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Inflammatory Cell‐Inspired Cascade Nanozyme Induces Intracellular Radical Storm for Enhanced Anticancer Therapy

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Manipulating intracellular levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is of great potential for cancer treatment. Inspired by the natural mechanism of a radical storm in inflammatory cells via… Click to show full abstract

Manipulating intracellular levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is of great potential for cancer treatment. Inspired by the natural mechanism of a radical storm in inflammatory cells via activated and regulatable biocatalysis, the authors herein report a self‐powered nanozyme that can enable RONS production in tumor cells via cascade reactions. The nanozymes are constructed via glucose oxidase (GOx)‐templated inverse microemulsion polymerization from acrylamide, arginine‐acrylamide, ferrocene‐acrylate, and N,N′‐bis(acryloyl)cystamine, followed by surface coating with hyaluronic acid. After targeted delivery into cancer cells, the nanozymes are dissociated by intracellular glutathione to release GOx, which decomposed glucose to generate gluconic acid and H2O2. Under such acidified conditions, H2O2 efficiently oxidized pendant arginine residues to produce nitric oxide , transformed into a highly toxic hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion via ferrocene‐mediated Fenton reaction and Haber–Weiss cycle, and simultaneously generated peroxynitrite anion via reaction between NO and ·O2−, thus provoking the RONS radical storm to effectively eradicate A549 tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. This nature‐inspired enzyme‐chemical dynamic therapy may provide a promising modality for anti‐cancer treatment.

Keywords: cascade; inflammatory cell; storm; therapy; radical storm

Journal Title: Small Methods
Year Published: 2023

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