Programmable nanomotor system responsively and chemotactically captures tumor associated antigens for enhanced in situ cancer vaccine

<i>In situ</i> cancer vaccines that utilize the body's own tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) to induce tumor-specific adaptive immune responses are emerging as a promising strategy in cancer therapy. However, the rapid clearance of TAAs due to innate immune system hinders the development of effective antitumor immunity. To address this challenge, we developed a nanomotor system (<sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup>) as an <i>in situ</i> cancer vaccine capable of chemotactically capturing TAAs, significantly inhibiting the rapid clearance of TAAs and enhancing cancer immunotherapy. In response to acid tumor microenvironment, <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> exfoliated folate acid-attached, mitoxantrone-embedded bacterial outer membrane vesicle (OMV) fragments, which could be specifically taken up by tumor cells to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) and release DNA-associated TAAs. Subsequently, the exposed DNase on <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> detected DNA gradient and propelled nanoparticles chemotactically capturing TAAs. <i>In vivo</i> results indicated that <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> suppressed both primary and distant tumors and elicited immune memory effects to prevent tumor recurrence.

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Materials Today Bio
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2025-11-13
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102543
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Programmable nanomotor system responsively and chemotactically captures tumor associated antigens for enhanced in situ cancer vaccine

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Programmable nanomotor system responsively and chemotactically captures tumor associated antigens for enhanced in situ cancer vaccine

Haiyuan Zhang, Panpan Song, Yaqing Kang, Xingbo Wang, Yanjing Wang, Xiaoqing Han, Jiao Yan
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<i>In situ</i> cancer vaccines that utilize the body's own tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) to induce tumor-specific adaptive immune responses are emerging as a promising strategy in cancer therapy. However, the rapid clearance of TAAs due to innate immune system hinders the development of effective antitumor immunity. To address this challenge, we developed a nanomotor system (<sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup>) as an <i>in situ</i> cancer vaccine capable of chemotactically capturing TAAs, significantly inhibiting the rapid clearance of TAAs and enhancing cancer immunotherapy. In response to acid tumor microenvironment, <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> exfoliated folate acid-attached, mitoxantrone-embedded bacterial outer membrane vesicle (OMV) fragments, which could be specifically taken up by tumor cells to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) and release DNA-associated TAAs. Subsequently, the exposed DNase on <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> detected DNA gradient and propelled nanoparticles chemotactically capturing TAAs. <i>In vivo</i> results indicated that <sub>D</sub>DMSN@<sub>M</sub>OMV<sup>PF</sup> suppressed both primary and distant tumors and elicited immune memory effects to prevent tumor recurrence.

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University of Science and Technology of China (CN), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CN), First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN), Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
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