title: Nanocomposite hydrogel incorporating gold nanorods and paclitaxel-loaded chitosan micelles for combination photothermal-chemotherapy.
abstract: Development of combination photothermal-chemotherapy platform is of great interest for enhancing antitumor efficacy and inhibiting tumor recurrence, which supports selective and dose-controlled delivery of heat and anticancer drugs to tumor. Here, an injectable nanocomposite hydrogel incorporating PEGylated gold nanorods (GNRs) and paclitaxel-loaded chitosan polymeric micelles (PTX-M) is developed in pursuit of improved local tumor control. After intratumoral injection, both GNRs and PTX-M can be simultaneously delivered and immobilized in the tumor tissue by the thermo-sensitive hydrogel matrix. Exposure to the laser irradiation induces the GNR-mediated photothermal damage confined to the tumor with sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Synergistically, the co-delivered PTX-M shows prolonged tumor retention with the sustained release of anticancer drug to efficiently kill the residual tumor cells that evade the photothermal ablation due to the heterogeneous heating in the tumor region. This combination photothermal-chemotherapy presents superior effects on suppressing the tumor recurrence and prolonging the survival in the Heps-bearing mice, compared to the photothermal therapy alone.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Xuefan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: xuelingjing65@163.com.
authors.forename: Lingjing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: zhangcan@cpu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004355:Drug Stability; D006046:Gold / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008823:Micelles; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010789:Phototherapy; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D020100:Hydrogels; D008823:Micelles; D006046:Gold; D048271:Chitosan; D017239:Paclitaxel
keywords: Chemotherapy; Chitosan micelles; Combination therapy; Gold nanorod; Photothermal therapy