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Zhang AH, Kong WC, Zhang XL, Meng YL, Xin ZH, Jia XJ, Liu XY, Kang YF. H 2O 2 self-supplying nanoparticles for chemodynamic and synergistic photodynamic therapy to augment cGAS/STING activation. NANOSCALE 2025; 17:7760-7771. [PMID: 40026012 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr04944f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2025]
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Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) characterized by easy metastasis and poor prognosis is one of the most intractable malignancies. Immunotherapy, as one of the most promising treatments for TNBC, has limited efficacy due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (ITME). Herein, copper peroxide nanodots (CPN) and chlorin e6 (Ce6) were encapsulated in a liposome with the cinnamaldehyde dimer (CDC) to improve the ITME and enhance anti-tumor activity. To be specific, after endocytosis by cancer cells, Ce6-CPN@CDC released H2O2 and Cu2+ in the acidic tumor environment. Next, Cu2+ was reduced by GSH to Cu+, and Cu+ catalyzed H2O2 to produce ˙OH for chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Meanwhile, under near-infrared laser irradiation, singlet oxygen (1O2) can be generated from the released Ce6, exerting a robust photodynamic anticancer effect. In addition, the high ROS-induced ICD and direct DNA damage activated the cGAS-STING pathway, which significantly improved the ITME to amplify the immunostimulatory effect. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that the Ce6-CPN@CDC nanoparticle could realize effective tumor inhibition with minimal toxic side effects. Together, Ce6-CPN@CDC provides a paradigm for combining PDT and CDT to activate immunotherapy and provides a new strategy to improve the efficacy of multimodal synergistic therapy for TNBC.
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- Ai-Hong Zhang
- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Analysis-Testing for Agro-Products and Food and Zhang Jiakou Key Laboratory of Organic Light Functional Materials, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, China.
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He T, Yang Y, Chen X. A Lifetime of Catalytic Micro-/Nanomotors. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 15:13. [PMID: 39791773 PMCID: PMC11723389 DOI: 10.3390/nano15010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2024] [Revised: 12/22/2024] [Accepted: 12/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2025]
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Microscopic and nanoscopic motors, often referred to as micro-/nanomotors, are autonomous devices capable of converting chemical energy from their surroundings into mechanical motion or forces necessary for propulsion. These devices draw inspiration from natural biomolecular motor proteins, and in recent years, synthetic micro-/nanomotors have attracted significant attention. Among these, catalytic micro-/nanomotors have emerged as a prominent area of research. Despite considerable progress in their design and functionality, several obstacles remain, especially regarding the development of biocompatible materials and fuels, the integration of intelligent control systems, and the translation of these motors into practical applications. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the current advancements in catalytic micro-/nanomotors is critical. This review aims to provide an in-depth overview of their fabrication techniques, propulsion mechanisms, key influencing factors, control methodologies, and potential applications. Furthermore, we examine their physical and hydrodynamic properties in fluidic environments to optimize propulsion efficiency. Lastly, we evaluate their biosafety and biocompatibility to facilitate their use in biological systems. The review also addresses key challenges and proposes potential solutions to advance their practical deployment.
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.)
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El‐Naggar K, Yang Y, Tian W, Zhang H, Sun H, Wang S. Metal-Organic Framework-Based Micro-/Nanomotors for Wastewater Remediation. SMALL SCIENCE 2024; 4:2400110. [PMID: 40212073 PMCID: PMC11935036 DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202400110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2025] Open
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Micro-/nanomotors (MNMs) in water remediation have garnered significant attention over the past two decades. More recently, metal-organic framework-based micro-/nanomotors (MOF-MNMs) have been applied for environmental remediation; however, a comprehensive summary of research in this research area is yet to be reported. Herein, a review is presented to cover the recent advances in MOF-MNMs and their various applications in wastewater remediation. The review presents a comprehensive introduction to MNMs, including different propulsion approaches, fabrication, and functionalization strategies, in addition to the unique features of MOF-MNMs. The conception and various synthetic routes of MOF-MNMs are extensively covered and the implementation of MOF-MNMs in water-related applications, including adsorption, degradation, sensing, and disinfection of different pollutants, is in depth discussed. Meanwhile, the propulsion and mechanism of action behind each MOF-MNM are systematically studied. Finally, the review provides insights into the challenges and perspectives to build more effective MOF-MNMs to cover versatile applications for wastewater treatment.
