期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 969-977出版社
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S126553
关键词
liposomes; Rose Bengal; gold nanoparticles; singlet oxygen generation; photodynamic therapy
资金
- Australian Research Council [DE130100894, CE140100003]
- Australian Research Council [DE130100894] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
We developed light-triggered liposomes incorporating 3-5 nm hydrophobic gold nanoparticles and Rose Bengal (RB), a well-known photosensitizer used for photodynamic therapy. Singlet oxygen generated by these liposomes with 532 nm light illumination was characterized for varying the molar ratio of lipids and gold nanoparticles while keeping the amount of RB constant. Gold nanoparticles were found to enhance the singlet oxygen generation rate, with a maximum enhancement factor of 1.75 obtained for the molar ratio of hydrogenated soy l-alpha-phosphatidylcholine: 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamineN-(hexanoylamine): gold of 57:5:17 compared with liposomes loaded with RB alone. The experimental results could be explained by the local electric field enhancement caused by gold nanoparticles. We further assessed cellular cytotoxicity of gold-loaded liposomes by encapsulating an antitumor drug, doxorubicin (Dox); such Dox-loaded liposomes were applied to human colorectal cancer cells (HCT116) and exposed to light. Gold-loaded liposomes containing RB and Dox where Dox release was triggered by light were found to exhibit higher cytotoxicity compared with the liposomes loaded with RB and Dox alone. Our results indicate that gold-loaded liposomes incorporating photosensitizers may serve as improved agents in photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy.
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