The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the me...The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the metalated porphyrin structures are widely studied in biomedical applications due to the favorable properties of high singlet oxygen quantum yield as well as strong fluorescence imaging ability. Herein, a pH-responsive zinc(II) metalated porphyrin(P-4) was designed and synthesized for amplifying cancer photodynamic/photothermal therapy with excellent fluorescence quantum yield(67.4%), superb singlet oxygen quantum yield(84.3%) and desired photothermal conversion efficiency(30.0%). In vitro, the self-assembled P-4 nanoparticles can specifically target to lysosome subcellular site and realize protonated process of dibutaneaminophenyl(DBAP) groups with high photo toxicity. Under single 660 nm laser illumination, the tumor can be ablated completely with no side effects in vivo. This work demonstrates that the p H-responsive P-4 nanoparticles provide a new avenue for highly efficient cancer combination therapy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61525402,61775095 and 21704043)Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Plan(BE2017741)+1 种基金Six Talent Peak Innovation Team in Jiangsu Province(TD-SWYY-009)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20170990and 17KJB150020)
文摘The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the metalated porphyrin structures are widely studied in biomedical applications due to the favorable properties of high singlet oxygen quantum yield as well as strong fluorescence imaging ability. Herein, a pH-responsive zinc(II) metalated porphyrin(P-4) was designed and synthesized for amplifying cancer photodynamic/photothermal therapy with excellent fluorescence quantum yield(67.4%), superb singlet oxygen quantum yield(84.3%) and desired photothermal conversion efficiency(30.0%). In vitro, the self-assembled P-4 nanoparticles can specifically target to lysosome subcellular site and realize protonated process of dibutaneaminophenyl(DBAP) groups with high photo toxicity. Under single 660 nm laser illumination, the tumor can be ablated completely with no side effects in vivo. This work demonstrates that the p H-responsive P-4 nanoparticles provide a new avenue for highly efficient cancer combination therapy.