Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a widespread and lethal disease. Relapses of the disease and metastasis are very common in instances of CRC, so adjuvant therapies have a crucial role in its treatment. Systemic toxic effects and the development of resistance during therapy limit the long-term efficacy of existing adjuvant therapeutic approaches. Consequently, the search for alternative strategies is necessary. Photothermal therapy (PTT) represents an innovative treatment for cancer with great potential. Here, we synthesize branched gold nanoparticles (BGNPs) as attractive agents for the photothermal eradication of colon cancer cells. By controlling the NP growth process, large absorption in the first NIR biological window was obtained. The FBS dispersed BGNPs are stable in physiological-like environments and show an extremely efficient light-to-heat conversion capability when irradiated with an 808-nm laser. Sequential cycles of heating and cooling do not affect the BGNP stability. The uptake of BGNPs in colon cancer cells was confirmed using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, exploiting their intrinsic optical properties. In dark conditions, BGNPs are fully biocompatible and do not compromise cell viability, while an almost complete eradication of colon cancer cells was observed upon incubation with BGNPs and irradiation with an 808-nm laser source. The PTT treatment is characterized by an extremely rapid onset of action that leads to cell membrane rupture by induced hyperthermia, which is the trigger that promotes cancer cell death.

Spiky gold nanoparticles for the photothermal eradication of colon cancer cells / Costantini P.E.; Di Giosia M.; Ulfo L.; Petrosino A.; Saporetti R.; Fimognari C.; Pompa P.P.; Danielli A.; Turrini E.; Boselli L.; Calvaresi M.. - In: NANOMATERIALS. - ISSN 2079-4991. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:6(2021), pp. 1608.1-1608.15. [10.3390/nano11061608]

Spiky gold nanoparticles for the photothermal eradication of colon cancer cells

Costantini P. E.
Co-primo
;
Di Giosia M.
Co-primo
;
Ulfo L.
Secondo
;
Petrosino A.;Saporetti R.;Fimognari C.;Danielli A.;Turrini E.
;
Calvaresi M.
2021

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a widespread and lethal disease. Relapses of the disease and metastasis are very common in instances of CRC, so adjuvant therapies have a crucial role in its treatment. Systemic toxic effects and the development of resistance during therapy limit the long-term efficacy of existing adjuvant therapeutic approaches. Consequently, the search for alternative strategies is necessary. Photothermal therapy (PTT) represents an innovative treatment for cancer with great potential. Here, we synthesize branched gold nanoparticles (BGNPs) as attractive agents for the photothermal eradication of colon cancer cells. By controlling the NP growth process, large absorption in the first NIR biological window was obtained. The FBS dispersed BGNPs are stable in physiological-like environments and show an extremely efficient light-to-heat conversion capability when irradiated with an 808-nm laser. Sequential cycles of heating and cooling do not affect the BGNP stability. The uptake of BGNPs in colon cancer cells was confirmed using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, exploiting their intrinsic optical properties. In dark conditions, BGNPs are fully biocompatible and do not compromise cell viability, while an almost complete eradication of colon cancer cells was observed upon incubation with BGNPs and irradiation with an 808-nm laser source. The PTT treatment is characterized by an extremely rapid onset of action that leads to cell membrane rupture by induced hyperthermia, which is the trigger that promotes cancer cell death.
2021
Spiky gold nanoparticles for the photothermal eradication of colon cancer cells / Costantini P.E.; Di Giosia M.; Ulfo L.; Petrosino A.; Saporetti R.; Fimognari C.; Pompa P.P.; Danielli A.; Turrini E.; Boselli L.; Calvaresi M.. - In: NANOMATERIALS. - ISSN 2079-4991. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:6(2021), pp. 1608.1-1608.15. [10.3390/nano11061608]
Costantini P.E.; Di Giosia M.; Ulfo L.; Petrosino A.; Saporetti R.; Fimognari C.; Pompa P.P.; Danielli A.; Turrini E.; Boselli L.; Calvaresi M.
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