金纳米棒的光学性质及其在生物医学领域的应用

简要介绍金纳米棒的光学性质和合成方法,重点阐述其在生物医学领域研究的最新进展,并对其今后的研究方向进行展望．金纳米棒是一种胶囊状的金纳米颗粒,具有一个横向等离子共振吸收峰和一个纵向等离子共振吸收峰,分别对应其横轴和纵轴两个特征尺寸．通过调节金纳米棒的长径比,纵向等离子共振吸收峰可由可见光区跨越至近红外光区．金纳米棒这一独特的光学性质在生物和化学传感方面有着广泛而重要的应用前景．     

谷胱甘肽修饰金纳米棒用于肿瘤细胞光敏热疗的疗效及相关机制

金纳米棒因其独特的光电特性有望成为临床无创光热治疗的理想光敏材料。然而,金纳米棒的表面性质,如与蛋白质等生物分子的非特异性吸附作用,直接影响着纳米粒子在临床应用中的稳定性。作者采用两性离子谷胱甘肽通过强健Au-S键形成修饰金纳米棒,考察其与蛋白质的相互作用及其应用于肿瘤细胞近红外光热治疗的效果,并对其红外光敏热疗相关机制进行了初步探索,希望为金纳米棒的临床应用提供研究基础。     

叶酸受体靶向的金纳米棒用于细胞内光声成像

目的 分子成像技术具有“早期检测”的特点,由于分子水平上的畸变早于解剖水平上的变化。本研究采用细胞内光声分子成像（PMI）方法,对靶向到癌细胞上的叶酸-金纳米棒（FA-AuNRs）精确定位成像。方法 本文合成了FA-AuNRs,并对其性质包括形貌、吸收光谱和生物相容性进行了研究。修饰叶酸赋予FA-AuNRs特异性靶向到叶酸受体高表达癌细胞的能力。然后,通过PMI实验研究FA-AuNRs对癌细胞的靶向特异性。结果 FA-AuNRs呈棒状,在~800 nm处有一近红外吸收峰。在癌细胞的细胞质中观察到强光声信号,而在正常细胞中只有弱光声信号,表明FA-AuNRs通过叶酸受体介导的内吞作用被癌细胞选择性摄取。这项研究证明了PMI能够实现对靶向到癌细胞上的FA-AuNRs精确定位成像。结论 借助特异性靶向作用,可以通过PMI获得癌细胞表面分子信息。该方法有望实现在细胞和分子水平上对生物过程进行可视化、表征和量化。     

靶向金纳米棒对隐球菌活性影响的体外实验研究

目的：设计对隐球菌荚膜特异性标记的靶向金纳米棒,研究靶向金纳米棒的体外光热作用对隐球菌活性的影响。方法晶种生长法制备金纳米棒,偶联隐球菌荚膜抗体,检测表征,与隐球菌体外孵育,近红外激光照射,检测隐球菌活性变化。结果成功制备与荚膜抗体偶联的金纳米棒,体外近红外照射后,隐球菌活性较未偶联抗体的金纳米棒组显著降低。结论靶向性金纳米棒显著增强了近红外激光对隐球菌的光热效应,可用于治疗隐球菌感染的新尝试。     

棒状金纳米颗粒探针的制备

利用晶种生长法制备金纳米棒,在其表面依次用聚丙烯酸(PAA)和聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)修饰,降低了CTAB的细胞毒性,同时也增强了金纳米棒在盐和细胞培养液中的稳定性。又利用静电吸附作用,成功的将DNA连接到了金纳米棒的表面,制备了DNA传感器,可用于生物研究。     

纳米金标记-逐步银染法快速检测金黄色葡萄球菌

将纳米金探针应用于目的核酸的检测,具有与PCR相当的灵敏度和特异性.本研究建立了一种可以在微孔板上快速检测金黄色葡萄球菌的纳米金标记-逐步银染法.该方法利用已包被链霉亲和素的微孔板,将PCR扩增的金黄色葡萄球菌nuc基因与生物素探针、纳米金探针形成的三明治杂交结构锚定其上,然后在低温下逐步银染显色,通过酶标仪检测放大的银染信号.这种纳米金标记-逐步银染法可以在显著降低非特异性背景信号的同时放大银染信号,检测金黄色葡萄球菌nuc基因的灵敏度为1 pmol/L,比常温一步银染法的灵敏度提高约102倍. 51例临床标本的检测结果与PCR法一致,与培养生化鉴定法的检测结果之间无显著性差异(P >0.05). 综上所述,本研究成功构建了金黄色葡萄球菌的纳米金标记-逐步银染法,在病原微生物的快速检测领域表现出广阔的发展潜力.     

