RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy

Ning Zhao,1,2,* Zhangru Yang,2,3,* Bingxin Li,2 Jin Meng,2 Zeliang Shi,2 Ping Li,4 Shen Fu4 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, 6th People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c655bb2524c4b5fbfe01e8ed9f3c5db2021-12-02T03:11:30ZRGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/4c655bb2524c4b5fbfe01e8ed9f3c5db2016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/rgd-conjugated-mesoporous-silica-encapsulated-gold-nanorods-enhance-th-peer-reviewed-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Ning Zhao,1,2,* Zhangru Yang,2,3,* Bingxin Li,2 Jin Meng,2 Zeliang Shi,2 Ping Li,4 Shen Fu4 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, 6th People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Multifunctional nanoprobes have great potential as effective radiosensitizers and drug carriers. RGD-modified gold nanorods could increase the uptake of nanoparticles via receptor-mediated endocytosis in integrin alphaV beta3-overexpressing breast cancer cells, which could enhance the effects of radiation on tumor cells, leading to further radiosensitization. The purpose of our study was to demonstrate that RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods significantly enhanced the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage energy. The results indicated that RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorod multifunctional nanoprobes could achieve radiosensitization in vitro and in vivo, which suggests the potential translation of this nanotechnology to clinical applications in tumor-targeting and selective therapy. Keywords: gold nanorods, triple-negative breast cancer, Arg-Gly-Asp peptides, integrin alphaV beta3, megavoltage radiation therapyZhao NYang ZRLi BXMeng JShi ZLLi PFu SDove Medical Pressarticlegold nanorodstriple-negative breast cancerArg-Gly-Asp peptidesintegrin alphaV beta3megavoltage radiation therapyMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol Volume 11, Pp 5595-5610 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic gold nanorods
triple-negative breast cancer
Arg-Gly-Asp peptides
integrin alphaV beta3
megavoltage radiation therapy
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle gold nanorods
triple-negative breast cancer
Arg-Gly-Asp peptides
integrin alphaV beta3
megavoltage radiation therapy
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Zhao N
Yang ZR
Li BX
Meng J
Shi ZL
Li P
Fu S
RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
description Ning Zhao,1,2,* Zhangru Yang,2,3,* Bingxin Li,2 Jin Meng,2 Zeliang Shi,2 Ping Li,4 Shen Fu4 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, 6th People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Multifunctional nanoprobes have great potential as effective radiosensitizers and drug carriers. RGD-modified gold nanorods could increase the uptake of nanoparticles via receptor-mediated endocytosis in integrin alphaV beta3-overexpressing breast cancer cells, which could enhance the effects of radiation on tumor cells, leading to further radiosensitization. The purpose of our study was to demonstrate that RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods significantly enhanced the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage energy. The results indicated that RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorod multifunctional nanoprobes could achieve radiosensitization in vitro and in vivo, which suggests the potential translation of this nanotechnology to clinical applications in tumor-targeting and selective therapy. Keywords: gold nanorods, triple-negative breast cancer, Arg-Gly-Asp peptides, integrin alphaV beta3, megavoltage radiation therapy
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author Zhao N
Yang ZR
Li BX
Meng J
Shi ZL
Li P
Fu S
author_facet Zhao N
Yang ZR
Li BX
Meng J
Shi ZL
Li P
Fu S
author_sort Zhao N
title RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
title_short RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
title_full RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
title_fullStr RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
title_full_unstemmed RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
title_sort rgd-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods enhance the sensitization of triple-negative breast cancer to megavoltage radiation therapy
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/4c655bb2524c4b5fbfe01e8ed9f3c5db
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