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Li J, Luo C, Sun T, Zhou Y, Huang X, Wu D, Luo X, Zeng C, Li H. Hypoxia-Specific Metal-Organic Frameworks Augment Cancer Immunotherapy of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. ACS NANO 2024; 18:18412-18424. [PMID: 38949962 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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As a noninvasive treatment modality, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-induced antitumor immune responses play a vital role in surgery prognosis. However, limited response intensity largely hinders postoperative immunotherapy. Herein, a hypoxia-specific metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosystem, coordinated by Fe3+, hypoxic-activated prodrug AQ4N, and IDO-1 signaling pathway inhibitor NLG919, is developed for the potentiating immunotherapy of HIFU surgery. The loaded AQ4N enhances the photoacoustic imaging effects to achieve accurate intraoperative navigation. Within the HIFU-established severe hypoxic environment, AQ4N is activated sequentially, following which it cooperates with Fe3+ to effectively provoke immunogenic cell death. In addition, potent NLG919 suppresses IDO-1 activity and degrades the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment aggravated by postoperative hypoxia. In vivo studies demonstrate that the MOF-mediated immunotherapy greatly inhibits the growth of primary/distant tumors and eliminates lung metastasis. This work establishes a robust delivery platform to improve immunotherapy and the overall prognosis of HIFU surgery with high specificity and potency.
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- Jingnan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, 400016 Chongqing, P. R. China
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Ji F, Shi C, Shu Z, Li Z. Nanomaterials Enhance Pyroptosis-Based Tumor Immunotherapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:5545-5579. [PMID: 38882539 PMCID: PMC11178094 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s457309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Pyroptosis, a pro-inflammatory and lytic programmed cell death pathway, possesses great potential for antitumor immunotherapy. By releasing cellular contents and a large number of pro-inflammatory factors, tumor cell pyroptosis can promote dendritic cell maturation, increase the intratumoral infiltration of cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, and reduce the number of immunosuppressive cells within the tumor. However, the efficient induction of pyroptosis and prevention of damage to normal tissues or cells is an urgent concern to be addressed. Recently, a wide variety of nanoplatforms have been designed to precisely trigger pyroptosis and activate the antitumor immune responses. This review provides an update on the progress in nanotechnology for enhancing pyroptosis-based tumor immunotherapy. Nanomaterials have shown great advantages in triggering pyroptosis by delivering pyroptosis initiators to tumors, increasing oxidative stress in tumor cells, and inducing intracellular osmotic pressure changes or ion imbalances. In addition, the challenges and future perspectives in this field are proposed to advance the clinical translation of pyroptosis-inducing nanomedicines.
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- Fujian Ji
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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Jin Z, Jiang L, He Q. Critical learning from industrial catalysis for nanocatalytic medicine. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3857. [PMID: 38719843 PMCID: PMC11079063 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Systematical and critical learning from industrial catalysis will bring inspiration for emerging nanocatalytic medicine, but the relevant knowledge is quite limited so far. In this review, we briefly summarize representative catalytic reactions and corresponding catalysts in industry, and then distinguish the similarities and differences in catalytic reactions between industrial and medical applications in support of critical learning, deep understanding, and rational designing of appropriate catalysts and catalytic reactions for various medical applications. Finally, we summarize/outlook the present and potential translation from industrial catalysis to nanocatalytic medicine. This review is expected to display a clear picture of nanocatalytic medicine evolution.
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- Zhaokui Jin
- Medical Center on Aging, Ruijin Hospital; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hydrogen Science & Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, 518118, China
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- Medical Center on Aging, Ruijin Hospital; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hydrogen Science & Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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He T, Wen J, Wang W, Hu Z, Ling C, Zhao Z, Cheng Y, Chang YC, Xu M, Jin Z, Amer L, Sasi L, Fu L, Steinmetz NF, Rana TM, Wu P, Jokerst JV. Peptide-Driven Proton Sponge Nano-Assembly for Imaging and Triggering Lysosome-Regulated Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307679. [PMID: 38372431 PMCID: PMC11081816 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Triggering lysosome-regulated immunogenic cell death (ICD, e.g., pyroptosis and necroptosis) with nanomedicines is an emerging approach for turning an "immune-cold" tumor "hot"-a key challenge faced by cancer immunotherapies. Proton sponge such as high-molecular-weight branched polyethylenimine (PEI) is excellent at rupturing lysosomes, but its therapeutic application is hindered by uncontrollable toxicity due to fixed charge density and poor understanding of resulted cell death mechanism. Here, a series of proton sponge nano-assemblies (PSNAs) with self-assembly controllable surface charge density and cell cytotoxicity are created. Such PSNAs are constructed via low-molecular-weight branched PEI covalently bound to self-assembling peptides carrying tetraphenylethene pyridinium (PyTPE, an aggregation-induced emission-based luminogen). Assembly of PEI assisted by the self-assembling peptide-PyTPE leads to enhanced surface positive charges and cell cytotoxicity of PSNA. The self-assembly tendency of PSNAs is further optimized by tuning hydrophilic and hydrophobic components within the peptide, thus resulting in the PSNA with the highest fluorescence, positive surface charge density, cell uptake, and cancer cell cytotoxicity. Systematic cell death mechanistic studies reveal that the lysosome rupturing-regulated pyroptosis and necroptosis are at least two causes of cell death. Tumor cells undergoing PSNA-triggered ICD activate immune cells, suggesting the great potential of PSNAs to trigger anticancer immunity.
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- Tengyu He
- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Immunology, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology, Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, Moores Cancer Center, Center for Engineering in Cancer, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, Shu and K. C. Chien and Peter Farrell Collaboratory, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Immunology, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Radiology, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Wang G, Li J, Wang L, Yang Y, Wu J, Tang W, Lei H, Cheng L. Manganese-Doped Potassium Chloride Nanoelectrodes to Potentiate Electrochemical Immunotherapy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:10885-10901. [PMID: 38587876 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Hypochlorous acid (HClO), as a powerful oxidizer, is obtained from the oxidation of Cl- ions during the electrochemical therapy (EChT) process for cancer therapy. However, the extracellular generated HClO is inadequate to inhibit effective tumor cell death. Herein, manganese-doped potassium chloride nanocubes (MPC NCs) fabricated and modified with amphipathic polymer PEG (PMPC NCs) to function as massive three-dimensional nanoelectrodes (NEs) were developed to enhance the generation of HClO for electrochemical immunotherapy under an alternating electric field. Under an square-wave alternating current (AC) electric field, the generation of HClO was boosted by PMPC NEs due to the enlarged active surface area, enhanced mass transfer rate, and improved electrocatalytic activity. Notably, PMPC NEs upregulated the intracellular HClO concentration to induce robust immunogenic cell death (ICD) under an AC electric field. Meanwhile, the electric-triggered release of Mn2+ effectively stimulated dendritic cells (DCs) maturation. In vivo results illustrated that PMPC-mediated EChT inhibited tumor growth and triggered the promotion of the immune response to regulate the tumor immune microenvironment. Based on the potent antitumor immunity, PMPC-mediated EChT was further combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (αCTLA-4) to realize combined EChT-immunotherapy, which demonstrated enhanced tumor inhibition of the primary tumors and an abscopal effect on distant tumors. To summarize, our work highlights the application of electrochemical-immunotherapy technology in tumor therapy.
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- Gang Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Du J, Su J, Xing Y, Zhao Y, Tian M, Dai W, Dong H. Charge-Reversal NaCl/G-Quartets for Aggregation-Induced Mitochondrial MicroRNA Imaging and Ion-Interference Therapy. Anal Chem 2024; 96:5922-5930. [PMID: 38575388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Mitochondrial therapy is a promising new strategy that offers the potential to achieve precise disease diagnosis or maximum therapeutic response. However, versatile mitochondrial theranostic platforms that integrate biomarker detection and therapy have rarely been exploited. Here, we report a charge-reversal nanomedicine activated by an acidic microenvironment for mitochondrial microRNA (mitomiR) detection and ion-interference therapy. The transporter liposome (DD-DC) was constructed from a pH-responsive polymer and a positively charged phospholipid, encapsulating NaCl nanoparticles with coloading of the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) fluorogens AIEgen-DNA/G-quadruplexes precursor and brequinar (NAB@DD-DC). The negatively charged nanomedicine ensured good blood stability and high tumor accumulation, while the charge-reversal to positive in response to the acidic pH in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and lysosomes enhanced the uptake by tumor cells and lysosome escape, achieving accumulation in mitochondria. The subsequently released Na+ in mitochondria not only contributed to the formation of mitomiR-494 induced G-quadruplexes for AIE imaging diagnosis but also led to an osmolarity surge that was enhanced by brequinar to achieve effective ion-interference therapy.
