结合化学和机械瘤免疫调节使用化半孔纳米粒子
Taylor R Ausec1, Lisa L Carr1, Talaial B Alina1
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, United States.
概括
将工程纳米粒子与聚焦超声波相结合,使瘤相关的巨细胞再极化,增强癌症免疫疗法. 这种方法为免疫学上"冷"的瘤提供了一个有希望的治疗策略.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 癌症免疫学 癌症免疫学
- 纳米技术纳米技术
背景情况:
- 与瘤相关的巨细胞 (TAMs) 经常表现出一种抗炎性表型,阻碍了抗瘤免疫反应.
- 将TAM重定向为促炎性表型是癌症免疫治疗中的关键策略.
- 目前的方法主要集中在生物化学刺激上,限制治疗疗效.
研究的目的:
- 研究化学和机械刺激的协同效应,以增强免疫调节.
- 设计能够提供免疫调节剂和产生损伤相关分子模式 (DAMPs) 的纳米粒子.
- 评估这种综合方法在反极化TAM和促进抗瘤免疫力的有效性.
主要方法:
- 工程化疏水功能化半孔性纳米颗粒 (F108-hMSNs) 来封装Resiquimod.
- 利用高强度聚焦超声波 (HIFU) 介导的惯性化来诱导癌细胞死亡和DAMP释放.
- 同时使用F108-hMSNs和HIFU来刺激TAM并评估表型变化.
主要成果:
- 与单独使用HIFU相比,与F108-hMSNs结合的HIFU显著增加了癌细胞死亡和DAMP生成.
- 用F108-hMSNs和HIFU治疗导致TAMs中的炎症标志物 (CD86,MHC II,iNOS) 的上调.
- 在所有测试条件中,综合方法诱导了TAMs中最显著的炎症表型转变.
结论:
- 使用工程纳米粒子和HIFU同时进行化学和机械激活是TAM再极化的一个强有力的策略.
- 这种组合方法显示出在免疫学上"冷"瘤中克服免疫抑制的希望.
- 进一步开发这种双刺激策略可以促进癌症免疫治疗.
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