Lian Heping, Ma Shuang, Zhao Duoyi, Zhao Wei, Cui Yan, Hua Yingqi, Zhang Zhiyu
Department of Orthopedics, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, China.
Nursing Department, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, China.
Pharmaceutics. 2022 Nov 26;14(12):2606. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122606.
Immunotherapy has gradually become an emerging treatment modality for tumors after surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Cytokine therapy is a promising treatment for cancer immunotherapy. Currently, there are many preclinical theoretical bases to support this treatment strategy and a variety of cytokines in clinical trials. When cytokines were applied to tumor immunotherapy, it was found that the efficacy was not satisfactory. As research on tumor immunity has deepened, the role of cytokines in the tumor microenvironment has been further explored. Meanwhile, the study of nanomaterials in drug delivery has been fully developed in the past 20 years. Researchers have begun to think about the possibility of combining cytokine therapy with nanomaterials. Herein, we briefly review various nano-delivery systems that can directly deliver cytokines or regulate the expression of cytokines in tumor cells for cancer immunotherapy. We further discussed the feasibility of the combination of various therapies. We looked forward to the main challenges, opportunities, and prospects of tumor immunotherapy with multiple cytokines and a nano-delivery system.
免疫疗法在手术、放疗和化疗之后已逐渐成为一种新兴的肿瘤治疗方式。细胞因子疗法是癌症免疫治疗中一种很有前景的治疗方法。目前,有许多临床前理论基础支持这种治疗策略,并且有多种细胞因子正处于临床试验阶段。当细胞因子应用于肿瘤免疫治疗时,发现疗效并不令人满意。随着对肿瘤免疫研究的深入,细胞因子在肿瘤微环境中的作用得到了进一步探索。与此同时,纳米材料在药物递送方面的研究在过去20年中得到了充分发展。研究人员开始思考将细胞因子疗法与纳米材料相结合的可能性。在此,我们简要综述了各种可直接递送细胞因子或调节肿瘤细胞中细胞因子表达以用于癌症免疫治疗的纳米递送系统。我们进一步讨论了各种疗法联合使用的可行性。我们展望了多种细胞因子与纳米递送系统用于肿瘤免疫治疗面临的主要挑战、机遇和前景。