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Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells by Albumin-Modified Gold Nanorods and Activation of Dendritic Cells
摘要： Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy has been widely studied for cancer treatment. It is important to disclose how photothermally ablated tumor cells trigger immune responses. In this study, bovine serum albumin (BSA)-coated gold nanorods (BSA-coated AuNRs) were prepared and used for photothermal ablation of breast tumor cells. The BSA-coated AuNRs showed high photothermal conversion efficiency and good photothermal ablation effect towards tumor cells. The ablated tumor cells were co-cultured with immature dendritic cells (DCs) through a direct cell contacting model and diffusion model to confirm the stimulatory effects of cell–cell interaction and soluble factors released from ablated tumor cells. The results indicated that photothermally ablated tumor cells induced immune-stimulatory responses of DCs through both cell–cell interaction and soluble factors. The results should be useful for synergistic photothermal-immunotherapy of primary and metastatic cancer.
关键词： gold nanorods,cellular uptake,photothermal ablation,cancer therapy,photothermal therapy,immune responses
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Integrin α <sub/>γ</sub> β <sub/>3</sub> -targeted [ <sup>64</sup> Cu]CuS Nanoparticles for PET/CT Imaging and Photothermal Ablation Therapy
摘要： Copper sulfide (CuS) nanoparticles have been considered one of the most clinical relevant nanosystems because of their straightforward chemistry, small particle size, low toxicity, and intrinsic theranostic characteristics. In our previous studies, radioactive [64Cu]CuS nanoparticles were successfully developed to be used as efficient radiotracers for positron emission tomography and for photothermal ablation therapy of cancer cells using near-infrared laser irradiation. However, the major challenge of CuS nanoparticles as a theranostic platform is the lack of a means for effective targeted delivery to the tumor site. To overcome this challenge, we designed and synthesized angiogenesis-targeting [64Cu]CuS nanoparticles, which are coupled with cyclic RGDfK peptide [c(RGDfK)] through polyethylene glycol (PEG) linkers using click chemistry. In assessing their tumor-targeting efficacy, we found that the tumor uptakes of [64Cu]CuS-PEG-c(RGDfK) nanoparticles at 24 h after intravenous injection were significantly greater (8.6%±1.4% injected dose/gram of tissue) than those of nontargeted [64Cu]CuS-PEG nanoparticles (4.3%±1.2% injected dose/gram of tissue, p < 0.05). Irradiation of tumors in mice administered [64Cu]CuS-PEG-c(RGDfK) nanoparticles induced 98.7% necrotic areas. In contrast, irradiation of tumors in mice administered non-targeted CuS-PEG nanoparticles induced 59% necrotic areas (p < 0.05). The angiogenesis-targeting [64Cu]CuS nanoparticles may serve as a promising platform for image-guided ablation therapy with high efficacy and minimal side effects in future clinical translation of this novel class of multifunctional nanomaterials.
关键词： PET/CT imaging,RGD peptide,Copper sulfide nanoparticles,photothermal ablation therapy,integrin αvβ3,theranostics
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Polyethylene glycol–modified molybdenum oxide as NIR photothermal agent and its ablation ability for HeLa cells
摘要： Molybdenum oxide, as one of the important transition metal semiconductor materials with photothermal property, has received increasing attention in the field of catalysis, sensing, energy storage, and clinical biomedicine. To improve its certain limitations such as poor biocompatibility and easy agglomeration during application as biomaterials and promote its performance as photothermal agent in biomedical fields, polyethylene glycol (PEG)–modified molybdenum oxide was synthesized and the synthesis conditions during the hydrothermal process, including the pH values and the amount of PEG added, were adjusted. Owing to the reduction function of PEG, as-obtained PEG-MoOx showed good photostability and colloidal stability, which were beneficial to its application in long-term clinical photothermal therapy. In addition, cell experiments indicated that PEG-MoOx particles exhibited low cytotoxicity and ability of photothermal killing for HeLa cells. With the increase PEG-MoOx particles in solution, the photothermal ablation ability of PEG-MoOx particles for the HeLa cells was enhanced under an 808-nm NIR laser irradiation. Hence, PEG-MoOx particles have great potential in the photothermal treatment of diseases.
关键词： Photothermal ablation,PEG,Molybdenum oxide,Near-infrared absorption,HeLa cells
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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Superficial photothermal laser ablation (SPLA) of exa??vivo sheep esophagus using a conea??shaped optical fiber tip
摘要： Superficial photothermal laser ablation (SPLA) may be a useful therapeutic approach producing a depth of injury that is sufficient to eliminate mucosal lesion but not deep enough to induce thermal effects in deeper tissue layers. The purpose of this preliminary study is twofold: to describe design steps of a fiber probe capable of delivering a tightly focused laser beam, including Monte-Carlo based simulations, and (2) to complete the initial testing of the probe in a sheep esophagus model, ex vivo. The cone-shaped (tapered) fiber tip was obtained by chemical etching of the optical fiber. A 1505 nm diode laser providing power up to 500 mW was operated in continuous-wave. The successful SPLA of the sheep mucosa layer was demonstrated for various speed-power combinations, including 300 mW laser power at a surface scanning rate of 0.5 mm/s and 450 mW laser power at a surface scanning rate of 2.0 mm/s. Upon further development, this probe may be useful for endoscopic photothermal laser ablation of the mucosa layer using relatively low laser power.
关键词： Photothermal ablation,chemical etching,fiber probe,mucosa,Monte Carlo
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52