Ultrasmall gold-encapsulated mesoporous platinum to promote photodynamic/catalytic therapy through cascade enzyme-like reactions.

Mesoporous platinum (mPt) nanozyme possessed enzyme-like property of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD), but the insufficient hydrogen peroxide (HO) concentration severely restricted its application in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and catalytic therapy. Herein, by depositing ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and modifying photosensitizer IR808, a multifunctional nanozyme (mPt@Au-IR808) was designed to promote PDT/catalytic therapy through cascade enzyme-like reactions of glucose oxidase (GOx) and CAT/POD. In tumor microenvironment, the CAT-like oxygen (O) generation improved the PDT efficacy, and the POD-like hydroxyl radical (·OH) generation achieved endogenous catalytic therapy.

Pt/Pd dual-modified porphyrin metal-organic frameworks for NIR-II photothermal-enhanced photodynamic/catalytic therapy.

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and catalytic therapy were promising treatment modes, but tumor hypoxia and poor catalytic activity severely limited their efficacies. Herein, using a porphyrin metal-organic framework (PCN-224) as nanocarrier, a platinum/palladium (Pt/Pd) dual-modified PCN-224 nanoprobe (PCN-224-Pt@Pd) with strong peroxidase (POD)/catalase (CAT)-like activities was developed, achieving photothermal-promoted PDT/catalytic therapy. Compared with single ultrasmall Pt modifying, CAT-like activity of Pt/Pd dual-modifying increased oxygen concentration from 6.

Ultrasmall iridium-encapsulated porphyrin metal-organic frameworks for enhanced photodynamic/catalytic therapy by producing reactive oxygen species storm.

Transition metal-coordinated porphyrin metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were perspective in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and catalytic therapy. However, the tumor hypoxia and the insufficient endogenous hydrogen peroxide (HO) seriously limited their efficacies. Herein, by encapsulating ultrasmall iridium (Ir) and modifying glucose oxidase (GOx), an iron-coordinated porphyrin MOF (Fe-MOF) nanoplatform (Fe-MOF@Ir/GOx) was designed to strengthen PDT/catalytic therapy by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) storm.

Near infrared-II photothermal-promoted multi-enzyme activities of gold-platinum to enhance catalytic therapy.

Bimetallic nanozymes exhibited multi-enzyme activities, but glutathione (GSH) overexpression and weak catalytic capability restricted their catalytic therapeutic performance. Thus, this study developed a smart nanozyme (AuPt@MnO) with a core-shell structure by coating manganese dioxide (MnO) on the gold-platinum (AuPt) nanozyme (AuPt@MnO) surface to enhance catalytic therapy. In this nanozyme, AuPt possessed triple-enzyme activities, i.

Photothermal-promoted O/OH generation of gold nanotetrapod @ platinum nano-islands for enhanced catalytic/photodynamic therapy.

Ultrasmall platinum (Pt) nanozymes are used for catalytic therapy and oxygen (O)-dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT) by harnessing the dual-enzyme activities of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD). However, their applications as nanocatalysts are limited due to their low catalytic activity. Herein, we constructed a photothermal-promoted bimetallic nanoplatform (AuNTP@Pt-IR808) by depositing ultrasmall Pt nano-islands and modifying 1-(5-Carboxypentyl)-2-(2-(3-(2-(1-(5-carboxypentyl)-3,3-dimethylindolin-2-ylidene)ethylidene)-2-chlorocyclohex-1-en-1-yl)vinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-3H-indol-1-ium bromide (IR808) on gold nanotetrapod (AuNTP) with CAT/POD activities to enhance PDT/catalytic therapy.

Biodegradable hollow mesoporous bimetallic nanoreactors to boost chemodynamic therapy.

As an endogenous catalytic treatment, chemodynamic therapy (CDT) was attracting considerable attention, but the weak catalytic efficiency of Fenton agents and the non-degradation of nanocarriers severely limited its development. In this work, a biodegradable bimetallic nanoreactor was developed for boosting CDT, in which Fe-doped hollow mesoporous manganese dioxide (HMnO) was selected as nanocarrier, and the Fe/HMnO@DOX-GOD@HA nanoprobe was constructed by loading doxorubicin (DOX) and modifying glucose oxidase (GOD) and hyaluronic acid (HA). The glutathione (GSH) responsive degradation of HMnO promoted the release of DOX, by which the release rate significantly increased to 96.