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- Karim El‐Naggar
- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of AdelaideNorth TerraceAdelaideSA5005Australia
- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceAin Shams UniversityAbbassiaCairo11566Egypt
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical TechnologySchool of Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of AdelaideNorth TerraceAdelaideSA5005Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of AdelaideNorth TerraceAdelaideSA5005Australia
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- School of Molecular SciencesFaculty of ScienceThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWA6009Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of AdelaideNorth TerraceAdelaideSA5005Australia
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Xin Z, Shen Y, Hao H, Zhang L, Hu X, Wang J. Hyaluronic acid coated mesoporous carbon-copper peroxide for H 2O 2 self-supplying and near-infrared responsive multi-mode breast cancer oncotherapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 218:112776. [PMID: 36007311 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It is challenging to develop the synergistic intelligent therapeutic nanoplatform to cure cancer. In the present study, a novel nanotherapeutic platform was constructed for H2O2 self-supplying and multimodal breast cancer therapy. In which, copper peroxide nanoparticles (CP NPs) were adsorbed on the surface of mesoporous carbon nanospheres (MCN) through electrostatic attraction, followed by loading doxorubicin (DOX) into the nanocomposite (MCN-CP) and coating hyaluronic acid (HA) on the surface, the DOX/MCN-CP-HA nanoplatform was obtained. In the system, the MCN not only possessed a high DOX loading capacity, but produced excellent photothermal therapy (PTT) effect. Importantly, the ultra-small CP NPs as the Fenton agent not only could selectively self-supplying H2O2 in acidic condition, but simultaneously release Cu2+ to catalyze the production of ·OH in the presence of H2O2. Meantime, the resulting Cu2+ possessed GSH-elimination property, which afforded enhanced chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Furthermore, the outer layer HA targeted to CD44 and achieved breast cancer cell targeting. The elevated temperature from PTT and acidic tumor microenvironment accelerated the release of DOX, which enabled DOX/MCN-CP-HA as an intelligent CDT-PTT-chemotherapy synergistic nanoplatform. In vitro and in vivo pharmacodynamic evaluations confirmed the potential of the nanoplatform for CDT-PTT-chemotherapy synergistic oncotherapy of breast cancer.
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- Zhichuan Xin
- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, People's Republic of China.
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Wang J, Si J, Hao Y, Li J, Zhang P, Zuo C, Jin B, Wang Y, Zhang W, Li W, Guo R, Miao S. Halloysite-Based Nanorockets with Light-Enhanced Self-Propulsion for Efficient Water Remediation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:1231-1242. [PMID: 35025514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Halloysite-based tubular nanorockets with chemical-/light-controlled self-propulsion and on-demand acceleration in velocity are reported. The nanorockets are fabricated by modifying halloysite nanotubes with nanoparticles of silver (Ag) and light-responsive α-Fe2O3 to prepare a composite of Ag-Fe2O3/HNTs. Compared to the traditional fabrication of tubular micro-/nanomotors, this strategy has merits in employing natural clay as substrates of an asymmetric tubular structure, of abundance, and of no complex instruments required. The velocity of self-propelled Ag-Fe2O3/HNTs nanorockets in fuel (3.0% H2O2) was ca. 1.7 times higher under the irradiation of visible light than that in darkness. Such light-enhanced propulsion can be wirelessly modulated by adjusting light intensity and H2O2 concentration. The highly repeatable and controlled "weak/strong" propulsion can be implemented by turning a light on and off. With the synergistic coupling of the photocatalysis of the Ag-Fe2O3 heterostructure and advanced oxidation in H2O2/visible light conditions, the Ag-Fe2O3/HNTs nanorockets achieve an enhanced performance of wastewater remediation. A test was done by the catalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride. The light-enhanced propulsion is demonstrated to accelerate the degradation kinetics dramatically. All of these results illustrated that such motors can achieve efficient water remediation and open a new path for the photodegradation of organic pollutions.
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- Jian Wang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Evaluation in Northeast Asia, Ministry of Natural Resources, Changchun 130061, China
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- Jilin Baofeng Ball Clay Co., Ltd, Hongyang Street, Dakouqin Town, Longtan District, Jilin City 132207, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid Waste Recycling Engineering Research Center of Jilin Province, Open Research Laboratory for Physicochemical Testing Methods of Functional Minerals-Ministry of Natural Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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