Bioactive Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
39, С. 336 - 353
Опубликована: Май 25, 2024
While
mild
hyperthermia
holds
great
potential
in
the
treatment
of
solid
tumors,
thermal
stress-triggered
self-repairing
autophagy
significantly
compromises
its
efficacy.
To
circumvent
this
obstacle,
an
injectable
hydrogel
(NO-Gel)
composed
thermosensitive
poly(ethylene
glycol)-polypeptide
copolymers
modified
with
abundant
NO
donors
on
their
side
chains
is
developed.
Meanwhile,
ferrimagnetic
Zn
Regenerative Biomaterials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
9
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
Abstract
Dry
eye
disease
(DED)
is
the
most
common
in
ophthalmic
consultation
except
for
refractive
errors.
Therefore,
an
exploration
of
valid
and
alternative
therapeutic
interventions
essential
to
feed
urgent
medical
need.
It
has
been
demonstrated
that
oxidative
stress
causes
multiple
adverse
effects
pathogenesis
DED,
thence
alleviating
effective
strategy
DED
treatment.
Herein,
we
developed
a
cerium
oxide
nanozyme
combined
with
branched
poly(ethylene
imine)-graft-poly(ethylene
glycol)
(bPEI-g-PEG).
Owing
its
stable
hydrophilic
chains
on
surface
reducing
cytotoxicity
loads
amines
groups
be
ions
through
coordination
bonds,
modified
nanozymes
(referred
as
CNP@bPEI-g-PEG)
are
water
soluble
highly
biocompatible.
Meanwhile,
due
excellent
antioxidant
activity,
CNP@bPEI-g-PEG
can
mimic
activity
superoxide
dismutase
catalase
scavenge
intracellular
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS).
Experimental
studies
firmly
were
auto-regenerative
more
active
scavenging
excessive
ROS
by
cerium-element
valence
state
recycling,
recovering
morphology
corneal,
conjunctival
epithelium
number
goblet
cells.
The
advanced
combination
may
offer
superior
deal
treatment
DED.
Abstract
The
efficacy
of
sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT)
mainly
relies
on
the
sonosensitizers,
which
generate
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
upon
ultrasound
(US)
stimulation.
However,
limited
availability
high‐efficiency
sonosensitizers
hampers
therapeutic
effectiveness
SDT
as
a
standalone
modality.
In
this
work,
robust
and
gas
cancer
platform
is
constructed
based
strontium
(Sr)
doped
barium
titanate
(BST)
piezoelectric
nanoparticles
functionalized
with
L‐arginine
(BST@LA).
doping
Sr
into
A
site
ABO
3
nanocrystals
not
only
introduces
vacancies
enhance
intrinsic
piezoelectricity,
but
also
narrows
semiconductor
band
gap
enhances
charge
carrier
migration,
all
facilitate
production
superoxide
anion
(•O
2
−
)
hydroxyl
radical
(•OH).
addition,
generated
ROS
promotes
decomposition
surface‐tethered
LA,
enabling
controlled
release
nitric
oxide
(NO)
at
tumor
site,
thereby
achieving
combination
effect.
vivo
experiments
exhibit
remarkable
suppression
rate
(89.5%)
in
4T1
mice
model,
demonstrating
strategy.
ion
vacancy
engineering
to
improve
along
synergistic
therapy,
provides
promising
avenues
for
improving
therapy.