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Yan J, Bhadane R, Ran M, Ma X, Li Y, Zheng D, Salo-Ahen OMH, Zhang H. Development of Aptamer-DNAzyme based metal-nucleic acid frameworks for gastric cancer therapy. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3684. [PMID: 38693181 PMCID: PMC11063048 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48149-9] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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The metal-nucleic acid nanocomposites, first termed metal-nucleic acid frameworks (MNFs) in this work, show extraordinary potential as functional nanomaterials. However, thus far, realized MNFs face limitations including harsh synthesis conditions, instability, and non-targeting. Herein, we discover that longer oligonucleotides can enhance the synthesis efficiency and stability of MNFs by increasing oligonucleotide folding and entanglement probabilities during the reaction. Besides, longer oligonucleotides provide upgraded metal ions binding conditions, facilitating MNFs to load macromolecular protein drugs at room temperature. Furthermore, longer oligonucleotides facilitate functional expansion of nucleotide sequences, enabling disease-targeted MNFs. As a proof-of-concept, we build an interferon regulatory factor-1(IRF-1) loaded Ca2+/(aptamer-deoxyribozyme) MNF to target regulate glucose transporter (GLUT-1) expression in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) positive gastric cancer cells. This MNF nanodevice disrupts GSH/ROS homeostasis, suppresses DNA repair, and augments ROS-mediated DNA damage therapy, with tumor inhibition rate up to 90%. Our work signifies a significant advancement towards an era of universal MNF application.
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- Jiaqi Yan
- Department of Orthopaedics Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, PR China
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, PR China.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
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Wu L, Yuan R, Wen T, Qin Y, Wang Y, Luo X, Liu JW. Recent advances in functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials for cancer imaging and therapy. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 174:116546. [PMID: 38603885 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116546] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Nanomaterials possess unusual physicochemical properties including unique optical, magnetic, electronic properties, and large surface-to-volume ratio. However, nanomaterials face some challenges when they were applied in the field of biomedicine. For example, some nanomaterials suffer from the limitations such as poor selectivity and biocompatibility, low stability, and solubility. To address the above-mentioned obstacles, functional nucleic acid has been widely served as a powerful and versatile ligand for modifying nanomaterials because of their unique characteristics, such as ease of modification, excellent biocompatibility, high stability, predictable intermolecular interaction and recognition ability. The functionally integrating functional nucleic acid with nanomaterials has produced various kinds of nanocomposites and recent advances in applications of functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials for cancer imaging and therapy were summarized in this review. Further, we offer an insight into the future challenges and perspectives of functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials.
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- Liu Wu
- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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Zheng D, Wang Y, Jia X, Yao W, Wang S, Li Z, Sun C, Tan H, Zhang Y. Developing Prussian blue/wood-derived biochar catalyst for persistent organic pollutant degradation: Preparation, characterization, and mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141150. [PMID: 38211784 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141150] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Biomass-derived biochar shows broad promise for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) degradation and thus establishes a more sustainable homestead. However, effective catalytic performance is still challenging. Herein, an efficient catalyst (Prussian blue decorated wood-derived biochar, PBB) was constructed by introducing Prussian blue (PB) into wood-based biochar to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for removing POPs. After anchoring of PB, the degradation performance of biochar was enhanced (degradation efficiency of methylene blue (MB, 20 mg/L) increased from 52% of biochar to 95% of PBB within 60 min). The PBB presents effective MB degradation performance with a wide pH value (3.0 < pH < 11.0) or co-existing diverse anions (Cl-, NO3-, H2PO4-, and HCO3-). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis as well as electrochemical tests confirmed that the non-radical pathway (1O2) is the key to biochar activation of PMS, but by restricting PB into the biochar, the radical pathway (SO4•- and •OH), the non-radical pathway (1O2), and direct electron transfer can work together to activate PMS. In addition, the degradation efficiency could remain about 80% after five-time cyclic tests. This work elucidates the role of PB nanoparticles in enhancing biochar catalysts, which can inspire the development of a carbon-neutralized, cost-effective, and effective strategy for POPs removal.
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- Dingyuan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China.