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- Jinya Du
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Pharmaron-Beijing Co. Ltd., 6 Taihe Road, BDA, Beijing 100176, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemical and Bioengineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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Li Y, Lin J, He Y, Wang K, Huang C, Zhang R, Liu X. Tumour-microenvironment-responsive Na 2S 2O 8 nanocrystals encapsulated in hollow organosilica-metal-phenolic networks for cycling persistent tumour-dynamic therapy. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2024; 4:20230054. [PMID: 38855614 PMCID: PMC11022624 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20230054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Traditional tumour-dynamic therapy still inevitably faces the critical challenge of limited reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating efficiency due to tumour hypoxia, extreme pH condition for Fenton reaction, and unsustainable mono-catalytic reaction. To fight against these issues, we skilfully develop a tumour-microenvironment-driven yolk-shell nanoreactor to realize the high-efficiency persistent dynamic therapy via cascade-responsive dual cycling amplification of •SO4 -/•OH radicals. The nanoreactor with an ultrahigh payload of free radical initiator is designed by encapsulating the Na2S2O8 nanocrystals into hollow tetra-sulphide-introduced mesoporous silica (HTSMS) and afterward enclosed by epigallocatechin gallate (EG)-Fe(II) cross-linking. Within the tumour microenvironment, the intracellular glutathione (GSH) can trigger the tetra-sulphide cleavage of nanoreactors to explosively release Na+/S2O8 2 - /Fe2+ and EG. Then a sequence of cascade reactions will be activated to efficiently generate •SO4 - (Fe2+-catalyzed S2O8 2 - oxidation), proton (•SO4 --catalyzed H2O decomposition), and •OH (proton-intensified Fenton oxidation). Synchronously, the oxidation-generated Fe3+ will be in turn recovered into Fe2+ by excessive EG to circularly amplify •SO4 -/•OH radicals. The nanoreactors can also disrupt the intracellular osmolarity homeostasis by Na+ overload and weaken the ROS-scavenging systems by GSH exhaustion to further amplify oxidative stress. Our yolk-shell nanoreactors can efficiently eradicate tumours via multiple oxidative stress amplification, which will provide a perspective to explore dynamic therapy.
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- Yang Li
- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian ProvinceMengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine and Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare‐Earth Materials, Haixi InstituteChinese Academy of SciencesXiamenPeople's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian ProvinceMengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of MedicineXiamen UniversityXiamenPeople's Republic of China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of InnovationShenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityShenyangPeople's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine and Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare‐Earth Materials, Haixi InstituteChinese Academy of SciencesXiamenPeople's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine and Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare‐Earth Materials, Haixi InstituteChinese Academy of SciencesXiamenPeople's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian ProvinceMengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine and Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare‐Earth Materials, Haixi InstituteChinese Academy of SciencesXiamenPeople's Republic of China
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Liang Y, Lei P, An R, Du P, Liu S, Wei Y, Zhang H. Biodegradable Monometallic Aluminum as a Biotuner for Tumor Pyroptosis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317304. [PMID: 38298089 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Pyroptosis is an effective anti-tumor strategy. However, monometallic pyroptosis biotuners have not been explored until now. Here, we discover for the first time that biodegradable monometallic Al can act as a pyroptosis biotuner for tumor therapy. pH-sensitive Al nanoparticles (Al@P) are obtained by equipping polyethylene glycol-b-(poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-poly(4-vinylpyridine), which can exert their effect at the tumor site without affecting normal cells. The H2 and Al3+ release by Al@P in the acidic environment of tumors disrupts the redox balance and ionic homeostasis in tumor cells, thus generating large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to caspase-1 activation, gasdermin D cleavage, and IL-1β/LDH release, which induces canonical pyroptotic death. Meanwhile, the prodrug Doxorubicin (Pro-DOX) is successfully loaded onto Al@P (Al@P-P) and can be activated by ROS to release DOX in the tumor cells, thus further improving the tumor-killing efficiency. Ultimately, Al@P-P is degradable and exhibits efficient tumor inhibition.
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- Yuan Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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Cao Z, Yang X, Yang W, Chen F, Jiang W, Zhan S, Jiang F, Li J, Ye C, Lang L, Zhang S, Feng Z, Lai X, Liu Y, Mao L, Cai H, Teng Y, Xie J. Modulation of Dendritic Cell Function via Nanoparticle-Induced Cytosolic Calcium Changes. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7618-7632. [PMID: 38422984 PMCID: PMC10938921 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Calcium nanoparticles have been investigated for applications, such as drug and gene delivery. Additionally, Ca2+ serves as a crucial second messenger in the activation of immune cells. However, few studies have systematically studied the effects of calcium nanoparticles on the calcium levels and functions within immune cells. In this study, we explore the potential of calcium nanoparticles as a vehicle to deliver calcium into the cytosol of dendritic cells (DCs) and influence their functions. We synthesized calcium hydroxide nanoparticles, coated them with a layer of silica to prevent rapid degradation, and further conjugated them with anti-CD205 antibodies to achieve targeted delivery to DCs. Our results indicate that these nanoparticles can efficiently enter DCs and release calcium ions in a controlled manner. This elevation in cytosolic calcium activates both the NFAT and NF-κB pathways, in turn promoting the expression of costimulatory molecules, antigen-presenting molecules, and pro-inflammatory cytokines. In mouse tumor models, the calcium nanoparticles enhanced the antitumor immune response and augmented the efficacy of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy without introducing additional toxicity. Our study introduces a safe nanoparticle immunomodulator with potential widespread applications in cancer therapy.
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- Zhengwei Cao
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Hematology and Medical Oncology & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30907, United States
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- Institute
of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- School
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Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department
of Hematology and Medical Oncology & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Chen Q, Sun Y, Wang S, Xu J. New prospects of cancer therapy based on pyroptosis and pyroptosis inducers. Apoptosis 2024; 29:66-85. [PMID: 37943371 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-023-01906-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Pyroptosis is a gasdermin-mediated programmed cell death (PCD) pathway. It differs from apoptosis because of the secretion of inflammatory molecules. Pyroptosis is closely associated with various malignant tumors. Recent studies have demonstrated that pyroptosis can either inhibit or promote the development of malignant tumors, depending on the cell type (immune or cancer cells) and duration and severity of the process. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of pyroptosis, its relationship with malignancies, and focuses on current pyroptosis inducers and their significance in cancer treatment. The molecules involved in the pyroptosis signaling pathway could serve as therapeutic targets for the development of novel drugs for cancer therapy. In addition, we analyzed the potential of combining pyroptosis with conventional anticancer techniques as a promising strategy for cancer treatment.
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- Qiaoyun Chen
- China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Liang Y, Lei P, An R, Du P, Liu S, Wei Y, Zhang H. Wireless Photoactivated Targeted Nanosystem for Oncotherapy Via Synergistic Effects of Hyperthermia/Redox Stress Amplification/GSK-3β Activity Inhibition. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:347-355. [PMID: 38149649 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Highly soluble salts and gas mediated therapies are emerging antitumor strategies. However, the therapeutic efficacy remains restricted by difficulty in delivering them to the tumor site and poorly controlled release in deep tissues. Here, an intelligent wireless photoactivated targeted nanosystem is designed for delivering LiCl and H2 to tumors for therapy. LiCl causes cell death by inhibiting the activity of GSK-3β. H2 selectively interacts with reactive oxygen species in the tumor, leading to redox stress, which induces apoptosis. The significant heat generated by the nanosystem not only kills tumor cells but also accelerates the dissolution of LiCl and the release of H2. The rapid dissolution of LiCl leads to a surge in intracellular osmotic pressure, which further intensifies the redox stress response and enhances the efficiency of therapy. The nanosystem shows efficient tumor therapeutic capability via synergistic effects of hyperthermia/redox stress amplification/GSK-3β activity inhibition.
