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Development of Monitoring Method of Respiratory Waveform in Thoracicoabdominal Part Using Web Camera; ウェブカメラを用いた胸腹部呼吸波形のモニタリング法の開発;
摘要： Countermeasures against respiratory movement are important for tumors of thorax and abdomen in stereotactic body radiation therapy. In the present paper, a web-camera-based-respiratory monitoring method without contact with patient's body was proposed for respiratory study. Thoracic and abdominal motion images were taken by a web camera, and were analyzed using simple image-processing techniques for obtaining respiratory waveforms. Four motion images with different respiration rate were obtained from resuscianne simulator. Respiration waveforms were estimated from the moving images by the proposed method, and were compared with respiration waveforms obtained by the conventional respiratory monitoring device. That was found to have a strong correlation. In addition, the two waveforms were similar in Bland–Altman method comparison. The proposed method can provide non-contact, non-invasive, simple, and realistic respiratory monitoring system for radiotherapy.
关键词： motion image analysis,resuscianne simulator,respiratory movement,radiation therapy,breath waveform
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Impact of photodynamic therapy versus ultrasonic scaler on gingival health during treatment with orthodontic fixed appliances
摘要： Objectives: Poor oral hygiene during treatment with fixed appliances results in plaque accumulation. The presence of bacteria in the gingival crevice triggers an inflammatory reaction in the gingival tissues. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of two preventive treatments, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and ultrasonic scaler (US), on gingival health in patients under fixed orthodontic treatment. Methods: Twenty orthodontic patients were randomly allocated to two groups: PDT or US. Each group received seven sessions [days 0, 15, 30, 45, 90 (3-months follow-up), 180 (6-months follow-up), 270 (9-months follow-up)] of experimental interventions, and clinical parameters [Plaque index(PI); gingival index(GI); probing depth(PD)], periodontopathogens [Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Micromonas micros; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Tannerella forsythia; Campylobacter rectus; Eikenella corrodens; Capnocytophaga sp.] and protein markers [IL-1b;IL-1ra;IL-6;IL-10; TNF-a;FGF-2/FGF basic] were monitored at baseline and at 3, 6, and 9 months. ANOVA, Student’s t-test with Bonferroni correction and ANOVA with multiple rank test were used to identify differences between groups (P < 0.05). Results: Clinical assessments [PI, GI, and PD] yielded no differences (P > 0.05) between groups, which showed a major decrease at the start of the trial. Reductions in total colony forming units (log CFU reduction) were observed with both treatments, although to a greater extent in the PDT group, but with no differences between groups (P > 0.05). Similar reductions in log CFU counts of P. gingivalis, P. intermedia, and F. nucleatum were observed in both groups (P > 0.05). The two groups also showed similar trends for inflammatory mediators with decreased levels of IL-1b, IL-10, and TNF-a, whereas IL-6 and IL-1ra levels remained stable and those of FGF-2 were increased after both interventions, with no differences (P > 0.05) between groups. Conclusion: Both PDT and US methods proved similar effectiveness for the treatment of gingival inflammation induced by fixed orthodontic appliances.
关键词： photodynamic therapy,cytokines,ultrasonic scaler,orthodontic treatment,gingival inflammation,periodontopathogens
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Plasmonic Gold Nanovesicles for Biomedical Applications
摘要： Gold nanoparticles (GNPs), with tunable optical properties, bioinertness, and surface multivalent effect, have been widely explored for biomedical applications. As one classical type of GNPs-based assemblies, plasmonic gold nanovesicles (GVs), with a hollow cavity, “solid skeleton” composed of GNPs cores and a “soft body” composed of functional polymers, have attracted considerable attention due to their tunable localized surface plasmon resonance, strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering properties, and high photothermal conversion efficiency. This review summarizes recent advances in biomedical applications for plasmonic GVs. Firstly, the synthesis methods of GVs are mainly including self-assembly and in situ gold growth methods. Secondly, the classification of GVs is described according to the morphology of GNPs cores. Thirdly, different biomedical applications of GVs are elaborated, including in vitro diagnosis, in vivo imaging, and in vivo therapy. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of GVs are discussed.
