Cancer cell membrane-coated magnetic nanoparticles for MR/NIR fluorescence dual-modal imaging and photodynamic therapy

Biomater Sci. 2018 Jun 25;6(7):1834-1845. doi: 10.1039/c8bm00343b.

Abstract

Theranostic nanoprobes integrated with dual-modal imaging and therapeutic functions, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT), have exhibited significant potency in cancer treatments due to their high imaging accuracy and non-invasive advantages for cancer elimination. However, biocompatibility and highly efficient accumulation of these nanoprobes in tumor are still unsatisfactory for clinical application. In this study, a photosensitizer -loaded magnetic nanobead with surface further coated with a layer of cancer cell membrane (SSAP-Ce6@CCM) was designed to improve the biocompatibility and cellular uptake and ultimately achieve enhanced MR/NIR fluorescence imaging and PDT efficacy. Compared with similar nanobeads without CCM coating, SSAP-Ce6@CCM showed significantly enhanced cellular uptake, as evidenced by Prussian blue staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometric analysis. Consequently, SSAP-Ce6@CCM displayed a more distinct MR/NIR imaging ability and more obvious photo-cytotoxicity towards cancer cells under 670 nm laser irradiation. Furthermore, the enhanced PDT effect benefited from the surface coating of cancer cell membrane was demonstrated in SMMC-7721 tumor-bearing mice through tumor growth observation and tumor tissue pathological examination. Therefore, this CCM-disguised nanobead that integrated the abilities of MR/NIR fluorescence dual-modal imaging and photodynamic therapy might be a promising theranostic platform for tumor treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Animals
  • Biological Transport
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Membrane / chemistry
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Chlorophyllides
  • Humans
  • Infrared Rays
  • Lasers
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / administration & dosage
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Optical Imaging / methods
  • Photochemotherapy / methods*
  • Photosensitizing Agents / chemistry
  • Photosensitizing Agents / pharmacology*
  • Porphyrins / chemistry
  • Porphyrins / pharmacology*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / agonists
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Theranostic Nanomedicine / methods
  • Tumor Burden / drug effects
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Chlorophyllides
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • Porphyrins
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • phytochlorin