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He L, Chen Q, Lu Q, Yang M, Xie B, Chen T, Wang X. Autophagy-Inducing MoO 3-x Nanowires Boost Photothermal-Triggered Cancer Immunotherapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202404822. [PMID: 38687056 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Autophagy could play suppressing role in cancer therapy by facilitating release of tumor antigens from dying cells and inducing immunogenic cell death (ICD). Therefore, discovery and rational design of more effective inducers of cytotoxic autophagy is expected to develop new strategies for finding innovative drugs for precise and successful cancer treatment. Herein, we develop MoO3-x nanowires (MoO3-x NWs) with high oxygen vacancy and strong photothermal responsivity to ablate tumors through hyperthermia, thus promote the induction of cytotoxic autophagy and severe ICD. As expected, the combination of MoO3-x NWs and photothermal therapy (PTT) effectively induces autophagy to promote the release of tumor antigens from the ablated cells, and induces the maturation and antigen presentation of dendritic cells (DCs), subsequently activates cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs)-mediated adaptive immunity. Furthermore, the combination treatment of MoO3-x NWs with immune checkpoint blockade of PD-1 could promote the tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) polarization into tumor-killing M1 macrophages, inhibit infiltration of Treg cells at tumor sites, and alleviate immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment, finally intensify the anti-tumor activity in vivo. This study provides a strategy and preliminary elucidation of the mechanism of using MoO3-x nanowires with high oxygen vacancy to induce autophagy and thus enhance photothermal immunotherapy.
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- Lizhen He
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Shi B, Lou X, Ma F, Nie Y, Chen H, Huang Y, Zhang W, Wang T. Perylene-Mediated Cytoskeletal Dysfunction Remodels Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts to Augment Antitumor Immunotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2303837. [PMID: 38183408 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303837] [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: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Targeted reprogramming of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) is one of the most essential cancer therapies. However, how to reprogram active CAFs toward deactivated state still remains immense challenge. To tackle this challenge, herein, one perylene N, N'-bis(2-((dimethylammonium)ethylene)-2-(methoxylethyl))-1, 6, 7, 12-tetrachloroperylene-3, 4, 9, 10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PDIC-OC) is prepared, which can trigger endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst to result in cytoskeletal dysfunction and cell apoptosis so that suppress transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) production. As a result, PDIC-OC can reprogram the activated CAFs and relieve immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by efficient polarization of M2-typed macrophages into M1-typed ones, downregulation of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), alleviation of hypoxic state to promote infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and ultimately realizes outstanding antitumor performance on B16F10 tumor-xenografted and lung-metastatic mouse model even at low concentration of 1 mg kg-1 body weight. This work thus presents a novel strategy that cytoskeleton dysfunction and cell apoptosis cooperatively suppress the secretion of TGF-β to reprogram CAFs and meanwhile clarifies intrinsic mechanism for perylene-triggered chemo-immunotherapy against hypoxic tumors.
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- Bing Shi
- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 475001, P. R. China
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- Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Life and Health Detection, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Life and Health Detection, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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Zhao X, Zheng R, Zhang B, Zhao Y, Xue W, Fang Y, Huang Y, Yin M. Sulfonated Perylene as Three-in-One STING Agonist for Cancer Chemo-Immunotherapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318799. [PMID: 38230819 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318799] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Activation of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) by cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) has been considered as a powerful immunotherapy strategy. While promising, the clinical translation of CDNs is still overwhelmed by its limited biostability and the resulting systemic immunotoxicity. Being differentiating from current application of exogenous CDNs to address these challenges, we herein developed one perylene STING agonist PDIC-NS, which not only promotes the production of endogenous CDNs but also inhibits its hydrolysis. More significantly, PDIC-NS can well reach lung-selective enrichment, and thus mitigates the systemic immunotoxicity upon intravenous administration. As a result, PDIC-NS had realized remarkable in vivo antitumor activity, and backward verified on STING knock out mice. Overall, this study states that PDIC-NS can function as three-in-one small-molecule STING agonist characterized by promoting the content and biostability of endogenous CDNs as well as possessing good tissue specificity, and hence presents an innovative strategy and platform for tumor chemo-immunotherapy.
