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ArticleNature communications2023

STING agonist-loaded, CD47/PD-L1-targeting nanoparticles potentiate antitumor immunity and radiotherapy for glioblastoma.

Peng Zhang, Aida Rashidi, Junfei Zhao, Caylee Silvers, Hanxiang Wang, Brandyn Castro, Abby Ellingwood, Yu Han, Aurora Lopez-Rosas, Markella Zannikou and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 115 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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115citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
35.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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115 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 204 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng ZhangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. peng@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9856-7571
Aida RashidiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Junfei ZhaoProgram for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Caylee SilversDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hanxiang WangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Brandyn CastroDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abby EllingwoodDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yu HanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Aurora Lopez-RosasDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Markella ZannikouDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Crismita DmelloDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1688-9663
Rebecca LevineDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7067-4719
Ting XiaoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Alex CorderoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Adam M SonabendDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8347-1945
Irina V BalyasnikovaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Catalina Lee-ChangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7675-2124
Jason MiskaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. jason.miska@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9608-2810
Maciej S LesniakDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. maciej.lesniak@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0096-5107
Northwestern University · USColumbia University · US

Funding

STINGing GBM: A First-in- Man Clinical Trial in Surgical Resectable Recurrent GBMP50CA221747 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Hui Zhang · 2018 to 2026
$21.4M
Therapeutic Targeting of Malignant Glioma Stem CellsR35CA197725 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LESNIAK, MACIEJ S · 2015 to 2021
$6.2M
Genetic Approaches to Optimize CAR T cells for Glioblastoma TherapyR01NS106379 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BALYASNIKOVA, IRINA V, GOTTSCHALK, STEPHEN · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
Arginine Metabolism Regulates Myeloid Immune Suppression in GlioblastomaR01NS115955 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LESNIAK, MACIEJ S, MISKA, JASON · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
MAPK as target of glioma immunoediting by CD8 T-cells, and predictor of response to immunotherapyR01NS110703 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SONABEND, ADAM M · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Nano-therapeutics Reprogramming of Immunosuppressive Myeloid Cells Potentiate Radiotherapy for GlioblastomaR37CA266487 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Peng Zhang · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA221747NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197725NCI NIH HHS R37 CA266487NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106379NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110703NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115955
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a key component of the standard of care for glioblastoma, radiotherapy induces several immune resistance mechanisms, such as upregulation of CD47 and PD-L1. Here, leveraging these radiotherapy-elicited processes, we generate a bridging-lipid nanoparticle (B-LNP) that engages tumor-associated myeloid cells (TAMCs) to glioblastoma cells via anti-CD47/PD-L1 dual ligation. We show that the engager B-LNPs block CD47 and PD-L1 and promote TAMC phagocytic activity. To enhance subsequent T cell recruitment and antitumor responses after tumor engulfment, the B-LNP was encapsulated with diABZI, a non-nucleotidyl agonist for stimulator of interferon genes. In vivo treatment with diABZI-loaded B-LNPs induced a transcriptomic and metabolic switch in TAMCs, turning these immunosuppressive cells into antitumor effectors, which induced T cell infiltration and activation in brain tumors. In preclinical murine models, B-LNP/diABZI administration synergized with radiotherapy to promote brain tumor regression and induce immunological memory against glioma. In summary, our study describes a nanotechnology-based approach that hijacks irradiation-triggered immune checkpoint molecules to boost potent and long-lasting antitumor immunity against glioblastoma.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaNanoparticlesAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCD47 AntigenHumansInterferonsMiceSTING ProteinB7-H1 AntigenCD47 AntigenCD47 protein, humanInterferonsSTING1 protein, humanSTING Protein

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