Iron oxide nanoparticle enhancement of radiation cytotoxicity

Courtney M. Mazur; Jennifer A. Tate; Rendall R. Strawbridge; David J. Gladstone; P. Jack Hoopes

doi:10.1117/12.2007701

26 February 2013 Iron oxide nanoparticle enhancement of radiation cytotoxicity

Courtney M. Mazur, Jennifer A. Tate, Rendall R. Strawbridge, David J. Gladstone, P. Jack Hoopes

Proceedings Volume 8584, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment VII; 85840J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007701
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been investigated as a promising means for inducing tumor cell-specific hyperthermia. Although the ability to generate and use nanoparticles that are biocompatible, tumor specific, and have the ability to produce adequate cytotoxic heat is very promising, significant preclinical and clinical development will be required for clinical efficacy. At this time it appears using IONP-induced hyperthermia as an adjunct to conventional cancer therapeutics, rather than as an independent treatment, will provide the initial IONP clinical treatment. Due to their high-Z characteristics, another option is to use intracellular IONPs to enhance radiation therapy without excitation with AMF (production of heat). To test this concept IONPs were added to cell culture media at a concentration of 0.2 mg Fe/mL and incubated with murine breast adenocarcinoma (MTG-B) cells for either 48 or 72 hours. Extracellular iron was then removed and all cells were irradiated at 4 Gy. Although samples incubated with IONPs for 48 hrs did not demonstrate enhanced post-irradiation cytotoxicity as compared to the non-IONP-containing cells, cells incubated with IONPs for 72 hours, which contained 40% more Fe than 48 hr incubated cells, showed a 25% decrease in clonogenic survival compared to their non-IONP-containing counterparts. These results suggest that a critical concentration of intracellular IONPs is necessary for enhancing radiation cytotoxicity.

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Courtney M. Mazur, Jennifer A. Tate, Rendall R. Strawbridge, David J. Gladstone, and P. Jack Hoopes "Iron oxide nanoparticle enhancement of radiation cytotoxicity", Proc. SPIE 8584, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment VII, 85840J (26 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007701

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