MC540 and upconverting nanocrystal coloaded polymeric liposome for near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy and cell fluorescent imaging.
MC540 and upconverting nanocrystal coloaded polymeric liposome for near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy and cell fluorescent imaging.
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DOI:
10.1021/am500097f
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发表时间:
2014-02
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
Hanjie Wang;Zhongyun Liu;Sheng Wang;Chunhong Dong;Xiaoqun Gong;P. Zhao;Jin Chang
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作者:
Hanjie Wang;Zhongyun Liu;Sheng Wang;Chunhong Dong;Xiaoqun Gong;P. Zhao;Jin Chang
In clinic, the application of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in deep tissue is severely constrained by the limited penetration depth of visible light needed for activating the photosensitizer (PS). In this Article, a merocyanine 540 (MC540) and upconverting nanoparticle (UCN) coloaded functional polymeric liposome nanocarrier, (MC540 + UCN)/FPL, was designed and constructed successfully for solving this problem in PDT. Compared with the conventional approaches using UCNs absorbing PSs directly, the combination of UCN and polymeric liposome has unique advantages. The UCN core as a transducer can convert deep-penetrating near-infrared light to visible light for activating MC540. The functional polymeric liposome shell decorated with folate as a nanoshield can keep the UCN and MC540 stable, protect them from being attacked, and help them get into cells. The results show that (MC540 + UCN)/FPL is an individual nanosphere with an average size of 26 nm. MC540 can be activated to produce singlet oxygen successfully by upconverting fluorescence emitted from UCNs. After (MC540 + UCN)/FPL was modified with folate, the cell uptake efficiency increased obviously. More interestingly, in the PDT effect test, the (MC540 + UCN)/FPL nanocarrier further improved the inhibition effect on tumor cells by anchoring targeting folate and transactivating transduction peptide. Our data suggest that the (MC540 + UCN)/FPL nanocarrier may be a useful nanoplatform for future PDT treatment in deep-cancer therapy based on upconversion mechanism.