scholarly journals Preconditioning with Near-Infrared Irradiation to Enhance the Irreversible Electroporation Efficiency in HeLa Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 8504
Author(s):  
Hong Bae Kim ◽  
Seung Jeong ◽  
Ku Youn Baik
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Irreversible Electroporation ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cell Plasma ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Lower Electric Field

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) has gained attention for ablation owing to fewer side effects and fast recovery. However, a high current from the applied high voltage can cause muscle contraction. Adding cationic molecules has been introduced to lower electric field strengths and enhance IRE outcomes by inducing hyperpolarization across the cell plasma membrane. Near-infrared light (NIR) has recently been reported to induce hyperpolarization across membranes in a mode-dependent manner. In this study, we performed IRE in HeLa cells after exposure to 810 nm NIR irradiation. Preconditioning with NIR of 3 J/cm2 induced changes in membrane potential, resulting in approximately two times enhancement of apoptosis by IRE. The apoptotic signals were governed by the presence of BAX and p53 and were not related to excess oxidative stress. NIR has better spatial and temporal distribution control than chemicals and, therefore, can enhance the spatial selectivity and reduce the side effects of IRE treatment. These results can be used to enhance the clinical outcomes of IRE.

scholarly journals Enhanced Delivery of Thermoresponsive Polymer-Based Medicine into Tumors by Using Heat Produced from Gold Nanorods Irradiated with Near-Infrared Light

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5005
Author(s):  
Kohei Sano ◽  
Yumi Ishida ◽  
Toshie Tanaka ◽  
Tatsuya Mizukami ◽  
Tomono Nagayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Thermoresponsive Polymer ◽  
Tumor Bearing ◽  
Nir Light

The aim of this study was to establish a drug delivery system (DDS) for marked therapy of tumors using a thermoresponsive polymer, polyoxazoline (POZ). The effectiveness of the following was investigated: (i) the delivery of gold nanorods (GNRs) to tumor tissues, (ii) heat production of GNR upon irradiation with near-infrared (NIR) light, and (iii) high accumulation of an intravenously injected radiolabeled POZ as a drug carrier in tumors by sensing heat produced by GNRs. When the GNR solution was irradiated with NIR light (808 nm), the solution temperature was increased both in a GNR-concentration-dependent manner and in a light-dose-dependent manner. POZ, with a lower critical solution temperature of 38 °C, was aggregated depending on the heat produced by the GNR irradiated by NIR light. When it was intratumorally pre-injected into colon26-tumor-bearing mice, followed by NIR light irradiation (GNR+/Light+ group), the tumor surface temperature increased to approximately 42 °C within 5 min. Fifteen minutes after irradiation with NIR light, indium-111 (111In)-labeled POZ was intravenously injected into tumor-bearing mice, and the radioactivity distribution was evaluated. The accumulation of POZ in the tumor was significantly (approximately 4-fold) higher than that in the control groups (GNR+/without NIR light irradiation (Light–), without injection of GNR (GNR–)/Light+, and GNR–/Light– groups). Furthermore, an in vivo confocal fluorescence microscopy study, using fluorescence-labeled POZ, revealed that uptake of POZ by the tumor could be attributed to the heat produced by GNR. In conclusion, we successfully established a novel DDS in which POZ could be efficiently delivered into tumors by using the heat produced by GNR irradiated with NIR light.

scholarly journals Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy for Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Digestion ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tadanobu Nagaya ◽  
Peter L. Choyke ◽  
Hisataka Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Distant Metastases ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Cancer Therapies ◽  
Gi Tract ◽  
Preclinical Research ◽  
Excitation Light ◽  
New Treatment

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are the common leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Recent advances in cancer therapies such as intensive multidrug chemotherapy and molecular targeted treatment have improved therapeutic efficacy; however, the outcomes are not satisfied. Moreover, these therapies also cause severe side effects. New type of cancer therapies is urgently needed to improve the outcomes and to reduce side effects of GI tract cancers. <b><i>Summary:</i></b> This account is a comprehensive review article on the newly developed, photochemistry-based cancer therapy named as near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT). NIR-PIT is a highly selective tumor treatment that employs an antibody-photoabsorber conjugate, which is activated by near-infrared light. A world-wide phase 3 clinical trial of NIR-PIT against recurrent head and neck cancer patients is currently underway. NIR-PIT differs from conventional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation in its selectivity for killing cancer cells and cells treated with NIR-PIT leading to immunogenic cell death. Preclinical research in animals with combining cancer-targeting NIR-PIT and other cancer immunotherapies could lead to responses not only in local tumor but also in distant metastases. NIR-PIT also leads to an immediate and dramatic increase in vascular permeability after therapy. From these aspects, NIR-PIT appears to be a promising new form of cancer therapy. NIR-PIT could be readily translated into clinical use for virtually any cancers in the near future provided suitable humanized antibodies are available. Here, we describe the specific advantages and applications of NIR-PIT in the GI tract. <b><i>Key Messages:</i></b> We believe that NIR-PIT with NIR excitation light, which can be delivered via a fiber optic diffuser through endoscopes, is a promising method for a new treatment of GI cancers.

