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SMALL
卷 17, 期 36, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102610
关键词
fluorophore; hemicyanine; immunotherapy; NQO1; pyroptosis
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51873072, 52073101]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou [202002030268]
- Guangdong Provincial Pearl River Talents Program [2019QN01Y088]
The near-infrared dye CyNH2 can selectively induce pyroptosis in cancer cells through NQO1 response, leading to systemic activation of antitumor immunity.
Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death that can effectively eliminate malignant cells and boost anticancer immunity. However, most of the current pyroptosis inducers lack cell selectivity, which may cause severe side effects for cancer therapy. In this work, for the first time, the authors discovered that the commonly used near-infrared (NIR) fluorogenic hemicyanine (CyNH2) induces pyrolysis to kill cancer cells and boost antitumor immunity. Cancer cells overexpressing the NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase isozyme 1 (NQO1)-responsive theranostic (NCyNH2) are designed for selective cell pyroptosis and are nonfluorescent with low toxicity before activation. In the presence of NQO1, the fluorescence of CyNH2 is restored and can selectively initiate pyroptosis of cancer cells and further lead to systemic antitumor immunity activation for solid tumor therapy. Thus, this fluorogenic NIR dye may represent a novel theranostic agent for the selective initiation of tumor pyroptosis.
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