Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, Guangzhou 510280, China.
Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Acta Biomater. 2023 Apr 1;160:211-224. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.02.011. Epub 2023 Feb 14.
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) can effectively induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) in tumours and is thus a promising strategy for boosting the efficacy of immunotherapy. However, the mechanism by which CDT enhances ICD and lowers ICD efficiency is unknown and this restricts its clinical application. In this study, a second near-infrared (NIR-II) window irradiation-triggered hydrogen peroxide (HO) self-supplying nanocomposite ((CuSe-CaO)@LA) was constructed. The modified lauric acid was melted by the heat energy of the NIR-II irradiation, to expose the CaO nanoparticles, and they then reacted with water to produce HO and Ca. HO was then converted to hydroxyl radicals by the photothermal-enhanced CDT process of the CuSe nanocubes. Notably, the CDT and Ca overload was found to induce sequential damage to the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which upregulated the PERK-mediated eIF2α phosphorylation pathway and caused subsequent ICD. NIR-II irradiation of the (CuSe-CaO)@LA also increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and this was sufficient to increase dendritic cell maturation, attracting cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and suppressing tumour growth in vivo. Overall, we demonstrated that an enhanced CDT strategy under NIR-II exposure and HO self-supply can induce extensive ICD by inducing mitochondria-associated ER stress, which represents a highly effective and promising strategy for ICD amplification and tumour immunotherapy. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: In this study, a second near-infrared window (NIR-II) irradiation-triggered and HO self-supplying nanocomposite (named (CuSe-CaO)@LA) was constructed and tested both in vitro and in vivo. These nanoparticles demonstrated promising antitumor activity as designed. Mechanistically, the nanoparticles could damage mitochondria and upregulate the PERK-mediated eIF2αphosphorylation pathway, further causing endoplasmic reticulum stress, and inducing immunogenic cell death through dendritic cell maturation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte recruitment augmented activity. This system represents a highly effective and promising strategy for enhancing tumor immunotherapy and provides new insights for future studies and design refinements.
化学动力学疗法(CDT)可有效诱导肿瘤发生免疫原性细胞死亡(ICD),因此是提高免疫疗法疗效的一种很有前途的策略。然而,CDT 增强 ICD 和降低 ICD 效率的机制尚不清楚,这限制了其临床应用。在这项研究中,构建了一种第二个近红外(NIR-II)窗口辐照触发的过氧化氢(HO)自供应纳米复合材料((CuSe-CaO)@LA)。改性月桂酸通过 NIR-II 照射的热能熔化,暴露 CaO 纳米颗粒,然后它们与水反应生成 HO 和 Ca。HO 然后通过 CuSe 纳米立方体的光热增强的 CDT 过程转化为羟基自由基。值得注意的是,发现 CDT 和 Ca 过载诱导线粒体和内质网(ER)的顺序损伤,上调 PERK 介导的 eIF2α磷酸化途径,并导致随后的 ICD。(CuSe-CaO)@LA 的 NIR-II 照射也增加了活性氧(ROS)的形成,这足以增加树突状细胞成熟,吸引细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞,并在体内抑制肿瘤生长。总的来说,我们证明了在 NIR-II 暴露和 HO 自供应下增强的 CDT 策略可以通过诱导与线粒体相关的 ER 应激来诱导广泛的 ICD,这代表了一种高效且有前途的 ICD 放大和肿瘤免疫治疗策略。
意义声明:在这项研究中,构建并测试了第二个近红外窗口(NIR-II)辐照触发和 HO 自供应的纳米复合材料(命名为(CuSe-CaO)@LA),在体外和体内都表现出有前途的抗肿瘤活性。从机制上讲,这些纳米颗粒可以破坏线粒体并上调 PERK 介导的 eIF2α磷酸化途径,进一步引起内质网应激,并通过树突状细胞成熟和细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞募集增强的活性诱导免疫原性细胞死亡。该系统代表了一种高效且有前途的增强肿瘤免疫疗法的策略,为未来的研究和设计改进提供了新的见解。
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