Peng Chen, Zeng Xiaodie, Cai Jiali, Huang Hanyu, Yang Fan, Jin Shaowen, Guan Xiuhong, Wang Zhiyong
Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Regen Biomater. 2023 Aug 31;10:rbad073. doi: 10.1093/rb/rbad073. eCollection 2023.
Triple-negative breast cancer is a highly aggressive and metastatic tumor; diagnosing it in the early stages is still difficult, and the prognosis for conventional radio-chemotherapy and immunotreatment is not promising due to cancer's immunosuppressive microenvironment. The utilization of protein-based nanosystem has proven to be effective in delivering agents with limited adverse effects, yet the combination of diagnosis and treatment remains a difficult challenge. This research took advantage of natural albumin and organic molecules to construct a self-assemble core-shell nanostructure combining with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals and heptamethine cyanine dye IR780 through non-covalent interactions. This nanocomposite successfully decreased the transverse relaxation time of the magnetic resonance hydrogen nucleus, resulting in outstanding imaging, as well as emitting near-infrared II fluorescence, thereby the resulting dual-modality imaging tool was applied to improve diagnostic competency. It is noteworthy that the nanocomposites exhibited impressive enzyme-like catalytic and photothermal capabilities, resulting in a successful activation of the immune system to efficiently suppress distant metastatic lesions . Consequently, this nano-drug-based therapy could be an advantageous asset in reinforcing the immune system and hindering the growth and reappearance of the immune-cold breast cancer.
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