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- Yuan Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
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Zhen W, Luo T, Wang Z, Jiang X, Yuan E, Weichselbaum RR, Lin W. Mechanoregulatory Cholesterol Oxidase-Functionalized Nanoscale Metal-Organic Framework Stimulates Pyroptosis and Reinvigorates T Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2305440. [PMID: 37635106 PMCID: PMC10840730 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Cancer cells alter mechanical tension in their cell membranes. New interventions to regulate cell membrane tension present a potential strategy for cancer therapy. Herein, the increase of cell membrane tension by cholesterol oxidase (COD) via cholesterol depletion in vitro and the design of a COD-functionalized nanoscale metal-organic framework, Hf-TBP/COD, for cholesterol depletion and mechanoregulation of tumors in vivo, are reported. COD is found to deplete cholesterol and disrupt the mechanical properties of lipid bilayers, leading to decreased cell proliferation, migration, and tolerance to oxidative stress. Hf-TBP/COD increases mechanical tension of plasma membranes and osmotic fragility of cancer cells, which induces influx of calcium ions, inhibits cell migration, increases rupturing propensity for effective caspase-1 mediated pyroptosis, and decreases tolerance to oxidative stress. In the tumor microenvironment, Hf-TBP/COD downregulates multiple immunosuppressive checkpoints to reinvigorate T cells and enhance T cell infiltration. Compared to Hf-TBP, Hf-TBP/COD improves anti-tumor immune response and tumor growth inhibition from 54.3% and 79.8% to 91.7% and 95% in a subcutaneous triple-negative breast cancer model and a colon cancer model, respectively.
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- Wenyao Zhen
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Li J, Ding B, Tan J, Chen H, Meng Q, Li X, Zheng P, Ma P, Lin J. Sodium Citrate Nanoparticles Induce Dual-Path Pyroptosis for Enhanced Antitumor Immunotherapy through Synergistic Ion Overload and Metabolic Disturbance. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:10034-10043. [PMID: 37903236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Metabolic reprogramming, as one of the characteristics of cancer, is associated with tumorigenesis, growth, or migration, and the modulation of metabolic pathways has emerged as a novel approach for cancer therapy. However, the conventional metabolism-mediated apoptosis process in tumor cells exhibits limited immunogenicity and inadequate activation of antitumor immunity. Herein, phospholipid-coated sodium citrate nanoparticles (PSCT NPs) are successfully prepared, which dissolve in tumor cells and then release significant amounts of citrate ions and Na+ ions. Massive quantities of ions lead to increased intracellular osmotic pressure, which activates the caspase-1/gasdermin D (GSDMD) mediated pyroptosis pathway. Simultaneously, citrate induces activation of the caspase-8/gasdermin C (GSDMC) pathway. The combined action of these two pathways synergistically causes intense pyroptosis, exhibiting remarkable antitumor immune responses and tumor growth inhibition. This discovery provides new insight into the potential of nanomaterials in modulating metabolism and altering cell death patterns to enhance antitumor immunotherapy.
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- Jing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Hu R, Chen X, Li Z, Zhao G, Ding L, Chen L, Dai C, Chen Y, Zhang B. Liquid Nanoparticles for Nanocatalytic Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306469. [PMID: 37669827 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Nanotechnology is revolutionizing cancer therapy, and catalyzes the emerging of ion-involved cancer-therapeutic modality, which unfortunately suffers from undesirable nanocarriers for efficient intracellular ion delivery. To radically extricate from this critical issue, the glutathione (GSH)-responsive organosilica network is employed to lock the liquid drops at the nanoscale via a general bottom-up strategy to achieve the systemic delivery of "ion drugs". In this work, a sulfate radical generation donor (Na2 S2 O8 ), as a paradigm "ion drug", is entrapped into this liquid nanoparticle for efficiently delivering to the tumor region. After further surface engineering with pH-responsive tannic acid-Fe2+ framework, these liquid nanoparticles achieve tumor-microenvironmental pH/GSH-dual responsive ion release (Fe2+ /Na+ /S2 O8 2- ) after reaching the tumor sites, where the Fe2+ further triggers S2 O8 2- to generate toxic •SO4 - and •OH, effectively executing cancer cell ferroptosis (Fe2+ , reactive oxygen species-ROS) and pyroptosis (Na+ , ROS). Such a tumor-responsive/specific liquid nanoplatform is highly instructive for further ion-mediated nanomedicine and disease treatment.
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- Ruizhi Hu
- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, P. R. China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, P. R. China
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- Education Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, National Clinical Research Center of Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325088, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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Ding B, Zheng P, Tan J, Chen H, Meng Q, Li J, Li X, Han D, Li Z, Ma X, Ma P, Lin J. Sodium Bicarbonate Nanoparticles for Amplified Cancer Immunotherapy by Inducing Pyroptosis and Regulating Lactic Acid Metabolism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307706. [PMID: 37587061 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Although immunotherapy has a broad clinical application prospect, it is still hindered by low immune responses and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Herein, a simple and drug-free inorganic nanomaterial, alkalescent sodium bicarbonate nanoparticles (NaHCO3 NPs), is prepared via a fast microemulsion method for amplified cancer immunotherapy. The obtained alkalescent NaHCO3 regulates lactic acid metabolism through acid-base neutralization so as to reverse the mildly acidic immunosuppressive tumor environment. Additionally, it can further release high amounts of Na+ ions inside tumor cells and induce a surge in intracellular osmolarity, and thus activate the pyroptosis pathway and immunogenic cell death (ICD), release damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and inflammatory factors, and improve immune responses. Collectively, NaHCO3 NPs observably inhibit primary/distal tumor growth and tumor metastasis through acid neutralization remitted immunosuppression and pyroptosis induced immune activation, showing an enhanced antitumor immunity efficiency. This work provides a new paradigm for lactic acid metabolism and pyroptosis mediated tumor treatment, which has a potential for application in clinical tumor immunotherapy.
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- Binbin Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials & Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Lei H, Pei Z, Jiang C, Cheng L. Recent progress of metal-based nanomaterials with anti-tumor biological effects for enhanced cancer therapy. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20220001. [PMID: 37933288 PMCID: PMC10582613 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20220001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Metal-based nanomaterials have attracted broad attention recently due to their unique biological physical and chemical properties after entering tumor cells, namely biological effects. In particular, the abilities of Ca2+ to modulate T cell receptors activation, K+ to regulate stem cell differentiation, Mn2+ to activate the STING pathway, and Fe2+/3+ to induce tumor ferroptosis and enhance catalytic therapy, make the metal ions and metal-based nanomaterials play crucial roles in the cancer treatments. Therefore, due to the superior advantages of metal-based nanomaterials and the characteristics of the tumor microenvironment, we will summarize the recent progress of the anti-tumor biological effects of metal-based nanomaterials. Based on the different effects of metal-based nanomaterials on tumor cells, this review mainly focuses on the following five aspects: (1) metal-enhanced radiotherapy sensitization, (2) metal-enhanced catalytic therapy, (3) metal-enhanced ferroptosis, (4) metal-enhanced pyroptosis, and (5) metal-enhanced immunotherapy. At the same time, the shortcomings of the biological effects of metal-based nanomaterials on tumor therapy are also discussed, and the future research directions have been prospected. The highlights of promising biosafety, potent efficacy on biological effects for tumor therapy, and the in-depth various biological effects mechanism studies of metal-based nanomaterials provide novel ideas for the future biological application of the nanomaterials.