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- Xuejie Zhao
- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Zhang J, Ma W, Luo H, Zhang K, Lv J, Jiang L, Huang Y, Song J, Yang Z, Huang W. Toward Type I/II ROS Generation Photoimmunotherapy by Molecular Engineering of Semiconducting Perylene Diimide. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2303175. [PMID: 37985358 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303175] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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As prospective phototheranostic agents for cancer imaging and therapy, semiconducting organic molecule-based nanomedicines are developed. However, near-infrared (NIR) emission, and tunable type I (O2 • -) and type II (1O2) photoinduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation to boost cancer photoimmunotherapy remains a big challenge. Herein, a series of D-π-A structures, NIR absorbing perylene diimides (PDIs) with heavy atom bromide modification at the bay position of PDIs are prepared for investigating the optimal photoinduced type I/II ROS generation. The heavy atom effect has demonstrated a reduction of molecular ∆EST and promotion of the intersystem crossing processes of PDIs, enhancing the photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy. The modification of three bromides and one pyrrolidine at the bay position of PDI (TBDT) has demonstrated the best type I/II PDT performance by batch experiments and theoretical calculations. TBDT based nanoplatforms (TBDT NPs) enable type I/II PDT in the hypoxic tumor microenvironment as a strong immunogenic cell death (ICD) inducer. Moreover, TBDT NPs showing NIR emission allow in vivo bioimaging guided phototherapy of tumor. This work uses novel PDIs with adjustable type I/II ROS production to promote antitumor immune response and accomplish effective tumor eradication, consequently offering molecular guidelines for building high-efficiency ICD inducers.
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- Jie Zhang
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, P. R. China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Kumar S, Singh I, Hsan N, Swain BS, Koh J. Synthesis of chitosan-based perylene dye material for photovoltaic solar-cell application. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126964. [PMID: 37722641 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Renewable energy, such as solar energy, is infinite, readily available, and has extensive applications. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been well developed; thus, they can be developed with low production costs, high efficiency, and facile manufacturing techniques. This study proposes a novel chitosan biopolymer-based perylene dye; the dye is modified by chitosan with perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic anhydride using a one-pot acylation of nitrogen nucleophiles for DSSCs. The chitosan biopolymer-based perylene dyes were characterized using attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy, solid-state 13C CP-TOSS nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectrometry, and high-resolution field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The ultraviolet-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy of chitosan biopolymer-based perylene dye exhibited a red-shift compared with perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic anhydride and chitosan. The DSSC properties of chitosan biopolymer-based perylene dye were investigated, and it exhibited a 2.022 % power-conversion efficiency. Thus, this promising chitosan biopolymer-based perylene dye may have potential applications in solar-cell technology.
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- Santosh Kumar
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur 208002, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur 208002, UP, India
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kookmin University, Jeongneung-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-702, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Chen D, Xia Z, Guo Z, Gou W, Zhao J, Zhou X, Tan X, Li W, Zhao S, Tian Z, Qu Y. Bioinspired porous three-coordinated single-atom Fe nanozyme with oxidase-like activity for tumor visual identification via glutathione. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7127. [PMID: 37949885 PMCID: PMC10638392 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42889-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Inspired by structures of natural metalloenzymes, a biomimetic synthetic strategy is developed for scalable synthesis of porous Fe-N3 single atom nanozymes (pFeSAN) using hemoglobin as Fe-source and template. pFeSAN delivers 3.3- and 8791-fold higher oxidase-like activity than Fe-N4 and Fe3O4 nanozymes. The high catalytic performance is attributed to (1) the suppressed aggregation of atomically dispersed Fe; (2) facilitated mass transfer and maximized exposure of active sites for the created mesopores by thermal removal of hemoglobin (2 ~ 3 nm); and (3) unique electronic configuration of Fe-N3 for the oxygen-to-water oxidation pathway (analogy with natural cytochrome c oxidase). The pFeSAN is successfully demonstrated for the rapid colorimetric detection of glutathione with a low limit of detection (2.4 nM) and wide range (50 nM-1 mM), and further developed as a real-time, facile, rapid (~6 min) and precise visualization analysis methodology of tumors via glutathione level, showing its potentials for diagnostic and clinic applications.
