Simultaneous Light-Triggered Release of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide from a Lipid-Coated Upconversion Nanosystem Inhibits Colon Tumor Growth

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Opoku-Damoah, Yaw
Zhang, Run
Ta, Hang T
Xu, Zhi Ping
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2023
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Gas therapy has gained noteworthy attention in biomedical research, with the rise of gas-releasing molecules enhancing their therapeutic potential, especially when integrated into nano-based drug delivery systems. Herein, we present a lipid-coated gas delivery system to simultaneously shuttle two gas-releasing molecules carrying nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO), respectively. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are designed to generate photons at 360 nm upon 808 nm of near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. These in situ-generated UV photons trigger simultaneous NO and CO release from S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and the CO-releasing molecule (CORM), respectively, which are coloaded into lipid-coated UCNP/GSNO/CORM/FA nanoparticles (LUGCF). LUGCF with a GSNO/CORM mass ratio of 2:1 is determined to be optimal in terms of synergistically instigating apoptosis in HCT116 and CT26 colon cancer cells, where both NO/CO are released and subsequent production of ROS are detected. This CO/NO combination nanoplatform exhibits a very effective inhibition of colon tumor growth in vivo at relatively low doses upon a mild 808 nm irradiation. Overall, we effectively integrated two therapeutic gas-releasing molecules in one NIR-responsive nanosystem, presenting a promising therapeutic strategy for future biomedical applications in dual-gas cancer therapy.

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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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15

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49

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Oncology and carcinogenesis

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carbon monoxide

colon cancer treatment

light-triggered gas delivery

nitric oxide

upconversion nanoparticle

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Opoku-Damoah, Y; Zhang, R; Ta, HT; Xu, ZP, Simultaneous Light-Triggered Release of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide from a Lipid-Coated Upconversion Nanosystem Inhibits Colon Tumor Growth, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15 (49), pp. 56796-56806

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