Ce6/Mn2+-chelated polydopamine@black-TiO2 nanoprobes for enhanced synergistic phototherapy and magnetic resonance imaging in 4T1 breast cancer

Nanoscale. 2020 Jan 23;12(3):1801-1810. doi: 10.1039/c9nr09236f.

Abstract

Black titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles have attracted great attention due to their application in photothermal therapy (PTT). However, single-mode phototherapy has the risk of recurrence, and the high-dose laser usually imposed to improve the PTT performance can bring a potential threat to security. Here, polydopamine (PDA)-coated black TiO2 (b-P25@PDA) nanoparticles with a core-shell structure were synthesized for enhanced PTT; then, synergistic phototherapy nanoprobes (b-P25@PDA-Ce6 (Mn)) were constructed by coupling chlorin e6 (Ce6) and chelating Mn2+ for simultaneous photodynamic therapy (PDT)/PTT and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, in which a low-dose laser was used and imaging-guided phototherapy with high efficiency and high safety was achieved. The prepared nanoprobes showed high photothermal conversion efficiency (32.12%), high reactive oxygen generation and excellent MR imaging. In the 4T1 tumor-bearing nude mouse model, the tumors completely disappeared under the combination of PDT/PTT with a low-dose laser but were only partially inhibited by single PDT and single PTT. The current work developed a multifunctional black TiO2-based nanoprobe for enhanced synergistic PDT/PTT and MR imaging, which will be important for the safe and efficient visualized theranostics of cancers.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chlorophyllides
  • Contrast Media* / chemistry
  • Contrast Media* / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Indoles* / chemistry
  • Indoles* / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal* / drug therapy
  • Manganese* / chemistry
  • Manganese* / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Nanoparticles* / chemistry
  • Nanoparticles* / therapeutic use
  • Phototherapy*
  • Polymers* / chemistry
  • Polymers* / pharmacology
  • Porphyrins* / chemistry
  • Porphyrins* / pharmacology
  • Titanium* / chemistry
  • Titanium* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Chlorophyllides
  • Contrast Media
  • Indoles
  • Polymers
  • Porphyrins
  • polydopamine
  • titanium dioxide
  • Manganese
  • phytochlorin
  • Titanium