Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
Adv Mater. 2024 Aug;36(33):e2400142. doi: 10.1002/adma.202400142. Epub 2024 Jun 25.
Ultrasound (US) generates toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) by acting on sonosensitizers for cancer treatment, and the mechanical damage induced by cavitation effects under US is equally significant. Therefore, designing a novel sonosensitizer that simultaneously possesses efficient ROS generation and enhanced mechanical effects is promising. In this study, carbon-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (C-ZnO) are constructed for mechano-sonodynamic cancer therapy. The presence of carbon (C) doping optimizes the electronic structure, thereby enhancing the ROS generation triggered by US, efficiently inducing tumor cell death. On the other hand, the high specific surface area and porous structure brought about by C doping enable C-ZnO to enhance the mechanical stress induced by cavitation bubbles under US irradiation, causing severe mechanical damage to tumor cells. Under the dual effects of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and mechanical therapy mediated by C-ZnO, excellent anti-tumor efficacy is demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo, along with a high level of biological safety. This is the first instance of utilizing an inorganic nanomaterial to achieve simultaneous enhancement of ROS production and US-induced mechanical effects for cancer therapy. This holds significant importance for the future development of novel sonosensitizers and advancing the applications of US in cancer treatment.
超声(US)通过作用于癌症治疗的声敏剂产生有毒的活性氧(ROS),而 US 下空化效应引起的机械损伤同样重要。因此,设计一种同时具有高效 ROS 生成和增强机械效应的新型声敏剂具有广阔的前景。在本研究中,构建了碳掺杂氧化锌纳米粒子(C-ZnO)用于机械声动力学癌症治疗。碳(C)掺杂的存在优化了电子结构,从而增强了 US 触发的 ROS 生成,有效地诱导肿瘤细胞死亡。另一方面,C 掺杂带来的高比表面积和多孔结构使 C-ZnO 能够增强 US 照射下空化气泡引起的机械应力,对肿瘤细胞造成严重的机械损伤。在 C-ZnO 介导的声动力学治疗(SDT)和机械治疗的双重作用下,在体外和体内均表现出优异的抗肿瘤疗效,同时具有高水平的生物安全性。这是首次利用无机纳米材料同时增强 ROS 生成和 US 诱导的机械效应用于癌症治疗。这对于新型声敏剂的未来发展和推进 US 在癌症治疗中的应用具有重要意义。
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