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- Huali Lei
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials and DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials and DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- School of Optical and Electronic InformationSuzhou City UniversitySuzhouChina
- Department of ChemistryNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials and DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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Zhang W, Liu Z, Zhu J, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Qin G, Ren J, Qu X. Bioorthogonal Disruption of Pyroptosis Checkpoint for High-Efficiency Pyroptosis Cancer Therapy. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37486170 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death that holds great promise in cancer therapy. However, autophagy as the crucial pyroptosis checkpoint and the self-protective mechanism of cancer cells significantly weakens the therapeutic efficiency. Here, a bioorthogonal pyroptosis nanoregulator is constructed to induce pyroptosis and disrupt the checkpoint, enabling high-efficiency pyroptosis cancer therapy. The nanoregulator allows the in situ synthesis and accumulation of the photosensitizer PpIX in the mitochondria of cancer cells to directly produce mitochondrial ROS, thus triggering pyroptosis. Meanwhile, the in situ generated autophagy inhibitor via palladium-catalyzed bioorthogonal chemistry can disrupt the pyroptosis checkpoint to boost the pyroptosis efficacy. With the biomimetic cancer cell membrane coating, this platform for modulating pyroptosis presents specificity to cancer cells and poses no harm to normal tissue, resulting in a highly efficient and safe antitumor treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a disrupting intrinsic protective mechanism of cancer cells for tumor pyroptosis therapy. This work highlights that autophagy as a checkpoint plays a key regulative role in pyroptosis therapy, which would motivate the future design of therapeutic regimens.
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- Wenting Zhang
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Dang W, Xing B, Jia X, Zhang Y, Jia B, Yu C, He J, Li Z, Li H, Liu Z. Subcellular Organelle-Targeted Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:3047-3068. [PMID: 37312934 PMCID: PMC10259594 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s413680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Background Subcellular organelle targeted nano-formulations for cancer treatment are receiving increasing attention owing to their benefits of precise drug delivery, maximized therapeutic index, and reduced off-target side effects. The nucleus and mitochondria, as the main subcellular organelles, are the significant organelles responsible for maintaining cell operation and metabolism. They can be involved in many essential physiological and pathological processes such as cell proliferation, organism metabolism, intracellular transportation, and play a critical role in regulating cell biology. Meanwhile, breast cancer metastasis is one of the leading causes of death in breast cancer patients. With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials have been widely used in tumor therapy. Methods We designed a subcellular organelle targeted nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) to deliver paclitaxel (PTX) and gambogic acid (GA) to tumor tissues. Results Due to the surface of NLC being modified by subcellular organelle targeted peptide, the PTX and GA co-loaded NLC can accurately release PTX and GA in tumor cells. This property makes NLC able to easy to enter tumor site and target the specific subcellular organelle. The modified NLC can efficiently inhibit the growth of 4T1 primary tumor and lung metastasis, which may be related to the down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and BCL-2 levels, up-regulation of E-cadherin level, and antagonized PTX-induced increase of C-C chemokine ligand 2 (CCL-2) levels by GA. Meanwhile, the synergistic anti-tumor effect of GA and PTX has also been verified in vitro and in vivo experiments. Conclusion The subcellular organelle targeted peptide modified PTX+GA multifunctional nano-drug delivery system has a good therapeutic effect on tumors, and this study provides significant insights into the role of different subcellular organelles in inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis and inspires researchers to develop highly effective cancer therapeutic strategies through subcellular organelle targeted drugs.
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- Wenli Dang
- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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Huang Z, Zhang X, Luo Y, Wang Y, Zhou S. KCl Nanoparticles as Potential Inducer of Immunogenic Cell Death for Cancer Immunotherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023. [PMID: 37192493 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Immunogenic cell death (ICD) is a promising cancer immunotherapy by inducing antigen-presenting cell maturation. Many inorganic nanomodulators have been developed for cancer therapy via ion overload, and their ICD-inducing properties have also been explored for immunotherapy. Here, we report a potassium chloride nanoparticle (PCNP)-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticle coated with cancer cell membrane (PC@P-CCM) for cancer therapy. Through cancer cell membrane (CCM)-achieved surface functionalization, the homotypic targeting behaviors of PC@P-CCM are dramatically enhanced. Once internalized by cancer cells, the PC@P-CCM could be degraded in acidic lysosomes, thus releasing K+ and Cl- ions. These ions can change the osmotic pressure of cancer cells, causing a hypertonic state in the cancer cells in a short time and leading to the rupture and death of cancer cells. Furthermore, these ions can stimulate cancer cells to secrete adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB-1); meanwhile, calreticulin (CRT) showed increased presentation on the surface of cancer cells, which can further induce dendritic cell maturation and promote the immunotherapy. This work provides a new perspective on KCl nanoparticle-based cancer immunotherapy.
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- Zhengjie Huang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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Li J, Yi X, Liu L, Wang X, Ai J. Advances in tumor nanotechnology: theragnostic implications in tumors via targeting regulated cell death. Apoptosis 2023:10.1007/s10495-023-01851-3. [PMID: 37184582 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-023-01851-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Cell death constitutes an indispensable part of the organismal balance in the human body. Generally, cell death includes regulated cell death (RCD) and accidental cell death (ACD), reflecting the intricately molecule-dependent process and the uncontrolled response, respectively. Furthermore, diverse RCD pathways correlate with multiple diseases, such as tumors and neurodegenerative diseases. Meanwhile, with the development of precision medicine, novel nano-based materials have gradually been applied in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of tumor patients. As the carrier, organic, inorganic, and biomimetic nanomaterials could facilitate the distribution, improve solubility and bioavailability, enhance biocompatibility and decrease the toxicity of drugs in the body, therefore, benefiting tumor patients with better survival outcomes and quality of life. In terms of the most studied cell death pathways, such as apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis, plenty of studies have explored specific types of nanomaterials targeting the molecules and signals in these pathways. However, no attempt was made to display diverse nanomaterials targeting different RCD pathways comprehensively. In this review, we elaborate on the potential mechanisms of RCD, including intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, autophagy-dependent cell death, and other cell death pathways together with corresponding nanomaterials. The thorough presentation of RCD pathways and diverse nano-based materials may provide a wider cellular and molecular landscape of tumor diagnosis and treatments.
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- Jin Li
- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Composites of nickel(II) polystyrene sulfonates: where solution chemistry meets nanomaterials. Polyhedron 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2023.116339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Ou W, Stewart S, White A, Kwizera EA, Xu J, Fang Y, Shamul JG, Xie C, Nurudeen S, Tirada NP, Lu X, Tkaczuk KHR, He X. In-situ cryo-immune engineering of tumor microenvironment with cold-responsive nanotechnology for cancer immunotherapy. Nat Commun 2023; 14:392. [PMID: 36693842 PMCID: PMC9873931 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36045-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Cancer immunotherapy that deploys the host's immune system to recognize and attack tumors, is a promising strategy for cancer treatment. However, its efficacy is greatly restricted by the immunosuppressive (i.e., immunologically cold) tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we report an in-situ cryo-immune engineering (ICIE) strategy for turning the TME from immunologically "cold" into "hot". In particular, after the ICIE treatment, the ratio of the CD8+ cytotoxic T cells to the immunosuppressive regulatory T cells is increased by more than 100 times in not only the primary tumors with cryosurgery but also distant tumors without freezing. This is achieved by combining cryosurgery that causes "frostbite" of tumor with cold-responsive nanoparticles that not only target tumor but also rapidly release both anticancer drug and PD-L1 silencing siRNA specifically into the cytosol upon cryosurgery. This ICIE treatment leads to potent immunogenic cell death, which promotes maturation of dendritic cells and activation of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells as well as memory T cells to kill not only primary but also distant/metastatic breast tumors in female mice (i.e., the abscopal effect). Collectively, ICIE may enable an efficient and durable way to leverage the immune system for combating cancer and its metastasis.
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- Wenquan Ou
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics and Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics and Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
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Seaberg J, Clegg JR, Bhattacharya R, Mukherjee P. Self-Therapeutic Nanomaterials: Applications in Biology and Medicine. MATERIALS TODAY (KIDLINGTON, ENGLAND) 2023; 62:190-224. [PMID: 36938366 PMCID: PMC10022599 DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2022.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Over past decades, nanotechnology has contributed to the biomedical field in areas including detection, diagnosis, and drug delivery via opto-electronic properties or enhancement of biological effects. Though generally considered inert delivery vehicles, a plethora of past and present evidence demonstrates that nanomaterials also exude unique intrinsic biological activity based on composition, shape, and surface functionalization. These intrinsic biological activities, termed self-therapeutic properties, take several forms, including mediation of cell-cell interactions, modulation of interactions between biomolecules, catalytic amplification of biochemical reactions, and alteration of biological signal transduction events. Moreover, study of biomolecule-nanomaterial interactions offers a promising avenue for uncovering the molecular mechanisms of biology and the evolution of disease. In this review, we observe the historical development, synthesis, and characterization of self-therapeutic nanomaterials. Next, we discuss nanomaterial interactions with biological systems, starting with administration and concluding with elimination. Finally, we apply this materials perspective to advances in intrinsic nanotherapies across the biomedical field, from cancer therapy to treatment of microbial infections and tissue regeneration. We conclude with a description of self-therapeutic nanomaterials in clinical trials and share our perspective on the direction of the field in upcoming years.
