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Ultra-high FRET efficiency NaGdF4: Tb3+-Rose Bengal biocompatible nanocomposite for X-ray excited photodynamic therapy application

The limitation of light penetration depth invalidates the application of photodynamic therapy in deep-seated tumors. X-ray excited photodynamic therapy (X-PDT), which is based on X-rays excited luminescent nanoparticles (XLNP), provides a new strategy for PDT in deep tissues. However, the high X-ray dosage used and non-specific cytotoxicity of the nanoparticle-photosensitizer nanocomposite (NPs-PS) hamper in-vivo X-PDT applications. To address these problems, a simple and efficient NPs-PS nanocomposite using ?-NaGdF4: Tb3+ nanoparticles and widely used PS called Rose Bengal (RB) was designed. With perfectly matched spectrum of NPs emission and RB absorption upon X-ray excitation and covalent conjugation of a large amount of RB on NP surfaces to minimize the energy transfer distance, the system demonstrated ultra-high FRET efficiency up to 99.739%, which leads to maximum production of singlet oxygen for PDT with significantly increased anti-tumor efficacy. By 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid surface modification of NPs, excellent biocompatibility was achieved even at a high concentration of 1?mg/mL. The in-vivo X-PDT efficacy was found around 90% of HepG2 tumor growth inhibition with X-ray dose of only 1.5?Gy, which shows the best anti-tumor efficacy at same X-ray dose level reported so far. The present work provides a promising platform for in-vivo X-PDT in deep tumors.

» Author: Wenli Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Yingli Shen, Feng Shi, Chaojun Song, Tianshuai Liu, Peng Gao, Bin Lan, Miao Liu, Sicheng Wang, Li Fan, Hongbing Lu

» Reference: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.09.001

» Publication Date: 01/11/2018

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