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Cu 0 -based nanoparticles boost anti-tumor efficacy via synergy of cuproptosis and ferroptosis enhanced by cuproptosis-induced glutathione synthesis disorder.

Yichen WanJunge ChenJiaxuan LiZelong ChenYi WangJiahui LiZhichao PeiYuxin Pei
Published in: Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces (2024)
Apoptotic resistance of tumor often leads to poor efficacy from mono-therapy based on apoptosis. Cuproptosis, a new type of non-apoptotic cell death related to mitochondrial dysfunction, can alter metabolism and enhance ferroptosis, providing a promising strategy for effective synergistic cancer treatment. In this work, Cu 0 -based nanoparticles (denoted as HA-ZCu) were successfully developed to improve anti-tumor efficacy by combining cuproptosis with enhanced ferroptosis, which was achieved by cuproptosis-induced glutathione synthesis disorder. In vitro studies revealed that HA-ZCu effectively induced cuproptosis and ferroptosis in HepG2 cells. Moreover, HA-ZCu induced mitochondrial dysfunction and decreased intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP), glutamate, and glutathione, demonstrating the effective synergy. In vivo studies further approved the synergistic therapeutic efficacy of HA-ZCu, where the inhibition rate of tumor growth reached 83.2 %. This work represents the first example of enhanced anti-tumor efficacy via cuproptosis and ferroptosis synergy through cuproptosis-induced glutathione synthesis disorder.
Keyphrases
  • cell death
  • high glucose
  • diabetic rats
  • cell cycle arrest
  • drug induced
  • stem cells
  • endothelial cells
  • cancer therapy
  • single cell
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • anti inflammatory