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Co-delivery of Dihydroartemisinin and Pyropheophorbide-iron Elicits Ferroptosis to Potentiate Cancer Immunotherapy by Wenbo Han; Xiaopin Duan; Kaiyuan Ni; Youyou Li; Christina Chan; Wenbin Lin is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

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Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) has shown cytotoxicity against various tumor cells in vitro in an iron-dependent manner, but its in vivo antitumor efficacy is compromised by its rapid degradation and clearance. Here we show the induction of ferroptosis by DHA in an immunogenic fashion and the maximization of in vivo antitumor efficacy of DHA by co-delivering a cholesterol derivative of DHA (Chol-DHA) and Pyropheophorbide-iron (Pyro-Fe) in ZnP@DHA/Pyro-Fe core-shell nanoparticles. ZnP@DHA/Pyro-Fe particles stabilize DHA against hydrolysis and prolong blood circulation of Chol-DHA and Pyro-Fe for their enhanced uptake in tumors. Co-delivery of an exogenous iron complex and DHA induces more ROS production and causes significant tumor inhibition in vivo. By increasing tumor immunogenicity, the combination of DHA and Pyro-Fe sensitizes non-immunogenic colorectal tumors to anti-PD-L1 checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. These findings suggest the potential of using nanotechnology to repurpose DHA and other drugs with excellent safety profiles for combination with immune checkpoint blockade to treat cancers.

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Author

Wenbo Han; Xiaopin Duan; Kaiyuan Ni; Youyou Li; Christina Chan; Wenbin Lin

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)