Photothermal therapy （PTT） using near-infrared （NIR） laser light and gold nanorods （GNRs） shows promise as a novel cancer treatment modality. However, the laser intensity required to destroy tumor cells located ...Photothermal therapy （PTT） using near-infrared （NIR） laser light and gold nanorods （GNRs） shows promise as a novel cancer treatment modality. However, the laser intensity required to destroy tumor cells located beneath the skin is greater than the threshold intensity that causes skin damage; thus, irradiation with laser light damages the skin as well as the tumor. Here, we show that a temperature control system allows metastatic lymph nodes （LNs） to be treated by PTT using NIR laser light and GNRs, without skin damage. A mouse model of LN metastasis was developed by injection of tumor cells, and the tumor-bearing proper axillary LN was treated with NIR laser light after injection of GNRs. The skin temperature was maintained at 45 ~C during irradiation by using a temperature control system. Bioluminescence imaging revealed that tumor progression was less in LNs exposed to NIR laser light and GNRs than in LNs exposed to NIR laser light alone or controls （no irradiation or GNRs）. Furthermore, the skin and LN capsule were macroscopically intact on day 9 after irradiation with NIR laser light, whereas tumor cells within the LN showed apoptosis. A numerical analysis demonstrated that the high-temperature zone and the LN region showing damage were localized to an area up to 3 mm in depth. The proposed novel PTT technique, using NIR laser light and GNRs with controlled surface cooling, could be applied clinically to treat metastatic LNs located within or outside the area accessible for surgical dissection.展开更多
Human erythropoietin （hEPO）, an endogenous glycoprotein, plays a fundamental role in erythropoiesis controlling the formation of red blood cells. Production of recombinant human erythropoietin （rhEPO） has made it ...Human erythropoietin （hEPO）, an endogenous glycoprotein, plays a fundamental role in erythropoiesis controlling the formation of red blood cells. Production of recombinant human erythropoietin （rhEPO） has made it possible for its abuse in competitive sports. In this work, pre-capillary and on-capillary derivatization by 5-furoylquinoline-3-carboxaldehyde （FQ） and fluorescein isothiocyanate （FITC） for the detection of rhEPO by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection （CE-LIF） were compared. FQ pre-capillary labeling improves sensitivity but degrades the glycoforms separation due to the inhomogeneity of the reaction products from multiple labeling. Compared with FITC pre-capillary derivatization with the excess fluorescent background, the on-capillary FQ derivatization method can provide shorter analysis time, lower background, and better selectivity. It is demonstrated that, through optimizing reaction conditions of FQ on-capillary derivatization, both high sensitivity and satisfactory resolution for the analysis of the be used for the glycoforms profiling and quality control of rhEPO doping control analysis. glycoforms of rhEPO could be obtained. This method can It may be used as a candidate method for fast screening in展开更多
文摘Photothermal therapy （PTT） using near-infrared （NIR） laser light and gold nanorods （GNRs） shows promise as a novel cancer treatment modality. However, the laser intensity required to destroy tumor cells located beneath the skin is greater than the threshold intensity that causes skin damage; thus, irradiation with laser light damages the skin as well as the tumor. Here, we show that a temperature control system allows metastatic lymph nodes （LNs） to be treated by PTT using NIR laser light and GNRs, without skin damage. A mouse model of LN metastasis was developed by injection of tumor cells, and the tumor-bearing proper axillary LN was treated with NIR laser light after injection of GNRs. The skin temperature was maintained at 45 ~C during irradiation by using a temperature control system. Bioluminescence imaging revealed that tumor progression was less in LNs exposed to NIR laser light and GNRs than in LNs exposed to NIR laser light alone or controls （no irradiation or GNRs）. Furthermore, the skin and LN capsule were macroscopically intact on day 9 after irradiation with NIR laser light, whereas tumor cells within the LN showed apoptosis. A numerical analysis demonstrated that the high-temperature zone and the LN region showing damage were localized to an area up to 3 mm in depth. The proposed novel PTT technique, using NIR laser light and GNRs with controlled surface cooling, could be applied clinically to treat metastatic LNs located within or outside the area accessible for surgical dissection.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20635001 and 21175005)
文摘Human erythropoietin （hEPO）, an endogenous glycoprotein, plays a fundamental role in erythropoiesis controlling the formation of red blood cells. Production of recombinant human erythropoietin （rhEPO） has made it possible for its abuse in competitive sports. In this work, pre-capillary and on-capillary derivatization by 5-furoylquinoline-3-carboxaldehyde （FQ） and fluorescein isothiocyanate （FITC） for the detection of rhEPO by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection （CE-LIF） were compared. FQ pre-capillary labeling improves sensitivity but degrades the glycoforms separation due to the inhomogeneity of the reaction products from multiple labeling. Compared with FITC pre-capillary derivatization with the excess fluorescent background, the on-capillary FQ derivatization method can provide shorter analysis time, lower background, and better selectivity. It is demonstrated that, through optimizing reaction conditions of FQ on-capillary derivatization, both high sensitivity and satisfactory resolution for the analysis of the be used for the glycoforms profiling and quality control of rhEPO doping control analysis. glycoforms of rhEPO could be obtained. This method can It may be used as a candidate method for fast screening in
