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ArticleJournal of advanced research2025

Efficient chemo-immunotherapy leveraging minimalist electrostatic complex nanoparticle as "in situ" vaccine integrated tumor ICD and immunoagonist.

Yunfei Han, Mingxia Jiang, Yanju Sun, Wenqiang Chen, Yanli Zhao, Xiuwen Guan, Weifen Zhang

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Article in Journal of advanced research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Emerging roles of KIR2DL4 in cancer immunotherapy.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yunfei HanCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
Mingxia JiangCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
Yanju SunCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
Wenqiang ChenCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
Yanli ZhaoShouguang Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, Shouguang 262700, China.
Xiuwen GuanCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China; Shandong Engineering Research Center for Smart Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Weifang 261053, China. Electronic address: gxw2603@wfmc.edu.cn.
Weifen ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, China; Shandong Engineering Research Center for Smart Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Weifang 261053, China. Electronic address: zhangwf@wfmc.edu.cn.
Weifang Medical University · CNShougang (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionImmunotherapy has unprecedentedly opened up a series of neoteric tactics for cancer treatment. As a burgeoning approach, chemo-immunotherapy has innovatively expanded the accomplishments of conventional chemotherapeutic agents for cancer governing.

objectivesAn efficacious chemo-immunotherapy leveraging minimalist electrostatic complex nanoparticle (NP) integrated tumor immunogenic cell death (ICD) and immunoagonist was developed as a watertight "in situ" vaccine for cancer therapy through convenient intratumoral administration with minimized systemic toxicity.

methodsChemical-modified pH-sensitive cis-aconityl-doxorubicin (CAD) and immunoadjuvant unmethylated cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) were co-packaged by polycationic polyethylenimine (PEI) though electrostatic-interaction to construct PEI/CpG/CAD NP. By intratumoral injection, this positively charged NP could be detained at tumor site and endocytosed by tumor cells effortlessly. Then, doxorubicin was released through cis-aconityl cleavage induced by endosomal-acidity and further triggered tumor ICD, the moribund tumor cells could release damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) to recruit dendritic cells (DCs). Meanwhile, the entire tumor debris derived into diversified antigens and cooperated with immunostimulatory CpG to excite DC maturation and activated comprehensive antitumor immunity.

resultsProminent tumor suppression was achieved in aggressive mouse melanoma tumor model, which verified the feasibility and effectiveness of this minimalist CAD/CpG-codelivered NP.

conclusionThis study has provided a convenient and promising paradigm for potent cancer chemo-immunotherapy.

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Cancer VaccinesImmunogenic Cell DeathImmunotherapyNanoparticlesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsDoxorubicinFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPolyethyleneimineStatic ElectricityAdjuvants, ImmunologicCancer VaccinesDoxorubicinPolyethyleneimineCancer chemo-immunotherapyElectrostatic complex nanoparticleImmunogenic cell death“in situ” vaccineIntratumoral injection

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PMCPMC11954839
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