Authors: | Pal, S.; Ray, A.; Andreou, C.; Zhou, Y.; Rakshit, T.; Wlodarczyk, M.; Maeda, M.; Toledo-Crow, R.; Berisha, N.; Yang, J.; Hsu, H. T.; Oseledchyk, A.; Mondal, J.; Zou, S.; Kircher, M. F. |
Article Title: | DNA-enabled rational design of fluorescence-Raman bimodal nanoprobes for cancer imaging and therapy |
Abstract: | Recently, surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanoprobes have shown tremendous potential in oncological imaging owing to the high sensitivity and specificity of their fingerprint-like spectra. As current Raman scanners rely on a slow, point-by-point spectrum acquisition, there is an unmet need for faster imaging to cover a clinically relevant area in real-time. Herein, we report the rational design and optimization of fluorescence-Raman bimodal nanoparticles (FRNPs) that synergistically combine the specificity of Raman spectroscopy with the versatility and speed of fluorescence imaging. DNA-enabled molecular engineering allows the rational design of FRNPs with a detection limit as low as 5 × 10 −15 M. FRNPs selectively accumulate in tumor tissue mouse cancer models and enable real-time fluorescence imaging for tumor detection, resection, and subsequent Raman-based verification of clean margins. Furthermore, FRNPs enable highly efficient image-guided photothermal ablation of tumors, widening the scope of the NPs into the therapeutic realm. © 2019, The Author(s). |
Keywords: | controlled study; human cell; genetics; nonhuman; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; brain tumor; brain neoplasms; sensitivity and specificity; ovarian neoplasms; mouse; animal; metabolism; animals; mice; cell viability; confocal microscopy; fluorescence; fluorescent dye; fluorescent dyes; animal experiment; animal model; immunofluorescence; drug screening; xenograft model antitumor assays; cell line, tumor; diagnostic imaging; cancer therapy; gene transfer; chemistry; dna; genetic engineering; glioblastoma; ovary tumor; tumor cell line; energy transfer; imaging; fluorescence spectroscopy; phantoms, imaging; tumor; surface plasmon resonance; synthesis; drug carrier; fluorescence imaging; drug carriers; electrostimulation; equipment; metal nanoparticle; metal nanoparticles; low level laser therapy; laser therapy; transmission electron microscopy; process optimization; limit of detection; optical imaging; devices; procedures; detection method; raman spectroscopy; raman spectrometry; spectrum analysis, raman; silver; photothermal therapy; ultraviolet visible spectroscopy; imaging phantom; cancer; humans; human; female; article; cell viability assay; gold nanorod; imaging method; chromophore assisted light inactivation; surface enhanced raman spectroscopy; low-level light therapy |
Journal Title: | Nature Communications |
Volume: | 10 |
ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Date Published: | 2019-04-26 |
Start Page: | 1926 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-019-09173-2 |
PUBMED: | 31028250 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PMCID: | PMC6486596 |
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Notes: | Source: Scopus |