Mild photothermal/radiation therapy potentiates ferroptosis effect for ablation of breast cancer via MRI/PA imaging guided all-in-one strategy

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Background: Nanotheranostics advances anticancer management by providing therapeutic and diagnostic functions, that combine programmed cell death (PCD) initiation and imaging-guided treatment, thus increasing the efficacy of tumor ablation and efficiently fighting against cancer. However, mild photothermal/radiation therapy with imaging-guided precise mediating PCD in solid tumors, involving processes related to apoptosis and ferroptosis, enhanced the effect of breast cancer inhibition is not fully understood. Results: Herein, targeted peptide conjugated gold nano cages, iRGD-PEG/AuNCs@FePt NPs ternary metallic nanoparticles (Au@FePt NPs) were designed to achieve photoacoustic imaging (PAI)/Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided synergistic therapy. Tumor-targeting Au@FePt forms reactive oxygen species (ROS), initiated by X-ray-induced dynamic therapy (XDT) in collaboration with photothermal therapy (PTT), inducing ferroptosis-augmented apoptosis to realize effective antitumor therapeutics. The relatively high photothermal conversion ability of Au@FePt increases the temperature in the tumor region and hastens Fenton-like processes to achieve enhanced synergistic therapy. Especially, RNA sequencing found Au@FePt inducting the apoptosis pathway in the transcriptome profile. Conclusion: Au@FePt combined XDT/PTT therapy activate apoptosis and ferroptosis related proteins in tumors to achieve breast cancer ablation in vitro and in vivo. PAI/MRI images demonstrated Au@FePt has real-time guidance for monitoring synergistic anti-cancer therapy effect. Therefore, we have provided a multifunctional nanotheranostics modality for tumor inhibition and cancer management with high efficacy and limited side effects. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Zhang, Z., Lo, H., Zhao, X., Li, W., Wu, K., Zeng, F., … Sun, H. (2023). Mild photothermal/radiation therapy potentiates ferroptosis effect for ablation of breast cancer via MRI/PA imaging guided all-in-one strategy. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-023-01910-6

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