College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
Department of Pathology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, 102206, China.
J Mater Chem B. 2023 Sep 20;11(36):8717-8731. doi: 10.1039/d3tb01094e.
Chemodynamic therapy as a novel type of chemotherapy can damage the DNA structures and induce cell apoptosis and immunogenic cell death (ICD) through generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) to aggravate oxidative stress. Nonetheless, as an intrinsic antioxidative response of tumor cells, the expression of glutathione (GSH) can be upregulated to maintain the cellular redox balance and protect the tumor cells from ROS-mediated damage. In this context, it is feasible to simultaneously boost ROS generation and GSH depletion in tumor cells; however, the precise delivery and release of GSH scavengers at specific subcellular sites is of great importance. Herein, we propose a GSH-responsive mesoporous organosilica nanoparticle (MON)-based nanomedicine MON-CA-TPP@HA through sequentially covalently attaching triphenylphosphine (TPP) and electrostatically coating hyaluronic acid (HA) onto the surface of cinnamaldehyde (CA)-loaded MONs, known as MON-CA-TPP@HA, which has been demonstrated to be an extremely effective therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment through inducing ICD and apoptosis of breast cancer cells. Systematic experimental results clearly revealed that the nanomedicine can actively target the tumor cells with the help of HA, subsequently enter the tumor cells, and precisely bind with the mitochondria through TPP residues. Upon cleavaging the disulfide bond in the MONs triggered by over-expressed GSH within tumors, the CA molecules can be released inducing the excessive ROS surrounding the mitochondria to activate oxidative stress to induce apoptosis and ICD of breast cancer cells. The results of the experiments confirm that the MON-CA-TPP@HA nanomedicine can effectively promote dendritic cell (DC) maturation and CD 8 T cell activation and regulate the ratio of M1/M2 macrophages, which improve tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment. It is thus believed that the current nanomedicine has paved a new way for future cancer therapy.
化学动力学疗法作为一种新型的化疗方法,可以通过产生活性氧物种(ROS)来损伤 DNA 结构,诱导细胞凋亡和免疫原性细胞死亡(ICD),从而加剧氧化应激。然而,作为肿瘤细胞的内在抗氧化反应,谷胱甘肽(GSH)的表达可以上调,以维持细胞的氧化还原平衡,保护肿瘤细胞免受 ROS 介导的损伤。在这种情况下,同时增强肿瘤细胞内 ROS 的产生和 GSH 的耗竭是可行的;然而,GSH 清除剂在特定亚细胞部位的精确传递和释放至关重要。在此,我们通过依次将三苯基膦(TPP)共价连接到肉桂醛(CA)负载的介孔有机硅纳米粒子(MON)表面,并通过静电涂层透明质酸(HA),提出了一种基于 GSH 响应的介孔有机硅纳米粒子(MON)的纳米药物 MON-CA-TPP@HA,已证明该纳米药物通过诱导乳腺癌细胞 ICD 和凋亡是一种非常有效的癌症治疗策略。系统的实验结果清楚地表明,该纳米药物可以在 HA 的帮助下主动靶向肿瘤细胞,然后进入肿瘤细胞,并通过 TPP 残基与线粒体精确结合。在肿瘤内过表达的 GSH 触发 MON 中二硫键断裂后,CA 分子可以被释放,导致线粒体周围的 ROS 过度激活,从而诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡和 ICD。实验结果证实,MON-CA-TPP@HA 纳米药物可以有效促进树突状细胞(DC)成熟和 CD8 T 细胞激活,并调节 M1/M2 巨噬细胞的比例,从而改善肿瘤免疫抑制微环境。因此,人们相信,这种新型纳米药物为未来的癌症治疗开辟了新的途径。
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