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Gold nanoparticles enhance anti-tumor effect of radiotherapy to hypoxic tumor

Authors
 Mi Sun Kim  ;  Eun-Jung Lee  ;  Jae-Won Kim  ;  Ui Seok Chung  ;  Won-Gun Koh  ;  Ki Chang Keum  ;  Woong Sub Koom 
Citation
 RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL, Vol.34(3) : 230-238, 2016 
Journal Title
RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
ISSN
 2234-1900 
Issue Date
2016
Keywords
Hypoxia ; Nanoparticle ; Radiotherapy
Abstract
Purpose : Hypoxia can impair the therapeutic efficacy of radiotherapy (RT). Therefore, a new strategy is necessary for enhancing the response to RT. In this study, we investigated whether the combination of nanoparticles and RT is effective in eliminating the radioresistance of hypoxic tumors.

Materials and Methods : Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) consisting of a silica core with a gold shell were used. CT26 colon cancer mouse model was developed to study whether the combination of RT and GNPs reduced hypoxia-induced radioresistance. Hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) was used as a hypoxia marker. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining were conducted to evaluate cell death.

Results : Hypoxic tumor cells had an impaired response to RT. GNPs combined with RT enhanced anti-tumor effect in hypoxic tumor compared with RT alone. The combination of GNPs and RT decreased tumor cell viability compare to RT alone in vitro. Under hypoxia, tumors treated with GNPs + RT showed a higher response than that shown by tumors treated with RT alone. When a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger was added, the enhanced antitumor effect of GNPs + RT was diminished.

Conclusion : In the present study, hypoxic tumors treated with GNPs + RT showed favorable responses, which might be attributable to the ROS production induced by GNPs + RT. Taken together, GNPs combined with RT seems to be potential modality for enhancing the response to RT in hypoxic tumors.
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DOI
10.3857/roj.2016.01788
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiation Oncology (방사선종양학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Keum, Ki Chang(금기창) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-7998
Koom, Woong Sub(금웅섭) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-7750
Lee, Eun Jung(이은정)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/152440
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