Issue 42, 2019

Plant-derived chlorophyll derivative loaded liposomes for tri-model imaging guided photodynamic therapy

Abstract

Plant-derived chlorophyll derivatives with a porphyrin ring structure and intrinsic photosynthesis have been widely used in biomedicine for cancer theranostics. Owing to their poor water solubility, chlorophyll derivatives are very difficult to use in biomedical applications. In this work, pyropheophorbide acid (PPa) (liposome/PPa) nanoparticles, a liposome-encapsulated chlorophyll derivative, are designed for tri-model imaging guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. The obtained liposome/PPa nanoparticles significantly enhance the water solubility of PPa, prolong blood circulation and optimize the bio-distribution in mice after intravenous injection. Utilizing their intrinsic fluorescence, high near-infrared (NIR) absorbance and extra radiolabeling, liposome/PPa nanoparticles could be used as excellent contrast agents for multimodal imaging including fluorescence (FL) imaging, photoacoustic (PA) imaging and SPECT/CT imaging. Under 690 nm laser irradiation at a low power density, liposome/PPa nanoparticles significantly inhibit tumor growth, further demonstrating the therapeutic efficiency of PDT using PPa. Therefore, our work developed liposome/PPa nanoparticles as multifunctional nanoagents for multimodal imaging guided PDT of cancer. This will further prompt the clinical applications of PPa in the future.

Graphical abstract: Plant-derived chlorophyll derivative loaded liposomes for tri-model imaging guided photodynamic therapy

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Aug. 2019
Accepted
08 Okt. 2019
First published
10 Okt. 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 19823-19831

Plant-derived chlorophyll derivative loaded liposomes for tri-model imaging guided photodynamic therapy

H. Zhou, L. Xia, J. Zhong, S. Xiong, X. Yi, L. Chen, R. Zhu, Q. Shi and K. Yang, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 19823 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06941K

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