人巨细胞病毒IgG 抗体标准品研究进展

人巨细胞病毒(CMV)是威胁人类健康的最重要病原之一。高CMV抗体效价的免疫球蛋白G(IgG)制剂,为临床医生在预防和治疗用药上提供了一个有价值的选择。而CMV免疫球蛋白标准品对于制品的CMV抗体效价测定以及高效价血浆的筛选都至关重要。该标准品对于器官移植/输血安全测试,以及临床诊断都是不可或缺。本综述提供了一种人巨细胞病毒IgG标准品制剂方法以及目前研究进展的概述。此外,本文还关注应用于不同领域的不同CMV IgG抗体效价单位。故本文为人巨细胞病毒免疫球蛋白的开发,人巨细胞病毒IgG抗体诊断试剂的标准化,以及为其质量控制提供参考。     

金纳米棒-聚苯胺核壳纳米材料的光学相干层析成像能力研究

对比试剂的使用能够显著提升光学相干层析(OCT)的成像效果。聚苯胺(PANI)是一种有机导电聚合物,在近红外(NIR)区有着很强的光吸收。本文采用PANI对常见的OCT成像对比试剂--金纳米棒(GNRs)进行修饰,合成了PANI/GNRs核壳粒子,并对其OCT成像对比能力进行了研究。PANI/GNRs展现出良好的NIR光吸收特性;同时,PANI对GNRs的包裹也显著提升了金纳米结构的稳定性、降低了GNRs原有的毒性。选用离体猪肝组织作为检测样本,发现纳米材料使用能够显著提升OCT的成像效果。与未修饰的GNRs及PANI粒子相比,PANI/GNRs的OCT成像对比效果明显更好。因此,PANI包裹的GNRs核壳纳米材料有望成为一种低毒性且效果良好的OCT对比试剂用于生物组织成像。     

金纳米棒的表面修饰及其应用于肿瘤诊疗的研究进展

金纳米棒具有独特的光学性质、表面易修饰性、较低的生物毒性和良好的生物相容性,因而在成像、光热治疗和药物载带等方面具有极高的潜在应用价值.本文综述了典型的金纳米棒表面修饰方法及其在生物成像、光热治疗和药物治疗中的应用,重点阐述了通过金纳米棒同时实现肿瘤诊断和治疗相结合的研究进展.     

银染增强的纳米金标记探针对微量核酸的检测

本研究利用银染增强的纳米金技术建立了一种简单快速的核酸定量方法.该方法基于纳米金与烷巯基修饰的寡核苷酸分子共价键合作用,将纳米微粒报告基团标记在与靶核酸一端序列互补的寡核苷酸上,同时生物素化修饰另一端互补序列.靶核酸与两段寡核苷酸探针杂交后,借亲和素固定在酶标板孔内,通过纳米金催化的银染放大效应产生高灵敏的识别信号,适时记录其吸光度值从而实现核酸分子的定量.该检测方法检测单链核酸分子的灵敏度达0.1 fM,双链分子为10 fM.     

Surface Plasmon Dynamics of High-Aspect-Ratio Gold Nanorods

Ultrafast transient absorption studies are reported for high-aspect-ratio gold nanorods that were fabricated by electrochemical deposition in polycarbonate templates. The nanorods are 60 nm in diameter with distribution of lengths of up to 6 μm. The average aspect ratio was ∼50, resulting in a longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (SPR_L) band in the mid-IR, as well as a transverse (SPR_T) band in the visible. The rods were excited at 400 nm and probed at a range of wavelengths from the visible to the mid-IR to interrogate both SPR bands. The dynamics observed, including the electron–phonon coupling time and coherent acoustic breathing mode oscillations, closely resemble those previously reported for gold spherical nanoparticles and smaller-aspect-ratio nanorods. The electron–phonon coupling time was similarly determined to be 3.3 ± 0.2 ps for both of the SPR bands. Also, oscillations with a 32-ps period were observed for probing near the SPR_T band in the visible region due to impulsive coherent excitation of the acoustic breathing mode, which are consistent with the 60-nm diameter of the nanorods determined by scanning electron microscopy. The results demonstrate that the dynamics for long gold nanorods are similar to those for smaller nanoparticles. Gerald M. Sando is a NRL-ASEE Research Associate     

RGD/FA双靶纳米金棒的制备及其在肿瘤细胞协同靶向成像与光热治疗中的应用

目的:通过制备RGD/FA双靶纳米金考察其与高表达整合素与叶酸受体B16细胞的协同靶向成像与热疗作用;方法:采用功能化PEG分子将靶向小分子RGD与叶酸通过强健Au-S键连接至纳米金棒表面,利用激光共聚焦与808 nm近红外激光器评价修饰纳米金的协同靶向作用;结果:RGD与叶酸分子被成功连接于纳米金表面,且双靶纳米金对小鼠黑色素瘤细胞具有较好的协同靶向作用;结论:同时靶向同一肿瘤细胞的不同表位,可克服单一靶向功能化纳米粒子难以在肿瘤位点有效积累的问题,本研究为多功能纳米金棒在临床肿瘤早期诊断与光热治疗中的应用提供研究基础。     

Far-Field Raman Imaging of Short-Wavelength Particle Plasmons on Gold Nanorods

The surface plasmon fields of gold nanorods with a diameter of 100 nm and lengths of 1–5 m are imaged by using far-field Raman scattering of methylene blue adsorbed on the rods. When optically exciting the nanorods under total internal reflection with wave vector and electric field vector orientations along the rod axis, the plasmon field intensity along this axis is observed to be periodically modulated. This modulation is attributable to a beating of the exciting light wave and the nanorod plasmon mode. The plasmon wavelength deduced from the beat frequency is 379 nm, which is considerably smaller than the exciting laser wavelength of 647 nm. In general, Raman imaging is shown to be a powerful technique to probe local plasmon fields using far-field spectroscopy.     

