CuS-MnS2 nano-flowers for magnetic resonance imaging guided photothermal/photodynamic therapy of ovarian cancer through necroptosis

Nanoscale. 2019 Jul 11;11(27):12983-12989. doi: 10.1039/c9nr03114f.

Abstract

With a high incidence and high mortality rate, ovarian cancer presents a challenge for clinical practice. It is thus extremely urgent to investigate new diagnosis and therapy methods for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Ternary copper-based chalcogenide nanomaterials are attractive owing to their near infrared (NIR) response for cancer theranostic fields. However, improving the theranostic efficiency of these nanomaterials is challenging. Herein, CuS-MnS2 nano-flowers were easily synthesized and under NIR irradiation exhibited a relatively high photothermal conversion efficiency of 67.5% and a simultaneous reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation effect. Owing to these outstanding photothermal/photodynamic effects, excellent tumor ablation results could be achieved by the combined use of CuS-MnS2 nano-flowers and 808 nm NIR laser treatments. The main anticancer mechanism of CuS-MnS2 nano-flowers + NIR was likely necroptosis. In addition, the nano-flowers showed remarkable contrast enhancement according to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These CuS-MnS2 nano-flowers could thus serve as a promising multifunctional nanotheranostic agent for MRI and as a photothermal/photodynamic cancer therapy agent through necroptosis.

MeSH terms

  • A549 Cells
  • Animals
  • Copper* / chemistry
  • Copper* / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Manganese Compounds* / chemistry
  • Manganese Compounds* / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Nanoparticles* / chemistry
  • Nanoparticles* / therapeutic use
  • Necroptosis / drug effects*
  • Neoplasms, Experimental* / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Experimental* / metabolism
  • Neoplasms, Experimental* / therapy
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / metabolism
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Phototherapy*
  • Sulfides* / chemistry
  • Sulfides* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Manganese Compounds
  • Sulfides
  • Copper
  • manganese sulfide
  • cupric sulfide