Synergistic Effect of Thermo‐Radiotherapy Using Au@FeS Core–Shell Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Therapeutic Nanoagents |
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| Authors: | Jie Chen Meifang Li Xuan Yi Qi Zhao Lei Chen Chen Yang Jinchang Wu Kai Yang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Radiation Medicine and Protection and School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD‐X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China;2. Department of Radiotherapy, East District of Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China;3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
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| Abstract: | Imaging guided combined therapy has attracted great attention in recent years. This study develops core–shell Au@FeS nanoparticles with polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating as multifunctional nanotheranostic agent for tumor imaging and combined photothermal therapy (PTT) and radiotherapy (RT). In this Au@FeS nanostructure, the gold core can act as a radiosensitizer for enhanced RT, while FeS shell offers contrast for T2‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging and endows the nanoparticles with strong high near‐infrared (NIR) for photoacoustic imaging and PTT. As demonstrated by both in vitro and in vivo experiments, Au@FeS‐PEG can act as excellent therapeutic agent for cancer synergistic treatment. More importantly, mild PTT boosts the blood flow into tumor and increases oxygenation to overcome the tumor hypoxia microenvironment, further enhancing the efficacy of RT. Moreover, Au@FeS‐PEG induces on obvious toxicity at a high dose (20 mg kg?1) to the treated mice as evidenced by blood biochemistry. Therefore, this study brings an excellent strategy for cancer enhanced RT through NIR‐triggered mild PTT to overcome hypoxia‐associated radioresistance. |
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| Keywords: | core– shell structures enhanced radiotherapy hypoxia synergistic therapy therapeutic agents |
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