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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2339-2353 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Nanomedicine |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- GPC1
- gemcitabine
- multimodal imaging
- targeted therapy
- theranostic nanoplatform
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science