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- Da Chen
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, China.
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Ji C, Zheng X, Li S, Liu C, Yin M. Perylenediimides with Enhanced Autophagy Inhibition for a Dual-Light Activatable Photothermal Gas Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37450943 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c04404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of tumors. However, the intrinsic self-repair mechanism of cells and the nonspecific photothermal effect of photothermal agents can result in poor treatment outcomes and normal tissue injury. To address this issue, we developed a dual light activatable perylenediimide derivative (P-NO) for nitric oxide-enhanced PTT. P-NO can self-assemble into nanoparticles in aqueous solutions. The P-NO nanoparticles are capable of releasing both NO and a photothermal molecule (P-NH) upon green light irradiation. The simultaneous release of NO and P-NH activates the photothermal effect and inhibits cell protection autophagy, thereby improving the therapeutic efficacy of PTT under near-infrared (NIR) light. Moreover, the switch on of NIR fluorescence allows real-time monitoring of the release of P-NH. Remarkably, in a mouse subcutaneous tumor model, significant tumor ablation can be achieved following dual light activated photothermal gas therapy. This work offers a promising and straightforward approach to constructing activatable perylenediimide-based photothermal agents for enhancing the effectiveness of photothermal gas therapy.
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- Chendong Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Guan J, Liu C, Ji C, Zhang W, Fan Z, He P, Ouyang Q, Qin M, Yin M. NIR-II Perylene Monoimide-Based Photothermal Agent with Strengthened Donor-Acceptor Conjugation for Deep Orthotopic Glioblastoma Phototheranostics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300203. [PMID: 36775955 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Extensive efforts have been devoted to the design of organic photothermal agents (PTAs) that absorb in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) bio-window, which can provide deeper tissue penetration that is significant for phototheranostics of lethal brain tumors. Herein, the first example of NIR-II-absorbing small organic molecule (N1) derived from perylene monoamide (PMI) and its bio-application after nano-encapsulation of N1 to function as a nano-agent for phototheranostics of deep orthotopic glioblastoma (GBM) is reported. By adopting a dual modification strategy of introducing a donor-acceptor unit and extending π-conjugation, the obtained N1 can absorb in 1000-1400 nm region and exhibit high photothermal conversation due to the apparent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). A choline analogue, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, capable of interacting specifically with receptors on the surface of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), is used to fabricate the amphiphilic copolymer for the nano-encapsulation of N1. The obtained nanoparticles demonstrate efficient BBB-crossing due to the receptor-mediated transcytosis as well as the small nanoparticle size of approximately 26 nm. The prepared nanoparticles exhibit excellent photoacoustic imaging and significant growth inhibition of deep orthotopic GBM. The current study demonstrates the enormous potential of PMI-based NIR-II PTAs and provides an efficient phototheranostic paradigm for deep orthotopic GBM.
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- Jun Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Krupka O, Hudhomme P. Recent Advances in Applications of Fluorescent Perylenediimide and Perylenemonoimide Dyes in Bioimaging, Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076308. [PMID: 37047280 PMCID: PMC10094654 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The emblematic perylenediimide (PDI) motif which was initially used as a simple dye has undergone incredible development in recent decades. The increasing power of synthetic organic chemistry has allowed it to decorate PDIs to achieve highly functional dyes. As these PDI derivatives combine thermal, chemical and photostability, with an additional high absorption coefficient and near-unity fluorescence quantum yield, they have been widely studied for applications in materials science, particularly in photovoltaics. Although PDIs have always been in the spotlight, their asymmetric counterparts, perylenemonoimide (PMI) analogues, are now experiencing a resurgence of interest with new efforts to create architectures with equally exciting properties. Namely, their exceptional fluorescence properties have recently been used to develop novel systems for applications in bioimaging, biosensing and photodynamic therapy. This review covers the state of the art in the synthesis, photophysical characterizations and recently reported applications demonstrating the versatility of these two sister PDI and PMI compounds. The objective is to show that after well-known applications in materials science, the emerging trends in the use of PDI- and PMI-based derivatives concern very specific biomedicinal applications including drug delivery, diagnostics and theranostics.
