A GPC1-targeted and gemcitabine-loaded biocompatible nanoplatform for pancreatic cancer multimodal imaging and therapy

Wenli Qiu, Huifeng Zhang, Xiao Chen, Lina Song, Wenjing Cui, Shuai Ren, Yajie Wang, Kai Guo, Donghui Li, Rong Chen, Zhongqiu Wang

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Abstract

Aim: Biomarker-targeted nanocarrier holds promise for early diagnosis and effective therapy of cancer. Materials & methods: This work successfully designs and evaluates GPC1-targeted, gemcitabine (GEM)-loaded multifunctional gold nanocarrier for near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF)/MRI and targeted chemotherapy against pancreatic cancer in vitro and in vivo. Results: Blood biochemical and histological analyses show that the in vivo toxicity of GPC1-GEM-nanoparticles (NPs) was negligible. Both in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrate that GPC1-GEM-NPs can be used as NIRF/MR contrast agent for pancreatic cancer detection. Treatment of xenografted mice with GPC1-GEM-NPs shows a higher tumor inhibitory effect compared with controls. Conclusion: This novel theranostic nanoplatform provides early diagnostic and effective therapeutic potential for pancreatic cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2339-2353
Number of pages15
JournalNanomedicine
Volume14
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • GPC1
  • gemcitabine
  • multimodal imaging
  • targeted therapy
  • theranostic nanoplatform

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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