Targeted Cancer Therapy by Immunoconjugated Gold-Gold Sulfide Nanoparticles Using Protein-G as a Cofactor

	Nanotech 2012 Vol. 3 Nanotechnology 2012: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy (Volume 3) Chapter 4: Cancer Nanotechnology & Nano Medical Sciences
	Targeted Cancer Therapy by Immunoconjugated Gold-Gold Sulfide Nanoparticles Using Protein-G as a Cofactor
Authors:	X.H. Sun, G.D. Zhang, D. Patel, A.M. Gobin
Affilation:	University of Louisville, US
Pages:	238 - 241
Keywords:	nanomedicine, gold nanoparticle, protein G, targeted cancer therapy, PEGylation
Abstract:	Gold-gold sulfide nanoparticle (GGS-NP) with controllable near infrared (nIR) absorption was synthesized from a simple reaction of chloroauric acid and sodium thiosulfate. Through PEGylated recombinant Protein-G (ProG), ProG-conjugated GGS-NPs for antibody capture by Fc domain provided a practical stratagem for early-stage cancer diagnosis and targeted therapy. In vitro studies, the as-fabricated ProG-conjugated GGS-NPs with bound anti erbB-2 (HER-2) IgGs successfully targeted at HER-2 overexpressing breast cancer cell, SK-BR-3, and killed them at an optimized low laser power. The concept of the targeted photothermal cancer therapy using ProG as a cofactor for immobilization of antibody is well proved and very promising as provides a repeatable platform method for antibody conjugation to gold nanoparticles.
ISBN:	978-1-4665-6276-9
Pages:	818
Hardcopy:	$209.95

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