Gadolinium-porphyrin based polymer nanotheranostics for fluorescence/magnetic resonance imaging guided photodynamic therapy

Wandi Chen, Junkai Zhao, Mengfei Hou, Mo Yang, Changqing Yi

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Abstract

Nanotheranostics for fluorescence/magnetic resonance (FL/MR) dual-modal imaging guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) are highly desirable in precision and personalized medicine. In this study, a facile non-covalent electrostatic interaction induced self-assembly strategy is developed to effectively encapsulate gadolinium porphyrin (Gd-TCPP) into homogeneous supramolecular nanoparticles (referred to as Gd-PNPs). Gd-PNPs exhibit the following advantages: (1) excellent FL imaging property, high longitudinal relaxivity (16.157 mM-1 s-1), and good singlet oxygen (1O2) production property; (2) excellent long-term colloidal stability, dispersity and biocompatibility; and (3) enhanced in vivo FL/MR imaging guided tumor growth inhibition efficiency for CT 26 tumor-bearing mice. This study provides a new strategy to design and synthesize metalloporphyrin-based nanotheranostics for imaging-guided cancer therapy with enhanced theranostic properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16197-16206
Number of pages10
JournalNanoscale
Volume13
Issue number38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Oct 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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