Intelligent protein-coated bismuth sulfide and manganese oxide nanocomposites obtained by biomineralization for multimodal imaging-guided enhanced tumor therapy

J Mater Chem B. 2019 Sep 14;7(34):5170-5181. doi: 10.1039/c9tb00991d. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Abstract

Radiotherapy (RT) has been used clinically to overcome cancer in recent decades. However, the abnormal tumor microenvironment (TME), involving hypoxia, acidosis and a dense extracellular matrix, is found to be related to the resistance of tumors to RT. Herein, intelligent bovine serum albumin (BSA)-coated Bi2S3 and MnO2 (Bi2S3-MnO2) nanocomposites synthesized via biomineralization are capable of modulating the hypoxic TME effectively to enhance the efficacy of RT. After intravenous injection, the BSA-Bi2S3-MnO2 nanocomposites show efficient accumulation in tumors, where endogenous H2O2 can react with MnO2 to generate oxygen in situ, leading to increased tumor oxygenation to overcome the hypoxia-associated resistance to RT. Moreover, the photothermal effect induced by the BSA-Bi2S3-MnO2 nanocomposites further relieves hypoxia in the TME and, finally, synergistically improves the effects of RT. In this work, we present a simple strategy to fabricate intelligent therapeutic nanoparticles to improve therapeutic efficiency towards cervical cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomineralization
  • Bismuth / chemistry*
  • Cattle
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Manganese Compounds / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Optical Imaging*
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Phototherapy
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry*
  • Sulfides / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / therapy*

Substances

  • Manganese Compounds
  • Oxides
  • Sulfides
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • manganese oxide
  • Bismuth
  • bismuth sulfide