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Polyprodrug nanomedicine for chemiexcitation-triggered self-augmented cancer chemotherapy and gas therapy.
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Biomaterials [Biomaterials] 2024 Sep; Vol. 309, pp. 122606. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 09. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Carbon monoxide (CO) has emerged as a potential antitumor agent by inducing the dysfunction of mitochondria and the apoptosis of cancer cells. However, it remains challenging to deliver appropriate amount of CO into tumor to ensure efficient tumor growth suppression with minimum side effects. Herein we developed a CO prodrug-loaded nanomedicine based on the self-assembly of camptothecin (CPT) polyprodrug amphiphiles. The polyprodrug nanoparticles readily dissociate upon exposure to endogenous H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> in the tumor, resulting in rapid release of CPT and generation of high-energy intermediate dioxetanedione. The latter can transfer the energy to neighboring CO prodrugs to activate CO production by chemiexcitation, while CPT promotes the generation of H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> in tumors, which in turn facilitates cascade CPT and CO release. As a result, the polyprodrug nanoparticles display remarkable tumor suppression in both subcutaneous and orthotopic breast tumor-bearing mice owing to the self-augmented CPT release and CO generation. In addition, no obvious systemic toxicity was observed in mice treated with the metal-free CO prodrug-loaded nanomedicine, suggesting the good biocompatibility of the polyprodrug nanoparticles. Our work provides new insights into the design and construction of polyprodrug nanomedicines for synergistic chemo/gas therapy.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- Animals
Female
Humans
Cell Line, Tumor
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice
Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents chemistry
Antineoplastic Agents administration & dosage
Hydrogen Peroxide chemistry
Mice, Nude
Prodrugs pharmacology
Prodrugs chemistry
Prodrugs therapeutic use
Nanomedicine methods
Camptothecin pharmacology
Camptothecin therapeutic use
Camptothecin administration & dosage
Camptothecin chemistry
Carbon Monoxide chemistry
Nanoparticles chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-5905
- Volume :
- 309
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biomaterials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38776593
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122606