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Malanga M, Seggio M, Kirejev V, Fraix A, Di Bari I, Fenyvesi E, Ericson MB, Sortino S
Biomater Sci 7 (6) 2272-2276 [2019-05-28; online 2019-04-30]
We report herein on a novel water-soluble β-cyclodextrin-branched polymer covalently integrating a fluorescein moiety and a nitric oxide (NO) photodonor within its macromolecular skeleton. Photoexcitation with visible light induces the parallel activation of the two chromophores, which results in the green fluorescence emission suitable for imaging accompanied by NO release for therapy. In fact, this polymer internalizes in squamous carcinoma cancer cells in vitro, visualized by fluorescence microscopy, and induces cell mortality as result of the NO photo-decaging. The non-covalent drug delivery capability of this new material is also demonstrated using a hydrophobic photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy as a probe.
Integrated Microscopy Technologies Gothenburg [Service]
PubMed 31033967
DOI 10.1039/c9bm00395a
Crossref 10.1039/c9bm00395a