High specific detection and near-infrared photothermal therapy of lung cancer cells with high SERS active aptamer–silver–gold shell–core nanostructures

The Analyst ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 138 (21) ◽  
pp. 6501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wu ◽  
Yang Gao ◽  
Yimei Lu ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Chenxin Cai
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Song ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Xue Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Xiong ◽  
Teng Jiang ◽  
...  

AbstractMagnetic micro/nanorobots attracted much attention in biomedical fields because of their precise movement, manipulation, and targeting abilities. However, there is a lack of research on intelligent micro/nanorobots with stimuli-responsive drug delivery mechanisms for cancer therapy. To address this issue, we developed a type of strong covalently bound tri-bead drug delivery microrobots with NIR photothermal response azobenzene molecules attached to their carboxylic surface groups. The tri-bead microrobots are magnetic and showed good cytocompatibility even when their concentration is up to 200 µg/mL. In vitro photothermal experiments demonstrated fast NIR-responsive photothermal property; the microrobots were heated to 50 °C in 4 min, which triggered a significant increase in drug release. Motion control of the microrobots inside a microchannel demonstrated the feasibility of targeted therapy on tumor cells. Finally, experiments with lung cancer cells demonstrated the effectiveness of targeted chemo-photothermal therapy and were validated by cell viability assays. These results indicated that tri-bead microrobots have excellent potential for targeted chemo-photothermal therapy for lung cancer cell treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 863-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayato Yamada ◽  
Manabu Abe ◽  
Yoshinobu Nishimura ◽  
Shoji Ishizaka ◽  
Masashi Namba ◽  
...  

Novel caged nitroxides (nitroxide donors) with near-infrared two-photon (TP) responsive character, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-(1-(2-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-6-yl)ethoxy)piperidine (2a) and its regioisomer 2b, were designed and synthesized. The one-photon (OP) (365 ± 10 nm) and TP (710–760 nm) triggered release (i.e., uncaging) of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radical under air atmosphere were discovered. The quantum yields for the release of the TEMPO radical were 2.5% (2a) and 0.8% (2b) in benzene at ≈1% conversion of 2, and 13.1% (2a) and 12.8% (2b) in DMSO at ≈1% conversion of 2. The TP uncaging efficiencies were determined to be 1.1 GM at 740 nm for 2a and 0.22 GM at 730 nm for 2b in benzene. The cytocidal effect of compound 2a on lung cancer cells under photolysis conditions was also assessed to test the efficacy as anticancer agents. In a medium containing 100 μg mL−1 of 2a exposed to light, the number of living cells decreased significantly compared to the unexposed counterparts (65.8% vs 85.5%).


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Knights ◽  
Steven Freear ◽  
James R. McLaughlan

Lung cancer is a particularly difficult form of cancer to diagnose and treat, due largely to the inaccessibility of tumours and the limited available treatment options. The development of plasmonic gold nanoparticles has led to their potential use in a large range of disciplines, and they have shown promise for applications in this area. The ability to functionalise these nanoparticles to target to specific cancer types, when combined with minimally invasive therapies such as photothermal therapy, could improve long-term outcomes for lung cancer patients. Conventionally, continuous wave lasers are used to generate bulk heating enhanced by gold nanorods that have accumulated in the target region. However, there are potential negative side-effects of heat-induced cell death, such as the risk of damage to healthy tissue due to heat conducting to the surrounding environment, and the development of heat and drug resistance. In this study, the use of pulsed lasers for photothermal therapy was investigated and compared with continuous wave lasers for gold nanorods with a surface plasmon resonance at 850 nm, which were functionalised with anti-EGFR antibodies. Photothermal therapy was performed with both laser systems, on lung cancer cells (A549) in vitro populations incubated with untargeted and targeted nanorods. It was shown that the combination of pulse wave laser illumination of targeted nanoparticles produced a reduction of 93 % ± 13 % in the cell viability compared with control exposures, which demonstrates a possible application for minimally invasive therapies for lung cancer.


Biomaterials ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (13) ◽  
pp. 4116-4124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Erlong Zhang ◽  
Shenglin Luo ◽  
Xu Tan ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 130999
Author(s):  
Xiaonan Gao ◽  
Bo Hu ◽  
Zengteng Zhao ◽  
Tianrun Niu ◽  
Yifan Liu ◽  
...  

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