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HERO ID
7017587
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
A covalent organic framework-based multifunctional therapeutic platform for enhanced photodynamic therapy via catalytic cascade reactions
Author(s)
Cai, L; Hu, C; Liu, S; Zhou, Y; Pang, M; Lin, Jun; ,
Year
2020
Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
Location
BEIJING
Volume
64
Issue
2
Page Numbers
488-497
DOI
10.1007/s40843-020-1428-0
Web of Science Id
WOS:000567735200001
Abstract
Utilizing the unique tumor microenvironment (TME) to conduct chemical reactions for cancer treatment becomes a hot topic recently. Nevertheless, single chemical reaction in TME is often restricted by scanty reaction substrates and slow reaction rate. Meanwhile, the toxic substances produced by the reactions are usually not enough to kill cancer cells. Herein, using covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as the template, Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) were subsequently grown on the surface of the COF, then a thin layer of manganese dioxide (MnO2) was coated over the material, and finally hyaluronic acid (HA) was introduced to improve the biocompatibility. The resultant product, named COF-Au-MnO2, was involved in several processes to form cascade reactions in the TME. Specifically, under hypoxic conditions, COF-Au-MnO2 could react with intratumoral H2O2 to produce O-2 to enhance the type II photodynamic therapy (PDT), and Au NPs could decompose glucose to promote starving-like therapy. Besides, starving-like therapy can also produce H2O2 to increase O-2 production. Simultaneously, MnO2 can consume glutathione (GSH) to enhance the antitumor efficacy, and the released Mn2+ could be used for T-1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Bothin vitroandin vivoexperiments had proven excellent cancer cell killing effect and antitumor efficacy of COF-Au-MnO2 viasuch a cycle-like process.
Keywords
covalent organic framework; cascade reaction; tumor microenvironment; enhanced photodynamic therapy
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