Collapsed nanomineral inducing oxidation-enhanced photoacoustic mechanical damage for elimination of solid tumor
摘要
Circumventing the tumor’s defensive antioxidant system and achieving precision cancer therapy are the major challenges in achieving high-efficacy tumor treatments. In this study, we propose a rational and effective therapeutic strategy by synergistically integrating the effects of a non-oxidative physical ablation and an oxidative chemical intervention. An acid-responsive self-collapsing nanomineral PCSB is constructed, which consists of a poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-modified calcium sulfite (CaSO3) and a pH-responsive photoacoustic (PA) therapeutic molecule, aza-BDP. The tumor acidic microenvironment promotes the decomposition of PCSB, triggering the release of PA agents and SO2/Ca2+, thereby achieving the synergistic therapy of non-oxidative mechanical damage from PA therapeutic effect and oxidative chemical damage from SO2 gas and Ca2+ metal ion therapeutic effects. Therefore, this study presents a synergistic physical and chemical treatment strategy, which shows significant potential for reducing the resistance conferred by the antioxidant mechanisms of tumor cells and improving the precision of treatment.