Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer : A Lysosome-Targeted NIR-Light-Activated Ruthenium(II) Metallacycle

Though immunogenic cell death (ICD) has garnered significant attention in the realm of anticancer therapies, effectively stimulating strong immune responses with minimal side effects in deep-seated tumors remains challenging. Herein, we introduce a novel self-assembled near-infrared-light-activated ruthenium(II) metallacycle, Ru1105 (λem = 1105 nm), as a first example of a Ru(II) supramolecular ICD inducer. Ru1105 synergistically potentiates immunomodulatory responses and reduces adverse effects in deep-seated tumors through multiple regulated approaches, including NIR-light excitation, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, selective targeting of tumor cells, precision organelle localization, and improved tumor penetration/retention capabilities. Specifically, Ru1105 demonstrates excellent depth-activated ROS production (∼1 cm), strong resistance to diffusion, and anti-ROS quenching. Moreover, Ru1105 exhibits promising results in cellular uptake and ROS generation in cancer cells and multicellular tumor spheroids. Importantly, Ru1105 induces more efficient ICD in an ultralow dose (10 μM) compared to the conventional anticancer agent, oxaliplatin (300 μM). In vivo experiments further confirm Ru1105's potency as an ICD inducer, eliciting CD8+ T cell responses and depleting Foxp3+ T cells with minimal adverse effects. Our research lays the foundation for the design of secure and exceptionally potent metal-based ICD agents in immunotherapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:146

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Journal of the American Chemical Society - 146(2024), 13 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 8991-9003

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tu, Le [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chonglu [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Qihang [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Li, Meiqin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Junrong [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jong Seung [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yao [VerfasserIn]

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7UI0TKC3U5
Antineoplastic Agents
Journal Article
Reactive Oxygen Species
Ruthenium

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Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/jacs.3c13224

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370027973