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Ji F, Shi C, Shu Z, Li Z. Nanomaterials Enhance Pyroptosis-Based Tumor Immunotherapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:5545-5579. [PMID: 38882539 PMCID: PMC11178094 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s457309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Pyroptosis, a pro-inflammatory and lytic programmed cell death pathway, possesses great potential for antitumor immunotherapy. By releasing cellular contents and a large number of pro-inflammatory factors, tumor cell pyroptosis can promote dendritic cell maturation, increase the intratumoral infiltration of cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, and reduce the number of immunosuppressive cells within the tumor. However, the efficient induction of pyroptosis and prevention of damage to normal tissues or cells is an urgent concern to be addressed. Recently, a wide variety of nanoplatforms have been designed to precisely trigger pyroptosis and activate the antitumor immune responses. This review provides an update on the progress in nanotechnology for enhancing pyroptosis-based tumor immunotherapy. Nanomaterials have shown great advantages in triggering pyroptosis by delivering pyroptosis initiators to tumors, increasing oxidative stress in tumor cells, and inducing intracellular osmotic pressure changes or ion imbalances. In addition, the challenges and future perspectives in this field are proposed to advance the clinical translation of pyroptosis-inducing nanomedicines.
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- Fujian Ji
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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Wang Z, Wang X, Dai X, Xu T, Qian X, Chang M, Chen Y. 2D Catalytic Nanozyme Enables Cascade Enzyodynamic Effect-Boosted and Ca 2+ Overload-Induced Synergistic Ferroptosis/Apoptosis in Tumor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312316. [PMID: 38501540 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The introduction of glucose oxidase, exhibiting characteristics of glucose consumption and H2O2 production, represents an emerging antineoplastic therapeutic approach that disrupts nutrient supply and promotes efficient generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the instability of natural enzymes and their low therapeutic efficacy significantly impede their broader application. In this context, 2D Ca2Mn8O16 nanosheets (CMO NSs) designed and engineered to serve as a high-performance nanozyme, enhancing the enzyodynamic effect for a ferroptosis-apoptosis synergistic tumor therapy, are presented. In addition to mimicking activities of glutathione peroxidase, catalase, oxidase, and peroxidase, the engineered CMO NSs exhibit glucose oxidase-mimicking activities. This feature contributes to their antitumor performance through cascade catalytic reactions, involving the disruption of glucose supply, self-supply of H2O2, and subsequent efficient ROS generation. The exogenous Ca2+ released from CMO NSs, along with the endogenous Ca2+ enrichment induced by ROS from the peroxidase- and oxidase-mimicking activities of CMO NSs, collectively mediate Ca2+ overload, leading to apoptosis. Importantly, the ferroptosis process is triggered synchronously through ROS output and glutathione consumption. The application of exogenous ultrasound stimulation further enhances the efficiency of ferroptosis-apoptosis synergistic tumor treatment. This work underscores the crucial role of enzyodynamic performance in ferroptosis-apoptosis synergistic therapy against tumors.
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- Zeyu Wang
- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, 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 Orthopedics, 905th Hospital of PLA Navy, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, 225009, P. R. China
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- Laboratory Center, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, 325088, P. R. China
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Ge J, Zhang Z, Zhao S, Chen Y, Min X, Cai Y, Zhao H, Wu X, Zhao F, Chen B. Nanomedicine-induced cell pyroptosis to enhance antitumor immunotherapy. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:3857-3880. [PMID: 38563315 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb03017b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Immunotherapy is a therapeutic modality designed to elicit or augment an immune response against malignancies. Despite the immune system's ability to detect and eradicate neoplastic cells, certain neoplastic cells can elude immune surveillance and elimination through diverse mechanisms. Therefore, antitumor immunotherapy has emerged as a propitious strategy. Pyroptosis, a type of programmed cell death (PCD) regulated by Gasdermin (GSDM), is associated with cytomembrane rupture due to continuous cell expansion, which results in the release of cellular contents that can trigger robust inflammatory and immune responses. The field of nanomedicine has made promising progress, enabling the application of nanotechnology to enhance the effectiveness and specificity of cancer therapy by potentiating, enabling, or augmenting pyroptosis. In this review, we comprehensively examine the paradigms underlying antitumor immunity, particularly paradigms related to nanotherapeutics combined with pyroptosis; these treatments include chemotherapy (CT), hyperthermia therapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), ion-interference therapy (IIT), biomimetic therapy, and combination therapy. Furthermore, we thoroughly discuss the coordinated mechanisms that regulate these paradigms. This review is expected to enhance the understanding of the interplay between pyroptosis and antitumor immunotherapy, broaden the utilization of diverse nanomaterials in pyroptosis-based antitumor immunotherapy, and facilitate advancements in clinical tumor therapy.
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- Jingwen Ge
- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, P. R. China.
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Liang Y, Lei P, An R, Du P, Liu S, Wei Y, Zhang H. Biodegradable Monometallic Aluminum as a Biotuner for Tumor Pyroptosis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317304. [PMID: 38298089 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Pyroptosis is an effective anti-tumor strategy. However, monometallic pyroptosis biotuners have not been explored until now. Here, we discover for the first time that biodegradable monometallic Al can act as a pyroptosis biotuner for tumor therapy. pH-sensitive Al nanoparticles (Al@P) are obtained by equipping polyethylene glycol-b-(poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-poly(4-vinylpyridine), which can exert their effect at the tumor site without affecting normal cells. The H2 and Al3+ release by Al@P in the acidic environment of tumors disrupts the redox balance and ionic homeostasis in tumor cells, thus generating large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to caspase-1 activation, gasdermin D cleavage, and IL-1β/LDH release, which induces canonical pyroptotic death. Meanwhile, the prodrug Doxorubicin (Pro-DOX) is successfully loaded onto Al@P (Al@P-P) and can be activated by ROS to release DOX in the tumor cells, thus further improving the tumor-killing efficiency. Ultimately, Al@P-P is degradable and exhibits efficient tumor inhibition.
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- Yuan Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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Xu L, Peng M, Gao T, Wang D, Lian X, Sun H, Shi J, Wang Y, Wang P. Nanoenabled Intracellular Metal Ion Homeostasis Regulation for Tumor Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306203. [PMID: 38063781 PMCID: PMC10870045 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Endogenous essential metal ions play an important role in many life processes, especially in tumor development and immune response. The approval of various metallodrugs for tumor therapy brings more attention to the antitumor effect of metal ions. With the deepening understanding of the regulation mechanisms of metal ion homeostasis in vivo, breaking intracellular metal ion homeostasis becomes a new means to inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells and activate antitumor immune response. Diverse nanomedicines with the loading of small molecular ion regulators or metal ions have been developed to disrupt metal ion homeostasis in tumor cells, with higher safety and efficiency than free small molecular ion regulators or metal compounds. This comprehensive review focuses on the latest progress of various intracellular metal ion homeostasis regulation-based nanomedicines in tumor therapy including calcium ion (Ca2+ ), ferrous ion (Fe2+ ), cuprous ion (Cu+ ), managanese ion (Mn2+ ), and zinc ion (Zn2+ ). The physiological functions and homeostasis regulation processes of ions are summarized to guide the design of metal ion regulation-based nanomedicines. Then the antitumor mechanisms of various ions-based nanomedicines and some efficient synergistic therapies are highlighted. Finally, the challenges and future developments of ion regulation-based antitumor therapy are also discussed, hoping to provide a reference for finding more effective metal ions and synergistic therapies.
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- Lihua Xu
- Sino‐British Research Centre for Molecular OncologyNational Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene TherapyState Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & TreatmentSchool of Basic Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- Sino‐British Research Centre for Molecular OncologyNational Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene TherapyState Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & TreatmentSchool of Basic Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- Sino‐British Research Centre for Molecular OncologyNational Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene TherapyState Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & TreatmentSchool of Basic Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- Sino‐British Research Centre for Molecular OncologyNational Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene TherapyState Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & TreatmentSchool of Basic Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- Sino‐British Research Centre for Molecular OncologyNational Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene TherapyState Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & TreatmentSchool of Basic Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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Liang Y, Lei P, An R, Du P, Liu S, Wei Y, Zhang H. Wireless Photoactivated Targeted Nanosystem for Oncotherapy Via Synergistic Effects of Hyperthermia/Redox Stress Amplification/GSK-3β Activity Inhibition. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:347-355. [PMID: 38149649 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Highly soluble salts and gas mediated therapies are emerging antitumor strategies. However, the therapeutic efficacy remains restricted by difficulty in delivering them to the tumor site and poorly controlled release in deep tissues. Here, an intelligent wireless photoactivated targeted nanosystem is designed for delivering LiCl and H2 to tumors for therapy. LiCl causes cell death by inhibiting the activity of GSK-3β. H2 selectively interacts with reactive oxygen species in the tumor, leading to redox stress, which induces apoptosis. The significant heat generated by the nanosystem not only kills tumor cells but also accelerates the dissolution of LiCl and the release of H2. The rapid dissolution of LiCl leads to a surge in intracellular osmotic pressure, which further intensifies the redox stress response and enhances the efficiency of therapy. The nanosystem shows efficient tumor therapeutic capability via synergistic effects of hyperthermia/redox stress amplification/GSK-3β activity inhibition.
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- Yuan Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
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Hu L, Song C, Li H, Gao Y, Zhang J, Gao T, Wei Y, Xu Z, Xue W, Huang S, Wen H, Li Z, Wu J. Oxidized Dextran/Chitosan Hydrogel Engineered with Tetrasulfide-Bridged Silica Nanoparticles for Postsurgical Treatment. Macromol Biosci 2024; 24:e2200565. [PMID: 36871156 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Tumor recurrence and wound microbial infection after tumor excision are serious threats to patients. Thus, the strategy to supply a sufficient and sustained release of cancer drugs and simultaneously engineer antibacterial properties and satisfactory mechanical strength is highly desired for tumor postsurgical treatment. Herein, A novel double-sensitive composite hydrogel embedded with tetrasulfide-bridged mesoporous silica (4S-MSNs) is developed. The incorporation of 4S-MSNs into oxidized dextran/chitosan hydrogel network, not only enhances the mechanical properties of hydrogels, but also can increase the specificity of drug with dual pH/redox sensitivity, thereby allowing more efficient and safer therapy. Besides, 4S-MSNs hydrogel preserves the favorable physicochemical properties of polysaccharide hydrogel, such as high hydrophilicity, satisfactory antibacterial activity, and excellent biocompatibility. Thus, the prepared 4S-MSNs hydrogel can be served as an efficient strategy for postsurgical bacterial infection and inhibition of tumor recurrence.
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- Lele Hu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Pingshan Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Pingshan Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou, 511400, China
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR, 999077, China
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Hu R, Chen X, Li Z, Zhao G, Ding L, Chen L, Dai C, Chen Y, Zhang B. Liquid Nanoparticles for Nanocatalytic Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306469. [PMID: 37669827 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Nanotechnology is revolutionizing cancer therapy, and catalyzes the emerging of ion-involved cancer-therapeutic modality, which unfortunately suffers from undesirable nanocarriers for efficient intracellular ion delivery. To radically extricate from this critical issue, the glutathione (GSH)-responsive organosilica network is employed to lock the liquid drops at the nanoscale via a general bottom-up strategy to achieve the systemic delivery of "ion drugs". In this work, a sulfate radical generation donor (Na2 S2 O8 ), as a paradigm "ion drug", is entrapped into this liquid nanoparticle for efficiently delivering to the tumor region. After further surface engineering with pH-responsive tannic acid-Fe2+ framework, these liquid nanoparticles achieve tumor-microenvironmental pH/GSH-dual responsive ion release (Fe2+ /Na+ /S2 O8 2- ) after reaching the tumor sites, where the Fe2+ further triggers S2 O8 2- to generate toxic •SO4 - and •OH, effectively executing cancer cell ferroptosis (Fe2+ , reactive oxygen species-ROS) and pyroptosis (Na+ , ROS). Such a tumor-responsive/specific liquid nanoplatform is highly instructive for further ion-mediated nanomedicine and disease treatment.
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- Ruizhi Hu
- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, P. R. China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, P. R. China
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- Education Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, National Clinical Research Center of Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325088, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P. R. China
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Huang J, He J, Wang J, Li Y, Xu Z, Zhang L, Kang Y, Xue P. Calcium carbonate-actuated ion homeostasis perturbator for oxidative damage-augmented Ca 2+/Mg 2+ interference therapy. Biomaterials 2023; 302:122340. [PMID: 37774552 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Ion homeostasis distortion through exogenous overload or underload of intracellular ion species has become an arresting therapeutic approach against malignant tumor. Nevertheless, treatment outcomes of such ion interference are always compromised by the intrinsic ion homeostasis maintenance systems in cancer cells. Herein, an ion homeostasis perturbator (CTC) is facilely designed by co-encapsulation of carvacrol (CAR) and meso-tetra-(4-carboxyphenyl)porphine (TCPP) into pH-sensitive nano-CaCO3, aiming to disrupt the self-defense mechanism during the process of ion imbalance. Upon the endocytosis of CTC into tumor cells, lysosomal acidity can render the decomposition of CaCO3, resulting in the instant Ca2+ overload and CO2 generation in cytoplasm. Simultaneously, CaCO3 disintegration triggers the release of CAR and TCPP, which are devoted to TRPM7 inhibition and sonosensitization, respectively. The malfunction of TRPM7 can impede the influx of Mg2+ and allow unrestricted influx of Ca2+ based on the antagonism relationship between Mg2+ and Ca2+, leading to an aggravated Ca2+/Mg2+ dyshomeostasis through ion channel deactivation. In another aspect, US-triggered cavitation can be significantly enhanced by the presence of inert CO2 microbubbles, further amplifying the generation of reactive oxygen species. Such oxidative damage-augmented Ca2+/Mg2+ interference therapy effectively impairs the mitochondrial function of tumor, which may provide useful insights in cancer therapy.
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- Jiansen Huang
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Yang C, Zhu B, Zhan M, Hua ZC. Lithium in Cancer Therapy: Friend or Foe? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041095. [PMID: 36831437 PMCID: PMC9954674 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Lithium, a trace element important for fetal health and development, is considered a metal drug with a well-established clinical regime, economical production process, and a mature storage system. Several studies have shown that lithium affects tumor development by regulating inositol monophosphate (IMPase) and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). Lithium can also promote proliferation and programmed cell death (PCD) in tumor cells through a number of new targets, such as the nuclear receptor NR4A1 and Hedgehog-Gli. Lithium may increase cancer treatment efficacy while reducing side effects, suggesting that it can be used as an adjunctive therapy. In this review, we summarize the effects of lithium on tumor progression and discuss the underlying mechanisms. Additionally, we discuss lithium's limitations in antitumor clinical applications, including its narrow therapeutic window and potential pro-cancer effects on the tumor immune system.
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- Chunhao Yang
- School of Biopharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- School of Biopharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
- Correspondence: (B.Z.); (Z.-C.H.)
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- School of Biopharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- School of Biopharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Correspondence: (B.Z.); (Z.-C.H.)
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Sang W, Dai Y. Metal Coordination Nanomedicine. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Zhu J, Shen Z. Nanoprobes for Tumor Theranostics. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1022. [PMID: 36421140 PMCID: PMC9688454 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This Special Issue of Biosensors, entitled "Nanoprobes for Tumor Theranostics", aims to report the research progress of using nanoprobes for the diagnosis and therapy of tumors, and promote their applications [...].
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He M, Li K, Yang J, Wang Q, Gu J. Photodynamic and Its Concomitant Ion-Interference Synergistic Therapies Based on Functional Hierarchically Mesoporous MOFs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204295. [PMID: 36031397 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although ion-interference therapy (IIT) has become an intriguing option for cancer treatment, the generation of interference ions on-demand remains a challenge. Herein, a nanoplatform based on hierarchically mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (HMMOFs) is adopted to integrate black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) and meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (TCPP) to realize controllable phosphate anions (PAs) production in a specific cancerous region for IIT. The uniform large mesopores of HMMOFs could guarantee the selective screening and immobilization of ultra-small and monodispersed BPQDs. The TCPP in microporous domains of HMMOFs could effectively produce 1 O2 , which not only serves as photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), but also switches on the release of PAs from BPQDs in the adjacent mesoporous domains to trigger the concomitant synergetic IIT. The elaborated nanoplatform (BP@HMUiO-66-TCPP) presents good biocompatibility, biodegradability as well as enhanced synergetic therapeutic effects. In murine models treated with BP@HMUiO-66-TCPP, the tumor inhibition rate is as high as ≈98.24% as compared to that of the control group after 14 days treatment. Moreover, the tumor volumes in the synergetic group are only 19.6% of those in the PDT alone treated group. Such a concept of exogenous photo-controlled synergistic therapeutics might be extended to a broad range of IIT for an improved antitumor efficacy.
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- Miao He
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Lv C, Kang W, Liu S, Yang P, Nishina Y, Ge S, Bianco A, Ma B. Growth of ZIF-8 Nanoparticles In Situ on Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: A Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Combined Ion-Interference and Photothermal Therapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:11428-11443. [PMID: 35816172 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The regulation of intracellular ions' overload to interrupt normal bioprocesses and cause cell death has been developed as an efficient strategy (named as ion-interference therapy/IIT) to treat cancer. In this study, we design a multifunctional nanoplatform (called BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs) by in situ growth of metal organic framework nanoparticles (ZIF-8 NPs) onto the graphene oxide (GO) surface, subsequently reduced by ascorbic acid and modified by bovine serum albumin. This nanocomplex causes the intracellular overload of Zn2+, an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and exerts a broad-spectrum lethality to different kinds of cancer cells. BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs can promote cell apoptosis by initiating bim (a pro-apoptotic protein)-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic events, up-regulating PUMA/NOXA expression, and down-regulating the level of Bid/p53AIP1. Meanwhile, Zn2+ excess triggers cellular dysfunction and mitochondria damage by activating the autophagy signaling pathways and disturbing the intracellular environmental homeostasis. Combined with the photothermal effect of reduced GO (rGO), BSArGO@ZIF-8 NSs mediated ion-interference and photothermal combined therapy leads to effective apoptosis and inhibits cell proliferation and angiogenesis, bringing a higher efficacy in tumor suppression in vivo. This designed Zn-based multifunctional nanoplatform will allow promoting further the development of IIT and the corresponding combined cancer therapy strategy.
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- Chunxu Lv
- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Department of Periodontology & Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Sang W, Dai Y. Metal Coordination Nanomedicine. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9374-7_33-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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