Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the primary treatments for cancer; however, the clinical benefit remains limited owing to intrinsic and acquired radioresistance. In this study, a biocompatible nanocomposite (8HSA8 NPs) is constructed via the self-assembly of human serum albumin (HSA), a glutathione (GSH)-depleting radiosensitizer (808-NM2), and an immunoadjuvant imiquimod (R837). The molecular rotation of 808-NM2 is restricted and the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO -LUMO) energy gap is narrowed, enhancing its electrophilicity, radiosensitization effect, and reactivity toward GSH. R837 is released in an acidic tumor microenvironment, which amplifies the immunogenicity of tumor-associated antigens induced by RT in situ . The results indicate that 8HSA8 NPs effectively sensitize tumor cells to RT and induce robust antitumor immunity, thereby effectively inhibiting tumor growth and lung metastasis. Mechanistically, 8HSA8 NPs promote RTinduced ferroptosis via enhancing reactive oxygen species production, GSH depletion, intracellular Fe 2 + accumulation, and inhibiting the SLC7A11 -GSH -glutathione peroxidase 4 axis. 8HSA8 NPs may also reshape the tumor immune microenvironment by amplifying dendritic cells activation, promoting M1 polarization of macrophages, and enhancing tumor-specific CD8 + T cells infiltration. 8HSA8 NPs may provide a promising strategy to reverse radioresistance by potentiating ferroptosis-mediated RT and antitumor immune responses.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82173457]; Chongqing Talents Project [cstc2021ycjhbgzxm0123]; Project of State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury [SKLZZ202203]; Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF [GZC20233600]
第一作者机构:[1]Third Mil Med Univ, Army Med Univ, Coll Prevent Med, State Key Lab Trauma & Chem Poisoning,Inst Combine, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Gao Mingquan,Huang Xie,Wu Zifei,et al.Albumin tailoring molecular rotation and electrophilicity of a GSH-depleting radiosensitizer for potentiating ferroptosis-mediated radioimmunotherapy[J].CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.2024,495:doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.153595.
APA:
Gao, Mingquan,Huang, Xie,Wu, Zifei,Xiao, Weidong,Du, Zaizhi...&Luo, Shenglin.(2024).Albumin tailoring molecular rotation and electrophilicity of a GSH-depleting radiosensitizer for potentiating ferroptosis-mediated radioimmunotherapy.CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL,495,
MLA:
Gao, Mingquan,et al."Albumin tailoring molecular rotation and electrophilicity of a GSH-depleting radiosensitizer for potentiating ferroptosis-mediated radioimmunotherapy".CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL 495.(2024)