Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 3486-3495Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07671
Keywords
carbazole derivative photosensitizer; DNA origami; intracellular imaging; photodynamic therapy; dual-functionality
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Funding
- Chinese Natural Science Foundation key project [31430031]
- National Distinguished Young Scholars grant [31225009]
- State High-Tech Development Plan [2012AA020804, SS2014AA020708]
- NIH/NIMHD [8 G12 MD007597]
- USAMRMC [W81XWH-10-1-0767]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA09030301]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7152157, 7164316]
- External Cooperation Program of BIC, Chinese Academy of Sciences [121D11KYSB20130006]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers an alternative for cancer treatment by using ultraviolet or visible light in the presence of a photosensitizer and molecular oxygen, which can produce highly reactive oxygen species that ultimately leading to the ablation of tumor cells by multifactorial mechanisms. However, this technique is limited by the penetration depth of incident light, the hypoxic environment of solid tumors, and the vulnerability of photobleaching reduces the efficiency of many imaging agents. In this work, we reported a cellular level dual-functional imaging and PDT nanosystem BMEPC-loaded DNA origami for photodynamic therapy with high efficiency and stable photoreactive property. The carbazole derivative BMEPC is a one- and two-photon imaging agent and photosensitizer with large two-photon absorption cross section, which can be fully excited by near-infrared light, and is also capable of destroying targets under anaerobic condition by generating reactive intermediates of Type I photodynamic reactions. However, the application of BMEPC was restricted by its poor solubility in aqueous environment and its aggregation caused quenching. We observed BMEPC-loaded DNA origami effectively reduced the photobleaching of BMEPC within cells. Upon binding to DNA origami, the intramolecular rotation of BMEPC became proper restricted, which intensify fluorescence emission and radicals production when being excited. After the BMEPC-loaded DNA origami are taken up by tumor cells, upon irradiation, BMEPC could generate free radicals and be released due to DNA photocleavage as well as the following partially degradation. Apoptosis was then induced by the generation of free radicals. This functional nanosystem provides an insight into the design of photosensitizer-loaded DNA origami for effective intracellular imaging and photodynamic therapy.
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