关键词： cancer therapy,drug delivery,gold nanovesicles,biodetection,cancer imaging
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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PEGylated doxorubicin cloaked nano-graphene oxide for dual-responsive photochemical therapy
摘要： Graphene oxide (GO) own huge surface area and high drug loading capacity for aromatic molecules, such as doxorubicin (DOX). However, its biocompatibility is poor and it might agglomerate in physiological condition. Chemical modification of GO with hydrophilic polymer, especially PEGylation, was a common method to improve its biocompatibility. But the chemical modification of GO was complicated, and its drug loading capacity might be reduced because of the occupation of its functional groups. In this study, DOX-PEG polymers with different PEG molecular weight were synthesized to modify nano graphene oxide (NGO) to simultaneously realize the solubilization of NGO and the high loading capacity of DOX. The result showed that the drug release of NGO@DOX-PEG was pH sensitive. NIR irradiation could augment the drug release, cellular uptake, cytotoxicity and nuclear translocation of nanodrugs. Among the three kinds of nanodrugs, NGO@DOX-PEG5K was superior to others. It suggested that after conjugating with PEG, the bond between DOX-PEG and NGO was weakened, which resulted in a better drug release and treatment effect. In summary, the NIR and pH dual-responsive NGO@DOX-PEG nanodrugs were developed by noncovalent modification, and it demonstrated excellent biocompatibility and photochemical therapeutic effect, presenting a promising candidate for antitumor therapy, especially NGO@DOX-PEG5K.
关键词： Nano-drug Delivery System,pH sensitive,Nano-Graphene Oxide,photochemical therapy,Doxorubicin
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Dendrimeric nanoparticles for two-photon photodynamic therapy and imaging: synthesis, photophysical properties and cytotoxicity under two-photon irradiation in the NIR
摘要： The synthesis and the photophysical properties of a new class of fully organic monodisperse nanoparticles for combined two-photon imaging and photodynamic therapy are described. The design of such nanoparticle is based on the covalent immobilization of a dedicated quadrupolar dye - which combine large two-photon absorbing (2PA) properties, fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation ability - in a phosphorous-based dendrimeric architecture. Firstly, a bifunctional quadrupolar dye bearing two different grafting moieties, a phenol function and an aldehyde function, was synthesized. It was then covalently grafted through its phenol function to a phosphorus-based dendrimer scaffold of generation 1. The remaining aldehyde functions were then used to carry on the dendrimer synthesis up to generation 2 introducing finally at its periphery 24 water-solubilizing triethyleneglycol chains. A dendrimer confining 12 photoactive quadrupolar units in its inner scaffold and showing water solubility was thus obtained. Interestingly, the G1 and G2 dendrimers retain some fluorescence as well as significant singlet oxygen production efficiencies while they were found to show very high 2PA cross-sections in a broad range of the NIR biological spectral window. Hydrophilic dendrimer G2 was tested in vitro on breast cancer cells, first in one- and two-photon microscopy, which allowed for visualization of their cell internalization, then in two-photon photodynamic therapy. While being non-toxic in the dark and, more importantly, under daylight exposition, dendrimer G2 proved to be very efficient cell death inducer only under two-photon irradiation in the NIR.
关键词： photophysics,photodynamic therapy,dendrimers,imaging,fluorescence
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Hypocrellin A-based photodynamic action induces apoptosis in A549 cells through ROS-mediated mitochondrial signaling pathway
摘要： Over recent decades, many studies have reported that hypocrellin A (HA) can eliminate cancer cells with proper irradiation in several cancer cell lines. However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying its anticancer effect has not been fully defined. HA-mediated cytotoxicity and apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were evaluated after photodynamic therapy (PDT). A temporal quantitative proteomics approach by isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) 2D liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric (LC–MS/MS) was introduced to help clarify molecular cytotoxic mechanisms and identify candidate targets of HA-induced apoptotic cell death. Specific caspase inhibitors were used to further elucidate the molecular pathway underlying apoptosis in PDT-treated A549 cells. Finally, down-stream apoptosis-related protein was evaluated. Apoptosis induced by HA was associated with cell shrinkage, externalization of cell membrane phosphatidylserine, DNA fragmentation, and mitochondrial disruption, which were preceded by increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generations. Further studies showed that PDT treatment with 0.08 μmol/L HA resulted in mitochondrial disruption, pronounced release of cytochrome c, and activation of caspase-3, -9, and -7. Together, HA may be a possible therapeutic agent directed toward mitochondria and a promising photodynamic anticancer candidate for further evaluation.
