Copper-based metal-organic framework co-loaded doxorubicin and curcumin for anti-cancer with synergistic apoptosis and ferroptosis therapy.

Int J Pharm

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: December 2024

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  • * The system works by quickly breaking down in tumor cells to release curcumin and doxorubicin while also utilizing copper to deplete glutathione, inducing both ferroptosis and apoptosis.
  • * Testing on MCF-7 tumor-bearing mice showed that Cur@DOX@MOF-199 NPs significantly improved antitumor effects, highlighting its potential as an effective treatment strategy by synergistically targeting two forms of cell death.

Article Abstract

The combination of chemotherapy and ferroptosis therapy can greatly improve the efficiency of tumor treatment. However, ferroptosis-based therapy is limited by the unsatisfactory Fenton activity and insufficient HO supply in tumor cells. In this work, a nano-drug delivery system Cur@DOX@MOF-199 NPs was constructed to combine ferroptosis and apoptosis by loading curcumin (Cur) and doxorubicin (DOX) based on the copper-based organic framework MOF-199. Cur@DOX@MOF-199 NPs decompose quickly by glutathione (GSH), releasing Cu, DOX and Cur. Cu can deplete GSH while also being reduced to Cu; DOX can induce apoptosis and simultaneously boost HO production. Moreover, Cur enhanced the expression of intracellular heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), for decomposing heme and releasing Fe, which further combined with Cu to catalyze HO for hydroxyl radical (OH) generation, leading to the accumulation of lipid peroxide and ferroptosis. As a result, Cur@DOX@MOF-199 NPs exhibited significantly enhanced antitumor efficacy in MCF-7 tumor-bearing mouse model, suggesting this nano formulation is an excellent synergetic pathway for apoptosis and ferroptosis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124744DOI Listing

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