Department of Chemistry and Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jan 30;121(5):e2318265121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2318265121. Epub 2024 Jan 23.
Surgical resections of solid tumors guided by visual inspection of tumor margins have been performed for over a century to treat cancer. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence labeling/imaging of tumor in the NIR-I (800 to 900 nm) range with systemically administrated fluorophore/tumor-targeting antibody conjugates have been introduced to improve tumor margin delineation, tumor removal accuracy, and patient survival. Here, we show Au molecular clusters functionalized with phosphorylcholine ligands (AuPC, ~2 nm in size) as a preclinical intratumorally injectable agent for NIR-II/SWIR (1,000 to 3,000 nm) fluorescence imaging-guided tumor resection. The AuPC clusters were found to be uniformly distributed in the 4T1 murine breast cancer tumor upon intratumor (i.t.) injection. The phosphocholine coating afforded highly stealth clusters, allowing a high percentage of AuPC to fill the tumor interstitial fluid space homogeneously. Intra-operative surgical navigation guided by imaging of the NIR-II fluorescence of AuPC allowed for complete and non-excessive tumor resection. The AuPC in tumors were also employed as a photothermal therapy (PTT) agent to uniformly heat up and eradicate tumors. Further, we performed in vivo NIR-IIb (1,500 to 1,700 nm) molecular imaging of the treated tumor using a quantum dot-Annexin V (QD-P-Anx V) conjugate, revealing cancer cell apoptosis following PTT. The therapeutic functionalities of AuPC clusters combined with rapid renal excretion, high biocompatibility, and safety make them promising for clinical translation.
一个多世纪以来,外科医生一直通过目视检查肿瘤边缘来进行实体肿瘤切除术,以治疗癌症。目前已将近红外(NIR)荧光标记/成像技术应用于临床,通过静脉注射荧光染料/肿瘤靶向抗体偶联物,实现对肿瘤的近红外 I 区(800 至 900nm)成像,从而改善肿瘤边界的描绘、肿瘤切除的准确性和患者的存活率。在此,我们展示了一种磷酰胆碱配体功能化的金纳米团簇(AuPC,约 2nm 大小)作为一种临床前可瘤内注射的试剂,用于近红外二区/短波近红外(NIR-II/SWIR,1000 至 3000nm)荧光成像引导的肿瘤切除术。研究发现,AuPC 纳米团簇经瘤内(i.t.)注射后均匀分布于 4T1 乳腺癌肿瘤中。由于磷酰胆碱的包覆作用,AuPC 纳米团簇具有高度隐形的特性,能够使大量的 AuPC 均匀地填充到肿瘤间质液中。术中通过 AuPC 的近红外二区荧光成像进行手术导航,可以实现完全且不过度的肿瘤切除。AuPC 纳米团簇还可作为光热治疗(PTT)试剂,均匀加热并消灭肿瘤。此外,我们还使用一种量子点-膜联蛋白 V(QD-P-Anx V)偶联物对治疗后的肿瘤进行了体内近红外二区 b 区(1500 至 1700nm)分子成像,揭示了 PTT 后癌细胞凋亡的情况。AuPC 纳米团簇的治疗功能结合其快速的肾脏排泄、高生物相容性和安全性,使其具有良好的临床转化前景。
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