Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoclusters Can Induce Immunogenic Cell Death and Suppress Tumor Recurrence and Metastasis

Metastasis is the predominant cause of cancer deaths due to solid organ malignancies; however, anticancer drugs are not effective in treating metastatic cancer. Here we report a nanotherapeutic approach that combines magnetic nanocluster-based hyperthermia and free radical generation with an immune...

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Published in:ACS nano 2022-11, Vol.16 (11), p.18538-18554
Main Authors: Zhang, Linlin, Zhang, Qingbo, Hinojosa, Daniel T., Jiang, Kaiyi, Pham, Quoc-Khanh, Xiao, Zhen, Colvin, Vicki L., Bao, Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cell Line, Tumor
Free Radicals - metabolism
Immunogenic Cell Death
Magnetic Fields
Mice
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Summary:Metastasis is the predominant cause of cancer deaths due to solid organ malignancies; however, anticancer drugs are not effective in treating metastatic cancer. Here we report a nanotherapeutic approach that combines magnetic nanocluster-based hyperthermia and free radical generation with an immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) for effective suppression of both primary and secondary tumors. We attached 2,2′-azobis­(2-midinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) molecules to magnetic iron oxide nanoclusters (IONCs) to form an IONC–AAPH nanoplatform. The IONC can generate a high level of localized heat under an alternating magnetic field (AMF), which decomposes the AAPH on the cluster surface and produces a large number of carbon-centered free radicals. A combination of localized heating and free radicals can effectively kill tumor cells under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. The tumor cell death caused by the combination of magnetic heating and free radicals led to the release or exposure of various damage-associated molecule patterns, which promoted the maturation of dendritic cells. Treating the tumor-bearing mice with IONC–AAPH under AMF not only eradicated the tumors but also generated systemic antitumor immune responses. The combination of IONC–AAPH under AMF with anti-PD-1 ICB dramatically suppressed the growth of untreated distant tumors and induced long-term immune memory. This IONC–AAPH based magneto-immunotherapy has the potential to effectively combat metastasis and control cancer recurrence.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.2c06776