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- Oksana Krupka
- Univ. Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
- Correspondence: (O.K.); (P.H.); Tel.: +33-2-41-73-85-59 (O.K.); +33-2-41-73-50-94 (P.H.)
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- Univ. Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, F-49000 Angers, France
- Correspondence: (O.K.); (P.H.); Tel.: +33-2-41-73-85-59 (O.K.); +33-2-41-73-50-94 (P.H.)
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Lou X, Wang H, Liu Y, Huang Y, Liu Z, Zhang W, Wang T. Perylene-Based Reactive Oxygen Species Supergenerator for Immunogenic Photochemotherapy against Hypoxic Tumors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214586. [PMID: 36597125 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can act as cytotoxic radicals to directly kill tumor cells and concurrently trigger immunogenic cell death (ICD) to efficiently achieve tumor therapy. Thus motivated, we herein present one perylene monoamide-based ROS supergenerator (PMIC-NC) that not only induces hypoxia-enhanced Type-I ROS burst aided by proton transients but also triggers Type-I/II ROS production by electron or energy transfer under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation and also elicits a strong ICD effect. More interesting, the mitochondria- and lung-specific distribution of PMIC-NC also boosts the tumor therapeutic efficiency. As a result, PMIC-NC was employed for NIR-triggered photodynamic therapy, hypoxia-enhanced chemotherapy and also displayed robust immunogenicity for systemic tumor eradication. This work thus contributes one proof-of-concept demonstration of perylene as an integrated therapeutic platform for efficient immunogenic photochemotherapy against hypoxic tumors.
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- Xue Lou
- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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Wu Y, Zhu K, Zhang X, Du W, Song J, Yang H. Emerging plasmonic nanoparticles and their assemblies for cancer radiotherapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 194:114710. [PMID: 36708774 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticles and their assemblies have been widely used in biosensing, optical imaging, and biomedicine over the past few decades. Especially in the field of radiotherapy, the physicochemical properties of high-Z plasmonic nanomaterials endow them with the ability to sensitize radiotherapy. Compared with single particles, the assembled structure with tunable properties leads to versatile applications in drug delivery and cancer treatment. In this review, we focus on plasmonic nanoparticles and their assemblies for cancer radiotherapy. First, the sensitization mechanism of plasmonic radiosensitizers is briefly introduced. Subsequently, the recent progress in cancer radiotherapy is systematically discussed according to the structure and shape classification. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives in this field are also discussed in detail.
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- Ying Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 10010, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 10010, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 10010, PR China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China.
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Chang M, Wang Z, Dong C, Zhou R, Chen L, Huang H, Feng W, Wang Z, Wang Y, Chen Y. Ultrasound-Amplified Enzyodynamic Tumor Therapy by Perovskite Nanoenzyme-Enabled Cell Pyroptosis and Cascade Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208817. [PMID: 36529686 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Overcoming apoptosis resistance to achieve efficient breast cancer treatment remains a challenge. The precise induction of another form of programmed cell death, pyroptosis, is an excellent alternative for treating cancer. Ultrasound (US)-enhanced enzyme dynamic (enzyodynamic) therapy is developed by employing LaFeO3 (LFO) perovskite nanocrystals as a substrate to increase the rate of deleterious reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation for intensive cell pyroptosis. LFO nanocrystals possess quadruple enzyme-mimicking activities, including oxidase-, peroxidase-, glutathione peroxidase-, and catalase-mimicking activities, which undertake the dominant therapeutic task through cascade catalytic reactions, including the reversal of hypoxic microenvironment, depletion of endogenous glutathione, and continuous output of ROS. US exogenous stimulation increases the transition rate of the intermediate complex to Fe (II) and favors incremental ROS production, by which the ROS burst-induced pyroptosis process is accomplished through the ROS-TXNIP-NLRP3-GSDMD pathway. Both in vitro and in vivo antineoplastic outcomes affirm the ascendancy of LFO nanozyme-induced pyroptosis. This work highlights the critical role of US coupled with nanocatalytic reactors in pyroptosis-dominant breast cancer treatment with the apoptosis resistance circumvention feature.
