Camouflaged Nanozymes with Oxidation‐Promoting Activities Triggering Ferroptosis for Radio‐Immunotherapy
Radioresistance presents a substantial obstacle to achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes for breast cancer treatment. In this study, we develop a cancer cell membrane (CM) - coated nanozyme system (MPPC@CM), specifically designed for radioimmunotherapy to address this issue. This innovative system involves the in situ reduction of platinum and palladium on mesoporous silica nanospheres, followed by functionalization with cinnamaldehyde via surface grafting. The CM coating endows the nanozyme with enhanced tumor-specific targeting capability due to its homing properties. Upon uptake by tumor cells, MPPC@CM catalytically generates O<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, mitigating the hypoxic tumor microenvironment and reducing radioresistance. The intracellular glutathione depletion mediated by Michael addition reactions concurrently disrupts endogenous antioxidant defenses against reactive oxygen species (ROS). This redox imbalance is synergistically amplified through nanozyme-mediated catalytic activities including both peroxidase-like and oxidase-like functions. The resultant massive ROS accumulation establishes a self-reinforcing oxidative cascade that ultimately induces functional inactivation of glutathione peroxidase 4. The immunosuppressive environment is remodeled by this disturbance in redox balance, which accelerates ferroptosis and increases CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell infiltration and dendritic cell maturation. Overall, this cell membrane-camouflaged nanozyme holds significant potential to enhance the efficacy of radioimmunotherapy.
Authors
- Wei Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-4721)
- Yongbiao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-8563)
- Kelong Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-1933)
- Kun Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-1179)
- Xiuxin Lu
- Shipeng Ning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3485-6598)
- Tong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-1328)
- Bo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5118-1890)
- Shiyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-9821)
- Meng Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-8964)
- Yuan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-5464)
- Jieqiong Xie
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Institute of Biophysics (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202417370
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.76
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province