High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, P. R. China.
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China.
Theranostics. 2022 May 1;12(8):3690-3702. doi: 10.7150/thno.70841. eCollection 2022.
All kinds of non-metal and metal-based nanozymes have been extensively explored as Fenton agents for Chemodynamic therapy (CDT). However, the low catalytic efficiency of non-metallic nanozymes and the susceptibility to oxidation and long-term toxicity of metallo-nanozymes limit their potential in CDT. In this study, we report a magneto-solvothermal method to tune the crystallinity and shape of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-ylated urchin-like nickel nanoclusters (named as 9T-PUNNC) at a high magnetic field with an intensity of 9 T for enhanced combined photothermal-chemodynamic therapy. The needle-like protrusions on the surface of 9T-PUNNC can effectively increase the reception of NIR light in second NIR window (NIR-II) and transform it into local hyperthermia, achieving effective photothermal treatment. The light and heat generated by NIR-II further promotes the release of Ni and improves the ability of Ni-mediated chemodynamic therapy (CDT). In addition, the surface coating of PEG on the surface of 9T-PUNNC improves its stability and biocompatibility of nanocrystals. and results indicate that the 9T-PUNNC could efficiently kill tumor cells (nearly 12 times more than control group) and inhibit tumor growth (nearly 9 times smaller than control group) under NIR-II irradiation through the synergistic effect of combined treatments. we developed a novel synthetic strategy to tune crystallinity and shape of PUNNC for enhanced NIR-II responsive photothermal conversion efficiency and accelerated acid-induced dissolution for improved ·OH generation. Such 9T-PUNNC enable a combined chemodynamic-photothermal treatment to provide superior therapeutic efficacy due to their highly synergistic effect.
各种基于非金属和金属的纳米酶已被广泛探索作为芬顿试剂用于化学动力学治疗(CDT)。然而,非金属纳米酶的催化效率低和金属纳米酶易氧化和长期毒性限制了它们在 CDT 中的潜力。在这项研究中,我们报告了一种磁溶剂热法,在 9T 强磁场下调节聚乙二醇(PEG)修饰的海胆状镍纳米团簇(命名为 9T-PUNNC)的结晶度和形状,以增强联合光热-化学动力学治疗。9T-PUNNC 表面的针状突起可以有效地增加第二近红外窗口(NIR-II)中 NIR 光的接收,并将其转化为局部过热,实现有效的光热治疗。NIR-II 产生的光和热进一步促进了 Ni 的释放,并提高了 Ni 介导的化学动力学治疗(CDT)的能力。此外,PEG 对 9T-PUNNC 表面的包覆提高了纳米晶体的稳定性和生物相容性。结果表明,在 NIR-II 照射下,9T-PUNNC 通过联合治疗的协同作用,能够有效地杀死肿瘤细胞(比对照组高近 12 倍)和抑制肿瘤生长(比对照组小近 9 倍)。我们开发了一种新的合成策略来调节 PUNNC 的结晶度和形状,以提高 NIR-II 响应的光热转换效率,并加速酸诱导的溶解以提高·OH 的生成。由于其高度协同作用,这种 9T-PUNNC 能够实现联合化学动力学-光热治疗,提供卓越的治疗效果。