Bio-imaging and Photodynamic Therapy with Tetra Sulphonatophenyl Porphyrin (TSPP)-TiO2 Nanowhiskers: New Approaches in Rheumatoid Arthritis Theranostics

Sci Rep. 2015 Jul 8:5:11518. doi: 10.1038/srep11518.

Abstract

Since Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the major human joint diseases with unknown etiology, the early diagnosis and treatment of RA remains a challenge. In this contribution we have explored the possibility to utilize novel nanocomposites of tetera suplhonatophenyl porphyrin (TSPP) with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanowhiskers (TP) as effective bio-imaging and photodynamic therapeutic (PDT) agent for RA theranostics. Our observations demonstrate that TP solution PDT have an ameliorating effect on the RA by decreasing significantly the IL-17 and TNF-α level in blood serum and fluorescent imaging could enable us to diagnose the disease in subclinical stages and bio-mark the RA insulted joint.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / therapy*
  • Cytokines / blood
  • Diagnostic Imaging* / methods
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Male
  • Nanocomposites*
  • Optical Imaging / methods
  • Photochemotherapy* / methods
  • Porphyrins*
  • Rats
  • Theranostic Nanomedicine / methods
  • Titanium*

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Porphyrins
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium