摘要
DNA tetrahedro n nano structure (DTN) is one of the simplest DNA nano structures and has bee n successfully applied for biose nsin g, imagi ng, and treatment of can cer. To facilitate its biomedical applications and pote ntial clinical tran slation, fun dame ntal un derstandi ng of DTN's transportation among major organs in living organisms becomes increasingly important. Here, we describe the efficient renal clearanee of DTN in healthy mice by using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The kidney elimination of DTN was later applied for renal function evaluation in murine models of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). We further established a mathematical program of DTN to validate its changes of transportation pattern in healthy and UUO mice. We believe the establishment of pharmacokinetic profiles and mathematical model of DTN may provide in sight for future optimization of DNA nano structures for biomedical applications.
基金
University of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Institutes of Health (NIBIB/NCI P30CA014520, T32CA009206)
the American Cancer Society (125246-RSG-13- 099-01-CCE), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51573096, 51703132, 31771036, and 81630049)
the Basic Research Program of Shenzhen (Nos. JCYJ20170412111100742 and JCYJ20160422091238319)
the Guangdong Province Natural Science Foundation of Major Basic Research and Cultivation Project (No. 2018B030308003)
Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation for Young Teachers in the Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 161032).