A Needle‐Like H<sub>2</sub>S‐Releasing and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Self‐Replenishing Nanoplatform for Enhanced Chemodynamic Tumor Immunotherapy
The tumor microenvironment (TME) significantly restricts chemodynamic therapy (CDT) efficacy through hypoxia and antioxidant defenses. An intelligent cascade nanosystem, PTA-SnS<sub>2</sub>@GOx, is developed by integrating a tannic acid-modified Prussian blue analogue core, SnS<sub>2</sub> shell, and glucose oxidase (GOx) activation module. The needle-like nanostructure enhanced tumor accumulation and cellular uptake. GOx-mediated glucose oxidation generated H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and gluconic acid, triggering pH-responsive H<sub>2</sub>S release from SnS<sub>2</sub>. This gas disrupted mitochondrial respiration and catalase activity, alleviating hypoxia while elevating intracellular H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> levels. The oxygenated TME subsequently amplified GOx biocatalysis, establishing a self-sustaining cycle of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production and acidification. Concurrently, Sn<sup>4+</sup> ions depleted glutathione, synergistically enhancing Fenton-like reactions in the PTA core for reinforced ROS generation. This multi-tiered strategy achieved effective CDT through the coordinated mechanisms: continuous H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> self-supply, pH reduction, and redox homeostasis disruption. Notably, the nanosystem induced immunogenic cell death, promoting dendritic cell maturation and repolarizing tumor-associated macrophages from M2 to M1 phenotype, thereby remodeling immunosuppressive TME and activating systemic antitumor immunity. The synergistic integration of self-amplifying CDT with immune sensitization demonstrates superior tumor suppression in vivo. This study provided an intelligent paradigm for cancer theranostics by combining self-supplying H<sub>2</sub>S/H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-enhanced CDT with sensitized immunotherapy.
Authors
- Haiyan Rebekah Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3731-5236)
- Lingling Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-1081)
- Xiaoxiao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2593-2300)
- Xia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0006-6077)
Institutions
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202506282
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China