Zhao Xueli, Han Jingpeng, Liu Junqi, Wang Zhao-Yang, Chen Xiaoyuan, Zang Shuang-Quan
Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Metabolic Dysregulation & Prevention and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025 Jul 21;64(30):e202504524. doi: 10.1002/anie.202504524. Epub 2025 May 24.
Hypoxia-induced radioresistance primarily contributes to the failure of radiotherapy because it hinders the effective fixation of DNA damage. Despite the considerable antitumor activity of chemical molecules such as electron-affinic nitroimidazoles affirmed by clinical studies, their dose-dependent side effects and low radiotherapy efficacy have become major drawbacks. In this study, we synthesized nitrobenzene-functionalized AuCu (NO-AuCu) clusters, integrating metal clusters with chemical radiosensitizers. The ligand 4-nitrophenylacetylene's hypoxia-selective toxicity arises from reductase-mediated radical generation under hypoxia, depleting GSH and compromising radiotherapy ROS clearance. Our findings indicate that the electron affinity of interfacial ligands has a significant effect on the electron affinity and hypoxic cytotoxicity of metal clusters. Experimental results demonstrated that NO-AuCu clusters exhibit a high sensitization enhancement ratio by leveraging the properties of gold clusters to augment radiotherapy and the oxygen-mimetic property of chemical molecules to impair DNA repair pathways. This research introduces a novel strategy for developing highly efficient metal cluster-based hypoxic radiosensitizers.
缺氧诱导的放射抗性是放疗失败的主要原因,因为它阻碍了DNA损伤的有效修复。尽管临床研究证实了诸如亲电子硝基咪唑等化学分子具有显著的抗肿瘤活性,但其剂量依赖性副作用和较低的放疗疗效已成为主要缺点。在本研究中,我们合成了硝基苯功能化的金铜(NO-AuCu)簇,将金属簇与化学放射增敏剂相结合。配体4-硝基苯乙炔的缺氧选择性毒性源于缺氧条件下还原酶介导的自由基生成,消耗谷胱甘肽并损害放疗活性氧清除。我们的研究结果表明,界面配体的电子亲和力对金属簇的电子亲和力和缺氧细胞毒性有显著影响。实验结果表明,NO-AuCu簇通过利用金簇增强放疗的特性和化学分子的拟氧特性来损害DNA修复途径,表现出高的增敏增强率。本研究为开发高效的基于金属簇的缺氧放射增敏剂引入了一种新策略。
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