Xiaoyu Huang , Fan Yang , Beibei Gao , Wei Ge , Lu Gao , Jigang Wu , Shengxian Tu , Fu Wang
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Abstract
Current clinical colorectal cancer treatments usually possess unsatisfactory effects, mainly because of unavoidable surgical trauma and multidrug resistance. Precise and minimally invasive theragnostic technology has advanced through miniaturized catheter intervention with imaging-guided treatment methods; however, previously reported approaches cannot simultaneously perform in situ real-time imaging and therapy. We proposed a strategy of 0.9 mm catheter-based optical coherence tomography imaging-guided interventional photothermal therapy at 1310 nm for orthotopic colorectal cancer. Specifically, folate-modified Bi/Bi2S3 nanoparticles showed intense scattering signals and local hyperpyrexia under 1310 nm laser irradiation in vitro and in vivo due to the localized surface plasmon resonance effect, enabling imaging-guided precise tumor treatment. Histopathological and blood biochemistry analyses confirmed the high biosafety and negligible long-term toxicity of Bi/Bi2S3 nanoparticles. This new method offers a feasible methodology for catheter-based precise interventional photon theragnostics.
Statement of significance
Emerging minimally invasive techniques have been explored for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC); however, these reported approaches cannot reach the requirement of precise orthotopic cancer treatment due to the lack of in situ real-time imaging guidance. This study proposes a 0.9 mm catheter-based OCT imaging-guided interventional photothermal therapy (IPTT) strategy at 1310 nm for treating orthotopic CRC. Folate-modified plasmonic Bi/Bi2S3 nanoparticles enable real-time imaging-guided IPTT by providing strong scattering signals and local hyperthermia. This approach allows simultaneous transmission of imaging and therapy light in the same optical fiber, offering a promising method for precise CRC theragnostics and addressing the gap of in situ real-time imaging during IPTT.
期刊介绍:
Acta Biomaterialia is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. The journal was established in January 2005. The editor-in-chief is W.R. Wagner (University of Pittsburgh). The journal covers research in biomaterials science, including the interrelationship of biomaterial structure and function from macroscale to nanoscale. Topical coverage includes biomedical and biocompatible materials.