Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China.
International Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China.
ACS Nano. 2024 Mar 26;18(12):9100-9113. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c13225. Epub 2024 Mar 13.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated tumor cell death is a powerful anticancer strategy. Cuproptosis is a copper-dependent and ROS-mediated prospective tumor therapy strategy. However, the complex tumor microenvironment (TME), low tumor specificity, poor therapy efficiency, and lack of imaging capability impair the therapy output of current cuproptosis drugs. Herein, we designed a dual-responsive two-dimensional metal-organic framework (2D MOF) nanotheranostic via a coordination self-assembly strategy using Au(III) tetra-(4-pyridyl) porphine (AuTPyP) as the ligand and copper ions (Cu) as nodes. The dual-stimulus combined with the protonation of the pyridyl group in AuTPyP and deep-penetration ultrasound (US) together triggered the controlled release in an acidic TME. The ultrathin structure (3.0 nm) of nanotheranostics promoted the release process. The released Cu was reduced to Cu by depleting the overexpressed glutathione (GSH) in the tumor, which not only activated the Ferredoxin 1 (FDX1)-mediated cuproptosis but also catalyzed the overexpressed hydrogen peroxide (HO) in the tumor into reactive oxygen species via Fenton-like reaction. Simultaneously, the released AuTPyP could specifically bind with thioredoxin reductase and activate the redox imbalance of tumor cells. These together selectively induced significant mitochondrial vacuoles and prominent tumor cell death but did not damage the normal cells. The fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results verified this nanotheranostic could target the HeLa tumor to greatly promote the self-enhanced effect of chemotherapy/cuproptosis and tumor inhibition efficiency. The work helped to elucidate the controlled assembly of multiresponsive nanotheranostics and the high-specificity ROS regulation for application in anticancer therapy.
活性氧(ROS)介导的肿瘤细胞死亡是一种强大的抗癌策略。铜死亡是一种依赖铜和 ROS 介导的有前景的肿瘤治疗策略。然而,复杂的肿瘤微环境(TME)、低肿瘤特异性、差的治疗效率以及缺乏成像能力,都损害了当前铜死亡药物的治疗效果。在此,我们通过使用 Au(III)四-(4-吡啶基)卟啉(AuTPyP)作为配体和铜离子(Cu)作为节点的配位自组装策略,设计了一种双响应二维金属有机骨架(2D MOF)纳米诊疗剂。双刺激作用结合 AuTPyP 中吡啶基团的质子化作用和深穿透超声(US)一起触发了在酸性 TME 中的受控释放。纳米诊疗剂的超薄结构(3.0nm)促进了释放过程。释放的 Cu 通过耗尽肿瘤中过表达的谷胱甘肽(GSH)被还原为 Cu,这不仅激活了 Fd 蛋白 1(FDX1)介导的铜死亡,而且通过 Fenton 样反应催化肿瘤中过表达的过氧化氢(HO)生成活性氧。同时,释放的 AuTPyP 可以特异性地与硫氧还蛋白还原酶结合,并通过氧化还原失衡激活肿瘤细胞。这些共同选择性地诱导显著的线粒体空泡和明显的肿瘤细胞死亡,但不会损伤正常细胞。荧光和磁共振成像(MRI)结果验证了这种纳米诊疗剂可以靶向 HeLa 肿瘤,大大促进化疗/铜死亡和肿瘤抑制效率的自我增强效应。这项工作有助于阐明多响应纳米诊疗剂的可控组装和高特异性 ROS 调节,以应用于抗癌治疗。
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