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Pillar[6]arene-based supramolecular self-assemblies for two-pronged GSH-consumption-augmented chemo/photothermal therapy

Yang Bai1( )Xihua Li1Sijie Song2Jing Yang1Xia Liu2Zhaowei Chen2( )
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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Here, supramolecular prodrug self-assemblies were constructed to consume glutathione through intracellular released quinone methide and light activated 1O2. In this way, the therapeutic efficacies of the released chlorambucil and photothermia were augmented toward synergistically inhibiting tumour growth.

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The abundant intracellular glutathione (GSH) in cancer cells severely undermines the therapeutic efficacy of different treatments due to their role in protecting cancer cells from the associated oxidative stress. Developing a highly integrated system to consume GSH would help to improve the therapeutic outcomes. In this study, supramolecular prodrug self-assemblies (SPSAs) with IR825 loaded inside were developed to consume GSH via two-pronged pathways while augmenting the therapeutic potency of chemo/photothermal treatment. SPSAs were prepared using water-soluble pillar[6]arene (WP[6]) as host units and H2O2-responsive nitrogen mustard prodrug, chlorambucil-(phenylboronic acid pinacol ester) conjugates (Cb-BE), as the guests. When SPSAs were internalized by cancer cells, the generation of quinone methide (QM) from Cb-BE and singlet oxygen (1O2) from irradiation-activated IR825 could consume GSH in a concerted way. As such, the therapeutic efficacies of the released chlorambucil and the accompanied hyperthermia were augmented toward synergistically inhibiting tumor growth.

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Bai Y, Li X, Song S, et al. Pillar[6]arene-based supramolecular self-assemblies for two-pronged GSH-consumption-augmented chemo/photothermal therapy. Nano Research, 2023, 16(7): 9921-9929. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5858-9
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Received: 12 April 2023
Revised: 19 May 2023
Accepted: 22 May 2023
Published: 26 June 2023
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