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- Joshua Seaberg
- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- M.D./Ph.D. Program, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Dastidar DG, Ghosh D, Das A. Recent developments in nanocarriers for cancer chemotherapy. OPENNANO 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.onano.2022.100080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang F, Qiu T, Ling Y, Yang Y, Zhou Y. Physical and Chemical Cues at the Nano–Bio Interface for Immunomodulation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209499. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Feng‐Yuan Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane 4072 Australia
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Bhagat S, Singh S. Nanominerals in nutrition: Recent developments, present burning issues and future perspectives. Food Res Int 2022; 160:111703. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Li Y, Pan Y, Chen C, Li Z, Du S, Luan X, Gao Y, Han X, Song Y. Multistage-Responsive Gene Editing to Sensitize Ion-Interference Enhanced Carbon Monoxide Gas Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204244. [PMID: 36055775 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a promising therapeutic modality targeting cancer, gas therapy still faces critical challenges, especially in enhancing therapeutic efficacy and avoiding gas poisoning risks. Here, a pH/glutathione (GSH) dual stimuli-responsive CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing nanoplatform combined with calcium-enhanced CO gas therapy for precise anticancer therapy, is established. In the tumor microenvironment (TME), the fast biodegradation of the CaCO3 layer via pH-induced hydrolyzation allows glucose oxidase (GOx) to catalyze glucose for H2 O2 production, which further reacts with manganese carbonyl (MnCO) and achieves the precise release of CO gas. Simultaneously, in situ Ca2+ overload from CaCO3 degradation disturbs mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis, resulting in Ca2+ -driven reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and subsequent mitochondrial apoptosis signaling pathway activation. Subsequently, by GSH-induced cleavage of a disulfide bond, the released Cas9/sgRNA (RNP) can achieve nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) gene ablation to sensitize gas therapy by interfering with ROS signaling. This therapeutic modality endows codelivery of CRISPR, ions, and gas with smart control features, which demonstrates great potential for future clinical applications in precise nanomedicine.
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- Yayao Li
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Zheng P, Ding B, Zhu G, Li C, Lin J. Biodegradable Ca 2+ Nanomodulators Activate Pyroptosis through Mitochondrial Ca 2+ Overload for Cancer Immunotherapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204904. [PMID: 35687022 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Pyroptosis provides a new direction and broad prospects for cancer immunotherapy. However, the development of a nanoplatform as a pyroptosis inducer is limited, and the discovery of a new type of nano-pyroptosis inducer for cancer immunotherapy is still imminent. Herein, biodegradable Ca2+ nanomodulators (CaNMs) are prepared as pyroptosis inducers for cancer immunotherapy via mitochondrial Ca2+ overload. The obtained CaNMs can decompose under low pH to release Ca2+ and curcumin, leading to a sudden surge in mitochondrial Ca2+ ions, eventually resulting in pyroptosis. We not only confirm the occurrence of mitochondrial Ca2+ overload-triggered pyroptosis for the first time but also reveal the robust immune responses via CaNMs, along with remarkably suppressing tumor proliferation and lung metastasis. This work will provide new strategies and inspiration for pyroptosis-mediated cancer treatments, greatly contributing to the further development of Ca2+ nanomodulators.
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- Pan Zheng
- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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He M, Li K, Yang J, Wang Q, Gu J. Photodynamic and Its Concomitant Ion-Interference Synergistic Therapies Based on Functional Hierarchically Mesoporous MOFs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204295. [PMID: 36031397 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although ion-interference therapy (IIT) has become an intriguing option for cancer treatment, the generation of interference ions on-demand remains a challenge. Herein, a nanoplatform based on hierarchically mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (HMMOFs) is adopted to integrate black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) and meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (TCPP) to realize controllable phosphate anions (PAs) production in a specific cancerous region for IIT. The uniform large mesopores of HMMOFs could guarantee the selective screening and immobilization of ultra-small and monodispersed BPQDs. The TCPP in microporous domains of HMMOFs could effectively produce 1 O2 , which not only serves as photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), but also switches on the release of PAs from BPQDs in the adjacent mesoporous domains to trigger the concomitant synergetic IIT. The elaborated nanoplatform (BP@HMUiO-66-TCPP) presents good biocompatibility, biodegradability as well as enhanced synergetic therapeutic effects. In murine models treated with BP@HMUiO-66-TCPP, the tumor inhibition rate is as high as ≈98.24% as compared to that of the control group after 14 days treatment. Moreover, the tumor volumes in the synergetic group are only 19.6% of those in the PDT alone treated group. Such a concept of exogenous photo-controlled synergistic therapeutics might be extended to a broad range of IIT for an improved antitumor efficacy.
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- Miao He
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Wang FY, Qiu T, Ling Y, Yang Y, Zhou Y. Physical and Chemical Cues at Nano‐bio Interface for Immunomodulation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fudan University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- The Univeristy of Queensland AIBN The Univeristy of Queensland 4072 St lucia AUSTRALIA
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- Fudan University Department of Chemistry AUSTRALIA
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Tang J, Yang Y, Qu J, Ban W, Song H, Gu Z, Yang Y, Cai L, Theivendran S, Wang Y, Zhang M, Yu C. Mesoporous sodium four-coordinate aluminosilicate nanoparticles modulate dendritic cell pyroptosis and activate innate and adaptive immunity. Chem Sci 2022; 13:8507-8517. [PMID: 35974763 PMCID: PMC9337734 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05319a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death widely studied in cancer cells for tumour inhibition, but rarely in dendritic cell (DC) activation for vaccine development. Here, we report the synthesis of sodium stabilized mesoporous aluminosilicate nanoparticles as DC pyroptosis modulators and antigen carriers. By surface modification of sodium-stabilized four-coordinate aluminium species on dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles, the resultant Na-IVAl-DMSN significantly activated DC through caspase-1 dependent pyroptosis via pH responsive intracellular ion exchange. The released proinflammatory cellular contents further mediated DC hyperactivation with prolonged cytokine release. In vivo studies showed that Na-IVAl-DMSN induced enhanced cellular immunity mediated by natural killer (NK) cells, cytotoxic T cells, and memory T cells as well as humoral immune response. Our results provide a new principle for the design of next-generation nanoadjuvants for vaccine applications.
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- Jie Tang
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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Lv C, Kang W, Liu S, Yang P, Nishina Y, Ge S, Bianco A, Ma B. Growth of ZIF-8 Nanoparticles In Situ on Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: A Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Combined Ion-Interference and Photothermal Therapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:11428-11443. [PMID: 35816172 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The regulation of intracellular ions' overload to interrupt normal bioprocesses and cause cell death has been developed as an efficient strategy (named as ion-interference therapy/IIT) to treat cancer. In this study, we design a multifunctional nanoplatform (called BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs) by in situ growth of metal organic framework nanoparticles (ZIF-8 NPs) onto the graphene oxide (GO) surface, subsequently reduced by ascorbic acid and modified by bovine serum albumin. This nanocomplex causes the intracellular overload of Zn2+, an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and exerts a broad-spectrum lethality to different kinds of cancer cells. BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs can promote cell apoptosis by initiating bim (a pro-apoptotic protein)-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic events, up-regulating PUMA/NOXA expression, and down-regulating the level of Bid/p53AIP1. Meanwhile, Zn2+ excess triggers cellular dysfunction and mitochondria damage by activating the autophagy signaling pathways and disturbing the intracellular environmental homeostasis. Combined with the photothermal effect of reduced GO (rGO), BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs mediated ion-interference and photothermal combined therapy leads to effective apoptosis and inhibits cell proliferation and angiogenesis, bringing a higher efficacy in tumor suppression in vivo. This designed Zn-based multifunctional nanoplatform will allow promoting further the development of IIT and the corresponding combined cancer therapy strategy.
