPc-loaded GdLip. The quantum yields of singlet oxygen generation by zinc phthalocyanine incorporated in GdLip containing cationic or/and pegylated lipids were smaller than those obtained for non-pegylated carriers with L-α-phosphatidylglycerol. In general, all formulations of GdLip, irrespectively of composition, were characterized by relaxivities higher than those of commercially used contrast agents (e.g. Magnevist?). NMR study has shown that the incorporation of ZnPc into the formulations of GdLip increases the relaxation parameters r1 and r2, compared to the values for the non-loaded vesicles. GdDTPA1 did not influence the photodynamic activity of ZnPc against HeLa cells.
关键词: Liposomes,Phthalocyanines,Theranostic,Photodynamic therapy,Magnetic resonance imaging
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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Endobronchial ultrasound—guidance for interstitial photodynamic therapy of locally advanced lung cancer—a new interventional concept
摘要: Recent advances in interventional pulmonology led to a significant expansion of the diagnostic and therapeutic role of endobronchial ultrasound. In this paper, we describe a new concept for using endobronchial ultrasound to guide interstitial photodynamic therapy (PDT). For this purpose, we conducted in vitro and in vivo experiments using a phantom and animal models, respectively. A new 0.5 mm optical fiber, with cylindrical diffuser end, was used to deliver the therapeutic light through the 21-gauge endobronchial ultrasound needle. The animal experiments were performed under real-time ultrasonography guidance in mice and rabbits’ tumor models. Safe and effective fiber placements and tumor illumination was accomplished. In addition, computer simulation of light propagation suggests that locally advanced lung cancer tumor can be illuminated. This study demonstrates the potential feasibility of this new therapeutic modality approach, justifying further investigation in the treatment of locally advanced lung cancers.
关键词: interstitial photodynamic therapy (interstitial PDT),Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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Photodynamic therapeutic ablation for peripheral pulmonary malignancy via electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy localization in a hybrid operating room (OR): a pioneering study
摘要: Background: With the aid of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB), it has become possible to approach peripheral lung tumors from the airway. Meanwhile, local ablation using photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown increasing promise in the realm of lung cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to explore an alternative ablation method using PDT with SuperDimension ENB localization in a hybrid operating theater. Methods: Our study includes patients with primary or metastatic lung cancer who underwent PDT via ENB in the hybrid operating room (OR) of National Taiwan University Hospital between January 2016 and January 2017. ENB with the SuperDimension Navigation System (7th edition) was performed before PDT ablation to localize the target lesions. PDT ablation was performed with the assistance of intraoperative Dyna-computed tomography (Dyna-CT). Tumor response was evaluated by CT 3 months after the procedure. Results: Three patients underwent lung interstitial PDT via the aid of ENB during the study period. The mean size of the nodules was 21.3 mm. The mean navigation time was 14.3 minutes. In all cases, the target pulmonary nodule was ablated by PDT successfully. No major procedure-related complications occurred. One patient suffered from skin hypersensitivity one month after the procedure. The follow-up CT showed significant tumor shrinkage for all the patients. They were all discharged without incident a few days after the procedure as scheduled. Conclusions: PDT with SuperDimension ENB guidance in the hybrid OR is a novel and feasible approach to control peripheral lung malignancy.
关键词: electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB),SuperDimension,Peripheral-type lung malignancy,photodynamic therapy (PDT)
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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The apoptosis pathway of photodynamic therapy using 9-HpbD-a in?AMC-HN3 human head and?neck cancer cell line and?in vivo
摘要: 9-Hydroxypheophorbide-a (9-HpbD-a), a new photosensitizer was extracted from the green alga Spirulina platensis. The anticancer effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment using 9-HpbD-a against human head and neck cancer cell HN3 and in vivo mice model were investigated. Cells were incubated with 9-HpbD-a for at least 6 hours or more followed by the laser irradiation. Cytotoxicity of 9-HpbD-a against HN3 cell was determined using the MTT assay, propidium iodide and Hoechst 33342 staining and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). To determine the mechanism of cell death, Western blot analysis was performed. The antitumor effect was confirmed in a cancer cell xenograft nude mouse model by photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 9-HpbD-a. For normal control and the 9-HpbD-a only treated group, tumor tissues showed continuous tumor growth (100%). For laser only treated experimental group, 3 treatments showed no remission (75.0%), and was one recurrence (25.0%). Out of 16 tumors in the fourth group of photodynamic treatment, 10 cured (62.5%), 4 recurrence (25.0%), and 2 did not heal (12.5%) were confirmed. PDT using a 9-HpbD-a and 665 nm diode laser showed significant antitumor effects. Thus PDT using 9-HpbD-a can be a useful new treatment method in the treatment of cancer in the future.
