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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a class of endopeptidases that are dependent on zinc and facilitate the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, thereby playing pivotal parts in human physiology and pathology. MMPs regulate normal tissue and cellular functions, including tissue development, remodeling, angiogenesis, bone formation, and wound healing. Several diseases, including cancer, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and nervous system disorders, have been linked to dysregulated expression of specific MMP subtypes, which can promote tumor progression, metastasis, and inflammation. Various MMP-responsive drug delivery and release systems have been developed by harnessing cleavage activities and overexpression of MMPs in affected regions. Herein, we review the structure, substrates, and physiological and pathological functions of various MMPs and highlight the strategies for designing MMP-responsive nanoparticles to improve the targeting efficiency, penetration, and protection of therapeutic payloads.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chenyun Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Universities Collaborative Innovation Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Universities Collaborative Innovation Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Universities Collaborative Innovation Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai 200025, China
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Gonzalez-Avila G, Sommer B, García-Hernandez AA, Ramos C, Flores-Soto E. Nanotechnology and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:918789. [PMID: 35720130 PMCID: PMC9198274 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.918789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide. This great mortality is due to its late diagnosis when the disease is already at advanced stages. Although the efforts made to develop more effective treatments, around 90% of cancer deaths are due to metastasis that confers a systemic character to the disease. Likewise, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases that participate in all the events of the metastatic process. MMPs’ augmented concentrations and an increased enzymatic activity have been considered bad prognosis markers of the disease. Therefore, synthetic inhibitors have been created to block MMPs’ enzymatic activity. However, they have been ineffective in addition to causing considerable side effects. On the other hand, nanotechnology offers the opportunity to formulate therapeutic agents that can act directly on a target cell, avoiding side effects and improving the diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment of cancer. The goal of the present review is to discuss novel nanotechnological strategies in which MMPs are used with theranostic purposes and as therapeutic targets to control cancer progression.
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- Georgina Gonzalez-Avila
- Laboratorio Oncología Biomédica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosío Villegas”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Georgina Gonzalez-Avila,
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- Departamento de Investigación en Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosío Villegas”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Oncología Biomédica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosío Villegas”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación en Fibrosis Pulmonar, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosío Villegas”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Jia W, Liu R, Wang Y, Hu C, Yu W, Zhou Y, Wang L, Zhang M, Gao H, Gao X. Dual-responsive nanoparticles with transformable shape and reversible charge for amplified chemo-photodynamic therapy of breast cancer. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:3354-3366. [PMID: 35967278 PMCID: PMC9366228 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Herein, we designed a dual-response shape transformation and charge reversal strategy with chemo-photodynamic therapy to improve the blood circulation time, tumor penetration and retention, which finally enhanced the anti-tumor effect. In the system, hydrophobic photosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6), hydrophilic chemotherapeutic drug berberrubine (BBR) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) response peptide (PLGVRKLVFF) were coupled by linkers to form a linear triblock molecule BBR-PLGVRKLVFF-Ce6 (BPC), which can self-assemble into nanoparticles. Then, positively charged BPC and polyethylene glycol-histidine (PEG-His) were mixed to form PEG-His@BPC with negative surface charge and long blood circulation time. Due to the acidic tumor microenvironment, the PEG shell was detached from PEG-His@BPC attributing to protonation of the histidine, which achieved charge reversal, size reduction and enhanced tumor penetration. At the same time, enzyme cutting site was exposed, and the spherical nanoparticles could transform into nanofibers following the enzymolysis by MMP-2, while BBR was released to kill tumors by inducing apoptosis. Compared with original nanoparticles, the nanofibers with photosensitizer Ce6 retained within tumor site for a longer time. Collectively, we provided a good example to fully use the intrinsic properties of different drugs and linkers to construct tumor microenvironment-responsive charge reversal and shape transformable nanoparticles with synergistic antitumor effect.
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- Wenfeng Jia
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel./fax: +86 18780288069; +86 19983187916.