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- Chunxu Lv
- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Bai S, Lan Y, Fu S, Cheng H, Lu Z, Liu G. Connecting Calcium-Based Nanomaterials and Cancer: From Diagnosis to Therapy. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:145. [PMID: 35849180 PMCID: PMC9294135 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00894-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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As the indispensable second cellular messenger, calcium signaling is involved in the regulation of almost all physiological processes by activating specific target proteins. The importance of calcium ions (Ca2+) makes its "Janus nature" strictly regulated by its concentration. Abnormal regulation of calcium signals may cause some diseases; however, artificial regulation of calcium homeostasis in local lesions may also play a therapeutic role. "Calcium overload," for example, is characterized by excessive enrichment of intracellular Ca2+, which irreversibly switches calcium signaling from "positive regulation" to "reverse destruction," leading to cell death. However, this undesirable death could be defined as "calcicoptosis" to offer a novel approach for cancer treatment. Indeed, Ca2+ is involved in various cancer diagnostic and therapeutic events, including calcium overload-induced calcium homeostasis disorder, calcium channels dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, calcium-associated immunoregulation, cell/vascular/tumor calcification, and calcification-mediated CT imaging. In parallel, the development of multifunctional calcium-based nanomaterials (e.g., calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium peroxide, and hydroxyapatite) is becoming abundantly available. This review will highlight the latest insights of the calcium-based nanomaterials, explain their application, and provide novel perspective. Identifying and characterizing new patterns of calcium-dependent signaling and exploiting the disease element linkage offer additional translational opportunities for cancer theranostics.
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- Shuang Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People's Republic of China.
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Potential of Black Phosphorus in Immune-Based Therapeutic Strategies. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2022; 2022:3790097. [PMID: 35859703 PMCID: PMC9293569 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3790097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Black phosphorus (BP) consists of phosphorus atoms, an essential element of bone and nucleic acid, which covalently bonds to three adjacent phosphorus atoms to form a puckered bilayer structure. With its anisotropy, band gap, biodegradability, and biocompatibility properties, BP is considered promising for cancer therapy. For example, BP under irradiation can convert near-infrared (NIR) light into heat and reactive oxygen species (ROS) to damage cancer cells, called photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Compared with PTT and PDT, the novel techniques of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and photoacoustic therapy (PAT) exhibit amplified ROS generation and precise photoacoustic-shockwaves to enhance anticancer effect when BP receives ultrasound or NIR irradiation. Based on the prospective phototherapy, BP with irradiation can cause a “double-kill” to tumor cells, involving tumor-structure damage induced by heat, ROS, and shockwaves and a subsequent anticancer immune response induced by in situ vaccines construction in tumor site, which is referred to as photoimmunotherapy (PIT). In conclusion, BP shows promise in natural antitumor biological activity, biological imaging, drug delivery, PTT/PDT/SDT/PAT/PIT, nanovaccines, nanoadjuvants, and combination immunotherapy regimens.
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Zheng P, Ding B, Zhu G, Li C, Lin J. Biodegradable Ca2+ Nanomodulators Activate Pyroptosis through Mitochondrial Ca2+ Overload for Cancer Immunotherapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Pan Zheng
- Shandong University Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science CHINA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences: Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences CHINA
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- Shandong University Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science CHINA
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- Shandong University Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science CHINA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences: Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Lab Rare Earth Chem Phys 5625 Remin Street 130022 Changchun CHINA
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Platinum–copper alloy nanoparticles armored with chloride ion transporter to promote electro-driven tumor inhibition. Bioact Mater 2022; 12:143-152. [PMID: 35310378 PMCID: PMC8897047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The induction of oxidative species, driven by oscillating electric field (E), has recently emerged as an effective approach for tumor inhibition, so-called electrodynamic therapy (EDT). While it offers a series of advantages attracting considerable attention, the fundamental mechanism and improvement strategies for EDT approach are being endeavored extensively with the aid of new material explorations. An interesting phenomenon observed in early studies is that the on-site concentration of chloride ion is highly favored for the induction of oxidative species and the efficacy of tumor inhibition. Following this discovery ignored previously, here for the first time, fine Pt/Cu alloy nanoparticles (PtCu3 NPs) are integrated with chloride ion transporter (CIT) for EDT-based combinational therapy. In this system, while PtCu3 NPs induce oxidative species under an electric field, it also effectively transforms endogenous H2O2 into •OH and consumes intracellular glutathione (GSH). More importantly, with the aid of CIT, PtCu3-PEG@CIT NPs promote the intracellular concentration of chloride ion (Cl−) by transporting extracellular Cl−, facilitating the generation of oxidative species considerably. Meanwhile, CIT delivered intracellularly increases lysosomal pH, leading to the disruption of cellular autophagy and weakening the treatment resistance. In consequence, significant tumor inhibition is enabled both in vitro and in vivo, due to the combination of unique characteristics offered by PtCu3-PEG@CIT. PtCu3-PEG NPs present the effective ROS generation under electric field and CDT activity. •PtCu3-PEG NPs could consume GSH, inhibiting ROS clearance to enhance EDT and CDT. •PtCu3-PEG@CIT NPs promote intercellular chloride ion concentration, facilitating the ROS generation under electric field. •CIT disrupts autophagy, weakening tumor cell resistance to ROS induced by PtCu3-PEG NPs.
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Li Y, Lin J, Wang P, Zhu F, Wu M, Luo Q, Zhang Y, Liu X. Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Yolk-Shell NaCl@Virus-Inspired Tetrasulfide-Organosilica for Ion-Interference Therapy via Osmolarity Surge and Oxidative Stress Amplification. ACS NANO 2022; 16:7380-7397. [PMID: 35435672 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ion-interference therapy, which utilizes ions to disturb intracellular biological processes, provides inspiration for tumor therapy. Artificially reversing osmotic pressure by transporting large amounts of physiological ions to tumor cells is a straightforward yet low-toxic strategy for ion-interference therapy. However, it is hard to achieve due to the serious limitations of single-ion delivery. Herein, we skillfully deliver NaCl nanocrystals to tumor sites and sequentially realize the explosive release of Na+/Cl- inside tumor cells by utilizing a virus-mimicking and glutathione (GSH)-responsive hollow mesoporous tetrasulfide-bridged organosilica (ssss-VHMS). Once the ssss-VHMS-wrapped NaCl nanocrystals (NaCl@ssss-VHMS) accumulate in the tumors, they would rapidly invade tumor cells via spike surface-assisted endocytosis, thus bypassing Na+/K+-ATPase transmembrane ion transporters. Afterward, the intracellular overproduced GSH of tumor cells would trigger the rapid degradation of ssss-VHMS via thiol-tetrasulfide exchange, which could not only remarkably deplete the GSH but also explosively release the Na+/Cl-, leading to the osmolarity surge accompanied by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The cell swelling, ROS storm, and GSH exhaustion of NaCl@ssss-VHMS effectively eradicated tumor cells by caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis, caspase-3-dependent apoptosis, and GPX4-dependent ferroptosis, respectively, thus synergistically inhibiting tumor growth. We believe that NaCl@ssss-VHMS would be a potential cancer therapeutic agent, and this discovery could provide a perspective for exploring synergistic ion-interference therapy.
