Near infrared fluorescent peptide nanoparticles for enhancing esophageal cancer therapeutic efficacy

Zhen Fan; Yan Chang; Chaochu Cui; Leming Sun; David H. Wang; Zui Pan; Mingjun Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04763-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Near infrared fluorescent peptide nanoparticles for enhancing esophageal cancer therapeutic efficacy

Zhen Fan,
Yan Chang,
Chaochu Cui,
Leming Sun,
David H. Wang,
Zui Pan,
Mingjun Zhang

Affiliations

Zhen Fan: Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Yan Chang: College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington
Chaochu Cui: College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington
Leming Sun: School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University
David H. Wang: Department of Internal Medicine, Esophageal Diseases Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zui Pan: College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington
Mingjun Zhang: Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04763-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Biocompatible nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, imaging and tracking of therapeutic agents are sought-after. Here, the authors report cyclic peptide nanoparticles with structure induced fluorescence that can conjugate with biomarkers and carry drugs for application in esophageal cancer.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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