Mesoporous polydopamine delivery system for intelligent drug release and photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy using MnO as gatekeeper.

The non-specific leakage of drugs from nanocarriers seriously weakened the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy, and it was very critical of constructing tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive delivery nanocarriers, achieving the modulation release of drugs. Herein, using manganese dioxide (MnO) as gatekeeper, an intelligent nanoplatform based on mesoporous polydopamine (MPDA) was developed to deliver doxorubicin (DOX), by which the DOX release was precisely controlled, and simultaneously the photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemodynamic therapy (CDT) were realized. In normal physiological environment, the stable MnO shell effectively avoided the leakage of DOX.

Ultrasmall Au/Pt-loaded biocompatible albumin nanospheres to enhance photodynamic/catalytic therapy via triple amplification of glucose-oxidase/catalase/peroxidase.

The weak catalytic activity of nanocatalysts and the insufficient endogenous hydrogen peroxide (HO) in tumor microenvironment (TME) seriously restricted the efficacy of catalytic therapy, and the non-degradability of inorganic nanocarriers was also unfavorable for their clinical applications. Herein, by depositing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) with ultrasmall size and modifying photosensitizer (IR808), a biocompatible bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanoplatform (BSA@Au/Pt-IR808) with triple-amplification of enzyme activity was constructed to enhance photodynamic therapy (PDT) and catalytic therapy. Ultrasmall AuNPs possessed glucose oxidase (GOx)-like activity, by which the self-supplying HO accelerated the dual-enzyme activity of peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) of ultrasmall PtNPs, promoting the generation of hydroxyl radical (·OH) and singlet oxygen (O).

Colorimetric sensor for Cr (VI) by oxidative etching of gold nanotetrapods at room temperature.

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is highly carcinogenic and mutagenic, which is seriously harmful to human health. Hence, it is important to create a probe that can detect Cr(VI) effectively. In this work, gold nanotetrapods (Au NTPs) were applied in colorimetric detection for the first time.

Ultrasmall gold decorated bimetallic metal-organic framework based nanoprobes for enhanced chemodynamic therapy with triple amplification.

Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has shown potential for important applications in tumor precision therapy, but insufficient endogenous hydrogen peroxide (HO), overexpressed glutathione (GSH) and a weak Fenton-reaction rate greatly reduced the efficacy of CDT. Herein, a metal-organic framework (MOF) based bimetallic nanoprobe with self-supplying HO was developed for enhancing CDT with triple amplification, in which ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were deposited on Co-based MOFs (ZIF-67), and manganese dioxide (MnO) nanoshells were coated to form a ZIF-67@AuNPs@MnO nanoprobe. In the tumor microenvironment, MnO depleted overexpressed GSH to produce Mn, and the bimetallic Co/Mn nanoprobe accelerated the Fenton-like reaction rate.

Ultrasmall Gold-Coated Mesoporous Polydopamine Nanoprobe to Enhance Chemodynamic Therapy by Self-Supplying HO and Photothermal Stimulation.

Tumor microenvironment (TME) responsive chemodynamic therapy (CDT) showed an important application in inhibiting tumor growth by producing the highly toxic hydroxyl radical (·OH), but insufficient hydrogen peroxide (HO) and overexpressed glutathione (GSH) limited its application. Herein, by integrating photothermal therapy (PTT) and CDT, a new kind of mesoporous polydopamine (MPDA)-based cascade-reaction nanoplatform (MPDA@AuNPs-Cu) was designed for enhanced antitumor therapy, in which ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with glucose oxidase (GOx)-like activity were deposited on MPDA for providing HO, and Cu was chelated for GSH-responsive Fenton-like reaction. It was demonstrated that the MPDA@AuNPs-Cu nanoprobe showed high photothermal conversion efficiency and excellent biocompatibility.

Endo/exo-genous dual-stimuli responsive gold nanotetrapod-based nanoprobe for magnetic resonance imaging and enhanced multimodal therapeutics by amplifying·OH generation.

