Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery

MA Beach, U Nayanathara, Y Gao, C Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer

N Samson, A Ablasser - Nature cancer, 2022‏ - nature.com
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has
emerged as a critical innate immune pathway that, following engagement by DNA, promotes …

Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023‏ - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

Responsive biomaterials: optimizing control of cancer immunotherapy

L Xue, AS Thatte, D Mai, RM Haley, N Gong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Immunotherapy has emerged as an eminent and effective modality in the treatment of
cancer. However, current cancer immunotherapies lack spatial and temporal control …

Amplifying STING activation by cyclic dinucleotide–manganese particles for local and systemic cancer metalloimmunotherapy

X Sun, Y Zhang, J Li, KS Park, K Han, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Nutritional metal ions play critical roles in many important immune processes. Hence, the
effective modulation of metal ions may open up new forms of immunotherapy, termed as …

STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity

EL Dane, A Belessiotis-Richards, C Backlund… - Nature Materials, 2022‏ - nature.com
Activation of the innate immune STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway potentiates
antitumour immunity, but systemic delivery of STING agonists to tumours is challenging. We …

Chemically programmed STING-activating nano-liposomal vesicles improve anticancer immunity

X Chen, F Meng, Y Xu, T Li, X Chen, H Wang - Nature Communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
The often immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) may hinder immune evasion
and response to checkpoint blockade therapies. Pharmacological activation of the STING …

A bimetallic nanoplatform for STING activation and CRISPR/Cas mediated depletion of the methionine transporter in cancer cells restores anti-tumor immune …

Y Huang, G Qin, TT Cui, C Zhao, J Ren, X Qu - Nature Communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
Lack of sufficient cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells) infiltration and dysfunctional state of
CD8+ T cells are considered enormous obstacles to antitumor immunity. Herein, we …

Tumor‐microenvironment‐responsive nanomedicine for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

S Peng, F **ao, M Chen, H Gao - Advanced Science, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The past decades have witnessed great progress in cancer immunotherapy, which has
profoundly revolutionized oncology, whereas low patient response rates and potential …

Investigation of the enhanced antitumour potency of STING agonist after conjugation to polymer nanoparticles

P Dosta, AM Cryer, MZ Dion, T Shiraishi… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Intravenously administered cyclic dinucleotides and other STING agonists are hampered by
low cellular uptake and poor circulatory half-life. Here we report the covalent conjugation of …