Bio-imaging and Photodynamic Therapy with Tetra Sulphonatophenyl Porphyrin (TSPP)-TiO 2 Nanowhiskers: New Approaches in Rheumatoid Arthritis Theranostics

Chunqiu Zhao, Fawad Ur Rehman, Yanlong Yang, Xiaoqi Li, Dong Zhang, Hui Jiang, Matthias Selke, Xuemei Wang, Chongyang Liu

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Article number11518
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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