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 (TiO 2) 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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 11518 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Volume | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Jul 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |