A Bone Marrow-Targeted Nanomodulator as a Histone Lactylation Inhibitor for Reversing Immune Tolerance in Multiple Myeloma
hijacking monocyte/macrophage pathway. Mechanistically, NanoCURE acts as a multifunctional modulator that disrupts the metabolic-epigenetic positive feedback loop by directly blocking histone lactylation through site-specific binding while simultaneously suppressing the upstream Akt/mTOR/c-Myc signaling axis. Moreover, NanoCURE can trigger the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to mitochondrial dysfunction that amplify epigenetic interference. Consequently, these synergistic effects effectively disrupt the metabolic and epigenetic support of MM and reverse immunosuppressive M2 macrophage polarization to enhance the therapeutic effect of proteasome inhibitors in an orthotopic xenograft mouse model. Furthermore, NanoCURE achieves precise bone marrow enrichment via monocyte hijacking while maintaining low systemic copper levels, thereby ensuring high biosafety, preserving hematopoietic integrity, and exhibiting no observable organ toxicity. In summary, this work introduces a carrier-as-drug platform that targets the glycolysis-lactate-lactylation axis to enable in situ metabolic-epigenetic-immune reprogramming, offering a promising strategy to overcome therapeutic resistance in multiple myeloma.
Authors
- Cheng-ling Zhang
- Xue Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-8975)
- Yunjing Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9875-6967)
- Y S Yang
- Zhong Luo
- Li Gao
- Wei Wu
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (US)
- Shandong Tumor Hospital (CN)
- Xinqiao Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Nano
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c21396
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National University of Singapore
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing
- Science-Health Joint Medical Scientific Research Project of Chongqing
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Chongqing Xinqiao Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University