关键词: Photosensitizer,Photodynamic therapy,9-Hydroxypheophorbide-a,Apoptosis,Cell death mechanism
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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Fabrication of dopamine enveloped WO3?x quantum dots as single-NIR laser activated photonic nanodrug for synergistic photothermal/photodynamic therapy against cancer
摘要: Tungsten oxide is a promising nanodrug in phototherapy via transforming light energy to reactive oxygen species and heat. Nevertheless, the phototherapeutic activity of the tungsten oxide nanomaterials is generally activated under 980 nm laser, which is close to the absorption of normal tissue, resulting in unfavorable heating effect on normal tissues. Therefore, the tungsten oxide nanomaterials which can be excited under 808 nm are highly required to avoid overheating and obtain deep tissue penetration of near-infrared (NIR) laser. Here, we successfully synthesized a novel dopamine enveloped tungsten oxide nanodots (WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs) via facile one-step solvothermal route, using dopamine as the template and reductant in triethylene glycol solvent. Under the 808 nm laser irradiation, the as-obtained WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs exhibit excellent photodynamic activity and stability. Meanwhile, the WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs also possess high photothermal conversion property. Thus, the photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be triggered simultaneously under single 808 nm laser irradiation. Additionally, the inherited good biocompatibility and dispersity in aqueous solution from dopamine hydrochloride (Dpa-Mel) also make the WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs more suitable for in vivo application. The as-obtained WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs exhibit an excellent synergistic phototherapy effect on solid tumor ablation in vivo without damaging healthy tissues under single 808 nm NIR light irradiation, indicating WO3?x/Dpa-Mel NPs can serve as a multifunctional therapeutic nanoplatform to realize the synergistic cancer therapy.
关键词: Photothermal therapy,Combined cancer therapy,Tungsten oxide,Photodynamic therapy
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Stable and Well-Organized Near-Infrared Platinum(II)a??Acetylide-Based Metallacycles-Mediated Cancer Phototherapy
摘要: The development of metallacycles with high stability and intense near-infrared (NIR) absorption is important for biomedical applications. However, very few molecular design strategies have been developed on such metallacycles. Herein, we reported a new series of stable and well-defined NIR-absorbing metallacycles (M1-M3) through the Pt-acetylide coordination with highly efficient photoconversion performance for cancer phototherapy. The metallacycles showed high stability and strong NIR absorption, and the absorption peaks were red-shifted approximately 30 nm in comparision with their corresponding precursors. The introduction of Pt into metallacycles promotes significant photoconversions, including the singlet-to-triplet and nonradiative transitions. Moreover, the fabricated M3 nanoparticles (M3-NPs) showed favorable photoconversions into both thermal effect and singlet oxygen generation upon NIR irradiation, achieving tumor ablation. This novel design of Pt-acetylide metallacycles possess not only complex toplogical architectures but also a valuable paradigm for precise cancer phototherapy, which is important for grafting stimuli-responsive functional groups into metallacycles for the development of high-performance biomedical supramolecular materials.
关键词: photodynamic therapy,NIR-absorbing,Pt-acetylide,photothermal therapy,metallacycles
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Biomineralization-inspired nanozyme for single-wavelength laser activated photothermal-photodynamic synergistic treatment against hypoxic tumors
摘要: Hypoxia, one of the features of most solid tumors, can severely impede the efficiency of oxygen-dependent treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and type-II photodynamic therapy. Herein, a catalase-like nanozyme RuO2@BSA (RB) was first prepared through a biomineralization strategy, and a high efficiency near-infrared photosensitizer (IR-808-Br2) was further loaded into the protein shell to generate the safe and versatile RuO2@BSA@IR-808-Br2 (RBIR) for the imaging-guided enhanced phototherapy against hypoxic tumors. RB not only acts like a catalase, but also serves as a photothermal agent that speeds up the oxygen supply under near-infrared irradiation (808 nm). The loaded NIR photosensitizer could immediately convert molecular oxygen (O2) to cytotoxic singlet oxygen (1O2) upon the same laser irradiation. Results indicated that RBIR achieved enhanced therapeutic outcomes with negligible side effects. Features such as a simple synthetic route and imaging-guided and single-wavelength-excited phototherapy make the nanozyme a promising agent for clinical applications.