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Guo P, Dai P, Yang S, Wang Z, Tong Z, Hou D, Liu X, Xu W. Engineered Macrophages Tune Intratumoral Cytokines through Precisely Controlled Self-Pyroptosis to Enhance Bladder Cancer Immunotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2306699. [PMID: 37963830 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Engineered macrophages are a promising tool for drug delivery and immunotherapy in cancer treatment. However, simultaneous targeted enrichment and controllable immunological activation of these macrophages at the tumor site remains challenging. As a solution, macrophages loaded with an advanced nanoparticle encapsulating CpG-conjugated magnetic nanoclusters (MNC) with indocyanine green (ICG) and nigericin (NIG) (MNC-ICG-NIG@SiO2 (MINS)), utilizing Se─Se bond-modified SiO2 , are designed and applied in bladder cancer, which is typically managed surgically, followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) adjuvant instillation therapy. Upon intravenous administration, BCG-mediated tumor-localized inflammation leads to targeted accumulation of MINS@MΦ. MINS@MΦ accumulates within the tumor tissue and is immunologically activated through laser irradiation, leading to ICG-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species, Se─Se bond cleavage, and subsequent NIG release to induce self-pyroptosis. Consequently, MINS@MΦ releases Fe2+ ions and CpG, thus promoting the M1 polarization of tumor-associated macrophages and secretion of appropriate antitumor cytokines. However, without intervention, MINS@MΦ undergoes apoptosis in the bloodstream after 48 h without eliciting any immune response. Therefore, this innovative approach optimizes and enhances the efficacy of BCG immunotherapy by precisely modulating the cytokines for effective bladder cancer treatment without inducing a systemic inflammatory response.
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- Pengyu Guo
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Chen N, Wang Y, Deng Z. DNA-Condensed Plasmonic Supraballs Transparent to Molecules. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:14053-14062. [PMID: 37725679 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology offers an unrivaled programmability of plasmonic nanoassemblies based on encodable Watson-Crick basepairing. However, it is very challenging to build rigidified three-dimensional supracolloidal assemblies with strong electromagnetic coupling and a self-confined exterior shape. We herein report an alternative strategy based on a DNA condensation reaction to make such structures. Using DNA-grafted gold nanoparticles as building blocks and metal ions with suitable phosphate affinities as abiological DNA-bonding agents, a seedless growth of spheroidal supraparticles is realized via metal-ion-induced DNA condensation. Some governing rules are disclosed in this process, including kinetic and thermodynamic effects stemming from electrostatic and coordinative forces with different interaction ranges. The supraballs are tailorable by adjusting the volumetric ratio between DNA grafts and gold cores and by overgrowing extra gold layers toward tunable plasmon coupling. Various appealing and highly desirable properties are achieved for the resulting metaballs, including (i) chemical reversibility and fixation ability, (ii) stability against denaturant, salt, and molecular adsorbates, (iii) enriched and continuously tunable plasmonic hotspots, (iv) permeability to small guest molecules and antifoulingness against protein contaminates, and (v) Raman-enhancing and photocatalytic activities. Innovative applications are thus foreseeable for this emerging class of meta-assemblies in contrast to what is achieved by DNA-basepaired ones.
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- Nuo Chen
- Center for Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Yu J, Zhang Y, Li L, Xiang Y, Yao X, Zhao Y, Cai K, Li M, Li Z, Luo Z. Coordination-driven FBXW7 DNAzyme-Fe nanoassembly enables a binary switch of breast cancer cell cycle checkpoint responses for enhanced ferroptosis-radiotherapy. Acta Biomater 2023; 169:434-450. [PMID: 37516418 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Radiotherapy is a mainstream modality for breast cancer treatment that employs ionizing radiation (IR) to damage tumor cell DNA and elevate ROS stress, which demonstrates multiple clinically-favorable advantages including localized treatment and low invasiveness. However, breast cancer cells may activate the p53-mediated cell cycle regulation in response to radiotherapy to repair IR-induced cellular damage and facilitate post-treatment survival. F-Box and WD Repeat Domain Containing 7 (FBXW7) is a promoter of p53 degradation and critical nexus of cell proliferation and survival events. Herein, we engineered a cooperative radio-ferroptosis-stimulatory nanomedicine through coordination-driven self-assembly between ferroptosis-inducing Fe2+ ions and FBXW7-inhibiting DNAzymes and further modification of tumor-targeting dopamine-modified hyaluronic acid (HA). The nanoassembly could be selectively internalized by breast cancer cells and disintegrated in lysosomes to release the therapeutic payload. DNAzyme readily abolishes FBXW7 expression and stabilizes phosphorylated p53 to cause irreversible G2 phase arrest for amplifying post-IR tumor cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, the p53 stabilization also inhibits the SLC7A11-cystine-GSH axis, which combines with the IR-upregulated ROS levels to amplify Fe2+-mediated ferroptotic damage. The DNAzyme-Fe-HA nanoassembly could thus systematically boost the tumor cell damaging effects of IR, presenting a simple and effective approach to augment the response of breast cancer to radiotherapy. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: To overcome the intrinsic radioresistance in breast cancer, we prepared co-assembly of Fe2+ and FBXW7-targeted DNAzymes and modified surface with dopamine conjugated hyaluronic acid (HA), which enabled tumor-specific FBXW7-targeted gene therapy and ferroptosis therapy in IR-treated breast cancers. The nanoassembly could be activated in acidic condition to release the therapeutic contents. Specifically, the DNAzymes could selectively degrade FBXW7 mRNA in breast cancer cells to simultaneously induce accumulation of p53 and retardation of NHEJ repair, eventually inducing irreversible cell cycle arrest to promote apoptosis. The p53 stabilization would also inhibit the SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 axis to enhance Fe2+ mediated ferroptosis. These merits could act in a cooperative manner to induce pronounced tumor inhibitory effect, offering new approaches for tumor radiosensitization in the clinics.
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- Jiawu Yu
- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Blood Transfusion, Laboratory Medicine Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Blood Transfusion, Laboratory Medicine Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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Zhang L, Zhang L, Wang Y, Jiang K, Gao C, Zhang P, Xie Y, Wang B, Zhao Y, Xiao H, Song J. Regulating the surface topography of CpG nanoadjuvants via coordination-driven self-assembly for enhanced tumor immunotherapy. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4758-4769. [PMID: 37705793 PMCID: PMC10496906 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00322a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Immunoadjuvants play a key role in enhancing the efficacy of therapeutic tumor vaccines for treating malignant and recurrent cancers. However, due to the bottleneck in the rational design and mechanistic understanding of novel adjuvants, currently available immunoadjuvants in clinical practice are very limited. To boost adjuvant design and development, herein we propose a surface topography regulatory strategy for constructing novel adjuvants with improved adjuvant properties. One of the licensed adjuvants with a well-defined molecular mechanism of immune activation, cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs), was used as the material framework. We constructed immunostimulatory CpG nanoparticles (CpG NPs) with different surface topographies by coordination-driven self-assembly between CpG ODNs and ferrous ions. These self-assembled CpG NPs combine the biological and physical activation abilities of innate immunity and can be used as adjuvants of tumor antigens for malignant tumor immunotherapy. The experimental results showed that these CpG NPs could rapidly enter innate immune cells and remold the tumor microenvironment (TME) to enhance anti-tumor immunotherapy via (i) inducing proinflammatory cytokine production; (ii) promoting the transformation of macrophages from immunosuppressed M2 types into immunoactivated M1 types; (iii) amplifying the antigen presentation of mature dendritic cells (DCs), and (iv) activating T cells in tumor sites. Among the prepared nanostructures, pompon-shaped nanoparticles (NPpo) showed the strongest adjuvant properties and anti-tumor immunotherapeutic effect as the adjuvant of ovalbumin in melanoma-bearing mice. Overall, this work provides an effective strategy for designing novel adjuvants for activating the immunosuppressed TME to enable better cancer immunotherapy.
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- Li Zhang
- School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310024 China
- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310022 China
- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310022 China
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310024 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310022 China
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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Yu S, Choi G, Choy JH. Multifunctional Layered Double Hydroxides for Drug Delivery and Imaging. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1102. [PMID: 36985996 PMCID: PMC10058705 DOI: 10.3390/nano13061102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional nanomaterials, particularly layered double hydroxides (LDHs), have been widely applied in the biomedical field owing to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, controllable drug release/loading ability, and enhanced cellular permeability. Since the first study analyzing intercalative LDHs in 1999, numerous studies have investigated their biomedical applications, including drug delivery and imaging; recent research has focused on the design and development of multifunctional LDHs. This review summarizes the synthetic strategies and in-vivo and in-vitro therapeutic actions and targeting properties of single-function LDH-based nanohybrids and recently reported (from 2019 to 2023) multifunctional systems developed for drug delivery and/or bio-imaging.
