Ultrasound-Activatable g-C3N4-Anchored Titania Heterojunction as an Intracellular Redox Homeostasis Perturbator for Augmented Oncotherapy
Mengting He
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorHonglian Yu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorYinmin Zhao
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiahui Liu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorQi Dong
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhigang Xu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuejun Kang
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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Peng Xue
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMengting He
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorHonglian Yu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorYinmin Zhao
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiahui Liu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorQi Dong
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhigang Xu
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuejun Kang
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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Peng Xue
School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
E-mail: [email protected]
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Energy band structure of inorganic nano-sonosensitizers is usually optimized by surface decoration with noble metals or metal oxide semiconductors, aiming to enhance interfacial charge transfer, augment spin-flip and promote radical generation. To avoid potential biohazards of metallic elements, herein, metal-free graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots (g-C3N4 QDs) are anchored onto hollow mesoporous TiO2 nanostructure to formulate TiO2@g-C3N4 heterojunction. The direct Z-scheme charge transfer significantly improves the separation/recombination dynamics of electron/hole (e−/h+) pairs upon ultrasound (US) stimulation, which promotes the yield of singlet oxygen (1O2) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH). The conjugated g-C3N4 QDs with peroxidase-mimic activity further react with the elevated endogenous H2O2 and aggravate oxidative stress. After loading prodrug romidepsin (RMD) in TiO2@g-C3N4, stimulus-responsive drug delivery can be realized by US irradiation. The disulfide bridge of the released RMD tends to be reduced by glutathione (GSH) into a monocyclic dithiol, which arrests cell cycle in G2/M phase and evokes apoptosis through enhanced histone acetylation. Importantly, reactive oxygen species accumulation accompanied by GSH depletion is devoted to deleterious redox dyshomeostasis, leading to augmented systemic oncotherapy by eliciting antitumor immunity. Collectively, this paradigm provides useful insights in optimizing the performance of TiO2-based nano-sonosensitizers for tackling critical diseases.
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