Hypoxic microenvironment in cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

Z Chen, F Han, Y Du, H Shi, W Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Having a hypoxic microenvironment is a common and salient feature of most solid tumors.
Hypoxia has a profound effect on the biological behavior and malignant phenotype of …

Rational design of biomaterials to potentiate cancer thermal therapy

Y Zhu, Q Li, C Wang, Y Hao, N Yang, M Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer thermal therapy, also known as hyperthermia therapy, has long been exploited to
eradicate mass lesions that are now defined as cancer. With the development of …

Bacteria loaded with glucose polymer and photosensitive ICG silicon-nanoparticles for glioblastoma photothermal immunotherapy

R Sun, M Liu, J Lu, B Chu, Y Yang, B Song… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Bacteria can bypass the blood-brain barrier (BBB), suggesting the possibility of employment
of bacteria for combating central nervous system diseases. Herein, we develop a bacteria …

Metabolic reprogramming mediated PD-L1 depression and hypoxia reversion to reactivate tumor therapy

Z Zhou, Y Liu, W Song, X Jiang, Z Deng… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) still achieved limited clinical
success due to the severe hypoxia and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) over-expressed …

A versatile cryomicroneedle patch for traceable photodynamic therapy

Y Li, X Li, G He, R Ding, Y Li, PH Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) continues to encounter multifarious hurdles, stemming from the
ineffectual preservation and delivery system of photosensitizers, the dearth of imaging …

Bacteria-based bioactive materials for cancer imaging and therapy

Y Chen, ZH Li, X Zeng, XZ Zhang - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the unique biological functions, bacteria as biological materials have been widely
used in biomedical field. With advances in biotechnology and nanotechnology, various …

Bacterial‐Mediated Tumor Therapy: Old Treatment in a New Context

Y Liu, L Niu, N Li, Y Wang, M Liu, X Su, X Bao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have brought hopes for precision cancer treatment.
However, complex physiological barriers and tumor immunosuppression result in poor …

Harnessing engineered immune cells and bacteria as drug carriers for cancer immunotherapy

J Jiang, Y Huang, Z Zeng, C Zhao - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Immunotherapy continues to be in the spotlight of oncology therapy research in the past few
years and has been proven to be a promising option to modulate one's innate and adaptive …

Perylene‐Based Reactive Oxygen Species Supergenerator for Immunogenic Photochemotherapy against Hypoxic Tumors

X Lou, H Wang, Y Liu, Y Huang, Z Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can act as cytotoxic radicals to directly kill tumor cells and
concurrently trigger immunogenic cell death (ICD) to efficiently achieve tumor therapy. Thus …

Dual drugs decorated bacteria irradiate deep hypoxic tumor and arouse strong immune responses

W Chen, C He, N Qiao, Z Guo, S Hu, Y Song, H Wang… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Intratumoral environment as a hypoxic, non-inflamed “cold” state is difficult for many agents
to accumulate and activate the immune system. Intrinsically, facultative anaerobic …