Integrin-targeting with peptide-bioconjugated semiconductor-magnetic nanocrystalline heterostructures

作     者：Gianpiero Valente Nicoletta Depalo Ivan de Paola Rosa Maria lacobazzi Nunzio Denora Valentino Laquintana Roberto Comparelli Emiliano Altamura Tiziana Latronico Michele Altomare Elisabetta Fanizza Marinella Striccoli Angela Agostiano Michele Saviano Annarita Del Gatto Laura Zaccaro Maria Lucia Curri 

作者机构：Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Dipartimento di Chimica Via Orabona 4 70125 - Bari Italy Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici-CNR UOS Bari Via Orabona 4 70125 - Bari Italy Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR Via Mezzocannone 16 80134 - Napoli Italy Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Dipartimento di Farmacia - Scienze del Farmaco Via Orabona 4 70125 - Bari Italy Universita degli Studi di BariAIdo Moro Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica Via Orabona 4 70125 - Bari Italy lstituto di Cristallografia-CNR Via Amendola 122/0 70126 Bari Italy 

出 版 物：《Nano Research》 (纳米研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第9卷第3期

页      面：644-662页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0808[工学-电气工程] 07[理学] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 071007[理学-遗传学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：supported by PRIN 2010-2011 PON R&C 2007–2013 MAATMolecular Nanotechnology for Health and Environment FIRB Futuro in Ricerca FIRB project Nanomax-integrable sensors for pathological biomarkers diagnosis(N-CHEM) Laboratorio Regionale di Sintesi e Caratterizzazione di Nuovi Materiali Organici e Nanostrutturati per Elettronica, Fotonica e Tecnologie Avanzate, National and Sens&Micro LAB 

主　　题：nanocrystallineheterostructures,photoactive semiconductor,magnetic nanostructure,cyclic RGD peptide,αvβ3 integrin,active targeting 

摘      要：Binary asymmetric nanocrystals （BNCs）, composed of a photoactive TiO2 nanorod joined with a superparamagnetic γ-Fe203 spherical domain, were embedded in polyethylene glycol modified phospholipid micelle and successfully bioconjugated to a suitably designed peptide containing an RGD motif. BNCs represent a relevant multifunctional nanomaterial, owing to the coexistence of two distinct domains in one particle, characterized by high photoactivity and magnetic properties, that is particularly suited for use as a phototherapy and hyperthermia agent as well as a magnetic probe in biological imaging. We selected the RGD motif in order to target integrin expressed on activated endothelial cells and several types of cancer cells. The prepared RGD-peptide/BNC conjugates, comprehensively monitored by using complementary optical and structural techniques, demon- strated a high stability and uniform dispersibility in biological media. The cytotoxicity of the RGD-peptide/BNC conjugates was studied in vitro. The cellular uptake of RGD-peptide conjugates in the cells, assessed by means of two distinct approaches, namely confocal microscopy analysis and emission spectroscopy determination in cell lysates, displayed selectivity of the RGD-peptide-BNC conjugate for the cw]33 integrin. These RGD-peptide-BNC conjugates have a high potential for theranostic treatment of cancer.