Tailored biomimetic nanoreactor improves glioma chemodynamic treatment via triple glutathione depletion and prompt acidity elevation

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Title: Tailored biomimetic nanoreactor improves glioma chemodynamic treatment via triple glutathione depletion and prompt acidity elevation
Authors: Ya Wen, Qiansai Qiu, Feng Feng, Yujuan Zhu, Jianquan Zhang, Zesheng Sun, Tuodi Zhang, Wei Shi, Jinlong Shi
Source: Materials Today Bio, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 101447- (2025)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: Biomimetic nanoreactor, GSH exhaustion, Acidity elevation, Chemodynamic therapy, Glioma, Medicine (General), R5-920, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging antitumor strategy utilizing iron-initiated Fenton reaction to destroy tumor cells by converting endogenous H2O2 into highly toxic hydroxyl radical (OH). However, the intratumoral overexpressed glutathione (GSH) and deficient acid greatly reduce CDT efficacy because of OH scavenging and decreased OH production efficiency. Even worse, the various physiological barriers, especially in glioma, further put the brakes on the targeted delivery of Fenton agents. Herein, by exploring the thiol reaction potential of 5,5′-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB), we have constructed a tailored biomimetic nanoreactor to improve glioma CDT efficacy through synchronous GSH exhaustion and acidity elevation. The biomimetic nanoreactor was fabricated by employing DTNB to drive the nano-assembly of BSA molecules, followed by loading the carrier onto the cell surface of neutrophils via disulfide-thiol exchange. Upon sensing the inflammatory signal, the nanoreactor hijacked by neutrophils efficiently targets to the tumor site, which then dually depletes GSH by disulfide bond stabilizing the nanostructure and the following liberated Fe (III). In particular, the simultaneously released DTNB can not only consume the residual GSH, but also produce 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (TNB) promptly, resulting in accelerated Fenton reaction. Through in vitro and in vivo experiments, we demonstrate the exhaustive and synchronous regulation of Fenton chemistry could potentially serve as a novel CDT strategy for glioma.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2590-0064
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006425000055; https://doaj.org/toc/2590-0064
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101447
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/932137d9f3064eaebd7d2bdbdff6c88b
Accession Number: edsdoj.932137d9f3064eaebd7d2bdbdff6c88b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25900064
DOI:10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101447
Published in:Materials Today Bio
Language:English