RRC ID 44599
Author Ahmed S, Dong J, Yui M, Kato T, Lee J, Park EY.
Title Quantum dots incorporated magnetic nanoparticles for imaging colon carcinoma cells.
Journal J Nanobiotechnology
Abstract BACKGROUND:Engineered multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) have made a tremendous impact on the biomedical sciences, with advances in imaging, sensing and bioseparation. In particular, the combination of optical and magnetic responses through a single particle system allows us to serve as novel multimodal molecular imaging contrast agents in clinical settings. Despite of essential medical imaging modalities and of significant clinical application, only few nanocomposites have been developed with dual imaging contrast. A new method for preparing quantum dots (QDs) incorporated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) based on layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly techniques have developed and used for cancer cells imaging.
METHODS:Here, citrate - capped negatively charged Fe3O4 NPs were prepared and coated with positively - charged hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). Then, thiol - capped negatively charged CdTe QDs were electrostatically bound with CTAB. Morphological, optical and magnetic properties of the fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles (FMNPs) were characterized. Prepared FMNPs were additionally conjugated with hCC49 antibodies fragment antigen binding (Fab) having binding affinity to sialylated sugar chain of TAG-72 region of LS174T cancer cells, which was prepared silkworm expression system, and then were used for imaging colon carcinoma cells.
RESULTS:The prepared nanocomposites were magnetically responsive and fluorescent, simultaneously that are useful for efficient cellular imaging, optical sensing and magnetic separation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) revealed that the particle size is around 50 nm in diameter with inner magnetic core and outer CdTe QDs core-shell structure. Cytotoxicity test of prepared FMNPs indicates high viability in Vero cells. NPs conjugated with anti cancer antibodies were successfully labeled on colon carcinoma cells (LS174) in vitro and showed significant specificity to target cells.
CONCLUSION:The present report demonstrates a simple synthesis of CdTe QDs-Fe3O4 NPs. The surface of the prepared FMNPs was enabled simple conjugation to monoclonal antibodies by electrostatic interaction. This property further extended their in vitro applications as cellular imaging contrast agents. Such labeling of cells with new fluorescent-magneto nanoprobes for living detection is of interest to various biomedical applications and has demonstrated the potential for future medical use.
Volume 11
Pages 28
Published 2013-8-17
DOI 10.1186/1477-3155-11-28
PII 1477-3155-11-28
PMID 23957878
PMC PMC3751691
MeSH Cell Line, Tumor Cell Survival / drug effects Colonic Neoplasms / chemistry* Colonic Neoplasms / metabolism Contrast Media / chemistry* Contrast Media / toxicity Drug Stability Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry Fluorescent Dyes / toxicity Humans Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / chemistry Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry* Magnetite Nanoparticles / toxicity Microscopy, Electron, Transmission Microscopy, Fluorescence Nanocomposites / chemistry* Nanocomposites / toxicity Quantum Dots*
IF 6.518
Times Cited 23
WOS Category BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells 293(RCB1637)