Attenuation of Mouse Melanoma by A/C Magnetic Field after Delivery of Bi-Magnetic Nanoparticles by Neural Progenitor Cells

Autor: Stefan H. Bossmann, Carl B. Myers, Xiaoxuan Leaym, Raja Shekar Rachakatla, Masaaki Tamura, Thilani N. Samarakoon, Hongwang Wang, Viktor Chikan, Sivasai Balivada, Franklin Orban Kroh, Gwi-Moon Seo, Olga Koper, Marla Pyle, Deryl L. Troyer, Brandon Walker, Raj Kumar Dani
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: ACS Nano. 4:7093-7104
ISSN: 1936-086X
1936-0851
Popis: Localized magnetic hyperthermia as a treatment modality for cancer has generated renewed interest, particularly if it can be targeted to the tumor site. We examined whether tumor-tropic neural progenitor cells (NPCs) could be utilized as cell delivery vehicles for achieving preferential accumulation of core/shell iron/iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) within a mouse model of melanoma. We developed aminosiloxane-porphyrin functionalized MNPs, evaluated cell viability and loading efficiency, and transplanted neural progenitor cells loaded with this cargo into mice with melanoma. NPCs were efficiently loaded with core/shell Fe/Fe3O4 MNPs with minimal cytotoxicity; the MNPs accumulated as aggregates in the cytosol. The NPCs loaded with MNPs could travel to subcutaneous melanomas, and after A/C (alternating current) magnetic field (AMF) exposure, the targeted delivery of MNPs by the cells resulted in a measurable regression of the tumors. The tumor attenuation was significant (p
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