Issue 47, 2020

An all-in-one theranostic nanoplatform based on upconversion dendritic mesoporous silica nanocomposites for synergistic chemodynamic/photodynamic/gas therapy

Abstract

Gasotransmitters with high therapeutic efficacy and biosafety have been drawing the attention of researchers. Nevertheless, how to effectively deliver gases to and precisely control their generation at the lesion as well as integrate them with other therapies to realize precision therapy have remained elusive. Herein, we report a versatile Cu2+-initiated nitric oxide (NO) nanocomposite for multimodal imaging-guided synergistic chemodynamic/photodynamic/gas therapy. After the nanomedicine was ingested by tumor cells, the acidic tumor microenvironment accelerated the decomposition of CuO2 and simultaneously triggered the Fenton-like catalytic reaction of Cu2+ and H2O2 to produce highly toxic ˙OH. By virtue of the NO generation and glutathione depletion, UMNOCC-PEG can relieve the antioxidant capacity and hypoxia of the tumor to improve the efficiency of chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Importantly, NO and reactive oxygen species (ROS) can generate reactive nitrogen species (RNS), which can result in DNA damage, further improving the therapeutic effect (cell apoptosis rate up to 93.4%). Moreover, the inherent properties of lanthanide ions endow UMNOCC-PEG with upconversion luminescence (UCL), CT and MRI trimodal imaging capability, achieving precise cancer treatment. By taking advantage of these features, the strategy developed here may provide a promising application foreground to conquer malignant tumors.

Graphical abstract: An all-in-one theranostic nanoplatform based on upconversion dendritic mesoporous silica nanocomposites for synergistic chemodynamic/photodynamic/gas therapy

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Sep 2020
Accepted
12 Nov 2020
First published
13 Nov 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 24146-24161

An all-in-one theranostic nanoplatform based on upconversion dendritic mesoporous silica nanocomposites for synergistic chemodynamic/photodynamic/gas therapy

S. Liu, W. Li, S. Dong, F. Zhang, Y. Dong, B. Tian, F. He, S. Gai and P. Yang, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 24146 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06790C

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