Zhang Xinmiao, Guo Jingru, Zhou Ziwei, Feng Kai, Liu Huihui, Ruan Yiling, Chen Ruifang, Liu Zixuan, Zhang Tao, Tang Lijun, Sun Xiaolian
State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing 210029, China.
Chem Biomed Imaging. 2023 Dec 6;2(4):275-282. doi: 10.1021/cbmi.3c00098. eCollection 2024 Apr 22.
Cerenkov radiation-induced photodynamic therapy (CR-induced PDT) has shown the potential to overcome the light penetration limitation in conventional PDT. In addition, the tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) produced by PDT can initiate an antitumor immune process but only show a limited immunotherapeutic effect without the use of immunotherapeutic agents. Herein, a CR-induced PDT hydrogel (R837/Zr-HG-PpIX) has been developed by in situ formation of a hyaluronic acid (HA)-based hydrogel integrated with internal light source Zr, photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), and immune adjuvant imiquimod (R837). The obtained R837/Zr-HG-PpIX hydrogel with long-term tumor retention and low radiation leakage can provide long-lasting photodynamic therapy without phototoxicity in normal tissues. In addition, the loaded R837 improves the immunogenicity of TAAs released after PDT, resulting in considerably enhanced immune responses. At relatively low radioactivity, R837/Zr-HG-PpIX shows significant inhibition in subcutaneous H22 tumor-bearing BALB/c mice and orthotopic VX2 liver tumor-bearing rabbits. Furthermore, the combination of such a CR-induced PDT hydrogel with anti-PD-L1 exhibits the abscopal effect to inhibit the growth of distant tumors. Therefore, the proposed in situ formed CR-induced PDT hydrogel with long-term photodynamic-immunotherapy provides an effective strategy for deep tumor therapy.
切伦科夫辐射诱导光动力疗法(CR诱导的光动力疗法)已显示出克服传统光动力疗法中光穿透限制的潜力。此外,光动力疗法产生的肿瘤相关抗原(TAAs)可引发抗肿瘤免疫过程,但在不使用免疫治疗剂的情况下仅显示出有限的免疫治疗效果。在此,通过原位形成基于透明质酸(HA)的水凝胶,开发了一种CR诱导的光动力疗法水凝胶(R837/Zr-HG-PpIX),该水凝胶整合了内部光源Zr、光敏剂原卟啉IX(PpIX)和免疫佐剂咪喹莫特(R837)。所获得的具有长期肿瘤滞留和低辐射泄漏的R837/Zr-HG-PpIX水凝胶可提供持久的光动力疗法,且对正常组织无光毒性。此外,负载的R837提高了光动力疗法后释放的TAAs的免疫原性,从而显著增强免疫反应。在相对较低的放射性水平下,R837/Zr-HG-PpIX在皮下接种H22肿瘤的BALB/c小鼠和原位接种VX2肝肿瘤的兔子中显示出显著的抑制作用。此外,这种CR诱导的光动力疗法水凝胶与抗PD-L1的联合使用表现出远隔效应,可抑制远处肿瘤的生长。因此,所提出的原位形成的具有长期光动力免疫治疗作用的CR诱导光动力疗法水凝胶为深部肿瘤治疗提供了一种有效的策略。
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