pH-Sensitive Polymeric Vesicles for GOx/BSO Delivery and Synergetic Starvation-Ferroptosis Therapy of Tumor

Biomacromolecules. 2021 Oct 11;22(10):4383-4394. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00960. Epub 2021 Sep 17.

Abstract

Typical glucose oxidase (GOx)-based starvation therapy is a promising strategy for tumor treatment; however, it is still difficult to achieve an effective therapeutic effect via a single starvation therapy. Herein, we designed a pH-sensitive polymeric vesicle (PV) self-assembled by histamine-modified chondroitin sulfate (CS-his) for codelivery of GOx and l-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO). GOx can consume glucose to induce the starvation therapy after the PVs reach cancer cell. Moreover, the product H2O2 will be reduced by a high concentration of glutathione (GSH) in the tumor cell, resulting in a reduction of the GSH content. The released BSO finally further reduced the GSH level. As a result, the signaling pathway of the ferroptosis will be activated. The in vivo results demonstrated that GOx/BSO@CS PVs exhibit a good inhibitory effect on the growth of 4T1 tumors in mice. Thus, this work provides a facile strategy to prepare pH-sensitive nanomedicine for synergistic starvation-ferroptosis therapy of tumor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Buthionine Sulfoximine
  • Ferroptosis*
  • Glucose Oxidase*
  • Glutathione
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Mice

Substances

  • Buthionine Sulfoximine
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Glucose Oxidase
  • Glutathione