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- Yang Li
- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Translational Medicine & Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, People's Republic of China
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Feng Y, Liu Y, Ma X, Xu L, Ding D, Chen L, Wang Z, Qin R, Sun W, Chen H. Intracellular marriage of bicarbonate and Mn ions as "immune ion reactors" to regulate redox homeostasis and enhanced antitumor immune responses. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:193. [PMID: 35440088 PMCID: PMC9020034 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01404-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Yushuo Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics and Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Zhao Y, Zhang Q, Li Y, Chen L, Yi R, Peng B, Nie D, Zhang L, Shi G, Zhang S, Zhang L. Graphitic-like Hexagonal Phase of Alkali Halides in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Confined Space under Ambient Conditions. ACS NANO 2022; 16:2046-2053. [PMID: 35137582 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The discovery of specific matter phases with abnormal physical properties in low-dimensional systems and/or on particular substrates, such as the hexagonal phase of ice and two-dimensional (2D) CaCl with an abnormal valence state, continuously reveals more fundamental mechanisms of the nature. Alkali halides, represented by NaCl, are one of the most common compounds and usually thought to be well-understood. In the past decades, many theoretical studies suggested the existence of one particular phase, that is, the graphitic-like hexagonal phase of alkali halides at high pressure or in low-dimension states, with the expectation of improved properties of this matter phase but lacking experimental evidence due to severe technical challenges. Here, by optimized cryo-electron microscopy, we report the direct atomic-resolution observation and in situ characterization of the prevalent and stable graphitic-like alkali halide hexagonal phases, which were spontaneously formed by unsaturated NaCl and LiCl solution, respectively, in the quasi-2D confined space between reduced graphene oxide layers under ambient conditions. Combined with a control experiment, density functional theory calculations, and previous theoretical studies, we believe that a delicate balance among the cation-π interaction of the solute and substrate, electrostatic interactions of anions and cations, solute-solvent interactions, and thermodynamics under confinement synergistically results in the formation of such hexagonal crystalline phases. These findings highlight the effects of the substrate and the confined space on the formation of specific matter phases and provide a universal scheme for the preparation of special graphitic-like hexagonal phases of alkali halides.
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- Yimin Zhao
- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Carbon Cycling Forest Ecosy, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab of Chemical Utilization of Forestry Biomass, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Carbon Cycling Forest Ecosy, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab of Chemical Utilization of Forestry Biomass, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Chi Y, Sun P, Gao Y, Zhang J, Wang L. Ion Interference Therapy of Tumors Based on Inorganic Nanoparticles. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:100. [PMID: 35200360 PMCID: PMC8870137 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As an essential substance for cell life activities, ions play an important role in controlling cell osmotic pressure balance, intracellular acid-base balance, signal transmission, biocatalysis and so on. The imbalance of ion homeostasis in cells will seriously affect the activities of cells, cause irreversible damage to cells or induce cell death. Therefore, artificially interfering with the ion homeostasis in tumor cells has become a new means to inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells. This treatment is called ion interference therapy (IIT). Although some molecular carriers of ions have been developed for intracellular ion delivery, inorganic nanoparticles are widely used in ion interference therapy because of their higher ion delivery ability and higher biocompatibility compared with molecular carriers. This article reviewed the recent development of IIT based on inorganic nanoparticles and summarized the advantages and disadvantages of this treatment and the challenges of future development, hoping to provide a reference for future research.
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- Yongjie Chi
- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (Y.C.); (P.S.); (Y.G.); (J.Z.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (Y.C.); (P.S.); (Y.G.); (J.Z.)
- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (Y.C.); (P.S.); (Y.G.); (J.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemistry Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (Y.C.); (P.S.); (Y.G.); (J.Z.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (Y.C.); (P.S.); (Y.G.); (J.Z.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Chen T, Fu Y, Zhang R, Han G, Li X. KCl-CaCO 3 nanoclusters armoured with Pt nanocrystals for enhanced electro-driven tumor inhibition. Biomater Sci 2021; 10:376-380. [PMID: 34928270 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01464a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrodynamic therapy (EDT) has recently emerged as an alternative approach for tumor therapy via the generation of ROS by platinum (Pt) nanoparticles under electric field. An interesting phenomenon observed during EDT is that the increased on-site concentration of chloride ions is highly beneficial for ROS generation and inhibition efficacy. Here, in this study, nanoclusters (KCC), consisting of potassium chloride (KCl) nanocrystals and amorphous calcium carbonate (CaCO3), were synthesized and integrated with platinum nanoparticles (KCCP). In this system, KCC can dissolve and release calcium and chloride ions within tumor cells. The intracellular chloride ions considerably facilitated ROS generation by Pt nanoparticles under an electric field. More importantly, the excessive calcium ions and ROS formed a cycle of mutual promotion and self-amplification in cells, leading to agitated tumor inhibition, both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Tong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China.
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311200, P.R. China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China. .,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311200, P.R. China.
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Jiang Y, Tan Y, Xiao K, Li X, Shao K, Song J, Kong X, Shi J. pH-Regulating Nanoplatform for the "Double Channel Chase " of Tumor Cells by the Synergistic Cascade between Chlorine Treatment and Methionine-Depletion Starvation Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54690-54705. [PMID: 34761894 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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During rapid proliferation and metabolism, tumor cells show a high dependence on methionine. The deficiency of methionine exhibits significant inhibition on tumor growth, which provides a potential therapeutic target in tumor therapy. Herein, ClO2-loaded nanoparticles (fluvastatin sodium&metformin&bupivacaine&ClO2@CaSiO3@MnO2-arginine-glycine-aspatic acid (RGD) (MFBC@CMR) NPs) were prepared for synergistic chlorine treatment and methionine-depletion starvation therapy. After outer layer MnO2 was degraded in the high glutathione (GSH) tumor microenvironment (TME), MFBC@CMR NPs released metformin (Me) to target the mitochondria, thus interfering with the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and promoting the production of lactate. In addition, released fluvastatin sodium (Flu) by the NPs acted on monocarboxylic acid transporter 4 (MCT4) in the cell membrane to inhibit lactate leakage and induce a decrease of intracellular pH, further prompting the NPs to release chlorine dioxide (ClO2), which then oxidized methionine, inhibited tumor growth, and produced large numbers of Cl- in the cytoplasm. Cl- could enter mitochondria through the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) channel, which was opened by bupivacaine (Bup). The disruption of Cl- homeostasis promotes mitochondrial damage and membrane potential decline, leading to the release of cytochrome C (Cyt-C) and apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) and further inducing cell apoptosis. To sum up, the pH-regulating and ClO2-loaded MFBC@CMR nanoplatform can achieve cascade chlorine treatment and methionine-depletion starvation therapy toward tumor cells, which is of great significance for improving the clinical tumor treatment effect.
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- Yuping Jiang
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- Special Food Research Institute and Qingdao Special Food Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- School of Management, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 758 Hefei Road, 266035 Qingdao, China
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- Bassars College of Future Agricultural Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, 266109 Qingdao, China
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Ding B, Sheng J, Zheng P, Li C, Li D, Cheng Z, Ma P, Lin J. Biodegradable Upconversion Nanoparticles Induce Pyroptosis for Cancer Immunotherapy. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8281-8289. [PMID: 34591494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Pyroptosis, which is a mode of programmed cell death, has proven effective for cancer therapy. However, efficient pyroptosis inducers for tumor treatment are limited. This study proposes biodegradable K3ZrF7:Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles (ZrNPs) as pyroptosis inducers for cancer immunotherapy. ZrNPs, which are similar to ion reservoirs, can be dissolved inside cancer cells and release high amounts of K+ and [ZrF7]3- ions, resulting a surge in intracellular osmolarity and homeostasis imbalance. This further induces an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS), caspase-1 protein activation, gasdermin D (GSDMD) cleavage, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) maturity, and results in cytolysis. In vivo tests confirm that ZrNPs-induced pyroptosis exhibits superior antitumor immunity activity confirmed by enhanced dendritic cells (DCs) maturity and frequency of effector-memory T cells, as well as observably inhibiting tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis. This work is believed to extend the biomedical applications of upconversion nanomaterials and deepen the understanding of intrinsic immunomodulatory activity of nanomaterials.
