Hybrid-Membrane-Decorated Prussian Blue for Effective Cancer Immunotherapy via Tumor-Associated Macrophages Polarization and Hypoxia Relief

Adv Mater. 2022 Apr;34(14):e2200389. doi: 10.1002/adma.202200389. Epub 2022 Feb 21.

Abstract

Both tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and hypoxia condition severely restrict the antitumor potency during cancer immunotherapy. It is essential to overcome the two issues for improving therapeutic efficacy. In this study, a hollow mesoporous Prussian blue (HMPB) nanosystem with mannose decoration and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) adsorption is built, to form Man-HMPB/HCQ. It can facilitate cellular internalization via mannose-receptor mediated endocytosis and induce TAM polarization via iron ion/HCQ release with HMPB degradation. The hybrid macrophage and thylakoid (TK) membrane is camouflaged on the Man-HMPB/HCQ surface, denoted as TK-M@Man-HMPB/HCQ, to reduce in vivo reticuloendothelial system uptake, enhance tumor accumulation, and mitigate hypoxia. The in vivo results indicate that TK-M@Man-HMPB/HCQ notably inhibits tumor growth, induces TAM polarization, facilitates cytotoxic T lymphocytes infiltration, and alleviates hypoxia microenvironment. The rational design may provide a new pathway to modulate the tumor microenvironment for promoting cancer immunotherapy effects.

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; hollow mesoporous Prussian blue; hybrid membranes; hydroxychloroquine; tumor-associated macrophages.

MeSH terms

  • Ferrocyanides
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Mannose
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Tumor Microenvironment
  • Tumor-Associated Macrophages*

Substances

  • Ferrocyanides
  • Mannose
  • ferric ferrocyanide