The hypoxic nature of tumours limits the efficiency of oxygen-dependent photodynamic therapy(PDT).Hence,in this study,indocyanine green(ICG)-loaded lipid-coated zinc peroxide(ZnO_(2))nanoparticles(ZnO_(2)@Lip-ICG)was ...The hypoxic nature of tumours limits the efficiency of oxygen-dependent photodynamic therapy(PDT).Hence,in this study,indocyanine green(ICG)-loaded lipid-coated zinc peroxide(ZnO_(2))nanoparticles(ZnO_(2)@Lip-ICG)was constructed to realize tumour microenvironment(TME)-responsive self-oxygen supply.Near infrared light irradiation(808 nm),the lipid outer layer of ICG acquires sufficient energy to produce heat,thereby elevating the localised temperature,which results in accelerated ZnO_(2)release and apoptosis of tumour cells.The ZnO_(2)rapidly generates O_(2)in the TME(pH 6.5),which alleviates tumour hypoxia and then enhances the PDT effect of ICG.These results demonstrate that ZnO_(2)@Lip-ICG NPs display good oxygen self-supported properties and outstanding PDT/PTT characteristics,and thus,achieve good tumour proliferation suppression.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81771002, 82071057 and 82000988)
文摘The hypoxic nature of tumours limits the efficiency of oxygen-dependent photodynamic therapy(PDT).Hence,in this study,indocyanine green(ICG)-loaded lipid-coated zinc peroxide(ZnO_(2))nanoparticles(ZnO_(2)@Lip-ICG)was constructed to realize tumour microenvironment(TME)-responsive self-oxygen supply.Near infrared light irradiation(808 nm),the lipid outer layer of ICG acquires sufficient energy to produce heat,thereby elevating the localised temperature,which results in accelerated ZnO_(2)release and apoptosis of tumour cells.The ZnO_(2)rapidly generates O_(2)in the TME(pH 6.5),which alleviates tumour hypoxia and then enhances the PDT effect of ICG.These results demonstrate that ZnO_(2)@Lip-ICG NPs display good oxygen self-supported properties and outstanding PDT/PTT characteristics,and thus,achieve good tumour proliferation suppression.
