Mitochondria-Modulating Liposomes Reverse Radio-Resistance for Colorectal Cancer

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Complete remission of colorectal cancer (CRC) is still unachievable in the majority of patients by common fractionated radiotherapy, leaving risks of tumor metastasis and recurrence. Herein, clinical CRC samples demonstrated a difference in the phosphorylation of translation initiation factor eIF2α (p-eIF2α) and the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), whose increased expression by initial X-ray irradiation led to the resistance to subsequent radiotherapy. The underlying mechanism is studied in radio-resistant CT26 cells, revealing that the incomplete mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (iMOMP) triggered by X-ray irradiation is key for the elevated expression of p-eIF2α and ATF4, and therefore radio-resistance. This finding guided to discover that metformin and 2-DG are synergistic in reversing radio resistance by inhibiting p-eIF2α and ATF4. Liposomes loaded with metformin and 2-DG (M/D-Lipo) are thus prepared for enhancing fractionated radiotherapy of CRC, which achieved satisfactory therapeutic efficacy in both local and metastatic CRC tumors by reversing radio-resistance and preventing T lymphocyte exhaustion.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - (2024) vom: 23. März, Seite e2400845

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Junmei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuhong [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Wenhao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ziyu [VerfasserIn]
Su, Zhiyue [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Pei, Pei [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Teng [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Lingchuan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fractionated radiotherapy
IMOMP
Journal Article
Liposome
Radio‐resistance
T cell exhaustion

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Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/advs.202400845

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NLM370103009