Cuproptosis: Harnessing transition metal for cancer therapy

W Wang, W Mo, Z Hang, Y Huang, H Yi, Z Sun, A Lei - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transition metal elements, such as copper, play diverse and pivotal roles in oncology. They
act as constituents of metalloenzymes involved in cellular metabolism, function as signaling …

Reactive oxygen nanobiocatalysts: activity-mechanism disclosures, catalytic center evolutions, and changing states

S Cao, Y Long, S Xiao, Y Deng, L Ma, M Adeli… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Benefiting from low costs, structural diversities, tunable catalytic activities, feasible
modifications, and high stability compared to the natural enzymes, reactive oxygen …

Engineered bacteria labeled with iridium (III) photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic immunotherapy of solid tumors

W Lin, Y Liu, J Wang, Z Zhao, K Lu, H Meng… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite metal‐based photosensitizers showing great potential in photodynamic therapy for
tumor treatment, the application of the photosensitizers is intrinsically limited by their poor …

When near-infrared fluorescence meets supramolecular coordination complexes: Challenges and opportunities of metallacycles/metallacages in precision …

Y Xu, Y Dou, Q Li, H Ye, Y Li, S Qiu, X Xiong, J Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the metallacycles/metallacages have attracted unremitting interest in
biomedical fields, yet visual tracking of their in vivo delivery, targeting ability, biodistribution …

Dendritic Nanomedicine with Boronate Bonds for Augmented Chemo‐Immunotherapy via Synergistic Modulation of Tumor Immune Microenvironment

Y Li, Y Wu, Z Fang, Y Zhang, H Ding, L Ren… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unsatisfied tumor accumulation of chemotherapeutic drugs and a complicated
immunosuppressive microenvironment diminish the immune response rate and the …

Evoking Ferroptosis by Synergistic Enhancement of a Cyclopentadienyl Iridium‐Betulin Immune Agonist

M Lv, Y Zheng, J Wu, Z Shen, B Guo, G Hu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death driven by iron‐dependent lipid peroxidation
(LPO) with the potential for antitumor immunity activation. In this study, a nonferrous …

Novel 2-(5-Arylthiophen-2-yl)-benzoazole Cyclometalated Iridium (III) dppz Complexes Exhibit Selective Phototoxicity in Cancer Cells by Lysosomal Damage and …

J Kasparkova, A Hernández-García… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A second-generation series of biscyclometalated 2-(5-aryl-thienyl)-benzimidazole and-
benzothiazole Ir (III) dppz complexes [Ir (C^ N) 2 (dppz)]+, Ir1–Ir4, were rationally designed …

Developing a ruthenium (III) complex to trigger gasdermin E-mediated pyroptosis and an immune response based on decitabine and liposomes: Targeting inhibition of …

W Li, S Li, G Xu, X Man, T Yang, Z Zhang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To develop next-generation metal drugs with high efficiency and low toxicity for targeting
inhibition of gastric tumor growth and metastasis, we not only optimized a series of …

Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer: A Lysosome-Targeted NIR-Light-Activated Ruthenium (II) Metallacycle

L Tu, C Li, Q Ding, A Sharma, M Li, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Though immunogenic cell death (ICD) has garnered significant attention in the realm of
anticancer therapies, effectively stimulating strong immune responses with minimal side …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of the cGAS-STING pathway by a mitochondrial DNA-targeted emissive rhodium (iii) metallointercalator

Y Zheng, XX Chen, DY Zhang, WJ Wang, K Peng… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon (STING) pathway is a key
mediator of innate immunity involved in cancer development and treatment. The roles of …