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ArticleNature communications2025

Trigger inducible tertiary lymphoid structure formation using covalent organic frameworks for cancer immunotherapy.

Liang Zhang, Boxin Zhang, Meng-Jie Zhang, Wenlang Li, Hao Li, Yantian Jiao, Qi-Chao Yang, Shuo Wang, Yuan-Tong Liu, An Song and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Liang Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Boxin Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Meng-Jie Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wenlang LiDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Hao LiState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7890-6772
Yantian JiaoDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Qi-Chao YangState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Shuo WangState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8785-0443
Yuan-Tong LiuState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9341-2626
An SongState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Hai-Tao FengAIE Research Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2388-0955
Jianwei SunDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2470-1077
Ryan T K KwokDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6866-3877
Jacky W Y LamDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. chjacky@ust.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-5754-1703
Ben Zhong TangDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. tangbenz@cuhk.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0293-964X
Zhi-Jun SunState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. sunzj@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0932-8013

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82273202, 82002879, 82072996, and 21788102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) within tumor tissues provides a promising avenue to promote the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy. Yet, the lack of effective strategies to induce TLS formation poses a substantial obstacle. Thus, the exploration of potential inducers for TLS formation is of great interest but remains challenging. Here, inspired by the mechanism of artificially cultivated pearls, a covalent organic framework (COF) is employed to induce TLS formation. Single-cell sequencing analysis reveals that this is achieved by promotion of cytokine hypersecretion, which facilitates the maturation, proliferation, and migration of T and B cells, critical for triggering TLS formation. Furthermore, the efficacy of COF-mediated phototherapy in inducing TLS formation is validated in both the MC38 and 4MOSC1 female tumor models. Notably, a strong synergistic effect between COF-mediated phototherapy and αCTLA-4 is observed, resulting in the effective eradication of both primary and distant tumors, while also inhibiting tumor recurrence.

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ImmunotherapyPhototherapyTertiary Lymphoid StructuresAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCytokinesFemaleHumansMetal-Organic FrameworksMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasmsSingle-Cell AnalysisT-LymphocytesCytokinesMetal-Organic Frameworks

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PMID39747845
PMCPMC11696883

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