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel./fax: +86 18780288069; +86 19983187916.
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Comprehensive Analysis of Prognostic Value and Immune Infiltration of MMP12 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:4097428. [PMID: 35265129 PMCID: PMC8898792 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4097428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a typical neoplastic disease and a frequent cause of death in China. The prognosis of most ESCC patients is still poor. Previous studies demonstrated that MMP12 is involved in tumor metastasis. However, its clinical significance and association with cancer immunity remained largely unclear. In this study, we first analyzed the expressing pattern of MMPs in ESCC from TCGA datasets and found that several MMPs expression was distinctly increased in ESCC. However, only MMP12 expression was associated with five-year survival of ESCC patients. Then, we focused on MMP12 and found its high expression was positively related to advanced clinical stages of ESCC specimens. KEGG assays revealed MMP12 may influence the activity of several tumor-related pathways, such as the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, and IL-17 signaling pathway. Then, we sought to determine whether MMP12 expressions were related to immune cell infiltration in ESCC. We observed that increased MMP12 levels were positively associated with the infiltration levels of mast cells activated and macrophages M0. However, eosinophils, B cells naïve, and mast cells resting exhibited an opposite result. Finally, we showed that knockdown of MMP12 suppressed the proliferation of ESCC cells. Overall, our findings proved that high expression of MMP12 may be a novel and valuable prognostic factor in ESCC.
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Liang J, Yang B, Zhou X, Han Q, Zou J, Cheng L. Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems for head and neck cancer therapy. Drug Deliv 2021; 28:272-284. [PMID: 33501883 PMCID: PMC7850355 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2021.1876182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Head and neck cancer (HNC) is among the most common malignancy that has a profound impact on human health and life quality. The treatment for HNC, especially for the advanced cancer is stage-dependent and in need of combined therapies. Various forms of adjuvant treatments such as chemotherapy, phototherapy, hyperthermia, gene therapy have been included in the HNC therapy. However, there are still restrictions with traditional administration such as limited in situ therapeutic effect, systemic toxicity, drug resistance, etc. In recent years, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) have attracted the great attention in HNC therapy. These intelligent DDSs could respond to unique tumor microenvironment, external triggers or dual/multi stimulus with more specific drug delivery and release, leading to enhanced treatment efficiency and less reduced side effects. In this article, recent studies on stimuli-responsive DDSs for HNC therapy were summarized, which could respond to endogenous and exogenous triggers including pH, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), reactive oxygen species (ROS), redox condition, light, magnetic field and multi stimuli. Their therapeutic remarks, current limits and future prospect for these intelligent DDSs were discussed. Furthermore, multifunctional stimuli-responsive DDSs have also been reviewed. With the modification of drug carriers or co-loading with therapeutic agents. Those intelligent DDSs showed more biofunctions such as combined therapeutic effects or integration of diagnosis and treatment for HNC. It is believed that stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems showed great potential for future clinic translation and application for the treatment of HNC.
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- Jingou Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Meng X, Song J, Lei Y, Zhang X, Chen Z, Lu Z, Zhang L, Wang Z. A metformin-based nanoreactor alleviates hypoxia and reduces ATP for cancer synergistic therapy. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:7456-7470. [PMID: 34609385 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01303c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Severe hypoxia in solid tumors limits the efficacy of oxygen (O2)-dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT). The overexpressed heat shock proteins (HSPs) in tumor cells hamper the effect of photothermal therapy (PTT). Herein, a tumor oxygenation-enhanced and ATP-reduced gelatin nanoreactor (MCGPD ∼ RGD NPs) for PDT/PTT-augmented combination cancer therapy is reported. In this nanosystem, the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptides of MCGPD ∼ RGD NPs can ensure accurate recognition and sufficient accumulation in the tumor site. After accumulation, doxorubicin (DOX) can be released from MCGPD ∼ RGD NPs in a mild acidic tumor microenvironment (TME) for highly efficient chemotherapy. Upon 808 nm laser irradiation, the overexpressed matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in the TME and the heat produced from the PDA coating trigger Gel NP degradation to expose chlorin e6 (Ce6) and Met from the cavity of MCGPD ∼ RGD NPs. The exposed Met elevates the O2 content and reduces ATP production in tumor sites to spur the successful O2-dependent PDT and HSP-mediated PTT. The heat generated by the PDA coating directly kills the tumor cells to ensure PTT and amplifies the chemotherapeutic effect. In vitro and in vivo assays indicate that MCGPD ∼ RGD NPs have excellent ability to promote cell apoptosis and to inhibit tumor growth. Overall, this smart responsive hydrogel nanosystem with hypoxia-relieving capacity and ATP-decreasing performance provides a promising strategy against cancer.
