Multifunctional nanosheets based on hyaluronic acid modified graphene oxide for tumor-targeting chemophotothermal therapy

作者：Hou Lin; Feng Qianhua; Wang Yating; Zhang Huijuan; Jiang Guixiang; Yang Xiaomin; Ren Junxiao; Zhu Xiali; Shi Yuyang; Zhang Zhenzhong^*

来源：Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2015, 17(3): 162.

DOI：10.1007/s11051-015-2966-9

• Graphene oxide
• Hyaluronic acid
• Photothermal therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Cancer
• Nanomedicine

Graphene oxide (GO) with strong optical absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region has shown great potential both in photothermal therapy and drug delivery. In this work, hyaluronic acid (HA)-functionalized GO (HA-GO) was successfully synthesized and controlled loading of mitoxantrone (MIT) onto HA-GO via pi-pi stacking interaction was investigated. The results revealed that drug-loaded nanosheets with high loading efficiency of 45 wt% exhibited pH-sensitive responses to tumor environment. Owing to the receptor-mediated endocytosis, cellular uptake analysis of HA-GO showed enhanced internalization. In vivo optical imaging test demonstrated that HA-GO nanosheets could enhance the targeting ability and residence time in tumor site. Moreover, the anti-tumor activity of free MIT, MIT/GO, and MIT/HA-GO in combination with NIR laser was investigated using human MCF-7 cells. In vitro cytotoxicity study revealed that HA-GO could stand as a biocompatible nanocarrier and MIT/HA-GO demonstrated remarkably higher toxicity than free MIT and MIT/GO, with IC50 of 0.79 mu g ml(-1). Tumor cell-killing potency was enhanced when MIT/HA-GO were combined with NIR irradiation, and the IC50 of MIT/HA-GO plus laser irradiation was 0.38 mu g ml(-1). In vivo, MIT/HA-GO plus NIR laser irradiation with the tumor growth inhibition of 93.52 % displayed greater anti-tumor effect compared with free MIT and MIT/GO with or without laser irradiation. Therefore, the MIT/HA-GO nanosheets may potentially be useful for further development of synergistic cancer therapy.

• 出版日期2015-3-28
• 单位郑州大学