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- Meiqi Chang
- Central Laboratory of Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, 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, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Central Laboratory of Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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Zhang B, Zheng R, Liu Y, Lou X, Zhang W, Cui Z, Huang Y, Wang T. Perylene-Mediated Electron Leakage in Respiratory Chain to Trigger Endogenous ROS Burst for Hypoxic Cancer Chemo-Immunotherapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2204498. [PMID: 36373677 PMCID: PMC9875625 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Perylene derivatives can be stimulated by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment to generate radical anion that is proposed to arouse electron exchange with oxidizing substance, and in turn, realize reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst. Here, three perylene therapeutic agents, PDI-NI, PDIB-NI, and PDIC-NI, are developed and it is found that the minimum lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level makes PDIC-NI most easily accept electrons from the oxidative respiratory chain to form lots of anions, and the resultant maximum ROS generation, establishing an unambiguous mechanism for the formation of perylene radical anions in the cell, presents solid evidence for LUMO energy level determining endogenous ROS burst. Stirringly, PDIC-NI-induced ROS generation arouses enhanced mitochondrial oxidative stress and concurrently activates immunogenic cell death (ICD), which not only efficiently kills lung tumor cells but also reprograms immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, including the cytokine secretion, dendritic cell maturation, as well as cytotoxic T lymphocytes activation, to inhibit the growth of xenografted and metastasis tumor, presenting a proof-of-concept demonstration of perylene that acts as an integrated therapeutic agent to well realize hypoxia-activated chemotherapy with ICD-induced immunotherapy on lung cancer.
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- Bianbian Zhang
- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and BioimagingLife and Health Intelligent Research InstituteTianjin University of TechnologyTianjin300384P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical PhotonicsSchool of Basic Medical ScienceHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and BioimagingLife and Health Intelligent Research InstituteTianjin University of TechnologyTianjin300384P. R. China
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Li J, Zhang J, Wang J, Wang D, Yan Y, Huang J, Tang BZ. Insights into Self-Assembly of Nonplanar Molecules with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics. ACS NANO 2022; 16:20559-20566. [PMID: 36383407 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Utilizing nonplanar conjugated molecules as building blocks facilitates the development of self-assembly but is fundamentally challenging. To study the self-assembly behavior, we herein demonstrate the self-assembly process of a nonplanar conjugated molecule with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) feature from an isolated molecule to an irregular cluster to a well-defined vesicle driven by amphiphiles. The superhigh aggregation-sensitive emission affords more precise and detailed information about the self-assembly process than traditional dyes. Meanwhile, the arrangements of the AIE-active molecule change from disordered to well-organized forms by reducing the twisted configuration during the transformation process, and the strong hydrophobicity of amphiphiles is crucial for such configuration and morphology transformations. Owing to the thermophilic bacteria-mimetic membranes, the obtained vesicles exhibit a property of superhigh thermal stability. They also display promising light-harvesting applications. This work not only deciphers the self-assembly of AIE molecules but also provides a strategy for nonplanar molecules to build well-organized self-assemblies.
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- Jie Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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Xu Y, Wang H, Qiao Z. Precise Control of Self‐Assembly in Vivo Based on Polymer‐Peptide Conjugates. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yin‐Sheng Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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Feng S, Li Y, Zhang R, Zhang Q, Wang W. Origin of metabolites diversity and selectivity of P450 catalyzed benzo[a]pyrene metabolic activation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 435:129008. [PMID: 35490637 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) presents one of the most abundant class of environmental pollutants. Recent study shows a lab-synthesized PAHs derivative, helicenium, can selectively kill cancer cells rather than normal cells, calling for the in-depth understanding of the metabolic process. However, the origin of metabolites diversity and selectivity of P450 catalyzed PAHs metabolic activation is still unclear to a great extent. Here we systematically investigated P450 enzymes catalyzed activation mechanism of a representative PAHs, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), and found the corresponding activation process mainly involves two elementary steps: electrophilic addition and epoxidation. Electrophilic addition step is evidenced to be rate determining step. Two representative binding modes of BaP with P450 were found, which enables the electrophilic addition of Heme (FeO) to almost all the carbons of BaP. This electrophilic addition was proposed to be accelerated by the P450 enzyme environment when compared with the gas phase and water solvent. To dig deeper on the origin of metabolites diversity, we built several linear regression models to explore the structural-energy relationships. The selectivity was eventually attributed to the integrated effects of structural (e.g. O-C distance and O-C-Fe angle) and electrostatic parameters (e.g. charge of C and O) from both BaP and P450.