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- Seungjin Yu
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- Intelligent Nanohybrid Materials Laboratory (INML), Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- Intelligent Nanohybrid Materials Laboratory (INML), Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- College of Science and Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Intelligent Nanohybrid Materials Laboratory (INML), Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- Division of Natural Sciences, The National Academy of Sciences, Seoul 06579, Republic of Korea
- Department of Pre-Medical Course, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- International Research Frontier Initiative (IRFI), Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Hu M, Reichholf N, Xia Y, Alvarez L, Cao X, Ma S, deMello AJ, Isa L. Multi-compartment supracapsules made from nano-containers towards programmable release. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1641-1648. [PMID: 35466981 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh00135g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The assembly of nanomaterials into suprastructures offers the possibility to fabricate larger scale functional materials, whose inner structure strongly influences their functionality for a vast range of applications. In spite of the many current strategies, achieving multi-compartment structures in a targeted and versatile way remains highly challenging. Here, we describe a controllable and straightforward route to create uniform suprastructured materials with a multi-compartmentalized architecture by confining primary nanocapsules into droplets using a cross-junction microfluidic device. Following solvent evaporation from the droplets, the nanocapsules spontaneously assemble into precisely sized multi-compartment particles, which we term supracapsules. Thanks to the process, each spatially separated nanocapsule unit retains its cargo and functionalities within the resulting supracapsules. However, new collective properties emerge, and, particularly, programmable release profiles that are distinct from those of single-compartment capsules. Finally, the suprastructures can be disassembled into single-compartment units by applying ultra-sonication, switching their release to a burst-release mode. These findings open up exciting opportunities to fabricate multi-compartment suprastructures incorporating diverse functionalities for materials with emerging properties.
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- Minghan Hu
- Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Aliouat H, Peng Y, Waseem Z, Wang S, Zhou W. Pure DNA scaffolded drug delivery systems for cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2022; 285:121532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhao P, Li B, Li Y, Chen L, Wang H, Ye L. DNA-Templated ultrasmall bismuth sulfide nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging of myocardial infarction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:475-484. [PMID: 35150955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has shown great clinical potential in diagnosing various diseases due to its noninvasive, cost-effective, and real-time imaging properties but is limited by the lack of contrast agents with high sensitivity for deep tissue imaging. Here, DNA-templated ultrasmall bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanoparticles (NPs) were reported as a photoacoustic (PA) probe for imaging myocardial infarction. We present a simple synthesis strategy of ultrasmall NPs via self-assembly of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)/metal ion complexes. The in vivo imaging results showed a dramatically enhanced PA signal in the region of myocardial infarction after intravenous injection of DNA-Bi2S3 NPs in the myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) mouse model. Further near infrared fluorescence imaging indicated that Bi2S3 NPs mainly accumulated in the infarcted area, leading to enhancement of PA signals. Moreover, such hybrid NPs possess a well-defined nanostructure, superior photobleaching resistance, excellent water dispersibility and negligible acute toxicity. These results not only demonstrate that ultrasmall DNA-Bi2S3 NPs are a potent PA probe for imaging the infarcted region but also provide a new avenue for preparing ultrasmall-sized PA probes by using ssDNA as a template.
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- Peng Zhao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- Jason S. Kahn
- Department of Chemical Engineering Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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Zhang P, Jing L. Nanoprobes for Visualization of Cancer Pathology in Vivo※. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a21120609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kahn JS, Gang O. Designer Nanomaterials through Programmable Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202105678. [PMID: 34128306 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Nanoparticles have long been recognized for their unique properties, leading to exciting potential applications across optics, electronics, magnetism, and catalysis. These specific functions often require a designed organization of particles, which includes the type of order as well as placement and relative orientation of particles of the same or different kinds. DNA nanotechnology offers the ability to introduce highly addressable bonds, tailor particle interactions, and control the geometry of bindings motifs. Here, we discuss how developments in structural DNA nanotechnology have enabled greater control over 1D, 2D, and 3D particle organizations through programmable assembly. This Review focuses on how the use of DNA binding between nanocomponents and DNA structural motifs has progressively allowed the rational formation of prescribed particle organizations. We offer insight into how DNA-based motifs and elements can be further developed to control particle organizations and how particles and DNA can be integrated into nanoscale building blocks, so-called "material voxels", to realize designer nanomaterials with desired functions.
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- Jason S Kahn
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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