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- Binbin Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinarity Science and Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinarity Science and Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Song S, Zhang H. Cancer therapeutic strategies based on metal ions. Chem Sci 2021; 12:12234-12247. [PMID: 34603654 PMCID: PMC8480331 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03516a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As a necessary substance to maintain the body's normal life activities, metal ions are ubiquitous in organisms and play a major role in various complex physiological and biochemical processes, such as material transportation, energy conversion, information transmission, metabolic regulation, etc. Their abnormal distribution/accumulation in cells can interfere with these processes, causing irreversible physical damage to cells or activating biochemical reactions to induce cell death. Therefore, metal ions can be exploited against a wide spectrum of cancers with high efficiency and without drug resistance, which can effectively inhibit the growth of cancer cells by triggering biocatalysis, breaking the osmotic balance, affecting metabolism, interfering with signal transduction, damaging DNA, etc. This perspective systematically summarizes the latest research progress of metal ion-based anti-tumor therapy, and emphasizes the challenges and development directions of this type of therapeutic strategy, hoping to provide a general implication for future research.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Hu D, Xu H, Zhang W, Xu X, Xiao B, Shi X, Zhou Z, Slater NKH, Shen Y, Tang J. Vanadyl nanocomplexes enhance photothermia-induced cancer immunotherapy to inhibit tumor metastasis and recurrence. Biomaterials 2021; 277:121130. [PMID: 34534862 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Conventional photothermal therapy (PTT) is insufficient to induce a strong and potent anti-tumor immune response. Herein, we present a vanadyl nanocomplex, which simultaneously serves as a photothermal agent (PTA) and an immunogenic cell death (ICD) inducer to enhance the anti-tumor immunity of PTT. The vanadyl nanocomplex (STVN) is constructed via facile one-step coordination assembly under ambient conditions. STVN not only has a strong and stable photothermal effect under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation, but also can cause severe endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by itself, leading to ICD and activating the systemic immune responses. In the absence of any adjuvants, NIR-irradiated STVN almost completely ablates primary tumors and simultaneously inhibits distant tumors in mice bearing bilateral melanoma. Meanwhile, the intratumorally injected STVN combined with NIR effectively suppressed melanoma lung metastasis as well as tumor recurrence, displaying that local STVN-mediated PTT could trigger a systemic anti-tumor immunity. Therefore, STVN, as a novel immunogenicity-enhanced PTA, affords a "one stone two birds" strategy for improved photothermia-induced cancer immunotherapy.
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- Doudou Hu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China; Subtropical Sericulture and Mulberry Resources Protection and Safety Engineering Research Center, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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A pH-targeted and NIR-responsive NaCl-nanocarrier for photothermal therapy and ion-interference therapy. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2021; 39:102460. [PMID: 34530164 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2021.102460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transport ions into cells through nanocarrier to achieve ion-interference therapy provides new inspiration for cancer treatment. In this work, a pH-targeted and NIR-responsive NaCl-nanocarrier is prepared using surfactant Vitamin E-O(EG2-Glu) and modified with polydopamine (PDA) and pH-sensitive zwitterionic chitosan (ZWC). The NaCl-nanocarrier is decorated with NH4HCO3 and IR-780 to introduce near-infrared (NIR)-responsive performance and imaging. Once the NaCl-nanocarrier is exposed to NIR laser, the temperature rises rapidly because of the excellent photothermal conversion ability of PDA, then NH4HCO3 is decomposed into NH3 and CO2, which burst the nanocarrier, resulting in Cl- and Na+ "bomb-like" release. This pH-targeted nanocarrier accumulates more at tumor site and when irradiating the site with NIR light, the temperature rises and excessive Cl- and Na+ are released to destroy the ion homeostasis and inhibit tumor growth effectively. Through this strategy, the unique combination of ion interference therapy and photothermal therapy is achieved.
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Wang K, Xiao X, Jiang M, Li J, Zhou J, Yuan Y. An NIR-Fluorophore-Based Theranostic for Selective Initiation of Tumor Pyroptosis-Induced Immunotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102610. [PMID: 34323375 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death that can effectively eliminate malignant cells and boost anticancer immunity. However, most of the current pyroptosis inducers lack cell selectivity, which may cause severe side effects for cancer therapy. In this work, for the first time, the authors discovered that the commonly used near-infrared (NIR) fluorogenic hemicyanine (CyNH2 ) induces pyrolysis to kill cancer cells and boost antitumor immunity. Cancer cells overexpressing the NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase isozyme 1 (NQO1)-responsive theranostic (NCyNH2 ) are designed for selective cell pyroptosis and are nonfluorescent with low toxicity before activation. In the presence of NQO1, the fluorescence of CyNH2 is restored and can selectively initiate pyroptosis of cancer cells and further lead to systemic antitumor immunity activation for solid tumor therapy. Thus, this fluorogenic NIR dye may represent a novel theranostic agent for the selective initiation of tumor pyroptosis.
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- Kewei Wang
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education and Innovation Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Ji X, Zhou Y, Li Q, Song H, Fan C. Protein-Mimicking Nanoparticles for a Cellular Regulation of Homeostasis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:31331-31336. [PMID: 34227383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The distinct physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles (NPs) offer great opportunities to develop new strategies for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Whereas NPs often serve as inert nanocarriers, their inherent "biological" activities have recently been extensively unveiled and explored. These protein-mimicking NPs (dubbed protmins) have been reported to modulate a cellular homeostasis without displaying a general toxicity, which may act as potential nanomedicines to provide a monotherapy or combination therapy in a disease treatment. In the meanwhile, the unexpected behaviors of protmins in complex biological systems also raise new concerns on the biosafety issue. Herein, we summarize several categories of the protmin-based regulation of cellular homeostasis and discuss their broad effects on cell functions and behaviors.
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- Xiaoyuan Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Wang L, Wang H, Shen K, Park H, Zhang T, Wu X, Hu M, Yuan H, Chen Y, Wu Z, Wang Q, Li Z. Development of Novel 18F-PET Agents for Tumor Hypoxia Imaging. J Med Chem 2021; 64:5593-5602. [PMID: 33901402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Tumor hypoxia is a major factor responsible for tumor progression, metastasis, invasion, and treatment resistance, leading to low local tumor control and recurrence after radiotherapy in cancers. Here,18F-positron emission tomography (PET) probes are developed for visualizing viable hypoxic cells in biopsies. Pimonidazole derivatives and nitroimidazole-based agents bearing sulfonyl linkers were evaluated. A small-animal PET study showed that the tumor uptake of [18F]-23 [poly(ethylene glycols) (PEG)-sulfonyl linker] of 3.36 ± 0.29%ID/g was significantly higher (P < 0.01) than that of [18F]-20 (piperazine-linker tracer, 2.55 ± 0.49%ID/g) at 2 h postinjection in UPPL tumors. The tumor-to-muscle uptake ratio of [18F]-23 (2.46 ± 0.48 at 2 h pi) was well improved compared with that of [18F]-FMISO (1.25 ± 0.14 at 2 h pi). A comparable distribution pattern was observed between ex vivo autoradiography of [18F]-23 and pimonidazole staining of the neighboring slice, indicating that [18F]-23 is a promising PET agent for hypoxia imaging.
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- Li Wang
- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
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Zheng P, Ding B, Shi R, Jiang Z, Xu W, Li G, Ding J, Chen X. A Multichannel Ca 2+ Nanomodulator for Multilevel Mitochondrial Destruction-Mediated Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007426. [PMID: 33675268 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Subcellular organelle-targeted nanoformulations for cancer theranostics are receiving increasing attention owing to their benefits of precise drug delivery, maximized therapeutic index, and reduced off-target side effects. Herein, a multichannel calcium ion (Ca2+ ) nanomodulator (CaNMCUR+CDDP ), i.e., a cisplatin (CDDP) and curcumin (CUR) co-incorporating calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) nanoparticle, is prepared by a facile one-pot strategy in a sealed container with in situ synthesized polydopamine (PDA) as a template to enhance Ca2+ -overload-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer therapy. After systemic administration, the PEGylated CaNMCUR+CDDP (PEG CaNMCUR+CDDP ) selectively accumulates in tumor tissues, enters tumor cells, and induces multilevel destruction of mitochondria by the combined effects of burst Ca2+ release, Ca2+ efflux inhibition by CUR, and chemotherapeutic CDDP, thereby observably boosting mitochondria-targeted tumor inhibition. Fluorescence imaging of CUR combined with photoacoustic imaging of PDA facilitates the visualization of the nanomodulator. The facile and practical design of this multichannel Ca2+ nanomodulator will contribute to the development of multimodal bioimaging-guided organelle-targeted cancer therapy in the future.
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- Pan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstraße 39, D-80333, München, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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