Nanodrug Hijacking Blood Transferrin for Ferroptosis-Mediated Cancer Treatment

Ferroptosis as a promising method of cancer treatment heavily relies on the intracellular iron ion level. Herein, a new iron-supplement nanodrug was developed by conjugating transferrin-homing peptide T10 on the surface of cross-linked lipoic acid vesicles (T10cLAV), which could hijack blood transferrin (Tf) and specifically deliver it to tumor cells to elevate the Fe2+ level. Meanwhile, the intracellular degradation product of cLAV, dihydrolipoic acid, could regenerate Fe2+ to further boost the ferroptosis. The results disclosed that T10@cLAV achieved tumor inhibition comparable to that of cisplatin at a dose as low as 5 mg/kg in the HeLa tumor-bearing nude mice model and caused no toxicity at the dose up to 300 mg/kg. This tactful iron-supplement strategy of hijacking blood Tf is superior to the current strategies: one is the induction of intracellular ferritin degradation, which is limited by the low content of ferritin, and the other is the delivery of iron-based materials, which easily causes adverse effects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:146

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Chemical Society - 146(2024), 12 vom: 27. März, Seite 8567-8575

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shuyue [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shiyong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-73-2
E1UOL152H7
Ferritins
Iron
Journal Article
Transferrin

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/jacs.4c00395

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369794362