Issue 28, 2023

Nanozyme-integrated microneedle patch for enhanced therapy of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by breaking the gap between H2O2 self-supplying chemodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common skin cancers with increasing incidence worldwide. However, it is still challenging to prevent the relapse of cSCC due to poor drug penetration across the stratum corneum. Herein, we report the design of a microneedle patch loaded with MnO2/Cu2O nanosheets and combretastatin A4 (MN-MnO2/Cu2O-CA4) for the enhanced therapy of cSCC. The prepared MN-MnO2/Cu2O-CA4 patch could effectively deliver adequate drugs locally into the tumor sites. Moreover, the glucose oxidase (GOx)-mimicking activity of MnO2/Cu2O could catalyze glucose to produce H2O2, which combined with the released Cu to induce a Fenton-like reaction to efficiently generate hydroxyl radicals for chemodynamic therapy. Meanwhile, the released CA4 could inhibit cancer cell migration and tumor growth by disrupting the tumor vasculature. Moreover, MnO2/Cu2O was endowed with the ability of photothermal conversion under the irradiation of near-infrared (NIR) laser, which could not only kill the cancer cells but also promote the efficiency of the Fenton-like reaction. Significantly, the photothermal effect did not compromise the GOx-like activity of MnO2/Cu2O, which guaranteed enough production of H2O2 for the sufficient generation of hydroxyl radicals. This work may open avenues for constructing MN-based multimodal treatment for the efficient therapy of skin cancers.

Graphical abstract: Nanozyme-integrated microneedle patch for enhanced therapy of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by breaking the gap between H2O2 self-supplying chemodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 mar 2023
Accepted
23 mai 2023
First published
26 mai 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 6595-6602

Nanozyme-integrated microneedle patch for enhanced therapy of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by breaking the gap between H2O2 self-supplying chemodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy

E. Ju, M. Peng, Y. Xu, Y. Wang, F. Zhou, H. Wang, M. Li, Y. Zheng and Y. Tao, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 6595 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00708A

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