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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2023

CAFs targeted ultrasound-responsive nanodroplets loaded V9302 and GLULsiRNA to inhibit melanoma growth via glutamine metabolic reprogramming and tumor microenvironment remodeling.

Chen Ai, Xiao Sun, Shan Xiao, Lu Guo, Mengmeng Shang, Dandan Shi, Dong Meng, Yading Zhao, Xiaoxuan Wang, Jie Li

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen AiDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Xiao SunDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Shan XiaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Lu GuoDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Mengmeng ShangDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Dandan ShiDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Dong MengDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Yading ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Xiaoxuan WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Jie LiDepartment of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China. jieli@email.sdu.edu.cn.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite rapid advances in metabolic therapies over the past decade, their efficacy in melanoma has been modest, largely due to the interaction between cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and cancer cells to promote cancer growth. Altering the tumor microenvironment (TME) is challenging and elusive. CAFs is critical for glutamine deprivation survival in melanoma. In this research, we assembled a CAFs-targeted, controlled-release nanodroplets for the combined delivery of the amino acid transporter ASCT2 (SLC1A5) inhibitor V9302 and GLULsiRNA (siGLUL). The application of ultrasound-targeted microbubble disruption (UTMD) allows for rapid release of V9302 and siGLUL, jointly breaking the glutamine metabolism interaction between CAFs and cancer cells on one hand, on the other hand, blocking activated CAFs and reducing the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) to facilitate drug penetration. In addition, ultrasound stimulation made siGLUL more accessible to tumor cells and CAFs, downregulating GLUL expression in both cell types. FH-V9302-siGLUL-NDs also serve as contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging agents for tumor imaging. Our study developed and reported FH-NDs as nanocarriers for V9302 and siGLUL, demonstrating that FH-V9302-siGLUL-NDs have potential bright future applications for integrated diagnostic therapy. Graphical Abstract.

Indexed as

Cancer-Associated FibroblastsMelanomaNeoplasmsAmino Acid Transport System ASCGlutamineHumansMinor Histocompatibility AntigensTumor MicroenvironmentUltrasonographyAmino Acid Transport System ASCGlutamineMinor Histocompatibility AntigensSLC1A5 protein, humanCancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)Glutamine metabolismMetabolic reprogrammingTumor microenvironment (TME)Ultrasound

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PMID37420266
PMCPMC10329298
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