Affinity of human IgG subclasses to mouse Fc gamma receptors

Human IgG is the main antibody class used in antibody therapies because of its efficacy and longer half-life, which are completely or partly due to FcγR-mediated functions of the molecules. Preclinical testing in mouse models are frequently performed using human IgG, but no detailed information on binding of human IgG to mouse FcγRs is available. The orthologous mouse and human FcγRs share roughly 60–70% identity, suggesting some incompatibility. Here, we report binding affinities of all mouse and human IgG subclasses to mouse FcγR. Human IgGs bound to mouse FcγR with remarkably similar binding strengths as we know from binding to human ortholog receptors, with relative affinities IgG3>IgG1>IgG4>IgG2 and FcγRI>>FcγRIV>FcγRIII>FcγRIIb. This suggests human IgG subclasses to have similar relative FcγR-mediated biological activities in mice.     

人巨细胞病毒IgG酶联免疫检测试剂盒的研制

为研制人巨细胞病毒 (HCMV)IgG酶联检测试剂盒 ,将HCMV接种人二倍体细胞 ,收获的病毒经纯化后用作包被抗原 ,辣根过氧化物酶 (HRP)标记羊抗人IgG为检测抗体 ,采用间接ELISA制备酶联免疫检测试剂盒并进行检定。该试剂盒操作简便、特异性强 ,稳定性、线性及精密性符合体外诊断试剂的要求。     

Broadband Enhancement of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells by the Synergistic Effect of Plasmonic Gold Nanobipyramids and Nanospheres

For the first time, the plasmonic gold bipyramids (Au BPs) are introduced to the PbS colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells for improved infrared light harvesting. The localized surface plasmon resonance peaks of Au BPs matches perfectly with the absorption peaks of conventional PbS CQDs. Owing to the geometrical novelty of Au BPs, they exhibit significantly stronger far‐field scattering effect and near‐field enhancement than conventional plasmonic Au nanospheres (NSs). Consequently, device open‐circuit voltage (V_oc) and short‐circuit current (J_sc) are simultaneously enhanced, while plasmonic photovoltaic devices based on Au NSs only achieve improved J_sc. The different effects and working mechanisms of these two Au nanoparticles are systematically investigated. Moreover, to realize effective broadband light harvesting, Au BPs and Au NSs are used together to simultaneously enhance the device optical and electrical properties. As a result, a significantly increased power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.58% is obtained compared to the PCE of 8.09% for the control devices due to the synergistic effect of the two plasmonic Au nanoparticles. Thus, this work reveals the intriguing plasmonic effect of Au BPs in CQD solar cells and may provide insight into the future plasmonic enhancement for solution‐processed new‐generation solar cells.     

Sensitivity enhancement of surface plasmon resonance biosensor with colloidal gold

We enhanced the sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance biosensor by the conversion of the real-time direct binding immunoassay into the sandwich immunoassay, in which colloidal gold particles coated with anti-mouse IgG was used. By the immobilization of anti-mouse IgG onto the carboxymethyl dextran surface of thin gold film, the direct binding of analyte (mouse IgG) onto the sensor chip, and the injection of colloidal gold particles coated with antimouse IgG, about 100 times of sensitivity enhancement was obtained. This result suggests that nanoparticles, which has a high refractive index, homogeneous ultrafine structure and capability of size control, would be applicable for the detection of very small quantity of biomaterial.     

Changes in complementarity-determining regions significantly alter IgG binding to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) and pharmacokinetics

A large body of data exists demonstrating that neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) binding of an IgG via its Fc CH2-CH3 interface trends with the pharmacokinetics (PK) of IgG. We have observed that PK of IgG molecules vary widely, even when they share identical Fc domains. This led us to hypothesize that domains distal from the Fc could contribute to FcRn binding and affect PK. In this study, we explored the role of these IgG domains in altering the affinity between IgG and FcRn. Using a surface plasmon resonance-based assay developed to examine the steady-state binding affinity (K_D) of IgG molecules to FcRn, we dissected the contributions of IgG domains in modulating the affinity between FcRn and IgG. Through analysis of a broad collection of therapeutic antibodies containing more than 50 unique IgG molecules, we demonstrated that variable domains, and in particular complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), significantly alter binding affinity to FcRn in vitro. Furthermore, a panel of IgG molecules differing only by 1–5 mutations in CDRs altered binding affinity to FcRn in vitro, by up to 79-fold, and the affinity values correlated with calculated isoelectric point values of both variable domains and CDR-L3. In addition, tighter affinity values trend with faster in vivo clearance of a set of IgG molecules differing only by 1–3 mutations in human FcRn transgenic mice. Understanding the role of CDRs in modulation of IgG affinity to FcRn in vitro and their effect on PK of IgG may have far-reaching implications in the optimization of IgG therapeutics.