Porphyrin-based covalent organic framework nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging-guided photodynamic and photothermal combination cancer therapy

Biomaterials. 2019 Dec:223:119459. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119459. Epub 2019 Aug 30.

Abstract

Combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) generally requires different components to build a composite irradiated with different excitation lights. One component photoactive agent for enhanced combination of PDT and PTT under the excitation of a single wavelength light source is more urgent in tumor phototherapy via adjusting spatial arrangement of photoactive units. Herein, porphyrin-based covalent organic framework nanoparticles (COF-366 NPs) were synthesized to control the orderly spatial arrangement of the photoactive building units and firstly used for antitumor therapy in vivo. COF-366 NPs provide the simultaneous therapy of PDT and PTT under a single wavelength light source with the monitoring of photoacoustic (PA) imaging, which makes the operation simpler and more convenient. COF-366 NPs had achieved good phototherapy effect even in the face of large tumors. The prepared multifunctional COF-366 NPs open up a new avenue to phototherapeutic materials and expand the application range of covalent organic framework.

Keywords: Covalent organic framework; Photoacoustic imaging; Photodynamic and photothermal therapy; Single wavelength light irradiation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Hemolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / therapy
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Photoacoustic Techniques*
  • Phototherapy*
  • Porphyrins / chemistry*
  • Rabbits
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Porphyrins
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran