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Liu Y, Lu R, Li M, Cheng D, Wang F, Ouyang X, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Li J, Peng S. Dual-enzyme decorated semiconducting polymer nanoagents for second near-infrared photoactivatable ferroptosis-immunotherapy. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:2406-2419. [PMID: 38440840 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01844j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Enzymes provide a class of potential options to treat cancer, while the precise regulation of enzyme activities for effective and safe therapeutic actions has been poorly reported. Dual-enzyme decorated semiconducting polymer nanoagents for second near-infrared (NIR-II) photoactivatable ferroptosis-immunotherapy are reported in this study. Such nanoagents (termed SPHGA) consist of hemoglobin (Hb)-based semiconducting polymer (SP@Hb), adenosine deaminase (ADA) and glucose oxidase (GOx) with loadings in a thermal-responsive nanoparticle shell. NIR-II photoactivation of SPHGA results in the generation of heat to trigger on-demand releases of two enzymes (ADA and GOx) via destroying the thermal-responsive nanoparticle shells. In the tumor microenvironment, GOx oxidizes glucose to form hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which promotes the Fenton reaction of iron in SP@Hb, resulting in an enhanced ferroptosis effect and immunogenic cell death (ICD). In addition, ADA degrades high-level adenosine to reverse the immunosuppressive microenvironment, thus amplifying antitumor immune responses. Via NIR-II photoactivatable ferroptosis-immunotherapy, SPHGA shows an improved effect to absolutely remove bilateral tumors and effectively suppress tumor metastases in subcutaneous 4T1 breast cancer models. This study presents a dual-enzyme-based nanoagent with controllable therapeutic actions for effective and precise cancer therapy.
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- Yue Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China.
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China.
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China.
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Wang W, Niu Y, Zhang N, Wan Y, Xiao Y, Zhao L, Zhao B, Chen W, Huang D. Cascade-Catalyzed Nanogel for Amplifying Starvation Therapy by Nitric Oxide-Mediated Hypoxia Alleviation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17313-17322. [PMID: 38534029 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01866] [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: 03/28/2024]
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Glucose oxidase (Gox)-mediated starvation therapy offers a prospective advantage for malignancy treatment by interrupting the glucose supply to neoplastic cells. However, the negative charge of the Gox surface hinders its enrichment in tumor tissues. Furthermore, Gox-mediated starvation therapy infiltrates large amounts of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to surround normal tissues and exacerbate intracellular hypoxia. In this study, a cascade-catalyzed nanogel (A-NE) was developed to boost the antitumor effects of starvation therapy by glucose consumption and cascade reactive release of nitric oxide (NO) to relieve hypoxia. First, the surface cross-linking structure of A-NE can serve as a bioimmobilization for Gox, ensuring Gox stability while improving the encapsulation efficiency. Then, Gox-mediated starvation therapy efficiently inhibited the proliferation of tumor cells while generating large amounts of H2O2. In addition, covalent l-arginine (l-Arg) in A-NE consumed H2O2 derived from glucose decomposition to generate NO, which augmented starvation therapy on metastatic tumors by alleviating tumor hypoxia. Eventually, both in vivo and in vitro studies indicated that nanogels remarkably inhibited in situ tumor growth and hindered metastatic tumor recurrence, offering an alternative possibility for clinical intervention.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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Liu Y, Pi F, He L, Yang F, Chen T. Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Manganese Nanoflowers as Ferroptosis Inducers for Tumor Radiotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310118. [PMID: 38506599 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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The combination of ferroptosis and innovative tumor therapy methods offers another promising answer to the problem of tumors. In order to generate effective ferroptosis in tumor cells, iron-based nanomaterials are commonly utilized to introduce foreign iron as a trigger for ferroptosis. However, this usually necessitates the injection of larger doses of iron into the body. These exogenous iron increases are likely to create concealed concerns for symptoms such as liver damage and allergy. Herein, an iron-free radiosensitizer is introduced, oxygen-vacancy-rich MnO2 nanoflowers (ovs-MnO2 ), that promotes ferroptosis and modifies the tumor microenvironment to assist radiotherapy. ovs-MnO2 with enriched oxygen vacancies on the surface induces the release of intracellular free iron (Fe2+ ), which functions as an activator of Fenton reaction and enhances the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species. On the other hand, Fe2+ also triggers the ferroptosis and promotes the accumulation of lipid peroxides. Subsequently, the depletion of glutathione and accumulation of lipid peroxidation in tumor cells leads to the inactivation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and ferroptosis, thereby enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of radiotherapy. The nanoplatform provides a novel strategy for generating novel nanomedicines for ferroptosis-assisted radiotherapy.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Oncology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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Zhao Y, Du J, Xu Z, Wang L, Ma L, Sun L. DNA Adjuvant Hydrogel-Optimized Enzymatic Cascade Reaction for Tumor Chemodynamic-Immunotherapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308229. [PMID: 38225716 PMCID: PMC10933675 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308229] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) shows immense potential in cancer treatment as it not only directly kills tumor cells but also induces anti-tumor immune responses. However, the efficacy of CDT is hampered by challenges in targeting CDT catalysts specifically to tumors using nanomaterials, along with the limitations of low H2 O2 levels and short catalyst duration within the tumor microenvironment. In this study, DNA adjuvant hydrogel to arrange a glucose oxidase-ferrocene cascade for continuously generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) from glucose in situ for tumor CDT combined with immunotherapy is employed. By precisely tuning the catalyst spacing with DNA double helix, ROS production efficiency is elevated by up to nine times compared to free catalysts, resulting in stronger immunogenetic cell death. Upon intratumoral injection, the DNA hydrogel system elicited potent anti-tumor immune responses, thereby effectively inhibiting established tumors and rejecting re-challenged tumors. This work offers a novel platform for integrated CDT and immunotherapy in cancer treatment.
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- Yan Zhao
- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and EngineeringShenzhen Bay LaboratoryShenzhen518132China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health EngineeringTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate SchoolTsinghua UniversityShenzhen518055China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health EngineeringTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate SchoolTsinghua UniversityShenzhen518055China
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- Institute of MateriobiologyDepartment of ChemistryCollege of ScienceShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and EngineeringShenzhen Bay LaboratoryShenzhen518132China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health EngineeringTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate SchoolTsinghua UniversityShenzhen518055China
- Tsinghua‐Berkeley Shenzhen InstituteTsinghua UniversityShenzhen518055China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical OncogenomicsTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate SchoolTsinghua UniversityShenzhen518055China
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- Institute of MateriobiologyDepartment of ChemistryCollege of ScienceShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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Wang TY, Zhu XY, Jia HR, Zhu YX, Zhou YX, Li YH, Gao CZ, Pan GY, Wu FG. Devastating the Supply Wagons: Multifaceted Liposomes Capable of Exhausting Tumor to Death via Triple Energy Depletion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2308861. [PMID: 38372029 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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The anabolism of tumor cells can not only support their proliferation, but also endow them with a steady influx of exogenous nutrients. Therefore, consuming metabolic substrates or limiting access to energy supply can be an effective strategy to impede tumor growth. Herein, a novel treatment paradigm of starving-like therapy-triple energy-depleting therapy-is illustrated by glucose oxidase (GOx)/dc-IR825/sorafenib liposomes (termed GISLs), and such a triple energy-depleting therapy exhibits a more effective tumor-killing effect than conventional starvation therapy that only cuts off one of the energy supplies. Specifically, GOx can continuously consume glucose and generate toxic H2 O2 in the tumor microenvironment (including tumor cells). After endocytosis, dc-IR825 (a near-infrared cyanine dye) can precisely target mitochondria and exert photodynamic and photothermal activities upon laser irradiation to destroy mitochondria. The anti-angiogenesis effect of sorafenib can further block energy and nutrition supply from blood. This work exemplifies a facile and safe method to exhaust the energy in a tumor from three aspects and starve the tumor to death and also highlights the importance of energy depletion in tumor treatment. It is hoped that this work will inspire the development of more advanced platforms that can combine multiple energy depletion therapies to realize more effective tumor treatment.
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- Tian-Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Southeast University Road, Nanjing, 211189, P. R. China
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Zhu G, Zheng P, Wang M, Xie Y, Sun Q, Gao M, Li C. Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Thermoresponsive Pyroptosis System for Synergistic Tumor Immunotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302095. [PMID: 37975590 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302095] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Pyroptosis, as an inflammatory cell death, has been widely applied in tumor therapy, but its systemic adverse reactions caused by nonspecific activation still seriously hinder its application. Herein, a near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered thermoresponsive pyroptosis strategy is designed for on-demand initiation of pyroptosis and synergistic tumor immunotherapy. Specifically, glucose oxidase (GOx) loaded and heat-sensitive material p(OEOMA-co-MEMA) (PCM) modified mesoporous Pt nanoparticles (abbreviated as PCM Pt/GOx) are prepared as the mild-temperature triggered pyroptosis inducer. Pt nanoparticles can not only serve as nanozyme with catalase-like activity to promote GOx catalytic reaction, but also act as photothermal agent to achieve mild-temperature photothermal therapy (PTT) and thermoresponsive GOx release on-demand under the irradiation of NIR light, thereby activating and promoting pyroptosis. In vitro and in vivo experiments prove that NIR light-triggered thermoresponsive pyroptosis system exhibits excellent antitumor immunity activity as well as significantly inhibits tumor growth. The precise control of pyroptosis by NIR light as well as pyroptosis cooperated with mild-temperature PTT for synergistically attenuated tumor immunotherapy are reported for the first time. This work provides a new method to initiate pyroptosis on demand, which is of great significance for spatiotemporally controllable pyroptosis and immunotherapy.
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- Guoqing Zhu
- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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He R, Yang P, Liu A, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Chang C, Lu B. Cascade strategy for glucose oxidase-based synergistic cancer therapy using nanomaterials. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:9798-9839. [PMID: 37842806 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01325a] [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: 10/17/2023]
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Nanomaterial-based cancer therapy faces significant limitations due to the complex nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Starvation therapy is an emerging therapeutic approach that targets tumor cell metabolism using glucose oxidase (GOx). Importantly, it can provide a material or environmental foundation for other diverse therapeutic methods by manipulating the properties of the TME, such as acidity, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels, and hypoxia degree. In recent years, this cascade strategy has been extensively applied in nanoplatforms for ongoing synergetic therapy and still holds undeniable potential. However, only a few review articles comprehensively elucidate the rational designs of nanoplatforms for synergetic therapeutic regimens revolving around the conception of the cascade strategy. Therefore, this review focuses on innovative cascade strategies for GOx-based synergetic therapy from representative paradigms to state-of-the-art reports to provide an instructive, comprehensive, and insightful reference for readers. Thereafter, we discuss the remaining challenges and offer a critical perspective on the further advancement of GOx-facilitated cancer treatment toward clinical translation.
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- Ruixuan He
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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Kim S, Hwang C, Jeong DI, Park J, Kim H, Lee K, Lee J, Lee S, Cho H. Nanorod/nanodisk-integrated liquid crystalline systems for starvation, chemodynamic, and photothermal therapy of cancer. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10470. [PMID: 37693066 PMCID: PMC10487320 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10470] [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: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Indocyanine green (ICG), glucose oxidase (GOx), and copper(II) sulfate (Cu)-installed hybrid gel based on organic nanorod (cellulose nanocrystal [CNC]) and inorganic nanodisk (Laponite [LAP]) was developed to perform a combination of starvation therapy (ST), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), and photothermal therapy (PTT) for localized cancers. A hybrid CNC/LAP network with a nematic phase was designed to enable instant gelation, controlled viscoelasticity, syringe injectability, and longer in vivo retention. Moreover, ICG was introduced into the CNC/LAP gel system to induce hyperthermia of tumor tissue, amplifying the CDT effect; GOx was used for glucose deprivation (related to the Warburg effect); and Cu was introduced for hydroxyl radical generation (based on Fenton-like chemistry) and cellular glutathione (GSH) degradation in cancer cells. The ICG/GOx/Cu-installed CNC/LAP gel in combination with near-infrared (NIR) laser realized improved antiproliferation, cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, cellular GSH degradation, and apoptosis induction in colorectal cancer (CT-26) cells. In addition, local injection of the CNC/ICG/GOx/Cu/LAP gel into the implanted CT-26 tumor while irradiating it with NIR laser provided strong tumor growth suppression effects. In conclusion, the designed hybrid nanorod/nanodisk gel network can be efficiently applied to the local PTT/ST/CDT of cancer cells.
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- Sungyun Kim
- Department of PharmacyCollege of Pharmacy, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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- Department of PharmacyCollege of Pharmacy, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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- Department of PharmacyCollege of Pharmacy, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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- Department of PharmacyCollege of Pharmacy, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
- College of PharmacyKorea UniversitySejongSouth Korea
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- School of Healthcare and Biomedical EngineeringChonnam National UniversityYeosuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)PohangRepublic of Korea
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- Institute of Forest ScienceKangwon National UniversityChuncheonRepublic of Korea
- Department of Forest Biomaterials EngineeringCollege of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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- Department of PharmacyCollege of Pharmacy, Kangwon National UniversityChuncheonGangwonRepublic of Korea
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Ge Y, Rong F, Lu Y, Wang Z, Liu J, Xu F, Chen J, Li W, Wang Y. Glucose Oxidase Driven Hydrogen Sulfide-Releasing Nanocascade for Diabetic Infection Treatment. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:6610-6618. [PMID: 37458704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Diabetic ulcers have received much attention in recent years due to their high incidence and mortality, motivating the scientific community to develop various strategies for such chronic disease treatments. However, the therapeutic outcome of these approaches is highly compromised by invasive bacteria and a severe inflammatory microenvironment. To overcome these dilemmas, microenvironment-responsive self-delivery glucose oxidase@manganese sulfide (GOx@MnS) nanoparticles (NPs) are developed by one-step biomineralization. When they encounter the high glucose level in the ulcer site, GOx particles catalyze glucose to decrease the local pH and trigger the steady release of both manganese ions (Mn2+) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Mn2+ reacts with hydrogen peroxide to generate hydroxyl radicals for the elimination of bacterial infection; meanwhile, H2S is able to suppress the inflammatory response and accelerate diabetic wound healing through macrophage polarization. The excellent biocompatibility, strong bactericidal activity, and considerable immunomodulatory effect promise GOx@MnS NPs have great therapeutic potential for diabetic wound treatment.
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- Yuxuan Ge
- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Xiong Y, Yong Z, Xu C, Deng Q, Wang Q, Li S, Wang C, Zhang Z, Yang X, Li Z. Hyperbaric Oxygen Activates Enzyme-Driven Cascade Reactions for Cooperative Cancer Therapy and Cancer Stem Cells Elimination. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2301278. [PMID: 37114827 PMCID: PMC10375084 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Tumor starvation induced by intratumor glucose depletion emerges as a promising strategy for anticancer therapy. However, its antitumor potencies are severely compromised by intrinsic tumor hypoxia, low delivery efficiencies, and undesired off-target toxicity. Herein, a multifunctional cascade bioreactor (HCG), based on the self-assembly of pH-responsive hydroxyethyl starch prodrugs, copper ions, and glucose oxidase (GOD), is engineered, empowered by hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) for efficient cooperative therapy against aggressive breast cancers. Once internalized by tumor cells, HCG undergoes disassembly and releases cargoes in response to acidic tumor microenvironment. Subsequently, HBO activates GOD-catalyzed oxidation of glucose to H2 O2 and gluconic acid by ameliorating tumor hypoxia, fueling copper-catalyzed •OH generation and pH-responsive drug release. Meanwhile, HBO degrades dense tumor extracellular matrix, promoting tumor accumulation and penetration of HCG. Moreover, along with the consumption of glucose and the redox reaction of copper ions, the antioxidant capacity of tumor cells is markedly reduced, collectively boosting oxidative stress. As a result, the combination of HCG and HBO can not only remarkably suppress the growth of orthotopic breast tumors but also restrain pulmonary metastases by inhibiting cancer stem cells. Considering the clinical accessibility of HBO, this combined strategy holds significant translational potentials for GOD-based therapies.
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- Yuxuan Xiong
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medical, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- GBA Research Innovation Institute for Nanotechnology, Guangdong, 510530, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medical, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Xu Y, Liu SY, Zeng L, Ma H, Zhang Y, Yang H, Liu Y, Fang S, Zhao J, Xu Y, Ashby CR, He Y, Dai Z, Pan Y. An Enzyme-Engineered Nonporous Copper(I) Coordination Polymer Nanoplatform for Cuproptosis-Based Synergistic Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204733. [PMID: 36054475 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Cuproptosis, a newly identified form of regulated cell death that is copper-dependent, offers great opportunities for exploring the use of copper-based nanomaterials inducing cuproptosis for cancer treatment. Here, a glucose oxidase (GOx)-engineered nonporous copper(I) 1,2,4-triazolate ([Cu(tz)]) coordination polymer (CP) nanoplatform, denoted as GOx@[Cu(tz)], for starvation-augmented cuproptosis and photodynamic synergistic therapy is developed. Importantly, the catalytic activity of GOx is shielded in the nonporous scaffold but can be "turned on" for efficient glucose depletion only upon glutathione (GSH) stimulation in cancer cells, thereby proceeding cancer starvation therapy. The depletion of glucose and GSH sensitizes cancer cells to the GOx@[Cu(tz)]-mediated cuproptosis, producing aggregation of lipoylated mitochondrial proteins, the target of copper-induced toxicity. The increased intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) levels, due to the oxidation of glucose, activates the type I photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy of GOx@[Cu(tz)]. The in vivo experimental results indicate that GOx@[Cu(tz)] produces negligible systemic toxicity and inhibits tumor growth by 92.4% in athymic mice bearing 5637 bladder tumors. This is thought to be the first report of a cupreous nanomaterial capable of inducing cuproptosis and cuproptosis-based synergistic therapy in bladder cancer, which should invigorate studies pursuing rational design of efficacious cancer therapy strategies based on cuproptosis.
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- Yuzhi Xu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Digestive Diseases Center, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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