Self-assembled metal-polyphenolic based multifunctional nanomedicine to improve therapy treatment of pancreatic cancer by inhibition of glutamine metabolism.

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Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China; The Second Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; Cuiying Biomedical Research Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China; Gansu Province High-Altitude High-Incidence Cancer Biobank, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China. Electronic address:

Published: December 2024

Cancer poses a significant threat to human health and life. Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and chemodynamic therapy (CDT) are effective treatments for cancer. However, the presence of metabolic reprogramming via glutamine in tumor cells limits their therapeutic effectiveness. Herein, we propose an effective assembly strategy to synthesize a novel metal-polyphenolic based multifunctional nanomedicine (Fe-DBEF) containing Pluronic F127 stable ferric ion crosslinked epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) nanoparticles loaded with GLS1 inhibitor bis-2-(5-phenylacetamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl) ethyl sulfide (BPTES) and chemotherapy drug doxorubicin (DOX). Our study demonstrates that Fe-DBEF nanomedicine exhibits high efficiency anti-proliferation properties in pancreatic cancer through a combination of in vitro cell experiments, human organoid experiments and KPC animal experiments. Notably, Fe-DBEF nanomedicine can reduce the production of glutathione (GSH) in tumor cells, thereby reducing their resistance to ROS therapy. Additionally, excessive ROS production also aggravates DNA damage caused by DOX, synergistically sensitizing chemotherapy and promoting apoptosis for efficient treatment of pancreatic cancer. Overall, our findings suggest that inhibiting glutamine metabolism to increase the sensitivity of chemotherapy/CDT using metal-polyphenolic based multifunctional nanomedicine provides a promising combination of multiple therapeutic means for treating pancreatic cancer.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114162DOI Listing

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