<p>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 (•O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>) generation in aqueous solutions under ultrasound (US) irradiation. Given that •O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup> 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(<sub><Emphasis Type="ItalicSmallCaps">l</Emphasis></sub>-glutamic acid) (PLG) carrier, followed by encapsulating coumarin derivatives. Under low-intensity US irradiation (1.5 W/cm<sup>2</sup>, 1 MHz, 10 min), P-cisPt(IV)@5-MOP achieved a Pt(IV) reduction rate of 91.4%. Furthermore, upon US exposure, its half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC<sub>50</sub>) against 4T1 breast cancer cells decreased dramatically from 25.7 µmol/L to 0.1 µmol/L. Remarkably, this system combined with US therapy yielded a tumor inhibition rate of 90.9%, with 40% of tumor-bearing mice achieving complete eradication of tumors, while exhibiting low systemic toxicity. Collectively, this work not only identifies a novel sonosensitizer capable of generating •O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup> but also develops a new class of ultrasound-activatable Pt(IV) nanoprodrug.</p>

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Ultrasound-induced Activation of Tetravalent Platinum Polyglutamate Nanoprodrug Accelerated by Coumarin Derivatives

  • Chao-Ying Kong,
  • Chu-Wen Luo,
  • Ya-Jun Xu,
  • Na Shen,
  • Zhao-Hui Tang

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(l-glutamic acid) (PLG) carrier, followed by encapsulating coumarin derivatives. Under low-intensity US irradiation (1.5 W/cm2, 1 MHz, 10 min), P-cisPt(IV)@5-MOP achieved a Pt(IV) reduction rate of 91.4%. Furthermore, upon US exposure, its half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) against 4T1 breast cancer cells decreased dramatically from 25.7 µmol/L to 0.1 µmol/L. Remarkably, this system combined with US therapy yielded a tumor inhibition rate of 90.9%, with 40% of tumor-bearing mice achieving complete eradication of tumors, while exhibiting low systemic toxicity. Collectively, this work not only identifies a novel sonosensitizer capable of generating •O2 but also develops a new class of ultrasound-activatable Pt(IV) nanoprodrug.