Wenlu Li,Yaolin Gong,Jing Zhang,Jiong Liu,Jiali Li,Shaozhi Fu,Wen Xiu Ren,Jian Shu
Introduction Targeting, imaging, and treating tumors represent major clinical challenges. Developing effective theranostic agents to address these issues is an urgent need.Methods We introduce an “all-in-one” tumor-targeted theranostic platform using CuFeSe2-based composite nanoparticles (CuFeSe2@PA) for magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) dual model imaging-guided hyperthermia tumor ablation. Plerixafor (AMD3100) is bonded to the surface of CuFeSe2 as a targeting unit. Due to the robust interaction between AMD3100 and the overexpressed Chemokine CXC type receptor 4 (CXCR4) on the membrane of 4T1 cancer cells, CuFeSe2@PA specifically recognizes 4T1 cancer cells, enriching the tumor region.Results CuFeSe2@PA serves as a contrast agent for T2-weighted MR imaging (relaxivity value of 1.61 mM−1 s−1) and CT imaging. Moreover, it effectively suppresses tumor growth through photothermal therapy (PTT) owing to its high photothermal conversion capability and stability, with minimized side effects demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo.Discussion CuFeSe2@PA nanoparticles show potential as dual-mode imaging contrast agents for MR and CT and provide an effective means of tumor treatment through photothermal therapy. The surface modification with Plerixafor enhances the targeting ability of the nanoparticles, performing more significant efficacy and biocompatibility in the 4T1 cancer cell model. The study demonstrates that CuFeSe2@PA is a promising multifunctional theranostic platform with clinical application potential.
Di Liu,Hongliang He,Fei Kong,Yixiang Cao,Fengchao Zang,Ming Ma,Ning Gu,Yu Zhang
Currently, multimodal synergistic nanoplatform emerges as an important cancer therapy paradigm, however, multimodal synergistic theranostic nanoplatform remains to be developed. Herein, using the mouse model of breast cancer, a versatile multimodal synergistic theranostic nanoplatform is rationally designed and synthesized for enhancing chemodynamic therapy (CDT), overcoming immunosuppression within tumor microenvironment , and inhibiting metastasis as well as tracking tumor. To fulfill our design, a composite Fe/Mn magnetic nanoparticle is first synthesized by loading with Fe 3 O 4 and BMS-202 (PD-L1 inhibitor) within a poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-based nanoparticle core, which are further modified with in situ synthesis of MnO 2 layer. Then, the composite metal-organic nanoparticle is coated with two targeting moieties hyaluronic acid (HA) and AMD3100 (CXCR4 antagonist), respectively, to achieve the multimodal synergistic theranostic nanoplatform ( [email protected] +AMD). With surface targeting modification, [email protected] +AMD exhibits enhanced tumor accumulation, where it effectively consumes endogenous glutathione to generate Mn 2+ allowing for the enhanced CDT effect, alleviates tumor hypoxia by O 2 generation and reverses the tumor immunosuppression. [email protected] +AMD blocks CXCR4 receptor on cancer cells, thus suppressing the CXCR4-mediated cancer metastasis and invasion. Additionally, [email protected] +AMD would synchronously be achieving tumor tracking by T 1 -T 2 dual-mode magnetic resonance imaging. Collectively, this strategy holds a novel multimodal synergistic theranostics for effective cancer management.