In
tumor
therapy,
tactics
for
producing
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
are
already
being
employed
to
disrupt
the
balance
of
redox
equilibrium
in
cells
and
cause
cell
death.
Among
these,
chemodynamic
therapy
(CDT)
is
an
ingenious
means
produce
ROS
via
Fenton
reaction.
The
insufficiency
site
or
lability
vivo
administration
hydrogen
peroxide
has
posed
significant
obstacles
applications
CDT.
Herein,
we
report
docosahexaenoic
acid
hydroperoxide
(D-OOH)-rich-cytomembrane-coated
magnetic
nanoparticles
(MNP@D-OOH)
hydrogen-peroxide-independent
D-OOH
facile
incorporate
into
cytomembrane
efficient
with
little
risk
leakage
alteration.
microenvironment,
MNPs
decompose
Fe2+,
which
can
react
just
like
This
study
offers
beneficial
insights
clinical
transformation
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
The
treatment
of
pancreatic
cancer
faces
significant
challenges
due
to
connective
tissue
hyperplasia
and
severe
hypoxia.
Unlike
oxygen-dependent
Type
II
photosensitizers,
I
photosensitizers
can
produce
a
substantial
amount
reactive
oxygen
species,
even
under
hypoxic
conditions,
making
them
more
suitable
for
photodynamic
therapy
cancer.
However,
the
dense
extracellular
matrix
limits
penetration
efficiency
presence
immunosuppressive
cells
in
tumor
microenvironment
reduces
therapeutic
effect.
To
address
these
challenges,
we
designed
photoimmunotherapeutic
M1@PAP
nanoparticles
composed
photosensitizer
anti-PD-L1
siRNA
(siPD-L1),
which
was
encapsulated
into
M1
macrophage
membrane
vesicles.
In
this
system,
pyropheophorbide-a
(PPA)
covalently
conjugated
poly-l-arginine
(Arg9).
Notably,
it
capable
generating
sufficient
superoxide
anions
thereby
functioning
as
photosensitizer.
Furthermore,
Arg9
acted
nitric
oxide
(NO)
donor,
enhancing
nanophotosensitizer
by
inhibiting
cancer-associated
fibroblast
(CAF)
activation
decomposing
matrix.
Additionally,
vesicles
provided
active
targeting
capabilities
reeducated
immunosuppressed
M2
macrophages.
reversal
further
promoted
efficacy
immunotherapy,
showing
great
potential
synergistic
immunotherapy
against
tumor.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 26, 2025
Abstract
Native
tissues
exhibit
hierarchical
structures
of
anisotropically
arranged
extracellular
matrix
that
dynamically
regulate
stem
cells
and
tissue
function.
However,
neither
multiscale
nano‐anisotropy
nor
dynamic
anisotropy
control
have
been
reported.
In
this
study,
spherical
or
rod‐shaped
gold
small‐nanomaterials
(at
integrin
receptor‐scale;
tens
nanometers)
are
coupled
to
the
surface
magnetic
large‐nanomaterials
focal
adhesion
complex‐scale;
hundreds
nanometers),
with
both
showing
constant
areas
at
each
respective
scale.
Each
nanocomposite
is
flexibly
conjugated
substrate
material
densities,
resulting
in
dual‐scale
liganded
nano‐anisotropies.
Increasing
aspect
ratio
nanomaterials
nanometer‐scale
dominantly
promotes
recruitment,
adhesion,
mechanotransduction,
differentiation
over
nanometer‐scale.
Such
scale‐specific
effects
on
cell
regulation
temporally
regulated
vitro
vivo
by
physically
raising
lowering
nanocomposites
respectively
inhibit
stimulate
curved
surfaces
modulating
membrane
bending.
unprecedented
“dynamic
ligand
anisotropy”
can
be
independently
engineered
regarding
scales,
anisotropies,
ligands
elucidate
cell‐material
interactions
allow
for
multimodal
enhance
tissue‐regenerative
therapy.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 24, 2024
Piezoelectric
materials
can
generate
charges
and
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
under
external
force
stimulation
for
ultrasound-induced
sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT).
However,
their
poor
piezoelectricity,
fast
electron–hole
pair
recombination
rate,
biological
toxicity
of
piezoelectric
limit
the
therapeutic
effects
SDT.
In
this
study,
hollow
ZnO
(HZnO)
nanospheres
were
synthesized
by
using
a
one-step
method.
The
structure
facilitated
deformation
HZnO
ultrasound
mechanical
increased
constant.
Subsequently,
black
phosphorus
quantum
dots
(BPQDs)
arginine-glycine-aspartic
acid
peptide
(RGD)-poly(ethylene
glycol)
(PEG)
combined
with
to
further
enhance
effect
constructing
heterojunctions
enable
tumor-targeting
ability.
During
treatment,
HZnO-BPQDs-PEG
could
degrade
in
an
acidic
tumor
microenvironment
release
Zn2+
PO43–
ions
induce
pro-death
autophagy.
ROS
produced
SDT
also
accelerated
autophagy
promoted
ferroptosis
cancer
cells.
This
study
demonstrates
that
has
strong
effectively
cells,
providing
new
idea
design
application
therapy.
ACS Applied Bio Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 2, 2024
Ultrasound
has
gained
prominence
in
biomedical
applications
due
to
its
noninvasive
nature
and
ability
penetrate
deep
tissue
with
spatial
temporal
resolution.
The
burgeoning
field
of
ultrasound-responsive
prodrug
systems
exploits
the
mechanical
chemical
effects
ultrasonication
for
controlled
activation
prodrugs.
In
polymer
mechanochemistry,
materials
scientists
exploit
sonomechanical
effect
acoustic
cavitation
mechanochemically
activate
force-sensitive
On
other
hand,
researchers
sonodynamic
therapy
adopt
fundamentally
distinct
methodologies,
utilizing
sonochemical
(e.g.,
generation
reactive
oxygen
species)
ultrasound
presence
sonosensitizers
induce
transformations
that
This
cross-disciplinary
review
comprehensively
examines
these
two
divergent
yet
interrelated
approaches,
both
which
originated
from
cavitation.
It
highlights
molecular
design
strategies
potential
diverse
therapeutic
contexts,
chemotherapy
immunotherapy
gene
methods,
discusses
future
directions
this
rapidly
advancing
domain.
ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(3), P. 1050 - 1058
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Although
cisplatin
has
widely
been
used
for
treating
triple-negative
breast
cancer
(TNBC),
its
anticancer
effect
remains
unsatisfactory,
due
to
the
heavy
resistance.
In
this
study,
oxidative
phosphorylation
(OxPhos)
was
proposed
effectively
regulate
intracellular
energy
metabolism
of
heat
and
adenosine-triphosphate
(ATP)
improve
efficacy
in
treatment
TNBC.
Crylic
acid-caged
2,4-dinitrophenol
(DNPA)
developed
as
a
novel
pro-uncoupler
OxPhos.
By
depletion
cysteine,
is
released
promote
oxidation
inhibit
phosphorylation,
which
results
generation
rather
than
ATP.
Importantly,
generated
can
increase
cross-linking
between
DNA,
while
reduction
ATP
downregulate
DNA
repair
enzymes.
Furthermore,
both
cysteine
inhibits
glutathione
(GSH)
synthesis
TNBC
cells,
alleviates
GSH-mediated
inactivation
disrupts
redox
microenvironment,
thereby
promoting
ferroptosis
apoptosis.