作者: | Kai Yang a, b, *, Guangbao Yang b, Lei Chen a, Liang Cheng b, Lu Wang b, Cuicui Ge a, Zhuang Liu b, ** |
单位: 摘要: | a School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology & Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China b Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China In this work, we develop magnetic iron sulfide (FeS) nanoplates as a theranostic agent for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided photothermal therapy of cancer. FeS nanoplates are synthesized via a simple one-step method and then functionalized with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The obtained PEGylated FeS (FeS-PEG) nanoplates exhibit high NIR absorbance together with strong superparamagnetism. The r2 relaxivity of FeS-PEG nanoplates is determined to be 209.8 mM-1S-1, which appears to be much higher than that of iron oxide nanoparticles and several types of clinical approved T2-contrast agents. After intravenous (i.v.) injection, those nanoplates show high accumulation in the tumor as revealed by MR imaging. Highly effective photothermal ablation of tumors is then achieved in a mouse tumor model upon i.v. injection of FeS-PEG at a moderate dose (20 mg/kg) followed by 808-nm NIR laser irradiation. |