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  • Title: GSH-Responsive Liposomes with Heat Shock Protein Regulatory Ability for Efficient Photodynamic/Photothermal Combined Therapy of Tumors.
    Author: Deng H, Li X, Pan L, Tang M, Wang B, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Kong X, Wang S, Zhu W.
    Journal: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces; 2024 May 22; 16(20):25788-25798. PubMed ID: 38716694.
    Abstract:
    Phototherapy, represented by photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), has great potential in tumor treatment. However, the presence of antioxidant glutathione (GSH) and the heat shock proteins (HSPs) expression caused by high temperature can weaken the effects of PDT and PTT. Here, a multifunctional nanocomplex BT&GA@CL is constructed to realize enhanced synergistic PDT/PTT. Cinnamaldehyde liposomes (CLs) formed by cinnamaldehyde dimer self-assembly were loaded with in gambogic acid (GA) and an aggregation-induced emission molecule BT to obtain BT&GA@CL. As a drug carrier, CL can consume glutathione (GSH) and release drugs responsively. The released BT aggregates can simultaneously act as both a photothermal agent and photosensitizer to achieve PDT and PTT under 660 nm laser irradiation. Specifically, GA as an HSP90 inhibitor can attenuate PTT-induced HSP90 protein expression, thereby weakening the tolerance of tumor cells to high temperatures and enhancing PTT. Such a multifunctional nanocomplex simultaneously modulates the content of GSH and HSP90 in tumor cells, thus enhancing both PDT and PTT, ultimately achieving the goal of efficient combined tumor suppression.
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