Gold nanorod embedded large-pore mesoporous organosilica nanospheres for gene and photothermal cooperative therapy of triple negative breast cancer

Nanoscale. 2017 Jan 26;9(4):1466-1474. doi: 10.1039/c6nr07598c.

Abstract

To date, clinicians still lack an effective strategy to treat triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). In this work, we design for the first time a gold nanorod embedded large-pore mesoporous organosilica (GNR@LPMO) nanoplatform for gene and photothermal cooperative therapy of TNBC. The synthesized GNR@LPMOs possess a uniform size (175 nm), high surface area (631 m2 g-1), large pore size, excellent photothermal efficiency, and good biocompatibility. Thanks to the large-pore mesoporous organosilica layer, the GNR@LPMO nanoplatforms display much higher loading capacity of siRNA compared with traditional liposome and bare gold nanorods. Thus, functional siRNA can be efficiently delivered into TNBC cells by GNR@LPMOs, causing much higher cell apoptosis through knocking down the PLK1 proteins. By combining the effective gene delivery and photothermal abilities, the GNR@LPMO nanoplatforms are further used for gene and photothermal cooperative therapy of TNBC, which induce a 15 fold higher mice tumor inhibition rate than sole therapy modality, indicating the potential clinical use of this novel nanoplatform in treating TNBC.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Genetic Therapy*
  • Gold*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanospheres*
  • Nanotubes
  • Phototherapy*
  • Polo-Like Kinase 1
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Gold
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases