The study developed a novel type of nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres (Fe/N-MCN) with single-atom and iron-cluster iron co-embedded, which exhibited multiple enzyme activities such as oxidase/peroxidase/catalase/glutathione oxidase, and was used in combination with photothermal therapy for the imaging and treatment of breast cancer. This nanozyme was synthesized through a controlled gradient concentration method, exploring the relationship between iron and nitrogen doping amounts and structure-activity, and selected Fe/N-MCN with excellent photothermal conversion performance and efficient enzymatic activity. These activities synergistically contributed to chemodynamic therapy, photodynamic therapy, and hypoxia relief. Additionally, Fe/N-MCN induced strong immunogenic cell death and sensitized tumor cells through reactive oxygen species, ferroptosis, and photothermal therapy, providing a new combined strategy for immunotherapy of breast cancer. At the same time, Fe/N-MCN also performed well in photothermal imaging, photoacoustic imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging, providing multimodal imaging guidance for tumor treatment and a multifunctional therapeutic platform for the inhibition of postoperative recurrence and metastasis of breast cancer. This work was mainly completed by doctoral student Yanhui Qin.
Our recent work was accepted by Materials Today
发布时间:2024-05-13