Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles

Abstract Extensive research have been devoted to the exploration of multifunctional theranostic agents for cancer, but the poor tumor specificity and unsatisfactory treatment efficacy are some of the critical obstacles for their clinical translations. Herein, ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanopar...

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Main Authors: Shan Sun, Qiao Chen, Yike Li, Yao Yu, Zhongjun Li, Hengwei Lin
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Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/smm2.1119
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author Shan Sun
Qiao Chen
Yike Li
Yao Yu
Zhongjun Li
Hengwei Lin
author_facet Shan Sun
Qiao Chen
Yike Li
Yao Yu
Zhongjun Li
Hengwei Lin
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description Abstract Extensive research have been devoted to the exploration of multifunctional theranostic agents for cancer, but the poor tumor specificity and unsatisfactory treatment efficacy are some of the critical obstacles for their clinical translations. Herein, ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles (Fc‐CD NPs) were designed and fabricated for achieving highly specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy (CDT). The Fc‐CD NPs were found not only to inherit the immanent fluorescence, photoacoustic, and photothermal properties of carbon dots (CDs), but also be endowed with CDT that could occur selectively in tumor microenvironment (TME) due to the presence of Fc for triggering Fenton reaction. Moreover, the enlarged particle size of Fc‐CD NPs facilitated their effective accumulation at tumor sites, thus realizing great improvement for antitumor treatment outcomes. Once docking at tumor and being exposed to 660 nm laser irradiation, significantly amplified CDT effect of Fc‐CD NPs was observed due to heat‐accelerating generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). More interestingly, since the produced ROS could in turn alleviate the thermal‐resistance of photothermal therapy (PTT), the therapeutic efficiency of integrated PTT and CDT was synergized to the maximum extent. This study on the one hand provides a facile approach to fabricate CDs‐based multifunctional theranostic nanoplatform with enhanced tumor accumulation and specificity, on the other hand emphasizes the merits of synergizing mutually beneficial therapeutic modalities for more efficient cancer therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-d7fef67da18940ebbbc09064c9538c602022-12-22T00:34:04ZengWileySmartMat2688-819X2022-06-013231132210.1002/smm2.1119Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticlesShan Sun0Qiao Chen1Yike Li2Yao Yu3Zhongjun Li4Hengwei Lin5School of Chemical and Material Engineering, International Joint Research Center for Photo‐responsive Molecules and Materials Jiangnan University Wuxi ChinaMechanobiology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Bioengineering College Chongqing University Chongqing ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou ChinaSchool of Chemical and Material Engineering, International Joint Research Center for Photo‐responsive Molecules and Materials Jiangnan University Wuxi ChinaAbstract Extensive research have been devoted to the exploration of multifunctional theranostic agents for cancer, but the poor tumor specificity and unsatisfactory treatment efficacy are some of the critical obstacles for their clinical translations. Herein, ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles (Fc‐CD NPs) were designed and fabricated for achieving highly specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy (CDT). The Fc‐CD NPs were found not only to inherit the immanent fluorescence, photoacoustic, and photothermal properties of carbon dots (CDs), but also be endowed with CDT that could occur selectively in tumor microenvironment (TME) due to the presence of Fc for triggering Fenton reaction. Moreover, the enlarged particle size of Fc‐CD NPs facilitated their effective accumulation at tumor sites, thus realizing great improvement for antitumor treatment outcomes. Once docking at tumor and being exposed to 660 nm laser irradiation, significantly amplified CDT effect of Fc‐CD NPs was observed due to heat‐accelerating generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). More interestingly, since the produced ROS could in turn alleviate the thermal‐resistance of photothermal therapy (PTT), the therapeutic efficiency of integrated PTT and CDT was synergized to the maximum extent. This study on the one hand provides a facile approach to fabricate CDs‐based multifunctional theranostic nanoplatform with enhanced tumor accumulation and specificity, on the other hand emphasizes the merits of synergizing mutually beneficial therapeutic modalities for more efficient cancer therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/smm2.1119carbon dotscrosslinked nanoparticlesferrocenesynergistic therapytumor specificity
spellingShingle Shan Sun
Qiao Chen
Yike Li
Yao Yu
Zhongjun Li
Hengwei Lin
Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
SmartMat
carbon dots
crosslinked nanoparticles
ferrocene
synergistic therapy
tumor specificity
title Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
title_full Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
title_fullStr Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
title_short Tumor‐specific and photothermal‐augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene‐carbon dot‐crosslinked nanoparticles
title_sort tumor specific and photothermal augmented chemodynamic therapy by ferrocene carbon dot crosslinked nanoparticles
topic carbon dots
crosslinked nanoparticles
ferrocene
synergistic therapy
tumor specificity
url https://doi.org/10.1002/smm2.1119
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