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- Xiangyu Meng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education & Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education & Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanosystems for Controlled Drug Delivery. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11209541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Biocompatible nanosystems based on polymeric materials are promising drug delivery nanocarrier candidates for antitumor therapy. However, the efficacy is unsatisfying due to nonspecific accumulation and drug release of the nanoparticles in normal tissue. Recently, the nanosystems that can be triggered by tumor-specific stimuli have drawn great interest for drug delivery applications due to their controllable drug release properties. In this review, various polymers and external stimuli that can be employed to develop stimuli-responsive polymeric nanosystems are discussed, and finally, we delineate the challenges in designing this kind of Nanomedicine to improve the therapeutic efficacy.
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Muhammad K, Zhao J, Gao B, Feng Y. Polymeric nano-carriers for on-demand delivery of genes via specific responses to stimuli. J Mater Chem B 2021; 8:9621-9641. [PMID: 32955058 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01675f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polymeric nano-carriers have been developed as a most capable and feasible technology platform for gene therapy. As vehicles, polymeric nano-carriers are obliged to possess high gene loading capability, low immunogenicity, safety, and the ability to transfer various genetic materials into specific sites of target cells to express therapeutic proteins or block a process of gene expression. To this end, various types of polymeric nano-carriers have been prepared to release genes in response to stimuli such as pH, redox, enzymes, light and temperature. These stimulus-responsive nano-carriers exhibit high gene transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity. In particular, dual- and multi-stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers can respond to a combination of signals. Markedly, these combined responses take place either simultaneously or in a sequential manner. These dual-stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers can control gene delivery with high gene transfection both in vitro and in vivo. In this review paper, we highlight the recent exciting developments in stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers for gene delivery applications.
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- Khan Muhammad
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China. and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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Hu C, Gao H. A cleavable self-delivery nanoparticle for tumor photo-immunotherapy. Asian J Pharm Sci 2021; 16:133-135. [PMID: 33763155 PMCID: PMC7973045 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Kumar S, Mongia A, Gulati S, Singh P, Diwan A, Shukla S. Emerging theranostic gold nanostructures to combat cancer: Novel probes for Combinatorial Immunotherapy and Photothermal Therapy. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2020; 25:100258. [PMID: 33307507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The application of gold nanoparticles in immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most effective therapeutic strategy for eradicating cancer by releasing antigens, oligonucleotides, adjuvants, immune-stimulating agents into the body. Gold nanoparticles are found to be a superior choice, for generating attack on oncogenic cells, due to their low toxicity, better target specificity, diagnostic capabilities, and enhanced cellular uptake rate. This review focuses on the efficiency of several functionalized gold nanoparticles of diverse shapes and sizes as delivery vehicles to desired target cells through effective immunotherapy, along with a brief discussion about photothermal therapy.