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- Shanshan Feng
- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China.
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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Wang MS, Gong Y, Zhuo LS, Shi XX, Tian YG, Huang CK, Huang W, Yang GF. Distribution- and Metabolism-Based Drug Discovery: A Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker as a Proof of Concept. Research (Wash D C) 2022; 2022:9852518. [PMID: 35958113 PMCID: PMC9343080 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9852518] [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: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Conventional methods of drug design require compromise in the form of side effects to achieve sufficient efficacy because targeting drugs to specific organs remains challenging. Thus, new strategies to design organ-specific drugs that induce little toxicity are needed. Based on characteristic tissue niche-mediated drug distribution (TNMDD) and patterns of drug metabolism into specific intermediates, we propose a strategy of distribution- and metabolism-based drug design (DMBDD); through a physicochemical property-driven distribution optimization cooperated with a well-designed metabolism pathway, SH-337, a candidate potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB), was designed. SH-337 showed specific distribution in the stomach in the long term and was rapidly cleared from the systemic compartment. Therefore, SH-337 exerted a comparable pharmacological effect but a 3.3-fold higher no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) compared with FDA-approved vonoprazan. This study contributes a proof-of-concept demonstration of DMBDD and provides a new perspective for the development of highly efficient, organ-specific drugs with low toxicity.
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- Ming-Shu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Nanjing Shuohui Pharmatechnology Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210046, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Zheng R, Zhao Q, Qing W, Li S, Liu Z, Li Q, Huang Y. Carrier-Free Delivery of Ultrasmall π-Conjugated Oligomer Nanoparticles with Photothermal Conversion over 80% for Cancer Theranostics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104521. [PMID: 34821029 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High-performance photothermal theranostics is urgently desired for cancer therapy because of their good controllability and noninvasive features. The relatively low photothermal conversion efficiency is still at the drawbacks because of the absence of efficient extraneous carriers. Herein, a carrier-free nanomedicine is developed to in vivo self-deliver organic photothermal agents for efficient cancer phototheranostics. By a facile self-assembly strategy, the near-infrared (NIR)-absorbing conjugated oligomer IDIC-4F is fabricated into a carrier-free nanoparticle (DCF-P), showing ultrasmall size of nearly 4.0 nm with a nearly 100% of drug loading capacity. Notably, DCF-P achieves a superhigh photothermal conversion efficiency of 80.5% that is far greater than that of IDIC-4F-loaded nanomicelle DCF-M (57.3%). With the guidance of NIR fluorescence and photoacoustic dual-imaging, it is verified that DCF-P could well achieve tumor-preferential accumulation and retention at 4 h postinjection, and meanwhile shows highly efficient in vivo tumor elimination with good biosafety. This study thus contributes a novel concept for designing ultrasmall nanoparticle characteristics of preferential accumulation in tumors, and also provides a strategy for creating high-performance carrier-free nanomedicine via highly ordered molecular stacking.
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- Rijie Zheng
- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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Wang ZF, Wei QC, Li JX, Zhou Z, Zhang S. A new class of nickel(II) oxyquinoline-bipyridine complexes as potent anticancer agents induces apoptosis and autophagy in A549/DDP tumor cells through mitophagy pathways. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:7154-7163. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00669c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new class of nickel(II) oxyquinoline-bipyridine complexes, namely, [Ni(La1)2(Lb6)] (Ni1), [Ni(La1)2(Lb2)] CH3OH (Ni2), [Ni(La7)2(Lb11)]2H2O (Ni3), [Ni(La1)2(Lb9)] (Ni4), [Ni(La1)2(Lb8)] (Ni5), [Ni(La2)2(Lb1)] (Ni6), [Ni(La2)2(Lb6)]CH3OH (Ni7), [Ni(La2)2(Lb11)]CH3OH (Ni8), [Ni(La2)2(Lb3)] (Ni9), [Ni(La2)2(Lb2)]CH3OH (Ni10), [Ni(La2)2(Lb5)]CH3OH...
