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Imaging-Guided Chemo-Photothermal Polydopamine Carbon Dots for EpCAM-Targeted Delivery toward Liver Tumor

  • Zeyu Li
  • , Jiatong Ni
  • , Liping Liu
  • , Liyuan Gu
  • , Zhiguang Wu
  • , Tianlong Li
  • , Krasnyuk Ivan Ivanovich
  • , Wancheng Zhao
  • , Tiedong Sun*
  • , Ting Wang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Northeast Forestry University
  • Harbin First Specialist Hospital
  • Henan Agricultural University
  • Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

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Abstract

We demonstrate a versatile nanoparticle with imaging-guided chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy and EpCAM-targeted delivery of liver tumor cells. EpCAM antibody (anti-EpCAM) and Pt(IV) were grafted onto the polydopamine carbon dots (PDA-CDs) by the amidation reaction. The EpCAM antibody of particles enables the targeted interaction with liver progenitor cells due to their overexpressed EpCAM protein. The tetravalent platinum prodrug [Pt(IV)] induces apoptosis with minimum toxic side effects through the interaction between cisplatin and tumor cell DNA. The nanoparticles displayed stable photothermal property and considerable anti-tumor therapeutic effect in vivo. Coupling with cellular imaging due to their fluorescence property, anti-EpCAM@PDA-CDs@Pt(IV) offers a convenient and effective platform for imaging-guided chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy toward liver cancers in the near future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29340-29348
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume13
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • cancer therapy
  • chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy
  • fluorescence imaging
  • imaging guiding
  • polydopamine-based carbon dots
  • tumor-targeted delivery

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