Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, chronic, and highly disabling autoimmune disease characterized by difficult treatment, long disease duration, and easy recurrence. The development and application of high-sensitivity theranostic probes for RA that will facilitate precise monitoring of disease progression and enable effective treatment are currently hotspots in the field of RA theranostics. In this study, mZMI@HA, a dual-triggered theranostics nanoprobe, is constructed based on near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoparticles (NIR-PLNPs) for precise RA treatment and therapeutic evaluation. This is the first reported use of high-sensitivity autofluorescence-free imaging based on NIR-PLNPs for precise RA treatment and therapeutic evaluation. Compared with the NIR fluorescence imaging probe-indocyanine green, the signal-to-background ratio of persistent luminescence (PersL) imaging is improved nearly 14-fold. Using PersL imaging to guide photothermal therapy and controllable drug release through NIR/pH-responsiveness, the progress of collagen-induced RA is relieved. Additionally, the therapeutic evaluation of RA by PersL imaging is consistent with clinical micro-computed tomography and histological analyses. This study demonstrates the potential of NIR-PLNPs for high-sensitivity imaging-guided RA treatment, providing a new strategy for RA precise theranostics.
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