关键词: biomineralization,solid tumors,photodynamic therapy,IR-808-Br2,photothermal therapy,nanozyme,RuO2@BSA,hypoxia
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Photoexcitation triggering via semiconductor Graphene Quantum Dots by photochemical doping with Curcumin versus perio-pathogens mixed biofilms
摘要: Background: Recently, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an alternative treatment modality has been used adjunctively in the treatment of periodontitis and peri-implantitis. Photosensitizing agents in the form of nanoparticles have been designed for improving the e?ciency of aPTD. Graphene quantum dots are a special type of nanocrystals that can promote aPDT when coupled with curcumin (Cur). The main objective of the present study was to investigate the e?ects of photoexcited GQD-Cur on the metabolic activity of perio-pathogen mixed bio?lms. Materials and methods: GQD-Cur was synthesized and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectrometry (UV–Vis), and X-ray di?raction (XRD). The cell cytotoxicity e?ect of GQD-Cur was evaluated on primary human gingival ?broblast (HuGu) cells. Perio-pathogen mixed bio?lms including Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Prevotella intermedia photosensitized with GQD doped with Cur were irradiated with a blue LED at a wavelength of 435 ± 20 nm for 1 min, and then bacterial viability measurements were performed. The antimicrobial susceptibility pro?le, bio?lm formation ability, amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) released, and variations of gene expressions involved in bio?lm formation were assessed. Results: The SEM, DLS, FTIR, UV–Vis spectrometry, and XRD pattern con?rmed that GQD-Cur was synthesized successfully. According to the results, GQD-Cur exhibited no cytotoxicity against HuGu cells. Photoexcited GQD-Cur resulted in a signi?cant reduction in cell viability (93%) and bio?lm formation capacity (76%) of peri-pathogens compared to the control group (P < 0.05). According to the results, a signi?cant concentration-dependent increase in the ROS generation was observed in perio-pathogens mixed cells treated with di?erent doses of GQD-Cur-aPDT. Moreover, rcpA, ?mA, and inpA gene expression pro?les were downregulated by 8.1-, 9.6-, and 11.8-folds, respectively. Conclusions: Based on the results, photoexcited GQD-Cur have a high potency of perio-pathogens suppression in planktonic and bio?lm forms and downregulation of the bio?lm genes expression pattern was exploited as a nanoscale-based platform for periodontitis.
关键词: Curcumin,Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy,Graphene Quantum Dot,Peri-implantitis,Periodontitis
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Upconversion System with Quantum Dots as Sensitizer: Improved Photoluminescence and PDT Efficiency
摘要: Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are prospective platforms for bioimaging and phototherapy, but a critical bottleneck is the limited brightness due to the faint absorptivity of lanthanide ions and the low quantum yield. To circumvent this problem, we herein propose our strategy to reconstruct the energy cascade of UCNPs, using semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) as light sensitizer of Nd3+/Yb3+ co-doped UCNPs. Ag2Se QDs with strong absorption at 808 nm acted as efficient antenna and transferred their energy to Yb3+ via a resonance energy transfer process, significantly enhancing the luminescence of UCNPs. This nanocomposite was then combined with Rose Bengal and applied for photodynamic therapy. Both in vitro and in vivo studies revealed the introduction of QDs improved the therapeutic performance remarkably. Our study suggests Ag2Se QDs with excellent photophysical properties can be promising agents to overcome the shortcomings of UCNPs and further strengthen their applications.
关键词: quantum dots,sensitizer,upconversion,photodynamic therapy,photoluminescence efficiency
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE 8th International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL) - Sozopol, Bulgaria (2019.9.6-2019.9.8)] 2019 IEEE 8th International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL) - Mechanisms of Immunocorrective Action of Complex Treatment Using Photodynamic, Cell and Tissue Therapy in Patients with Purulent Wounds of The Lower Extremities
摘要: It was shown that the combined use of photodynamic therapy of different wavelengths (red ? = 660 nm, green = 530 nm, blue ? = 440 nm), hematopoietic stem cells and platelet growth factor is an effective treatment for purulent-septic complications, which can be considered as a new technology for correcting afferent and efferent immunoreactivity in patients with chronic purulent wounds that are not susceptible to antibiotic therapy.
关键词: purulent wounds,photodynamic therapy,hematopoietic stem cells,platelet growth factor
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59