工程内源性肿瘤相关巨噬细胞靶向仿生纳米 RBC 重塑肿瘤免疫抑制微环境用于增强化疗免疫治疗。
Engineering Endogenous Tumor-Associated Macrophage-Targeted Biomimetic Nano-RBC to Reprogram Tumor Immunosuppressive Microenvironment for Enhanced Chemo-Immunotherapy.
机构信息
Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, P. R. China.
出版信息
Adv Mater. 2021 Oct;33(39):e2103497. doi: 10.1002/adma.202103497. Epub 2021 Aug 13.
Immunotherapy has shown encouraging results in various cancers, but the response rates are relatively low due to the complex tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment (TIME). The presence of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and tumor hypoxia correlates significantly with potent immunosuppressive activity. Here, a hemoglobin-poly(ε-caprolactone) (Hb-PCL) conjugate self-assembled biomimetic nano red blood cell (nano-RBC) system (V(Hb)) is engineered to deliver chemotherapeutic doxorubicin (DOX) and oxygen for reprogramming TIME. The Hb moiety of V(Hb)@DOX can bind to endogenous plasma haptoglobin (Hp) and specifically target the M2-type TAMs via the CD163 surface receptor, and effectively kill the cells. In addition, the O released by the Hb alleviates tumor hypoxia, which further augments the antitumor immune response by recruiting fewer M2-type macrophages. TAM-targeting depletion and hypoxia alleviation synergistically reprogram the TIME, which concurrently downregulate PD-L1 expression of tumor cells, decrease the levels of immunosuppressive cytokines such as IL-10 and TGF-β, elevate the immunostimulatory IFN-γ, enhance cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response, and boost a strong memory response. The ensuing TAM-targeted chemo-immunotherapeutic effects markedly inhibit tumor metastasis and recurrence. Taken together, the engineered endogenous TAM-targeted biomimetic nano-RBC system is a highly promising tool to reprogram TIME for cancer chemo-immunotherapy.
免疫疗法在各种癌症中显示出令人鼓舞的结果,但由于复杂的肿瘤免疫抑制微环境(TIME),其反应率相对较低。肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(TAMs)和肿瘤缺氧的存在与强大的免疫抑制活性密切相关。在这里,设计了一种血红蛋白-聚(ε-己内酯)(Hb-PCL)缀合物自组装仿生纳米红细胞(nano-RBC)系统(V(Hb)),用于递送化疗药物阿霉素(DOX)和氧气,以重新编程 TIME。V(Hb)@DOX 的 Hb 部分可以与内源性血浆触珠蛋白(Hp)结合,并通过 CD163 表面受体特异性靶向 M2 型 TAMs,有效杀死细胞。此外,Hb 释放的 O 缓解肿瘤缺氧,通过招募较少的 M2 型巨噬细胞进一步增强抗肿瘤免疫反应。TAM 靶向耗竭和缺氧缓解协同重新编程 TIME,同时下调肿瘤细胞 PD-L1 的表达,降低 IL-10 和 TGF-β 等免疫抑制细胞因子的水平,提高免疫刺激性 IFN-γ,增强细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞(CTL)反应,并促进强烈的记忆反应。随后的 TAM 靶向化疗免疫治疗效果显著抑制肿瘤转移和复发。总之,工程化的内源性 TAM 靶向仿生纳米 RBC 系统是一种很有前途的工具,可用于癌症化疗免疫治疗中重新编程 TIME。