刘庄教授课题组在Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences上发表论文

题目：

H₂O₂-Responsive Liposomal Nanoprobe for Photoacoustic Inflammation Imaging and Tumor Theranostics via in Vivo Chromogenic Assay

作者：

Qian Chen¹, Chao Liang¹, Xiaoqi Sun¹, Jiawen Chen¹, Zhijuan Yang¹, He Zhao², Liangzhu Feng¹, and Zhuang Liu^1,*

单位：

¹Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China

²Department of Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China

摘要：

Abnormal H₂O₂ levels are closely related to many diseases, including inflammation and cancers. Herein, we simultaneously load HRP and its substrate, 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), into liposomal nanoparticles, obtaining a Lipo@HRP&ABTS optical nanoprobe for in vivo H₂O₂-responsive chromogenic assay with great specificity and sensitivity. In the presence of H₂O₂, colorless ABTS would be converted by HRP into the oxidized form with strong near-infrared (NIR) absorbance, enabling photoacoustic detection of H₂O₂ down to submicromolar concentrations. Using Lipo@HRP&ABTS as an H₂O₂-responsive nanoprobe, we could accurately detect the inflammation processes induced by LPS or bacterial infection in which H₂O₂ is generated. Meanwhile, upon systemic administration of this nanoprobe we realize in vivo photoacoustic imaging of small s.c. tumors (∼2 mm in size) as well as orthotopic brain gliomas, by detecting H₂O₂ produced by tumor cells. Interestingly, local injection of Lipo@HRP&ABTS further enables differentiation of metastatic lymph nodes from those nonmetastatic ones, based on their difference in H₂O₂ contents. Moreover, using the H₂O₂-dependent strong NIR absorbance of Lipo@HRP&ABTS, tumor-specific photothermal therapy is also achieved. This work thus develops a sensitive H₂O₂-responsive optical nanoprobe useful not only for in vivo detection of inflammation but also for tumor-specific theranostic applications.

影响因子：

9.661

分区情况：

1区

链接：

http://www.pnas.org/content/114/21/5343.short