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Bioinspired magnetic nanocomplexes amplifying STING activation of tumor-associated macrophages to potentiate cancer immunotherapy
SUNLONG BIOTECH / 2024-01-09
    • Type: tumor

    • Author:Li T, Song R, Sun F, Saeed M, Guo X, Ye J, Chen F, Hou B, Zhu Q, Wang Y, C, Tang L, Xu Z, Xu H, Yu H.

    • Periodical:Nano Today, Volume 43, 2022, 101400.

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    Insufficient tumor-infiltration of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (ITM) severely hinder T cell-based cancer immunotherapy. In this study, we developed bioinspired magnetic nanocomplexes (m-PUNCs) to boost antitumor immunogenicity through amplifying stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-regulated immune cascade of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). m-PUNCs were engineered by integrating ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles (UIONPs), tumor acidity-ionizable of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-(hexamethyleneimino)) ethyl methacrylate (PHMA) diblock copolymer, and red blood cell membrane into a single nanoplatform. The resultant m-PUNCs specifically accumulated at the tumor site via passive targeting effect, which were subsequently phagocytized with TAMs. The UIONPs moiety efficiently relieved the ITM by repolarizing TAMs into M1-phenotype, while PHMA activated the STING pathway and stimulated type-I interferon (e.g., IFN-β) secretion in TAMs. Consequently, IFN-β attracted the conventional type I dendritic cells for priming the tumor-specific CTLs. In combination with immune checkpoint blockade therapy with the antibody against programmed death ligand 1, m-PUNCs remarkably inhibited tumor growth and prolonged the survival of both melanoma and breast tumor-bearing mouse model. This study demonstrated the immune cascade of magnetic nanocomplexes-mediated TAM repolarization and subsequent STING activation, which might provide novel insights for potentiating cancer immunotherapy.

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