Starvation, Ferroptosis, and Prodrug Therapy Synergistically Enabled by a Cytochrome c Oxidase like Nanozyme

Changyu Cao, Nan Yang, Yan Su, Zheye Zhang, Chenxi Wang, Xuejiao Song, Peng Chen, Wenjun Wang, Xiaochen Dong

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Abstract

Nanozymes, which are inorganic nanomaterials mimicking natural enzyme activities, are bringing enormous opportunities to theranostics. Herein, a cytochrome c oxidase-like nanozyme (copper–silver alloy nanoparticle, Cu–Ag NP) is demonstrated for nanocatalytic cancer therapy. Loaded with bioreductive predrug (AQ4N), this Cu–Ag nanozyme unprecedentedly enables simultaneous starvation, ferroptosis, and chemical therapy with high specificity, and is able to totally eliminate tumor and greatly prolong the survival rate for 4T1-tumor-bearing mice. The underlying working mechanism is revealed both experimentally and theoretically.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2203236
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume34
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • cytochrome c
  • ferroptosis
  • nanozyme
  • prodrug therapy
  • starvation

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