Dual Fenton Catalytic Nanoreactor for Integrative Type-I and Type-II Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Cancer Cells

Xiao Cui, Jinfeng Zhang*, Yingpeng Wan, F. Fang, Rui Chen, Dong Shen, Zhongming Huang, Shuang Tian, Yafang Xiao, Xiaozhen Li, Jipsa Chelora, Yanhong Liu, Wenjun Zhang, Chun Sing Lee

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Abstract

Tumor hypoxia is a noteworthy impediment to effective photodynamic therapy (PDT), as it would sharply weaken the effectiveness of oxygen-dependent PDT. To enable effective PDT in both hypoxia as well as normoxia circumstances, here, we report a multifunctional nanoreactor (C3N4/MnO2 NPs), which guarantees effective type-II PDT (oxygen-dependent) in hypoxia by in situ oxygen generation via the Fenton reaction. In addition, the C3N4/MnO2 NPs can also be used for oxygen-independent type-I PDT by evolving the cytotoxic hydroxyl radical to reduce reliance on intracellular oxygen content. In vitro cytotoxicity assays made evident that the C3N4/MnO2 NPs exhibit a much higher cancer-cell-killing ability than C3N4 NPs not only in normoxia but also in hypoxic circumstances. The smart integration of type-I and type-II PDT into the therapeutic nanoplatform enables effective PDT even though intracellular oxygen is not satisfactory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3854-3860
Number of pages7
JournalACS Applied Bio Materials
Volume2
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Sept 2019

Keywords

  • CN
  • Fenton reaction
  • MnO
  • hypoxia
  • photodynamic therapy
  • type-I or type-II PDT

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