Ultrasound-induced Activation of Tetravalent Platinum Polyglutamate Nanoprodrug Accelerated by Coumarin Derivatives
摘要
Given that platinum-based drugs are widely used clinically as chemotherapeutic agents, their severe toxic side effects have attracted significant attention. Consequently, the development of novel nanoprodrugs based on low-toxicity tetravalent platinum (Pt(IV)) complexes holds substantial research value. Herein, we discovered that coumarin derivatives exhibit inherent antitumor efficacy and significantly enhance superoxide anion radicals (•O2−) generation in aqueous solutions under ultrasound (US) irradiation. Given that •O2− is known to mediate the reduction of Pt(IV) to divalent platinum (Pt(II)), we engineered an US-responsive dual-drug nanoprodrug (P-cisPt(IV)@5-MOP). This nanoprodrug was prepared by covalently conjugating Pt(IV) and methoxy polyethylene glycol hydroxyl (mPEG-OH) to a poly(