Peroxidase-mimicking evodiamine/indocyanine green nanoliposomes for multimodal imaging-guided theranostics for oral squamous cell carcinoma

Zheng Wei (Co-first Author), Huihui Zou (Co-first Author), Gongyuan Liu, Chuanhui Song, Chuanchao Tang, Sheng Chen, Guorong Zhang, Jianchuan Ran, Yufeng Wang, Xiteng Yin, Yu Cai*, Wei Han*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Here, evodiamine (EVO) and the photosensitizer indocyanine green (ICG) were integrated into a liposomal nanoplatform for noninvasive diagnostic imaging and combinatorial therapy against oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). EVO, as an active component extracted from traditional Chinese medicine, not only functioned as an antitumor chemotherapeutic agent but was also capable of 68Ga-chelation, thus working as a contrast agent for positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. Moreover, EVO could exhibit peroxidase-like catalytic activity, converting endogenous tumor H2O2 into cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), enabling Chemo catalytic therapy beyond the well-known chemotherapy effect of EVO. As proven by in vitro and in vivo experiments, guided by optical imaging and PET/CT imaging, we show that the theragnostic liposomes have a significant inhibiting effect on in situ tongue tumor through photodynamic therapy combined with chemodynamic chemotherapy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2144-2157
JournalBioactive Materials
Volume6
Issue number7
Online published13 Jan 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

Research Keywords

  • Evodiamine
  • Oral squamous cell carcinoma
  • Peroxidase-mimicking
  • Trimodal antitumor therapy

Publisher's Copyright Statement

  • This is an open access article under the CCBY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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