Fusogenic Viral Protein-Based Near-Infrared Active Nanocarriers for Biomedical Imaging
- Suman BishnoiSuman BishnoiDepartment of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, IndiaMore by Suman Bishnoi
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- Anshu KumariAnshu KumariDepartment of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, IndiaSchool of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United StatesMore by Anshu Kumari
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- Sheeba RehmanSheeba RehmanDepartment of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, IndiaMore by Sheeba Rehman
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- Aliva MinzAliva MinzInstitute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751023, IndiaMore by Aliva Minz
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- Shantibhusan SenapatiShantibhusan SenapatiInstitute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751023, IndiaMore by Shantibhusan Senapati
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- Debasis Nayak*Debasis Nayak*Email: [email protected]Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, IndiaMore by Debasis Nayak
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- Sharad Gupta*Sharad Gupta*Email: [email protected]Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, IndiaSchool of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, IndiaMore by Sharad Gupta
Abstract
An effective drug delivery system (DDS) relies on an efficient cellular uptake and faster intracellular delivery of theranostic agents, bypassing the endosomal mediated degradation of the payload. The use of viral nanoparticles (VNPs) permits such advancement, as the viruses are naturally evolved to infiltrate the host cells to deliver their genetic material. As a proof of concept, we bioengineered the vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSV-G)-based near-infrared (NIR) active viral nanoconstructs (NAVNs) encapsulating indocyanine green dye (ICG) for NIR bioimaging. NAVNs are spherical in size and have the intrinsic cellular-fusogenic properties of VSV-G. Further, the NIR imaging displaying higher fluorescence intensity in NAVNs treated cells suggests enhanced cellular uptake and delivery of ICG by NAVNs compared to the free form of ICG. The overall study highlights the effectiveness of VSV-G-based VNPs as an efficient delivery system for NIR fluorescence imaging.
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, 32840-32848. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c03517
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