Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 61, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112925
Keywords
Cancer theranostics; Combination therapy; Ferroptosis; Nanotechnology; Photothermal effect
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- National Science and Technology Special Program for Central Guided Local Development [2021L3010075]
- Xiamen University [X2123305]
- NUS School of Medicine Nanomedicine Translational Research Programme [NUHSRO/2021/034/TRP/09/Nanomedicine]
- National University of Singapore [NUHSRO/2020/133/Startup/08]
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Combination therapy based on different mechanisms of cell death has potential in tumor therapy. This study developed a cancer theranostic nanomedicine formula by considering the mechanisms of ferroptosis and the photothermal effect. The activated photothermal effect and enhanced radical formation of the Cro-Fe@BSA nanoparticles achieved maximum synergy in therapeutic effects and enabled safe and reliable cancer theranostics.
Combination therapy based on different mechanisms of cell death has shown promise in tumor therapy. However, when different modalities are integrated, the maximum synergy of the therapeutic effects is often lacking in the design. Herein, we report a cancer theranostic nanomedicine formula developed by considering the mechanisms of action of ferroptosis and the photothermal effect in combination therapy. The croconaine molecule was encapsulated as both a photothermal converter and an iron-chelating agent with BSA, thus leading to biocompatible and stable Cro-Fe@BSA nanoparticles (NPs). The Cro-Fe@BSA NPs in the tumor milieu showed an activated photothermal effect leading to enhanced radical formation owing to the temperature-dependent Fenton reaction kinetics, while radical formation during ferroptosis in turn prevented the heat-induced formation of heat shock proteins and thus the self-protection mechanism of cancer cells in response to heat. The activatable photoacoustic and magnetic resonance imaging performance of the Cro-Fe@BSA NPs also enabled safe and reliable cancer theranostics.
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