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Multimodal cancer cell therapy using Au@Fe 2 O 3 core-shell nanoparticles in combination with photo-thermo-radiotherapy.
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 2018 August 3
In this study, gold coated iron oxide nanoparticle (Au@Fe2 O3 NP) was synthesized in a core-shell structure. Photothermal and radiosensitization effects of Au@Fe2 O3 NPs were investigated on KB human mouth epidermal carcinoma cell line. Cell death and apoptosis were measured to study the effects of nanoparticles in combination with both radiotherapy (RT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). The KB cells were treated with Au@Fe2 O3 NPs (20 μg/ml; 4 h) and then received different treatment regimens of PTT and/or RT using laser (808 nm, 6 W/cm2 , 10 min) and/or 6 MV X-ray (single dose of 2 Gy). Following the various treatments, MTT assay was performed to evaluate the cell survival rate. Also, the mode of cell death was determined by flow cytometry using an annexinV-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide apoptosis detection kit. No significant cell death was observed due to laser irradiation. The viability of the cells firstly incubated with NPs and then exposed to the laser was significantly decreased. Additionally, our results demonstrated that Au@Fe2 O3 NP is a good radiosensitizer at megavoltage energies of X-ray. When nanoparticles loaded KB cells were received both laser and X-ray, the cell viability substantially decreased. Following such a combinatorial treatment, flow cytometry determined that the majority of cell death relates to apoptosis. In conclusion, Au@Fe2 O3 NP has a great potential to be applied as a photo-thermo-radiotherapy sensitizer for treatment of head and neck tumors.
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