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Comprehensive Analysis of Alteration Landscape and Its Clinical Significance of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism Pathway-Related Genes in Lung Cancers. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2021:9259297. [PMID: 34970420 PMCID: PMC8713050 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9259297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Mitochondria are the energy factories of cells. The abnormality of mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways is closely related to the occurrence and development of lung cancer. The abnormal genes in mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways might be the novel targets and biomarkers to diagnose and treat lung cancers. Method Genes in major mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways were obtained from the KEGG database. The transcriptomic, mutation, and clinical data of lung cancers were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Genes and clinical biomarkers were mined that affected lung cancer survival. Gene enrichment analysis was performed with ClusterProfiler and the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). STRING database and Cytoscape were used for protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis. The diagnostic biomarker pattern of lung cancer was optimized, and its accuracy was verified with 10-fold cross-validation. The four genes screened by logistic regression model were verified by western blot in 5 pairs of lung cancer specimens collected in hospital. Results In total, 188 mitochondrial energy metabolism pathway-related genes (MMRGs) were included in this study. GSEA analysis found that MMRGs in the lung cancer group were mainly enriched in the metabolic pathway of oxidative phosphorylation and electron respiratory transport chain compared to the control group. Age did not affect the mutation frequency of MMRGs. Comparative analysis of these 188 MMRGs identified 43 differentially expressed MMRGs (24 upregulated and 19 downregulated) in the lung cancer group compared to the control group. The survival analysis of these 43 differentially expressed MMRGs found that the survival time was better in the low-expressed GAPDHS group than that in the high-expressed GAPDHS group of lung cancers. The advanced age, high expression of GAPDHS, low expressions of ACSBG1 and CYP4A11, and ACOX3 mutation were biomarkers of poor prognosis in lung cancers. PPI analysis showed that proteins such as GAPDH and GAPDHS interacted with many proteins in mitochondrial metabolic pathways. A four-MMRG-signature model (y = 0.0069∗ACADL - 0.001∗ALDH18A1 - 0.0405∗CPT1B + 0.0008∗PPARG - 1.625) was established to diagnose lung cancer with the accuracy up to 98.74%, AUC value up to 0.992, and a missed diagnosis rate of only 0.6%. Western blotting showed that ALDH18A1 and CPT1B proteins were significantly overexpressed in the lung cancer group (p < 0.05), and ACADL and PPARG proteins were slightly underexpressed in the lung cancer group (p < 0.05), which were consistent with the results of their corresponding mRNA expressions. Conclusion Mitochondrial energy metabolism pathway alterations are the important hallmarks of lung cancer. Age did not increase the risk of MMRG mutation. High expression of GAPDHS, low expression of ACSBG1, low expression of CYP4A11, mutated ACOX3, and old age predict a poor prognosis of lung cancer. Four differentially expressed MMRGs (ACADL, ALDH18A1, CPT1B, and PPARG) established a logistic regression model, which could effectively diagnose lung cancer. At the protein level, ALDH18A1 and CPT1B were significantly upregulated, and ACADL and PPARG were slightly underexpressed, in the lung cancer group compared to the control group, which were consistent with the results of their corresponding mRNA expressions.
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Liu C, Ji C, Fan Z, Ma R, Yin M. A facile design of thio-perylenediimides with controllable fluorescent, photodynamic and photothermal effects towards cancer theranostics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:13126-13129. [PMID: 34807201 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05483j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A series of thionated perylenediimides with modulating phototheranostic modalities have been synthesized by a one-pot method for multiple anti-cancer applications. Compared to the initial and 4-tert-butyl phenol-substituted fluorescent perylenediimide, the obtained monothionated perylenediimide became photodynamic. With the increase of thionation degree, tetrathionated perylenediimide changed into an optimal photothermal agent.
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- Chang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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