Abstract
Bilirubin (BR), a bile pigment that exerts potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, is also a major constituent of black pigment gallstones found in bile ducts under certain pathological conditions. Inspired by the intrinsic metal-chelating power of BR found in gallstones, herein we report a cisplatin-chelated BR-based nanoparticle (cisPt@BRNP) for use as a new photonic nanomedicine for combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy of cancers. The cisPt@BRNPs were prepared by simply mixing cisplatin with BRNPs, yielding ca. 150-nm-size NPs. Upon near-IR laser irradiation at 808 nm, cisPt@BRNPs generated considerable heat and induced clear death of cancer cells in vitro. Following intravenous injection into human colon cancer-bearing mice, cisPt@BRNPs allowed effective tumor visualization by photoacoustic imaging and remarkable antitumor efficacy by photothermal therapy, suggesting their potential for use as a new photonic nanomedicine for cancer therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13684-13688 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 44 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Oct 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- anticancer therapy
- bilirubin nanoparticles
- cisplatin
- photoacoustic imaging
- photothermal therapy