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A ferroptosis-reinforced nanocatalyst enhances chemodynamic therapy through dual H 2 O 2 production and oxidative stress amplification.
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Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society [J Control Release] 2024 Mar; Vol. 367, pp. 892-904. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 24. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The existence of a delicate redox balance in tumors usually leads to cancer treatment failure. Breaking redox homeostasis by amplifying oxidative stress and reducing glutathione (GSH) can accelerate cancer cell death. Herein, we construct a ferroptosis-reinforced nanocatalyst (denoted as HBGL) to amplify intracellular oxidative stress via dual H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> production-assisted chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Specifically, a long-circulating liposome is employed to deliver hemin (a natural iron-containing substrate for Fenton reaction and ferroptosis), β-lapachone (a DNA topoisomerase inhibitor with H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> generation capacity for chemotherapy), and glucose oxidase (which can consume glucose for starvation therapy and generate H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> ). HBGL can achieve rapid, continuous, and massive H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> and •OH production and GSH depletion in cancer cells, resulting in increased intracellular oxidative stress. Additionally, hemin can reinforce the ferroptosis-inducing ability of HBGL, which is reflected in the downregulation of glutathione peroxidase-4 and the accumulation of lipid peroxide. Notably, HBGL can disrupt endo/lysosomes and impair mitochondrial function in cancer cells. HBGL exhibits effective tumor-killing ability without eliciting obvious side effects, indicating its clinical translation potential for synergistic starvation therapy, chemotherapy, ferroptosis therapy, and CDT. Overall, this nanocatalytic liposome may be a promising candidate for achieving potentiated cancer treatment.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing financial interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-4995
- Volume :
- 367
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38278369
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.01.049