关键词： iTRAQ,Hypocrellin A,Proteomic,Reactive oxygen species,LC–MS/MS,Photodynamic therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Adeno-Associated Viral Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease
摘要： Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of rare, heterogenous eye disorders caused by gene mutations that result in degeneration of the retina. There are currently limited treatment options for IRDs; however, retinal gene therapy holds great promise for the treatment of different forms of inherited blindness. One such IRD for which gene therapy has shown positive initial results is choroideremia, a rare, X-linked degenerative disorder of the retina and choroid. Mutation of the CHM gene leads to an absence of functional Rab escort protein 1 (REP1), which causes retinal pigment epithelium cell death and photoreceptor degeneration. The condition presents in childhood as night blindness, followed by progressive constriction of visual fields, generally leading to vision loss in early adulthood and total blindness thereafter. A recently developed adeno-associated virus-2 (AAV2) vector construct encoding REP1 (AAV2-REP1) has been shown to deliver a functional version of the CHM gene into the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells. Phase 1 and 2 studies of AAV2-REP1 in patients with choroideremia have produced encouraging results, suggesting that it is possible not only to slow or stop the decline in vision following treatment with AAV2-REP1, but also to improve visual acuity in some patients.
关键词： gene therapy,choroideremia,AAV2-REP1,retina
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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On-demand CO release for amplification of chemotherapy by MOF functionalized magnetic carbon nanoparticles with NIR irradiation
摘要： Carbon monoxide (CO) gas therapy combined with chemotherapy and photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising treatment mode for malignant tumor. Herein, we firstly reported doxorubicin (DOX) loaded Mn carbonyl modified Fe (III)-based nanoMOFs (MIL-100) coated PEGylated magnetic carbon nanoparticles (denoted as MCM@PEG-CO-DOX NPs) as theranostics nanoplatforms for near-infrared (NIR)-responded CO-DOX combination therapy. MIL-100 as a good nanocarrier of DOX with high loading capacity can also chelate the Mn carbonyl after a smart modification. Meanwhile, magnetic carbon core possessed photothermal effect, which can convert the NIR light to heat by an 808 nm laser irradiation, resulting in the on-demand release of CO and DOX. As a result, combining with PTT, MCM@PEG-CO-DOX NPs killed tumor efficiently. Moreover, our synthesized MCM@PEG-CO-DOX NPs were capable of realizing tumor dual-mode imaging including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI).
关键词： synergistic treatment,dual-mode imaging,MOFs,CO gas therapy,carbon nanoparticles
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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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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Blue Copper Peroksidase and Phthalocyanine Conjugate: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
摘要： Trametes versicolor can degrade barks as a source for carbon necessity. Therefore it secretes lignin peroxidase, mangan peroxidase and laccase. The laccase enzyme was produced high yield at pH and glucose concentration 5 and 10 gL-1, respectively. In optimized medium, the enzyme activity was between 200-250 UL-1 when inducer was absent. It was seen that the activity reached 400 UL-1 when phenol used as an inducer. The molecular weight of purified laccase was found 80 kDa with SDS-PAGE and kinetic constant Km and Vmax values for ABTS were determined 3.66x10-4 μM and 1652 UL-1, respectively. Hence, due to these properties, these enzymes are widely used in industrial areas free or immolized. Laccase enzyme decolorization of 6 different dyes was carried out. A decolorization capacity of 50-99% was achieved by cultivation in 20 days using a beginning dye concentration of 20 ppm. The removal of color with active enzyme is obtained around 90%. Also laccase enzyme was conjugated amine functionalized low symmetrically phthalocyanine. This conjugate was examined both photodynamic therapy and chemosensor application. This conjugate fluorescence had a quantum yield of 0.32 (lifetime 3.59 ns) and generates efficiently singlet oxygen (quantum yield 0.4). The conjugate was successfully photodamage displayed in HeLa and HuH-7 cells in photodynamic therapy application. These results indicate that conjugate represent interesting agent with potential applications in photodynamic therapy. In addition that the chemosensor behavior of this compound to different metal ions has been studied and this conjugate display as fluorescence chemosensor for determination of Fe3+ions.
关键词： Conjugate,Zinc phthalocyanine,Metal Sensor,Laccase,Photodynamic Therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52