Zhong Wenjin, Wang Pengcheng, Wang Jintian, Zhu Yuejia, Chen Liquan, Qian Yilong, Huang Xiang, Ye Kai
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 950 Donghai Street, Fengze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian, 362000, China.
Mater Today Bio. 2025 Jul 1;33:102045. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102045. eCollection 2025 Aug.
BACKGROUND: The immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) PD-1α can effectively treat Lynch syndrome (LS)-associated colorectal cancer (CRC) (LS-CRC). In some cases, LS-CRC is not sensitive to ICIs. Dendritic cell (DC)-based hybrid membrane nanoparticles have great potential to upgrade the efficacy of ICIs, which can theoretically be applied to enhance the efficacy of ICIs in treating LS-CRC. METHODS: MnO nanomaterials with si-CTLA4 were absorbed by coating mature DCs loaded with PD-1α and liposome hybrid membranes. The morphology and physicochemical properties of DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The activation of DCs and T cells was assessed by utilizing the detection of cell surface markers by flow cytometry. The mRNA levels of CTLA4 in T cells were measured using the qPCR method. The biosafety of DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α was proved by hemolysis test , CCK-8 assay, and live/dead cell staining. T-cell uptake experiments proved that the nanomedicine can be effectively absorbed by T cells. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, and ELISA experiments demonstrated that nanomedicine facilitated T-cell proliferation, cytokine secretion, and cancer cytotoxicity. Finally, the anti-cancer effect and immune activation ability of the nanomedicine against LS-CRC were verified by a mouse allograft model. RESULTS: The nanomedicine DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α created in this research exhibited good stability and uniform vesicle morphology. hemolysis test, CCK-8 assay, and live/dead staining experiments indicated that DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α had great biosafety. The nanoparticle loaded with si-CTLA4 effectively reduced the mRNA expression of CTLA4 in T cells. Meanwhile, the results of T cell flow analysis, cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and ELISA experiments manifested that DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α effectively reinforced the proliferation and activation of T cells, and enhanced the cytotoxicity of T cells to cancer cells. The validation experiments based on the mouse allograft tumor model manifested that DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α boosted the infiltration of T cells into tumor tissues and suppressed the development of LS-CRC. CONCLUSION: DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α can facilitate T cell activation and synergistically enhance the efficacy of ICIs, exhibiting a great inhibitory effect on LS-CRC.
背景:免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)PD-1α可有效治疗林奇综合征(LS)相关的结直肠癌(CRC)(LS-CRC)。在某些情况下,LS-CRC对ICI不敏感。基于树突状细胞(DC)的混合膜纳米颗粒在提升ICI疗效方面具有巨大潜力,理论上可用于增强ICI治疗LS-CRC的疗效。 方法:通过用负载有PD-1α的成熟DC和脂质体混合膜进行包被,使含si-CTLA4的MnO纳米材料被吸收。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、动态光散射(DLS)、荧光共振能量转移(FRET)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)对DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α的形态和理化性质进行表征。利用流式细胞术检测细胞表面标志物来评估DC和T细胞的活化情况。采用qPCR法测量T细胞中CTLA4的mRNA水平。通过溶血试验、CCK-8测定和活/死细胞染色证明DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α的生物安全性。T细胞摄取实验证明该纳米药物可被T细胞有效吸收。细胞增殖、凋亡和ELISA实验表明,纳米药物促进了T细胞增殖、细胞因子分泌和癌症细胞毒性。最后,通过小鼠同种异体移植模型验证了该纳米药物对LS-CRC的抗癌作用和免疫激活能力。 结果:本研究制备的纳米药物DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α表现出良好的稳定性和均匀的囊泡形态。溶血试验、CCK-8测定和活/死染色实验表明DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α具有很高的生物安全性。负载si-CTLA4的纳米颗粒有效降低了T细胞中CTLA4的mRNA表达。同时,T细胞流式分析、细胞增殖、细胞毒性、凋亡和ELISA实验结果表明,DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α有效增强了T细胞的增殖和活化,并增强了T细胞对癌细胞的细胞毒性。基于小鼠同种异体移植肿瘤模型的验证实验表明,DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α促进了T细胞向肿瘤组织的浸润,并抑制了LS-CRC的发展。 结论:DCsLipo@MnO@si-CTLA4@PD-1α可促进T细胞活化并协同增强ICI的疗效,对LS-CRC表现出强大的抑制作用。
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