期刊
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 1-10出版社
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-399
关键词
Magnetic nanocrystal; Aptamer; VEGFR2; Angiogenesis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Molecular imaging
资金
- Korea Health 21 R and D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea [A085136]
- POSCO Strategy R and D program [400003503.01]
Nucleic acid-based aptamers have been developed for the specific delivery of diagnostic nanoprobes. Here, we introduce a new class of smart imaging nanoprobe, which is based on hybridization of a magnetic nanocrystal with a specific aptamer for specific detection of the angiogenic vasculature of glioblastoma via magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The magnetic nanocrystal imaging core was synthesized using the thermal decomposition method and enveloped by carboxyl polysorbate 80 for water solubilization and conjugation of the targeting moiety. Subsequently, the surface of the carboxylated magnetic nanocrystal was modified with amine-functionalized aptamers that specifically bind to the vascular growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) that is overexpressed on angiogenic vessels. To assess the targeted imaging potential of the aptamer-conjugated magnetic nanocrystal for VEGFR2 markers, the magnetic properties and MR imaging sensitivity were investigated using the orthotopic glioblastoma mouse model. In in vivo tests, the aptamer-conjugated magnetic nanocrystal effectively targeted VEGFR2 and demonstrated excellent MR imaging sensitivity with no cytotoxicity.
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