Transformable hybrid semiconducting polymer nanozyme for second near-infrared photothermal ferrotherapy

Yuyan Jiang, Xuhui Zhao, Jiaguo Huang, Jingchao Li, Paul Kumar Upputuri, He Sun, Xiao Han, Manojit Pramanik, Yansong Miao, Hongwei Duan, Kanyi Pu () and Ruiping Zhang ()
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Yuyan Jiang: Nanyang Technological University
Xuhui Zhao: The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Jiaguo Huang: Nanyang Technological University
Jingchao Li: Nanyang Technological University
Paul Kumar Upputuri: Nanyang Technological University
He Sun: Nanyang Technological University
Xiao Han: Nanyang Technological University
Manojit Pramanik: Nanyang Technological University
Yansong Miao: Nanyang Technological University
Hongwei Duan: Nanyang Technological University
Kanyi Pu: Nanyang Technological University
Ruiping Zhang: The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Despite its growing promise in cancer treatment, ferrotherapy has low therapeutic efficacy due to compromised Fenton catalytic efficiency in tumor milieu. We herein report a hybrid semiconducting nanozyme (HSN) with high photothermal conversion efficiency for photoacoustic (PA) imaging-guided second near-infrared photothermal ferrotherapy. HSN comprises an amphiphilic semiconducting polymer as photothermal converter, PA emitter and iron-chelating Fenton catalyst. Upon photoirradiation, HSN generates heat not only to induce cytotoxicity but also to enhance Fenton reaction. The increased ·OH generation promotes both ferroptosis and apoptosis, oxidizes HSN (42 nm) and transforms it into tiny segments (1.7 nm) with elevated intratumoral permeability. The non-invasive seamless synergism leads to amplified therapeutic effects including a deep ablation depth (9 mm), reduced expression of metastasis-related proteins and inhibition of metastasis from primary tumor to distant organs. Thereby, our study provides a generalized nanozyme strategy to compensate both ferrotherapy and phototherapeutics for complete tumor regression.

Date: 2020
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