Kwon Byeongsu, Han Eunji, Yang Wonseok, Cho Wooram, Yoo Wooyoung, Hwang Junyeon, Kwon Byoung-Mog, Lee Dongwon
Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University , Jeonju, Chonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea.
Carbon Convergence Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Wanju, Chonbuk 565-905, Republic of Korea.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Mar 9;8(9):5887-97. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b12523. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
Cancer cells, compared to normal cells, are under oxidative stress associated with an elevated level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and are more vulnerable to oxidative stress induced by ROS generating agents. Thus, manipulation of the ROS level provides a logical approach to kill cancer cells preferentially, without significant toxicity to normal cells, and great efforts have been dedicated to the development of strategies to induce cytotoxic oxidative stress for cancer treatment. Fenton reaction is an important biological reaction in which irons convert hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to highly toxic hydroxyl radicals that escalate ROS stress. Here, we report Fenton reaction-performing polymer (PolyCAFe) micelles as a new class of ROS-manipulating anticancer therapeutic agents. Amphiphilic PolyCAFe incorporates H2O2-generating benzoyloxycinnamaldehyde and iron-containing compounds in its backbone and self-assembles to form micelles that serve as Nano-Fenton reactors to generate cytotoxic hydroxyl radicals, killing cancer cells preferentially. When intravenously injected, PolyCAFe micelles could accumulate in tumors preferentially to remarkably suppress tumor growth, without toxicity to normal tissues. This study demonstrates the tremendous translatable potential of Nano-Fenton reactors as a new class of anticancer drugs.
与正常细胞相比,癌细胞处于与活性氧(ROS)水平升高相关的氧化应激状态,并且更容易受到由ROS生成剂诱导的氧化应激的影响。因此,调控ROS水平提供了一种合理的方法来优先杀死癌细胞,而对正常细胞没有明显毒性,并且人们已经付出巨大努力致力于开发诱导细胞毒性氧化应激用于癌症治疗的策略。芬顿反应是一种重要的生物反应,其中铁将过氧化氢(H2O2)转化为剧毒的羟基自由基,从而加剧ROS应激。在此,我们报道了具有芬顿反应能力的聚合物(PolyCAFe)胶束作为一类新型的ROS调控抗癌治疗剂。两亲性PolyCAFe在其主链中包含产生H2O2的苯甲酰氧基肉桂醛和含铁化合物,并自组装形成胶束,作为纳米芬顿反应器产生细胞毒性羟基自由基,优先杀死癌细胞。静脉注射时,PolyCAFe胶束可优先在肿瘤中蓄积,显著抑制肿瘤生长,而对正常组织无毒。这项研究证明了纳米芬顿反应器作为一类新型抗癌药物具有巨大的转化潜力。
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