Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 2312-2319Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn305484p
Keywords
DNA nanocircult; aptamer; photosensitizer; cancer therapy
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- National Key Scientific Program of China [2011CB911000]
- Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of NSFC [21221003]
- China National Instrumentation Program [2011YQ03012412]
- National institutes of Health [GM066137, GM079359, CA133086]
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Photodynamic therapy is one of the most promising and noninvasive methods for clinical treatment of different malignant diseases. Here, we present a novel strategy of designing an aptamerbased DNA nanocircult capable of selective recognition of cancer cells, controllable activation of photosensitizers, and amplification of photodynamic therapeutic effect. The aptamers can selectively recognize target cancer cells and bind to the specific proteins on cell membranes. Then the overhanging catalyst sequence on the aptamer can trigger a toeholdmediated catalytic strand displacement to activate the photosensitizer and achieve amplified therapeutic effect. The specific binding-induced activation allows the DNA circuit to distinguish diseased cells from healthy cells, reducing damage to nearby healthy cells. Moreover, the catalytic amplification reaction will only take place close to the target cancer cells, resulting in a high local concentration of singlet oxygen to selectively kill the target cells. The principle employed In this study demonstrated the feasibility of assembling a DNA circuit on cell membranes and could further broaden the utility of DNA circuits for applications In biology, biotechnology, and biomedicine.
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