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- Sanjay Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021
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Wang J, Wang H, Cui H, Sun P, Yang X, Chen Q. Circumvent PEGylation dilemma by implementing matrix metalloproteinase-responsive chemistry for promoted tumor gene therapy. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Yang Q, Peng J, Shi K, Xiao Y, Liu Q, Han R, Wei X, Qian Z. Rationally designed peptide-conjugated gold/platinum nanosystem with active tumor-targeting for enhancing tumor photothermal-immunotherapy. J Control Release 2019; 308:29-43. [PMID: 31252039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Because of the tumor heterogeneity, poor therapeutic outcome is obtained while the conventional treatments, such as surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy are utilized alone. Herein, combinational therapy strategies have been introduced to solve this problem. Photothermal therapy (PTT) as a non-invasive thermal therapeutic manner has attracting enormous attentions not only for the effective inhibition in primary tumors, but also for producing tumor-associated antigens from ablated tumor cell residues which exhibit the feasibility to enhance the therapeutic outcome of immunotherapy. Here, we report the construction and application of Au@Pt-based nanosystem with rationally designed peptide (LyP-1-PLGVRG-DPPA-1, LMDP) conjugation for cancer photothermal-immunotherapy. The obtained Au@Pt-LMDP nanosystem can serve as a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activated tumor targeting agents for effective photothermal therapy together with immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy by the on-demand release of a D-peptide antagonist of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). The PA imaging demonstrates its effective accumulation in the tumor region by the activated tumor targeting moiety derived from the LMDP. Moreover, in vivo anti-tumor studies reveal that Au@Pt-LMDP nanosystem can effectively eliminate primary tumors via PTT, and further stimulate the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes by PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockage, result in inhibiting the growth of distal tumors and alleviating tumor metastasis. The present study provides a promising strategy for the combination treatment of advanced cancer and obtains a valuable therapeutic outcome in tumor photothermal-immunotherapy.
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- Qian Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, No. 783, Xindu Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu, 610500, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, No. 17, Section 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
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Dai Y, Chen X, Zhang X. Recent advances in stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles via click chemistry. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01174e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles via click chemistry are divided into six major sections (temperature, light, ultrasound, pH, enzymes, and redox).
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- Yu Dai
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification
- Xi'an Jiao Tong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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Matrix metalloprotease triggered bioresponsive drug delivery systems – Design, synthesis and application. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 131:189-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sun L, Xie S, Ji X, Zhang J, Wang D, Lee SJ, Lee H, He H, Yang VC. MMP-2-responsive fluorescent nanoprobes for enhanced selectivity of tumor cell uptake and imaging. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:2619-2626. [PMID: 30109310 DOI: 10.1039/c8bm00593a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It is difficult to develop highly selective substrate-based fluorescent nanoprobes for specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) due to overlapping substrate specificities among the family of MMP enzymes. To resolve this issue, we have developed novel fluorescent nanoprobes that are highly selective for soluble MMP-2. Herein, MMP-2-responsive nanoprobes were prepared by immobilizing fluorescent fusion proteins on nickel ferrite nanoparticles via the His-tag nickel chelation mechanism. The fusion protein consisted of a fluorescent mCherry protein with a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) moiety. An MMP-2 cleavage site was also introduced within the fusion protein, which was directly linked to the nickel ferrite nanoparticles. The selectivity of nanoprobes was modulated by hiding the cleavage site of MMP-2 substrates deeply inside the system, which could result in strong steric hindrance between the nanoprobes and MMPs, especially for membrane-tethered MMPs such as MMP-14. A cell-based assay demonstrated that the nanoprobes could only be activated by tumor cells secreting soluble MMP-2, but not membrane-tethered MMP-14. To further evaluate the contribution of the steric hindrance effect on the nanoprobes, a truncated recombinant MMP-14 was employed to confer their cleavage activity as compared to native membrane-tethered MMP-14. Furthermore, a designed probe with a diminished steric hindrance effect was proved to be activated by membrane-tethered type MMP-14. The results indicated that the design of fluorescent nanoprobes employing the steric hindrance effect can greatly enhance the selectivity of MMP-responsive nanoprobes realizing the specific detection of soluble MMP-2 in a tumor microenvironment. We believe that highly selective MMP-2-responsive fluorescent nanoprobes have broad impacts on biomedical applications including molecular imaging and labeling for tumor detection.
