Wei Ziye, Si Weili, Huang Mingjing, Lu Man, Wang Wenjun, Liang Chen, Dong Xiaochen, Cai Yu
Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China.
School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China.
Adv Healthc Mater. 2024 Dec;13(31):e2402367. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202402367. Epub 2024 Oct 13.
As an intracellular protective mechanism, autophagy has the potential to significantly impair the therapeutic effects of photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemodynamic therapy (CDT), which helps cancer cells survive under harsh conditions, such as high temperature and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, an autophagy blockage enhanced PTT and CDT synergistic therapy nanoplatform is constructed by loading hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with autophagy inhibitory effect into hollow copper sulfide (HCuS). Specifically, HCuS produces toxic ROS through Fenton-like reaction in the tumor microenvironment (TME). At the same time, PTT-mediated temperature elevation of the tumor region accelerates the Fenton-like reaction and ROS production, enhancing the therapeutic effect of CDT. Furthermore, the internal autophagy inhibitor HCQ significantly blocks the fusion of autophagosomes and lysosomes by deacidifying lysosomes, cutting off the self-protection mechanism of cancer cells, and amplifying the combined treatment of PTT and CDT. Both in vitro and in vivo results demonstrate that the combination of photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy with inhibition of autophagy provides new insights into designing multifunctional therapeutic nanoagents.
作为一种细胞内保护机制,自噬有可能显著削弱光热疗法(PTT)和化学动力学疗法(CDT)的治疗效果,而这两种疗法会帮助癌细胞在高温和活性氧(ROS)等恶劣条件下存活。在本研究中,通过将具有自噬抑制作用的羟氯喹(HCQ)负载到中空硫化铜(HCuS)中,构建了一种自噬阻断增强型PTT和CDT协同治疗纳米平台。具体而言,HCuS在肿瘤微环境(TME)中通过类芬顿反应产生活性有毒ROS。同时,PTT介导的肿瘤区域温度升高加速类芬顿反应和ROS产生,增强CDT的治疗效果。此外,内部自噬抑制剂HCQ通过使溶酶体去酸化,显著阻断自噬体与溶酶体的融合,切断癌细胞的自我保护机制,并放大PTT和CDT的联合治疗效果。体外和体内结果均表明,光热增强化学动力学疗法与自噬抑制相结合为设计多功能治疗纳米剂提供了新的思路。
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023-4-12