用于生物光子成像和治疗的以蛋白质驱动的可切换光学活性的纳米结构氨酸组件
Xingshu Li1, C-Yoon Kim2, Seunghyun Lee3
1Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 120-750, Korea.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|July 15, 2017
概括
研究人员开发出可切换的新型纳米材料, 这些"一对一"的纳米结构提供有针对性的成像和组合光动力和光热疗法,有效地抑制瘤生长.
科学领域:
- 纳米医学
- 材料科学
- 生物技术
背景情况:
- 可切换的光疗纳米材料对于精确的纳米医学至关重要,使得有针对性的生物传感,高质量的成像和治疗成为可能.
- 基于氨酸的材料为开发先进的纳米医疗工具提供了多功能性质.
研究的目的:
- 为了发展一个多功能,
- 一个为所有
- 针对癌症的纳米材料.
- 研究新型纳米结构氨酸组件 (NanoPcTB) 的自组,光物理特性和治疗效果.
主要方法:
- 柔性氨酸构件的自组装成纳米结构的氨酸组件 (NanoPcTB).
- 对内在光热和光声特性进行评估.
- 研究蛋白质诱导的部分分解以触发光和反应性氧物种 (ROS) 的产生.
- 使用生物素受体阳性 (A549) 和阴性 (WI38-VA13) 癌细胞进行体外选择性测定.
- 在异种移植小鼠体内进行研究,以评估瘤积累和治疗效果.
主要成果:
- 纳米PcTB具有独特的光热和光声特性.
- 针对性,蛋白质诱导的部分分解触发光和ROS生成,用于低背景成像和可激活的光动力疗法.
- 纳米PcTB对生物素受体阳性癌细胞具有高选择性.
- 试验室和体内研究显示,光动力学和光热疗效的结合,导致小鼠显著抑制瘤生长.
结论:
- 开发的NanoPcTB是一个有前途的
- 一个为所有
- 这是一个可切换光热系统的平台.
- 这种纳米材料可实现高选择性和高效的向癌症成像和联合治疗.
- 这些发现为精密纳米医学在癌症治疗中的应用开辟了新的道路.
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