scholarly journals Near-infrared light enhanced starvation therapy to effectively promote cell apoptosis and inhibit migration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Huang ◽  
Peiwei Gong ◽  
Mingyue Liu ◽  
Jingyi Peng ◽  
Ruyue Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Glucose Oxidase ◽  
Catalytic Property ◽  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Near Infrared Light ◽  
Cancer Inhibition

Starvation therapy depended on catalytic property of glucose oxidase (GOx) holds great promise in cancer inhibition because of its non-drug use and negligible side effects. However, inability to fundamentally kill...

scholarly journals Use in vitro of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Folic Acid as a Photothermal Agent on Treatment of HeLa Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Bertel Garay ◽  
Fernando Martínez Ortega ◽  
Stelia Carolina Méndez-Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Dose Dependent

<p>Folic acid (FA) is used as a recognition molecule to achieve selective internalization in cancer cells. Here functionalized gold nanoparticles with folic acid (AuNP-FA) are proposed as suitable therapeutic agents for cervix cancer cells by photothermal damage. The functionalized gold nanoparticles with folic acid were synthesized by mixing hydrogen tetrachloroaurate with folic acid in a molar ratio of 0.56/1 under radiation of mercury lamp (λ<sub>max</sub>=254 nm). HeLa cells were incubated with AuNP-FA during 48 h, then were irradiated and the cytotoxicity was analyzed 12 h after irradiation. The AuNP-FA were dose-dependent cytotoxic under irradiation and not cytotoxic in the absence of radiation. The viability of cancer cells treated with functionalized and non-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), with and without near infrared light at 808 nm, was measured by MTT assays. This work provides useful guidance toward the synthesis of biocompatible nanomaterials for biological applications.</p>

scholarly journals Comparison of Four Common Gold Nanoparticles for Photothermal Cancer Therapy: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Sabrina N. Saiphoo ◽  
Cassidy M. Rose ◽  
Alexander T. Dunn ◽  
Dwij J. Padia ◽  
Muhammad Hasibul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Gold Nanospheres ◽  
Cancerous Tissue ◽  
Patient Prognosis

Current cancer treatment options, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, often cause damage to healthy tissue and reduce a patient's quality of life with well-known side effects, such as pain, infection and nerve damage. Recent research has shown that gold nanoparticles used as photothermal agents in photothermal therapy may pose as an alternative to traditional treatments. This great potential is due to their ability to selectively accumulate in cancerous tissue, efficiently absorb near-infrared light, and kill cancerous tissue without harming surrounding cells. Gold nanoparticles show promise in increasing treatment efficacy and reducing the side effects associated with cancer therapy. While recent studies show the potential of gold nanoparticles, the existing literature is limited in drawing comparisons between studies and practical use for photothermal therapy. This paper reviews notable studies on four common gold nanoparticles used in the therapeutic treatment of cancer: gold nanocages, gold nanospheres, gold nanorods, and gold nanoshells. By comparing key characteristics of the particles’, including their synthesis, toxicity, absorption spectrum, and selective photothermal lethality, gold nanospheres can be recommended for use in photothermal therapy. Although forms of each gold nanoparticle were found to have a low toxicity, gold nanospheres can be rapidly synthesized and appear to exceed in selective photothermal lethality and immature tumour accumulation. Due to these advantages in using gold nanospheres for photothermal therapy, cancer could be treated more effectively and improve patient prognosis.

