Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00919-z
Keywords
Photodynamic therapy; Immunotherapy; Cancer; IDO; Ferritin; Nanoparticles
Funding
- National Science Foundation [NSF1552617]
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering [R01EB022596]
- National Cancer Institute [R01CA247769, R01CA257851]
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research [R01DE028351]
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The study introduces a composite nanoparticle that can co-deliver a photosensitizer and an IDO inhibitor, showing significantly improved tumor suppression and animal survival in vivo. The treatment increases tumor infiltration of CD8(+) T cells while decreasing the frequencies of MDSCs and Tregs, highlighting the potential for combination therapy.
Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may elicit antitumor immune response in addition to killing cancer cells. However, PDT as a monotherapy often fails to induce a strong immunity. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which selectively block regulatory axes, may be used in combination with PDT to improve treatment outcomes. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is an immunoregulatory enzyme and an important meditator of tumor immune escape. Combination therapy with PDT and IDO-targeted immune checkpoint blockage is promising but has been seldom been explored. Methods: Herein we report a composite nanoparticle that allows for simultaneous delivery of photosensitizer and IDO inhibitor. Briefly, we separately load ZnF16Pc, a photosensitizer, and NLG919, an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor, into ferritin and poly(lactide-co-glycolic)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-PLGA) nanoparticles; we then conjugate these two compartments to form a composite nanoparticle referred to as PPF NPs. We tested combination treatment with PPF NPs first in vitro and then in vivo in B16F10-tumor bearing C57/BL6 mice. Results: Our results showed that PPF NPs can efficiently encapsulate both ZnF16Pc and NLG919. In vivo studies found that the combination treatment led to significantly improved tumor suppression and animal survival. Moreover, the treatment increased tumor infiltration of CD8(+) T cells, while reducing frequencies of MDSCs and Tregs. 30% of the animals showed complete tumor eradication, and they successfully rejected a second tumor inoculation. Overall, our studies introduce a unique composite nanoplatform that allows for co-delivery of photosensitizer and IDO inhibitor with minimal inter-species interference, which is ideal for combination therapy.
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