Gold Nanorod-Photosensitizer Complex for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy In Vivo
Gold Nanorod-Photosensitizer Complex for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy In Vivo
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DOI:
10.1021/nn102722z
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发表时间:
2011-02-01
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影响因子:
17.1
通讯作者:
Choi, Yongdoo
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作者:
Jang, Boseung;Park, Jin-Young;Choi, Yongdoo
A gold nanorod (GNR)-photosensitizer complex was developed for noninvasive near-infrared fluorescence imaging and cancer therapy. We showed that (a) fluorescence emission and singlet oxygen generation by AIPcS4 were quenched after complex formation with GNRs; (b) 4-fold greater intracellular uptake and better in vitro phototoxicity were observed in GNR-AIPcS(4)-treated cells than in free AIPcS(4)-treated cells; and (c) after intravenous injection of the GNR-AIPcS(4) complex, tumor sites were clearly identified on near-Infrared fluorescence images as early as 1 h after injection. The tumor-to-background ratio increased over time and was 33 at 24 h; tumor growth reduced by 79% with photodynamic therapy (PDT) alone and by 95% with dual photothermal therapy (PTT) and PDT. This novel multifunctional nanomedicine may be useful for near-infrared fluorescence imaging and PTT/PDT in various cancers.