Membrane Encapsulated Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@MnO@cGAMP Nanocatalyst for Cancer Therapy: cGAS‐STING Immune Pathway Activation
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated cell damage is one of the most popular and effective ways for cancer therapy. However, overexpressed antioxidant of reduced glutathione (GSH) is always activated in tumor cells, which maintains redox equilibrium. Attempts to deplete GSH and elevate ROS levels can be potent therapeutic strategies. Herein, tumor cell membrane-encapsulated Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@MnO and 2',3'-cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) are prepared as the nanocatalyst for cancer therapy. The ionized Fe<sup>3+</sup>/Fe<sup>2+</sup> redox couple is utilized to initiate the Fenton reaction. Intracellular GSH level can thus be efficaciously controlled, and peroxide oxidation is catalyzed to produce excessive ROS. Meanwhile, cGAMP is released to trigger the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling axis. This targeted activation enhances the recruitment of macrophages, stimulates the secretion of critical pro-inflammatory cytokines, and consequently bolsters the efficacy of innate immune responses within the tumor microenvironment.
Authors
- Peng Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3993-4778)
- Hua Chai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8889-5102)
- Renpeng Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3751-4630)
- Jiukun Hu
- Nan Ouyang
- Minxuan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-6268)
- Jingyu Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4675-9835)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202501587
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- interferon and immune responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.19
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Distinguished Young Scholars