• 文献标题:   From in vitro to ex vivo: subcellular localization and uptake of graphene quantum dots into solid tumors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KERSTING D, FASBENDER S, PILCH R, KURTH J, FRANKEN A, LUDESCHER M, NASKOU J, HALLENBERGER A, VON GALL C, MOHR CJ, LUKOWSKI R, RABA K, JASCHINSKI S, ESPOSITO I, FISCHER JC, FEHM T, NIEDERACHER D, NEUBAUER H, HEINZEL T
  • 作者关键词:   graphene quantum dot, drug delivery, intracellular localization, cellular uptake, tissue slice
  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Heinrich Heine Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6528/ab2cb4
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Among various nanoparticles tested for pharmacological applications over the recent years, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) seem to be promising candidates for the construction of drug delivery systems due to their superior biophysical and biochemical properties. The subcellular fate of incorporated nanomaterial is decisive for transporting pharmaceuticals into target cells. Therefore a detailed characterization of the uptake of GQDs into different breast cancer models was performed. The demonstrated accumulation inside the endolysosomal system might be the reason for the particles' low toxicity, but has to be overcome for cytosolic or nuclear drug delivery. Furthermore, the penetration of GQDs into precision-cut mammary tumor slices was studied. These constitute a far closer to reality model system than monoclonal cell lines. The constant uptake into the depth of the tissue slices underlines the systems' potential for drug delivery into solid tumors.