Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy

Abstract Immunotherapy holds notable progress in the treatment of cancer. However, the clinical therapeutic effect remains a significant challenge due to immune-related side effects, poor immunogenicity, and immunosuppressive microenvironment. Nanoparticles have emerged as a revolutionary tool to su...

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Main Authors: Jiayi Zhang, Fang Wang, Zhaogang Sun, Jun Ye, Hongqian Chu
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03236-x
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Fang Wang
Zhaogang Sun
Jun Ye
Hongqian Chu
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Zhaogang Sun
Jun Ye
Hongqian Chu
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description Abstract Immunotherapy holds notable progress in the treatment of cancer. However, the clinical therapeutic effect remains a significant challenge due to immune-related side effects, poor immunogenicity, and immunosuppressive microenvironment. Nanoparticles have emerged as a revolutionary tool to surmount these obstacles and amplify the potency of immunotherapeutic agents. Prussian blue nanoparticles (PBNPs) exhibit multi-dimensional immune function in cancer immunotherapy, including acting as a nanocarrier to deliver immunotherapeutic agents, as a photothermal agent to improve the efficacy of immunotherapy through photothermal therapy, as a nanozyme to regulate tumor microenvironment, and as an iron donor to induce immune events related to ferroptosis and tumor-associated macrophages polarization. This review focuses on the advances and applications of PBNPs in cancer immunotherapy. First, the biomedical functions of PBNPs are introduced. Then, based on the immune function of PBNPs, we systematically reviewed the multidimensional application of PBNPs in cancer immunotherapy. Finally, the challenges and future developments of PBNPs-based cancer immunotherapy are highlighted. Graphical abstract
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spelling doaj-art-b20759d9ea2b4788be99772e78e54d2e2025-08-20T01:57:27ZengBMCJournal of Nanobiotechnology1477-31552025-03-0123113510.1186/s12951-025-03236-xMultidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapyJiayi Zhang0Fang Wang1Zhaogang Sun2Jun Ye3Hongqian Chu4Translational Medicine Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityTranslational Medicine Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityTranslational Medicine Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeTranslational Medicine Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityAbstract Immunotherapy holds notable progress in the treatment of cancer. However, the clinical therapeutic effect remains a significant challenge due to immune-related side effects, poor immunogenicity, and immunosuppressive microenvironment. Nanoparticles have emerged as a revolutionary tool to surmount these obstacles and amplify the potency of immunotherapeutic agents. Prussian blue nanoparticles (PBNPs) exhibit multi-dimensional immune function in cancer immunotherapy, including acting as a nanocarrier to deliver immunotherapeutic agents, as a photothermal agent to improve the efficacy of immunotherapy through photothermal therapy, as a nanozyme to regulate tumor microenvironment, and as an iron donor to induce immune events related to ferroptosis and tumor-associated macrophages polarization. This review focuses on the advances and applications of PBNPs in cancer immunotherapy. First, the biomedical functions of PBNPs are introduced. Then, based on the immune function of PBNPs, we systematically reviewed the multidimensional application of PBNPs in cancer immunotherapy. Finally, the challenges and future developments of PBNPs-based cancer immunotherapy are highlighted. Graphical abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03236-xPrussian blueNanoparticlesPhotothermal therapyNanozymeFerroptosisCancer immunotherapy
spellingShingle Jiayi Zhang
Fang Wang
Zhaogang Sun
Jun Ye
Hongqian Chu
Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Prussian blue
Nanoparticles
Photothermal therapy
Nanozyme
Ferroptosis
Cancer immunotherapy
title Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
title_full Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
title_fullStr Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
title_short Multidimensional applications of prussian blue-based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
title_sort multidimensional applications of prussian blue based nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy
topic Prussian blue
Nanoparticles
Photothermal therapy
Nanozyme
Ferroptosis
Cancer immunotherapy
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03236-x
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