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- Lu Sun
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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Hu C, Yang X, Liu R, Ruan S, Zhou Y, Xiao W, Yu W, Yang C, Gao H. Coadministration of iRGD with Multistage Responsive Nanoparticles Enhanced Tumor Targeting and Penetration Abilities for Breast Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:22571-22579. [PMID: 29878758 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Limited tumor targeting and poor penetration of nanoparticles are two major obstacles to improving the outcome of tumor therapy. Herein, coadministration of tumor-homing peptide iRGD and multistage-responsive penetrating nanoparticles for the treatment of breast cancer are reported. This multistage-responsive nanoparticle, IDDHN, was comprised of an NO donor-modified hyaluronic acid (HN) shell and a small-sized dendrimer, namely, dendri-graft-l-lysine conjugated with doxorubicin and indocyanine (IDD). The results showed that IDDHN could be degraded rapidly from about 330 nm to a smaller size that was in a size range of 35 to 150 nm (most at 35-60 nm) after hyaluronidase (HAase) incubation for 4 h; in vitro cellular uptake demonstrated that iRGD could mediate more endocytosis of IDDHN into 4T1 cells, which was attributed to the overexpression of αvβ3 integrin receptor. Multicellular spheroids penetration results showed synergistically enhanced deeper distribution of IDDHN into tumors, with the presence of iRGD, HAase incubation, and NO release upon laser irradiation. In vivo imaging indicated that coadministration with iRGD markedly enhanced the tumor targeting and penetration abilities of IDDHN. Surprisingly, coadministration of IDDHN with iRGD plus 808 nm laser irradiation nearly suppressed all tumor growth. These results systematically revealed the excellent potential of coadministration of iRGD with multistage-responsive nanoparticles for enhancing drug delivery efficiency and overcoming the 4T1 breast cancer.
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- Chuan Hu
- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610041 , China
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Tang B, Zaro JL, Shen Y, Chen Q, Yu Y, Sun P, Wang Y, Shen WC, Tu J, Sun C. Acid-sensitive hybrid polymeric micelles containing a reversibly activatable cell-penetrating peptide for tumor-specific cytoplasm targeting. J Control Release 2018; 279:147-156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cun X, Li M, Wang S, Wang Y, Wang J, Lu Z, Yang R, Tang X, Zhang Z, He Q. A size switchable nanoplatform for targeting the tumor microenvironment and deep tumor penetration. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:9935-9948. [PMID: 29770822 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr00640g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The complex tumor microenvironment (TME) in solid tumors forms physiological barriers to the efficient delivery of nanomedicine, leading to limited therapeutic efficacy. Herein, to overcome these physiological barriers and improve the therapeutic effect, we constructed a novel size-adjustable nanoplatform for efficient drug delivery into solid tumors. The smart size-switchable nanoplatform (DGL/DOX@PP) was prepared by conjugating small dendrigraft poly-l-lysine (DGL) to poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(caprolactone) micelles via a matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2)-sensitive peptide. DGL/DOX@PP had an initial size of 100 nm and a nearly neutral charge, rendering the system able to take advantage of the enhanced permeability and retention effect. After extravasation from the tumor vessels, small DGL/DOX nanoparticles (∼30 nm) were rapidly released from DGL/DOX@PP in response to MMP-2 in the TME. This process of particle size alteration greatly enhanced the nanoparticle penetration into both multicellular spheroids (MCSs) and solid tumors. In vivo results demonstrated that compared with small and non-switchable nanoparticles, particles from the size-switchable nanoplatform achieved excellent antitumor efficacy in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice. This size-adjustable nanoplatform provides a multifunctional strategy for TME modulation and tumor penetration.
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- Xingli Cun
- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu 610041, China.
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