Journal of Nanotheranostics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(1), P. 4 - 4
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Regrettably,
despite
undeniable
advances
in
cancer
diagnosis
and
therapy,
primary
brain
(or
cancer)
remains
one
of
the
deadliest
forms
malignant
tumors,
where
glioblastoma
(GBM)
is
known
as
most
diffuse
glioma
astrocytic
lineage.
Fortunately,
to
improve
this
scenario,
remarkable
progress
nanotechnology
has
brought
new
promise
raised
expectations
treatment.
Nanomedicine,
principally
an
area
amalgamating
with
biology
medicine,
demonstrated
a
pivotal
role,
starting
earliest
detection
while
also
offering
novel
multimodal
therapy
alternatives.
In
vast
realm
nanotechnology,
nanozymes,
type
nanomaterial
intrinsic
enzyme-like
activities
characteristics
connecting
fields
nanocatalysts,
enzymology,
biology,
have
emerged
powerful
nanotools
for
theranostics.
Hence,
fascinating
field
research
experienced
exponential
growth
recent
years.
As
it
virtually
impossible
cover
all
literature
on
broad
domain
science
paper,
review
focuses
presenting
multidisciplinary
approach,
its
content
extending
from
fundamental
knowledge
nanozymes
enzyme-mimicking
catalysis
targeting
cancers.
Although
we
are
at
very
early
stages
research,
can
be
envisioned
that
strategic
development
theranostics
will
positively
offer
disruptive
nanoplatforms
future
nano-oncology.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: April 6, 2022
Abstract
Natural
enzymes
usually
suffer
from
high
production
cost,
ease
of
denaturation
and
inactivation,
low
yield,
making
them
difficult
to
be
broadly
applicable.
As
an
emerging
type
artificial
enzyme,
nanozymes
that
combine
the
characteristics
nanomaterials
are
promising
alternatives.
On
one
hand,
have
enzyme-like
catalytic
activities
regulate
biochemical
reactions.
other
also
inherit
properties
nanomaterials,
which
can
ameliorate
shortcomings
natural
serve
as
versatile
platforms
for
diverse
applications.
In
this
review,
various
mimic
activity
different
introduced.
The
achievements
in
cancer
diagnosis
treatment
technologies
summarized
by
highlighting
advantages
these
Finally,
future
research
directions
rapidly
developing
field
outlooked."Image
missing"
Exploration,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(5)
Published: June 30, 2023
Abstract
Metal‐based
nanomaterials
have
attracted
broad
attention
recently
due
to
their
unique
biological
physical
and
chemical
properties
after
entering
tumor
cells,
namely
effects.
In
particular,
the
abilities
of
Ca
2+
modulate
T
cell
receptors
activation,
K
+
regulate
stem
differentiation,
Mn
activate
STING
pathway,
Fe
2+/3+
induce
ferroptosis
enhance
catalytic
therapy,
make
metal
ions
metal‐based
play
crucial
roles
in
cancer
treatments.
Therefore,
superior
advantages
characteristics
microenvironment,
we
will
summarize
recent
progress
anti‐tumor
effects
nanomaterials.
Based
on
different
this
review
mainly
focuses
following
five
aspects:
(1)
metal‐enhanced
radiotherapy
sensitization,
(2)
(3)
ferroptosis,
(4)
pyroptosis,
(5)
immunotherapy.
At
same
time,
shortcomings
therapy
are
also
discussed,
future
research
directions
been
prospected.
The
highlights
promising
biosafety,
potent
efficacy
for
in‐depth
various
mechanism
studies
provide
novel
ideas
application
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(10)
Published: Jan. 15, 2023
Abstract
“Nanozymes”
usually
refers
to
inorganic
nanomaterials
with
enzyme‐like
catalytic
activities.
The
research
into
nanozymes
is
one
of
the
hot
topics
on
horizon
interdisciplinary
science
involving
materials,
chemistry,
and
biology.
Although
great
progress
has
been
made
in
design,
synthesis,
characterization,
application
nanozymes,
study
underlying
microscopic
mechanisms
kinetics
still
not
straightforward.
Density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
compute
potential
energy
surfaces
along
reaction
coordinates
for
chemical
reactions,
which
can
give
atomistic‐level
insights
micro‐mechanisms
nanozymes.
Therefore,
DFT
have
playing
an
increasingly
important
role
exploring
past
years.
either
predict
details
processes
complement
experiments
or
further
develop
theoretical
models
depict
physicochemical
rules.
In
this
review,
corresponding
summarized.
Particularly,
review
focuses
computational
studies
that
closely
interplay
experiments.
relevant
experimental
results
without
will
be
also
briefly
discussed
offer
a
historic
overview
how
computations
promote
understanding
Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
221, P. 112950 - 112950
Published: Oct. 20, 2022
Nanozymes
are
super-efficient
nanomaterials
with
enzyme-like
characteristics,
as
the
name
suggests.
In
last
decade,
efforts
have
been
made
to
develop
"artificial
enzymes,"
which
alternatives
natural
enzymes.
As
nanoscience
and
nanotechnology
advance,
nanozymes,
catalytic
having
properties,
fascinated
researchers'
attention.
unique
physicochemical
properties
that
mimic
activity
gained
a
special
interest
in
industrial
sectors.
However,
several
constraints
hampered
their
effective
deployment
processes,
including
denaturation,
time-consuming
manufacturing,
overall
high
cost-ratio,
reutilization
challenges.
After
brief
overview
of
nanozyme
research,
an
analysis
similarities
differences
between
nanozymes
synthetic
enzymes
is
presented.
Because
distinct
stand
out
this
comparison.
exhibited
variety
applications
leveraging
physiochemical
nanomaterials,
ranging
from
vitro
detection
enzyme
substitution
biological
systems.
addition,
introduced
new
field
called
nanozymology,
blends
enzymology.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(4), P. 2533 - 2540
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Nanozymes,
nanomaterials
exhibiting
enzyme-like
activities,
have
emerged
as
a
prominent
interdisciplinary
field
over
the
past
decade.
To
date,
1200
different
been
identified
nanozymes,
covering
four
catalytic
categories:
oxidoreductases,
hydrolases,
isomerases,
and
lyases.
Catalytic
activity
specificity
are
two
pivotal
benchmarks
for
evaluating
enzymatic
performance.
Despite
substantial
progress
being
made
in
quantifying
optimizing
of
there
is
still
lack
in-depth
research
on
preventing
formation
consensual
knowledge
impeding
more
refined
systematic
classification
nanozymes.
Recently,
debates
regarding
whether
nanozymes
could
possess
similar
to
that
enzymes.
This
Perspective
discusses
by
referring
enzymes,
highlights
gap
between
concludes
offering
our
perspective
future
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
95(29), P. 10844 - 10858
Published: July 12, 2023
Natural
enzymes
are
crucial
in
biological
systems
and
widely
used
biology
medicine,
but
their
disadvantages,
such
as
insufficient
stability
high-cost,
have
limited
wide
application.
Since
Fe3O4
nanoparticles
were
found
to
show
peroxidase-like
activity,
researchers
designed
developed
a
growing
number
of
nanozymes
that
mimic
the
activity
natural
enzymes.
Nanozymes
can
compensate
for
defects
higher
with
lower
cost.
Iron,
nontoxic
low-cost
transition
metal,
has
been
synthesize
variety
iron-based
unique
structural
physicochemical
properties
obtain
different
mimicking
catalytic
properties.
In
this
perspective,
mechanisms,
modulation,
recent
research
progress
sensing,
tumor
therapy,
antibacterial
anti-inflammatory
applications
systematically
presented.
The
challenges
perspectives
on
development
also
analyzed
discussed.