articleNature CommunicationsFeb 20, 2023GOLD OA

A nitric-oxide driven chemotactic nanomotor for enhanced immunotherapy of glioblastoma

Nanjing Normal University · Peking University

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Abstract

The major challenges of immunotherapy for glioblastoma are that drugs cannot target tumor sites accurately and properly activate complex immune responses. Herein, we design and prepare a kind of chemotactic nanomotor loaded with brain endothelial cell targeting agent angiopep-2 and anti-tumor drug (Lonidamine modified with mitochondrial targeting agent triphenylphosphine, TLND). Reactive oxygen species and inducible nitric oxide synthase (ROS/iNOS), which are specifically highly expressed in glioblastoma microenvironment, are used as chemoattractants to induce the chemotactic behavior of the nanomotors. We propose a precise targeting strategy of brain endothelial cells-tumor cells-mitochondria. Results…

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Keywords
  • Tumor microenvironment
  • Immunotherapy
  • Immune system
  • Cancer research
  • Chemotaxis
  • Nitric oxide
  • Cytotoxic T cell
  • Metastasis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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