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A Tumor‐Microenvironment‐Responsive Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Sulfide Gas and Trimodal‐Enhanced Enzyme Dynamic Therapy
Author(s) -
Liu Bin,
Liang Shuang,
Wang Zhao,
Sun Qianqian,
He Fei,
Gai Shili,
Yang Piaoping,
Cheng Ziyong,
Lin Jun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202101223
Subject(s) - nanocarriers , materials science , hydrogen peroxide , nanocomposite , tumor microenvironment , biophysics , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , chemistry , organic chemistry , cancer research , medicine , tumor cells , biology
Recently, enzyme dynamic therapy (EDT) has drawn much attention as a new type of dynamic therapy. However, the selection of suitable nanocarriers to deliver chloroperoxidase (CPO) and enhancement of the level of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are critical factors for improving the efficiency of EDT. In this study, a rapidly decomposing nanocomposite is designed using tetra‐sulfide‐bond‐incorporating dendritic mesoporous organosilica (DMOS) as a nanocarrier, followed by loading CPO and sodium‐hyaluronate‐modified calcium peroxide nanoparticles (CaO 2 ‐HA NPs). The nanocomposite can effectively generate singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) for tumor therapy without any exogenous stimulus via trimodal‐enhanced EDT, including DMOS‐induced depletion of glutathione (GSH), H 2 O 2 compensation from CaO 2 ‐HA NPs in mildly acidic TME, and oxidative stress caused by overloading of Ca 2+ . As tetra‐sulfide bonds are sensitive to GSH, DMOS can generate hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) gas as a new kind of H 2 S gas nanoreactor. Additionally, the overloading of Ca 2+ can cause tumor calcification to accelerate in vivo tumor necrosis and promote computed tomography imaging efficacy. Therefore, a novel H 2 S gas, EDT, and Ca 2+ ‐interference combined therapy strategy is developed.

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