A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy

Tumor microenvironment activatable therapeutic agents and their effective tumor accumulation are significant for selective tumor treatment. Herein, we provide an unadulterated nanomaterial combining the above advantages. We synthesize a perylene diimide (PDI) molecule substituted by glutamic acid (G...

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Main Authors: Hongyu Wang, Dengyuan Hao, Qihang Wu, Tingting Sun, Zhigang Xie
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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author Hongyu Wang
Dengyuan Hao
Qihang Wu
Tingting Sun
Zhigang Xie
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Dengyuan Hao
Qihang Wu
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Zhigang Xie
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description Tumor microenvironment activatable therapeutic agents and their effective tumor accumulation are significant for selective tumor treatment. Herein, we provide an unadulterated nanomaterial combining the above advantages. We synthesize a perylene diimide (PDI) molecule substituted by glutamic acid (Glu), which can self-assemble into small spherical nanoparticles (PDI-SG) in aqueous solution. PDI-SG can not only be transformed into nanofibers at low pH conditions but also be reduced to PDI radical anion (PDI·‒), which exhibits strong near-infrared absorption and excellent photothermal performance. More importantly, PDI-SG can also be reduced to PDI·‒ in hypoxic tumors to ablate the tumors and minimize the damage to normal tissues. The morphological transformation from small nanoparticles to nanofibers makes for better tumor accumulation and retention. This work sheds light on the design of tumor microenvironment activatable therapeutics with precise structures for high-performance tumor therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-c4d65a556ea441f5bae2b10d8590fa792024-12-18T08:48:46ZengElsevierActa Pharmaceutica Sinica B2211-38352024-12-01141254075417A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapyHongyu Wang0Dengyuan Hao1Qihang Wu2Tingting Sun3Zhigang Xie4State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; Corresponding authors.State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Corresponding authors.Tumor microenvironment activatable therapeutic agents and their effective tumor accumulation are significant for selective tumor treatment. Herein, we provide an unadulterated nanomaterial combining the above advantages. We synthesize a perylene diimide (PDI) molecule substituted by glutamic acid (Glu), which can self-assemble into small spherical nanoparticles (PDI-SG) in aqueous solution. PDI-SG can not only be transformed into nanofibers at low pH conditions but also be reduced to PDI radical anion (PDI·‒), which exhibits strong near-infrared absorption and excellent photothermal performance. More importantly, PDI-SG can also be reduced to PDI·‒ in hypoxic tumors to ablate the tumors and minimize the damage to normal tissues. The morphological transformation from small nanoparticles to nanofibers makes for better tumor accumulation and retention. This work sheds light on the design of tumor microenvironment activatable therapeutics with precise structures for high-performance tumor therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383524003824Perylene diimideMorphological transformationRadical anionHypoxiaTumor-specificPhotothermal therapy
spellingShingle Hongyu Wang
Dengyuan Hao
Qihang Wu
Tingting Sun
Zhigang Xie
A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Perylene diimide
Morphological transformation
Radical anion
Hypoxia
Tumor-specific
Photothermal therapy
title A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
title_full A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
title_fullStr A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
title_full_unstemmed A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
title_short A morphologically transformable hypoxia-induced radical anion for tumor-specific photothermal therapy
title_sort morphologically transformable hypoxia induced radical anion for tumor specific photothermal therapy
topic Perylene diimide
Morphological transformation
Radical anion
Hypoxia
Tumor-specific
Photothermal therapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383524003824
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