An Injectable Photothermal-Fusing Hydrogel: Achieving Temperature-Controllable Mild Photothermal Therapy to Reverse Chemotherapy-Induced Immune Tolerance.

Meng, Meng; Wu, Jiayan; Guo, Xiaoya; Li, Tong; Yue, Penghan; Tu, Zhaoyuan; Wu, Ruiying; Xing, Yumeng et al. · Nano Lett · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Mild photothermal therapy (M-PTT) can induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) to reverse the immune tolerance caused by low-dose chemotherapy. However, it still needs convenient strategies to control temperature during M-PTT. In this work, the phase change material lauric acid (LA, melting point 43 °C) was introduced to construct nanoparticles loaded with deferoxamine mesylate (DFO) and cisplatin (CDDP), which were mixed into a supramolecular hydrogel formed by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/tannic acid (TA)/Fe<sup>3+</sup> to obtain FeTP@DLD/DLC. When the temperature reached 43 °C under laser irradiation, DFO was released from melted LA and destroyed the interaction between Fe<sup>3+</sup> and TA to cut off the temperature increase, achieving a "photothermal fusing effect". Meanwhile, CDDP was released for low-dose chemotherapy, while the resulting immune tolerance was reversed by M-PTT-induced ICD. Finally, through a single administration, FeTP@DLD/DLC-mediated M-PTT synergized with chemotherapy achieved a potent antitumor effect. This work provided a convenient solution for the revitalization of these traditional antitumor therapies.