Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(38), P. 20858 - 20864
Published: July 26, 2021
Abstract
In
nature,
intact
apoptotic
cells
release
ATP
as
a
signaling
molecule
to
trigger
prompt
phagocytic
clearance,
even
at
the
earliest
stage
of
apoptosis.
Inspired
by
this,
here
we
introduce
straightforward
strategy
for
real‐time
monitoring
exocytosis
and
drug‐stimulated
apoptosis
in
cancer
cell
surroundings.
Triplex‐boosted
G‐quadruplexes
(tb‐G4s)
responding
environmental
factors
(H
+
K
)
are
engineered
construct
DNA
logic‐gated
nanoplatform
proximity
aptasensing
on
surface.
It
enables
capturing
released
endogenous
during
chemotherapy
drug
stimulation,
providing
sensitive
approach
dynamically
evaluating
drug‐induced
therapeutic
efficacy.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
31(10)
Published: Jan. 7, 2019
Inorganic
nanoparticles
with
tunable
and
diverse
properties
hold
tremendous
potential
in
the
field
of
nanomedicine,
while
having
non-negligible
toxicity
concerns
healthy
tissues/organs
that
have
resulted
their
restricted
clinical
translation
to
date.
In
past
decade,
emergence
biodegradable
or
clearable
inorganic
has
made
it
possible
completely
solve
this
long-standing
conundrum.
A
comprehensive
understanding
design
these
metabolic
performance
body
is
crucial
importance
advance
trials
expand
biological
applications
disease
diagnosis.
Here,
a
variety
regarding
considerations
size,
morphology,
surface
chemistry,
doping
strategy
are
highlighted.
Their
pharmacokinetics,
pathways
metabolism
body,
time
required
for
excretion
discussed.
Some
materials
intrinsically
responsive
various
conditions
tumor
microenvironment
also
introduced.
Finally,
an
overview
encountered
challenges
provided
along
outlook
applying
toward
future
translations.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(15), P. 8669 - 8742
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Inorganic
nanomaterials
that
have
inherently
exceptional
physicochemical
properties
(e.g.,
catalytic,
optical,
thermal,
electrical,
or
magnetic
performance)
can
provide
desirable
functionality
drug
delivery,
diagnostics,
imaging,
therapy)
considerable
potential
for
application
in
the
field
of
biomedicine.
However,
toxicity
be
caused
by
long-term,
non-specific
accumulation
these
inorganic
healthy
tissues,
preventing
their
large-scale
clinical
utilization.
Over
past
several
decades,
emergence
biodegradable
and
clearable
has
offered
to
prevent
such
long-term
toxicity.
In
addition,
a
comprehensive
understanding
design
metabolic
pathways
within
body
is
essential
enabling
expansion
theranostic
applications
various
diseases
advancing
trials.
Thus,
it
critical
importance
develop
biomedical
applications.
This
review
systematically
summarizes
recent
progress
nanomaterials,
particularly
cancer
theranostics
other
disease
therapies.
The
future
prospects
opportunities
this
rapidly
growing
are
also
discussed.
We
believe
timely
will
stimulate
guide
additional
in-depth
studies
area
nanomedicine,
as
rapid
vivo
clearance
degradation
likely
prerequisite
translation
with
unique
functionality.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(5), P. 2088 - 2093
Published: Feb. 17, 2021
Immunogenic
cell
death
(ICD),
a
manner
of
tumor
that
can
trigger
antitumor
immune
responses,
has
received
extensive
attention
as
potential
synergistic
modality
for
cancer
immunotherapy.
Although
many
calcium
ion
(Ca2+)
nanomodulators
have
been
developed
therapy
through
mitochondrial
Ca2+
overload,
their
ICD-inducing
properties
not
explored.
Herein,
an
acid-sensitive
PEG-decorated
carbonate
(CaCO3)
nanoparticle
incorporating
curcumin
(CUR;
enhancer)
(PEGCaCUR)
was
prepared
using
simple
one-pot
strategy.
PEGCaCUR
served
only
nanomodulator
inducing
efficient
overload
but
also
ICD
inducer
during
improved
therapy.
Combination
with
ultrasound
(US),
PEGCaCUR+US,
led
to
enhanced
effect
attributable
the
along
subsequent
upregulation
reactive
oxygen
species
levels.
facilitates
photoacoustic/fluorescence
dual-mode
imaging,
well
effectively
suppressing
growth
and
metastasis,
indicating
promising
theranostic
properties.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(15)
Published: March 6, 2021
Subcellular
organelle-targeted
nanoformulations
for
cancer
theranostics
are
receiving
increasing
attention
owing
to
their
benefits
of
precise
drug
delivery,
maximized
therapeutic
index,
and
reduced
off-target
side
effects.
Herein,
a
multichannel
calcium
ion
(Ca
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
30(49)
Published: Sept. 9, 2020
Light
is
a
particularly
appealing
tool
for
on-demand
drug
delivery
due
to
its
noninvasive
nature,
ease
of
application
and
exquisite
temporal
spatial
control.
Great
progress
has
been
achieved
in
the
development
novel
light-driven
strategies
with
both
breadth
depth.
Light-controlled
platforms
can
be
generally
categorized
into
three
groups:
photochemical,
photothermal,
photoisomerization-mediated
therapies.
Various
advanced
materials,
such
as
metal
nanoparticles,
sulfides
oxides,
metal-organic
frameworks,
carbon
nanomaterials,
upconversion
semiconductor
stimuli-responsive
micelles,
polymer-
liposome-based
nanoparticles
have
applied
light-stimulated
delivery.
In
view
increasing
interest
targeted
delivery,
we
review
light-responsive
systems
focus
on
recent
advances,
key
limitations,
future
directions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(25), P. 14051 - 14059
Published: April 2, 2021
Abstract
Despite
the
promise
of
sonodynamic
processes
in
cancer
therapy,
existing
sonosensitizers
often
fail
to
regulate
generation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
against
tumors,
potentially
leading
off‐target
toxicity
normal
tissues.
We
report
a
transformable
core‐shell
nanosonosensitizer
(TiO
2
@CaP)
that
reinvigorates
ROS
and
dissolves
its
CaP
shell
release
Ca
2+
an
acidic
tumor
microenvironment
(TME)
under
ultrasound
activation.
Thus,
TiO
@CaP
acts
as
smart
specifically
induces
mitochondrial
dysfunction
via
overloading
intracellular
ions
synergize
with
process
TME.
substantially
enhances
immunogenic
cell
death,
resulting
enhanced
T‐cell
recruitment
infiltration
into
cold
(4T1).
In
conjunction
checkpoint
blockade
therapy
(anti‐PD
1),
@CaP‐mediated
elicits
systemic
antitumor
immunity,
regression
non‐treated
distant
tumors
inhibition
lung
metastasis.
This
work
paves
way
development
“smart”
TME‐activatable
temporospatial
control
over
responses.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7(21)
Published: Aug. 16, 2020
As
an
essential
trace
element
in
the
human
body,
transitional
metal
copper
(Cu)
ions
are
bioactive
components
within
body
featuring
dedicated
biological
effects
such
as
promoting
angiogenesis
and
influencing
lipid/glucose
metabolism.
The
recent
substantial
advances
of
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
promote
emerging
distinctive
Cu-involved
biomaterial
nanoplatforms
with
intriguing
theranostic
performances
biomedicine,
which
originated
from
Cu
species
physiochemical
attributes
Cu-composed
nanoparticles.
Based
on
very-recent
significant
progresses
nanotheranostics,
this
work
highlights
discusses
principles,
progresses,
prospects
elaborate
design
rational
construction
functional
for
a
diverse
array
biomedical
applications,
including
photonic
nanomedicine,
catalytic
nanotherapeutics,
antibacteria,
accelerated
tissue
regeneration,
bioimaging.
engineering
Cu-based
nanocomposites
synergistic
nanotherapeutics
is
also
exemplified,
followed
by
revealing
their
intrinsic
biosafety
revolutionizing
clinical
translation.
Finally,
underlying
critical
concerns,
unresolved
hurdles,
future
uses
analyzed
outlook
provided.
By
entering
"Copper
Age,"
these
nanotherapeutic
modalities
expected
to
find
more
broad
applications
preclinical
phases,
despite
current
research
developments
still
being
infancy.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(36)
Published: June 10, 2022
Abstract
Pyroptosis
provides
a
new
direction
and
broad
prospects
for
cancer
immunotherapy.
However,
the
development
of
nanoplatform
as
pyroptosis
inducer
is
limited,
discovery
type
nano‐pyroptosis
immunotherapy
still
imminent.
Herein,
biodegradable
Ca
2+
nanomodulators
(CaNMs)
are
prepared
inducers
via
mitochondrial
overload.
The
obtained
CaNMs
can
decompose
under
low
pH
to
release
curcumin,
leading
sudden
surge
in
ions,
eventually
resulting
pyroptosis.
We
not
only
confirm
occurrence
overload‐triggered
first
time
but
also
reveal
robust
immune
responses
CaNMs,
along
with
remarkably
suppressing
tumor
proliferation
lung
metastasis.
This
work
will
provide
strategies
inspiration
pyroptosis‐mediated
treatments,
greatly
contributing
further
nanomodulators.