Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment

Nanomedicine shows remarkable potential to improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment of tumors, utilizing nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have emerged as a highly promising option due to their exceptional optical and enzyme‐mimicking catalytic activities as well a...

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Main Authors: Shiqun Chen, Shasha Li, Yili Wang, Zuohong Chen, Hao Wang, Xiao-Dong Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2023-12-01
Series:Advanced NanoBiomed Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202300082
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author Shiqun Chen
Shasha Li
Yili Wang
Zuohong Chen
Hao Wang
Xiao-Dong Zhang
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Shasha Li
Yili Wang
Zuohong Chen
Hao Wang
Xiao-Dong Zhang
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description Nanomedicine shows remarkable potential to improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment of tumors, utilizing nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have emerged as a highly promising option due to their exceptional optical and enzyme‐mimicking catalytic activities as well as good biocompatibility. The renal clearable clusters can enrich in the tumors upon their enhanced permeability and retention properties, which benefits the tumor‐related applications. The fluorescence of AuNCs in the second near‐infrared region possesses extraordinary penetration depth and high temporal–spatial resolution, enabling excellent in vivo imaging and real‐time monitoring of pathological process. AuNC‐based nanoplatforms represent a paradigm of integrated, efficient, intelligent, and safe treatment strategy, extending personalized tumor therapy. Meanwhile, the optical and biocatalytic properties can be modulated by adopting the atom/ligand engineering, which further enhances the efficacy of AuNCs. Herein, the advances of AuNCs in the field of diagnosis and treatment of tumors are summarized and the directions to be improved are proposed to promote the clinical translation of the AuNCs.
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spelling doaj.art-e87e31ed418c4d229399e18d4d6148612023-12-14T03:55:56ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced NanoBiomed Research2699-93072023-12-01312n/an/a10.1002/anbr.202300082Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentShiqun Chen0Shasha Li1Yili Wang2Zuohong Chen3Hao Wang4Xiao-Dong Zhang5Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 ChinaNanomedicine shows remarkable potential to improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment of tumors, utilizing nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have emerged as a highly promising option due to their exceptional optical and enzyme‐mimicking catalytic activities as well as good biocompatibility. The renal clearable clusters can enrich in the tumors upon their enhanced permeability and retention properties, which benefits the tumor‐related applications. The fluorescence of AuNCs in the second near‐infrared region possesses extraordinary penetration depth and high temporal–spatial resolution, enabling excellent in vivo imaging and real‐time monitoring of pathological process. AuNC‐based nanoplatforms represent a paradigm of integrated, efficient, intelligent, and safe treatment strategy, extending personalized tumor therapy. Meanwhile, the optical and biocatalytic properties can be modulated by adopting the atom/ligand engineering, which further enhances the efficacy of AuNCs. Herein, the advances of AuNCs in the field of diagnosis and treatment of tumors are summarized and the directions to be improved are proposed to promote the clinical translation of the AuNCs.https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202300082diagnosesgold nanoclustersNIR-II imagingstreatmentstumors
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Shasha Li
Yili Wang
Zuohong Chen
Hao Wang
Xiao-Dong Zhang
Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
Advanced NanoBiomed Research
diagnoses
gold nanoclusters
NIR-II imagings
treatments
tumors
title Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
title_fullStr Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
title_short Gold Nanoclusters for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
title_sort gold nanoclusters for tumor diagnosis and treatment
topic diagnoses
gold nanoclusters
NIR-II imagings
treatments
tumors
url https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202300082
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