Artesunate-Loaded and Near-Infrared Dye-Conjugated Albumin Nanoparticles as High-Efficiency Tumor-Targeted Photo-Chemo Theranostic Agent

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Author	Yang, Hainan Liu, Zaijia Li, Xufeng Zhang, Zhenfeng Chen, Deji Lian, Hui Qin
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	Herein, a tumor-targeted multifunctional theranostic agent was synthetized using a facile method, combining four clinically approved materials: artesunate (Arte), human serum albumin (HSA), folic acid (FA), and indocyanine green (ICG). The obtained nanocomposites (FA-IHA NPs) showed an excellent photo- and physiological stability. The ICG in the FA-IHA NPs was used not only for near infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging, but also for photothermal and photodynamic (PTT-PDT) therapy under a single NIR irradiation. In addition, the NIR irradiation (808 nm, 1 W/cm2) could trigger Arte release that showed enhanced chemotherapeutic effect. Through fluorescence imaging, the cell uptake and tumor accumulation of FA-IHA NPs were observed in vitro and in vivo, analyzed by confocal microscopy and NIR fluorescence imaging in tumor xenograft mice. Based on the diagnostic results, FA-IHA NPs at 24 h post injection and combined with NIR irradiation (808 nm, 1 W/cm2) could efficiently suppress tumor growth through a photo-chemo combination therapy, with no tumor recurrence in vitro and in vivo. The obtained results suggested that FA-IHA NPs are promising photo-chemo theranostic agents for future clinical translation.
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DOI	10.1186/s11671-018-2700-5
PubMed reference number	30311065
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	13
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://nanoscalereslett.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s11671-018-2700-5
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-018-2700-5
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article