Tumor microenvironment (TME) responsive chemodynamic therapy (CDT) can produce high-toxic hydroxyl radicals (·OH) to kill cancer cells, but the limited concentration of endogenous hydrogen peroxide (HO) seriously restricted its application. Herein, using endo/exo-genous dual-stimuli, a novel nanoprobe with enhanced ·OH generation was developed for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and multimodal therapeutics, in which gold nanotetrapod (AuNTP) with photothermal therapy (PTT) performance was coated with mesoporous silica (mSiO) and loaded with cisplatin (CDDP), then a thin layer of manganese dioxide (MnO) was deposited to construct AuNTP@mSiO@CDDP@MnO nanoprobes. In TME, endogenous HO, CDDP-triggered self-supplying HO produced via cascade reaction and the exogenous photothermal effect of AuNTPs together enhanced the ·OH generation of Mn induced by glutathione (GSH) responsive degradation of MnO.

Manganese-Doped Carbon Dots with Redshifted Orange Emission for Enhanced Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Metal-doped carbon dots (CDs) exhibited promising application in fluorescence and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, but developing manganese-doped CDs (Mn-CDs) with long wavelength emission and enhanced MR performance is a challenge. Herein, using a one-step solvothermal method, Mn-CDs with redshifted orange emission and enhanced longitudinal relaxation were synthesized for fluorescence and MR imaging. The results indicated that the prepared Mn-CDs had a uniform size distribution, and the average size was 5 nm.

HO-Responsive Gold Nanoclusters @ Mesoporous Silica @ Manganese Dioxide Nanozyme for "Off/On" Modulation and Enhancement of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy.

In order to achieve safe and high-efficient photodynamic therapy (PDT), it was a powerful strategy of constructing O-generated nanozyme with intelligent "off/on" modulation and enhancement. Herein, a kind of HO-responsive nanozyme was developed for off/on modulation and enhancement of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and PDT, in which great amounts of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) were loaded into mesoporous silica to form nanoassembly, and manganese dioxide (MnO) nanosheets were wrapped as switching shield shell (AuNCs@mSiO@MnO). In a neutral physiological environment, stable MnO shells eliminated singlet oxygen (O) generation to switch off PDT and MR imaging.

Black titanium dioxide@manganese dioxide for glutathione-responsive MR imaging and enhanced photothermal therapy.

Multifunctional nanoprobes with tumor microenvironment response are playing important roles in highly efficient theranostics of cancers. Herein, a kind of theranostic nanoprobe was synthesized by coating manganese dioxide (MnO) on the surface of black commercial P25 titanium dioxide (b-P25). The resultant nanoprobe (b-P25@MnO) possessed glutathione (GSH)-responsive magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and enhanced photothermal therapy (PTT).

Ce6-Conjugated and polydopamine-coated gold nanostars with enhanced photoacoustic imaging and photothermal/photodynamic therapy to inhibit lung metastasis of breast cancer.

Metastasis is the main cause of treatment failure in breast cancer, and integrated phototheranostics is a promising strategy to achieve both precision theranostics and metastasis inhibition. In this work, a multifunctional phototheranostic nanoprobe composed of chlorin e6 (Ce6)-conjugated and polydopamine (PDA)-coated gold nanostars (AuNSs) was synthesized for simultaneous photoacoustic (PA) imaging, photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Under the irradiation of near infrared laser, AuNSs@PDA showed enhanced photothermal conversion and amplified PA imaging performance, compared with single AuNSs.

Amplified Photoacoustic Signal and Enhanced Photothermal Conversion of Polydopamine-Coated Gold Nanobipyramids for Phototheranostics and Synergistic Chemotherapy.

Light-responsive nanoprobes were suffering from the threat of high-dose laser irradiation, and it was important for constructing new nanoprobes for safe and efficient phototheranostics. Here, polydopamine (PDA)-coated gold nanobipyramids (AuNBPs@PDA) were synthesized for amplified photoacoustic (PA) signal and enhanced photothermal conversion with low-dose laser irradiation and then doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded AuNBPs@PDA-DOX nanoprobes were constructed for PA imaging-guided synergistic photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemotherapy. The AuNBPs@PDA nanoparticles possessed higher photothermal conversion efficiency (42.