Cross-linked nanoparticles of silk fibroin with proanthocyanidins as a promising vehicle of indocyanine green for photo-thermal therapy of glioma.

Cross-linked nanoparticles of silk fibroin with proanthocyanidins as a promising vehicle of indocyanine green for photo-thermal therapy of glioma. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2019 Dec;47(1):4293-4304 Authors: ZhuGe DL, Wang LF, Chen R, Li XZ, Huang ZW, Yao Q, Chen B, Zhao YZ, Xu HL, Yuan JD Abstract Instability of silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNPs) in physiologic condition hinders its application as drug delivery vehicle. Herein, indocyanine green (ICG) loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles (ICG-SFNPs) was firstly prepared and then crosslinked by proanthocyanidins to obtain the stable ICG-CSFNPs for killing the residual tumour niche under near infra-red irradiation (NIR) after surgery. The particle size and zeta potentials of ICG-CSFNPs was 120.1 nm and -40.4 mV, respectively. Moreover, ICG-CSFNPs exhibited good stability of particle size in the physiological medium. Meanwhile, the stable photothermal properties of ICG-CSFNPs were not compromised even after several cycles of NIR. Few of the ICG-CSFNPs were phagocytized by RAW264.7 macrophage in vitro, while they were easily internalized by C6 glioma cells, resulting in their significant toxicity on tumour cells after NIR. The pharmacokinetic study showed that ICG-CSFNPs had a longer blood circulation time than ICG-SFNPs, making them more distribution in glioma after intravenous administration in vivo. Meanwhile, the pharmacological study showed the more effective inhibition of ...
Source: Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Tags: Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol Source Type: research