Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by negative expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and oncogene HER-2, always exhibits resistance to targeted drugs. Immunotherapies have demonstrated promising clinical responses and significant potential for TNBC treatment. Enhan...

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Main Authors: Ge Gao, Xiaodi Xu, Xiaoyang Liu, Yao-Wen Jiang, Meng Wang, Tong Su, Jiaxuan Chen, Mingxia Xue, Weixiang Zhong, Yuxin Chen, Peng Jiang, Junnian Zheng, Gang Wang
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author Ge Gao
Xiaodi Xu
Xiaoyang Liu
Yao-Wen Jiang
Meng Wang
Tong Su
Jiaxuan Chen
Mingxia Xue
Weixiang Zhong
Yuxin Chen
Peng Jiang
Junnian Zheng
Gang Wang
author_facet Ge Gao
Xiaodi Xu
Xiaoyang Liu
Yao-Wen Jiang
Meng Wang
Tong Su
Jiaxuan Chen
Mingxia Xue
Weixiang Zhong
Yuxin Chen
Peng Jiang
Junnian Zheng
Gang Wang
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description Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by negative expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and oncogene HER-2, always exhibits resistance to targeted drugs. Immunotherapies have demonstrated promising clinical responses and significant potential for TNBC treatment. Enhancing and activating antitumoral immunity can help restrain TNBC progression. In this work, we developed and validated an irradiation-responsive, tumor-targeting, and pyroptosis-enhanced drug delivery system based on neutrophils for effective TNBC treatment. Specifically, TNBC cell membrane-derived liposomes were loaded with photothermal agent IR775 and a pyroptosis-promoting plasmid carrying GSDME coding sequence (GI-LNPs). These GI-LNPs were then anchored onto the surface of neutrophils via biotin-avidin interaction and delivered into the tumor through local injury-driven neutrophil infiltration. Compared to conventional therapeutic strategies, NE-GI-LNPs accumulated and penetrated more deeply into tumor tissues. Furthermore, IR775-triggered the generation of caspase-3 under NIR laser irradiation promoted the cleavage of expressed GSDME, converting apoptosis to pyroptosis in 4T1 cells and enhancing antitumor immunity. Overall, our study demonstrated that multifunctional GI-LNPs delivered by neutrophils could effectively inhibit tumor growth through pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy.
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spelling doaj-art-986f0aee2c5d48edaeff6287d0b3f4552025-08-20T02:29:20ZengElsevierMaterials Today Bio2590-00642025-06-013210190410.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101904Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancerGe Gao0Xiaodi Xu1Xiaoyang Liu2Yao-Wen Jiang3Meng Wang4Tong Su5Jiaxuan Chen6Mingxia Xue7Weixiang Zhong8Yuxin Chen9Peng Jiang10Junnian Zheng11Gang Wang12Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Corresponding author. Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China.Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, ChinaSchool of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, ChinaCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Corresponding author. Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China.Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China; Corresponding author. Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China.Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by negative expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and oncogene HER-2, always exhibits resistance to targeted drugs. Immunotherapies have demonstrated promising clinical responses and significant potential for TNBC treatment. Enhancing and activating antitumoral immunity can help restrain TNBC progression. In this work, we developed and validated an irradiation-responsive, tumor-targeting, and pyroptosis-enhanced drug delivery system based on neutrophils for effective TNBC treatment. Specifically, TNBC cell membrane-derived liposomes were loaded with photothermal agent IR775 and a pyroptosis-promoting plasmid carrying GSDME coding sequence (GI-LNPs). These GI-LNPs were then anchored onto the surface of neutrophils via biotin-avidin interaction and delivered into the tumor through local injury-driven neutrophil infiltration. Compared to conventional therapeutic strategies, NE-GI-LNPs accumulated and penetrated more deeply into tumor tissues. Furthermore, IR775-triggered the generation of caspase-3 under NIR laser irradiation promoted the cleavage of expressed GSDME, converting apoptosis to pyroptosis in 4T1 cells and enhancing antitumor immunity. Overall, our study demonstrated that multifunctional GI-LNPs delivered by neutrophils could effectively inhibit tumor growth through pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006425004740Triple-negative breast cancerNeutrophilsCell membrane-derived liposomesPyroptosisImmunotherapy
spellingShingle Ge Gao
Xiaodi Xu
Xiaoyang Liu
Yao-Wen Jiang
Meng Wang
Tong Su
Jiaxuan Chen
Mingxia Xue
Weixiang Zhong
Yuxin Chen
Peng Jiang
Junnian Zheng
Gang Wang
Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
Materials Today Bio
Triple-negative breast cancer
Neutrophils
Cell membrane-derived liposomes
Pyroptosis
Immunotherapy
title Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
title_full Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
title_fullStr Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
title_full_unstemmed Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
title_short Homologous targeted neutrophils-liposome system for pyroptosis-enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer
title_sort homologous targeted neutrophils liposome system for pyroptosis enhanced antitumor immunotherapy of triple negative breast cancer
topic Triple-negative breast cancer
Neutrophils
Cell membrane-derived liposomes
Pyroptosis
Immunotherapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006425004740
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