From traditional to novel treatment of arthritis: a review of recent advances in nanotechnology-based thermal therapy

Nanomedicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongtao Shang ◽  
Huan Gu ◽  
Nan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Thermal Therapy ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Combined Application ◽  
Novel Treatment ◽  
Thermal Therapies ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
Arthritic Joints

Arthritis has been a heavy burden on the economy and society at large. Recently, nanomaterials that can convert near-infrared light into localized heat have demonstrated better targeting to arthritic joints, fewer side effects, ease of combined application with current therapeutics and enhanced efficacy for arthritis treatment. In this review, the authors summarize traditional thermal therapies for arthritis treatment and their molecular mechanisms and discuss the advantages and applications of nanotechnology-based thermal therapies for arthritis treatment. In conclusion, nanotechnology-based thermal therapies are effective alternatives or adjuvant strategies to the current pharmacological treatment of arthritis. Future clinical translation of thermal therapies could benefit from research elucidating their mechanisms and standardizing their parameters to optimize efficacy.

Fluorescent proteins for in vivo imaging, where's the biliverdin?

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 2657-2667
Author(s):  
Felipe Montecinos-Franjola ◽  
John Y. Lin ◽  
Erik A. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
In Vivo Imaging ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Fluorescent Proteins ◽  
Fluorescent Imaging ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Red Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Color Palette

Noninvasive fluorescent imaging requires far-red and near-infrared fluorescent proteins for deeper imaging. Near-infrared light penetrates biological tissue with blood vessels due to low absorbance, scattering, and reflection of light and has a greater signal-to-noise due to less autofluorescence. Far-red and near-infrared fluorescent proteins absorb light &gt;600 nm to expand the color palette for imaging multiple biosensors and noninvasive in vivo imaging. The ideal fluorescent proteins are bright, photobleach minimally, express well in the desired cells, do not oligomerize, and generate or incorporate exogenous fluorophores efficiently. Coral-derived red fluorescent proteins require oxygen for fluorophore formation and release two hydrogen peroxide molecules. New fluorescent proteins based on phytochrome and phycobiliproteins use biliverdin IXα as fluorophores, do not require oxygen for maturation to image anaerobic organisms and tumor core, and do not generate hydrogen peroxide. The small Ultra-Red Fluorescent Protein (smURFP) was evolved from a cyanobacterial phycobiliprotein to covalently attach biliverdin as an exogenous fluorophore. The small Ultra-Red Fluorescent Protein is biophysically as bright as the enhanced green fluorescent protein, is exceptionally photostable, used for biosensor development, and visible in living mice. Novel applications of smURFP include in vitro protein diagnostics with attomolar (10−18 M) sensitivity, encapsulation in viral particles, and fluorescent protein nanoparticles. However, the availability of biliverdin limits the fluorescence of biliverdin-attaching fluorescent proteins; hence, extra biliverdin is needed to enhance brightness. New methods for improved biliverdin bioavailability are necessary to develop improved bright far-red and near-infrared fluorescent proteins for noninvasive imaging in vivo.

Catalyst Halogenation Enables Rapid and Efficient Polymerizations with Visible to Near-Infrared Light

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Stafford ◽  
Dowon Ahn ◽  
Emily Raulerson ◽  
Kun-You Chung ◽  
Kaihong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Transient Absorption ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Nir Light ◽  
Light Intensities ◽  
Emission Quenching

Driving rapid polymerizations with visible to near-infrared (NIR) light will enable nascent technologies in the emerging fields of bio- and composite-printing. However, current photopolymerization strategies are limited by long reaction times, high light intensities, and/or large catalyst loadings. Improving efficiency remains elusive without a comprehensive, mechanistic evaluation of photocatalysis to better understand how composition relates to polymerization metrics. With this objective in mind, a series of methine- and aza-bridged boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives were synthesized and systematically characterized to elucidate key structure-property relationships that facilitate efficient photopolymerization driven by visible to NIR light. For both BODIPY scaffolds, halogenation was shown as a general method to increase polymerization rate, quantitatively characterized using a custom real-time infrared spectroscopy setup. Furthermore, a combination of steady-state emission quenching experiments, electronic structure calculations, and ultrafast transient absorption revealed that efficient intersystem crossing to the lowest excited triplet state upon halogenation was a key mechanistic step to achieving rapid photopolymerization reactions. Unprecedented polymerization rates were achieved with extremely low light intensities (< 1 mW/cm<sup>2</sup>) and catalyst loadings (< 50 μM), exemplified by reaction completion within 60 seconds of irradiation using green, red, and NIR light-emitting diodes.

An ordered copper nanowell-array film with near-perfect broadband absorption from ultraviolet to near-infrared light

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 110906
Author(s):  
Juan Shen ◽  
Yong Ren ◽  
Xinxin Zhu ◽  
Min Mao ◽  
Quan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Near Infrared Light ◽  
Broadband Absorption
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