机构:[1]Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China昆明医科大学附属第一医院[2]Department of Biotherapy, Institute of Oxidative Stress Medicine, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China四川大学华西医院[3]Frontiers Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, China[4]Department of Reproductive Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
Cancer stemness, characterized by the self-renewal and differentiation capabilities of cancer stem cells (CSCs), is a critical determinant of colorectal cancer (CRC) chemo-immunotherapy. Herein, we repurposed copper-coordination driven metal-organic nano-frameworks (Cu-MOFs) to address the chemo-immunotherapy resistance posed by cancer stemness. These repurposed Cu-MOFs were loaded with the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin (CDDP), resulting in the formation of Cu-MOF@CDDP. The Cu-MOF@CDDP are efficiently internalized by CRC cells via nanoparticle mediated endocytosis, where they release free copper ions (Cu2+) and CDDP in a high-glutathione (GSH) environment. After that, CDDP forms DNA-CDDP adducts that inhibit DNA synthesis and repair, while Cu2+ induces cuproptosis by disrupting mitochondrial metabolism. Moreover, DNA fragments originating from both the nucleus and mitochondria activate the cGAS-STING pathway, thereby initiating antitumor immune responses. Meanwhile, Cu2+ depletes intracellular GSH and induces cuproptosis, leading to the downregulation of stemness-related proteins such as ZEB1 and c-MYC, which enhances the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy by targeting the critical pathways involved in maintaining stemness. Consequently, our results underscore the substantial promise of Cu-MOFs in overcoming stemness-driven therapeutic resistance, offering a transformative approach to sensitize chemo-immunotherapy.
基金:
National Key Research and Development Project of China [2023YFC3402100]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [823B2081, 82160533]; Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province [2025ZNSFSC1042]; The 535Talent Project of First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University [2022535D07]; Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program [RLQB20200004, RLMY20220013]; Tianfu Jingcheng Laboratory, Chengdu, China [2025ZH022, 2025ZH016]
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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通讯机构:[3]Frontiers Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, China[4]Department of Reproductive Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Huang Yichun,Tian Hailong,Yue Zhimin,et al.Copper-coordination driven nano-frameworks for efficient colorectal cancer chemo-immunotherapy by suppression of cancer cell stemness[J].MATERIALS TODAY BIO.2025,32:doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101707.
APA:
Huang, Yichun,Tian, Hailong,Yue, Zhimin,Liang, Lei,Huang, Canhua...&Yang, Jun.(2025).Copper-coordination driven nano-frameworks for efficient colorectal cancer chemo-immunotherapy by suppression of cancer cell stemness.MATERIALS TODAY BIO,32,
MLA:
Huang, Yichun,et al."Copper-coordination driven nano-frameworks for efficient colorectal cancer chemo-immunotherapy by suppression of cancer cell stemness".MATERIALS TODAY BIO 32.(2025)