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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Indocyanine Green Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles: Physicochemical Characterization and Interaction Studies with Caco-2 Cell Line by Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy.

Antonella Obinu, Elisabetta Gavini, Giovanna Rassu, Federica Riva, Alberto Calligaro, Maria Cristina Bonferoni, Marcello Maestri, Paolo Giunchedi

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonella ObinuDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Elisabetta GaviniDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0499-9419
Giovanna RassuDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6268-8179
Federica RivaDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine-Histology and Embryology Unit, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Alberto CalligaroDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine-Histology and Embryology Unit, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8245-0704
Maria Cristina BonferoniDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1194-9372
Marcello MaestriIRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5693-9151
Paolo GiunchediDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2471-1355
University of Pavia · ITUniversity of Sassari · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomedical applications of nanoparticles (NPs) have reached an increasing development in recent years. Recently, we demonstrated that newly synthesized poly (ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles (PECA-NPs) are possible antitumor agents due to their cytotoxicity for cancer cells. Indocyanine green (ICG), an amphiphilic tricarbocyanine fluorescent dye, is widely used for the detection of tumoral extension in different organs during clinical surgery. Moreover, this fluorescent agent is unstable and it has a rapid clearance in physiological conditions in vivo. In this study, ICG was charged in PECA-NPs to improve its aqueous stability and make easier its use for the identification of tumor cells. Microscopic and ultrastructural aspects concerning the related in vitro interactions between ICG-loaded NPs and tumor cell culture were investigated. Obtained results showed an effective stabilization of ICG; furthermore, color inclusions inside the cells treated with ICG-loaded NPs demonstrated the internalization of NPs with associated ICG. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis demonstrated the cytoplasmic presence of coated vesicles (Ø ≤ 100 nm), hypothesizing their involvement in the mechanism of endocytosis. Therefore, ICG-loaded NPs could be proposed as agents for tumor diagnosis, hypothesizing also in the future a specific therapeutic treatment.

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fluorescence imagingindocyanine greenindocyanine green stabilitypolymeric nanoparticlestumor treatment and detection

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