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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

Enzymatically responsive nanocarriers targeting PD-1 and TGF-β pathways reverse immunotherapeutic resistance and elicit robust therapeutic efficacy.

Ying-Tzu Yen, Zhifan Zhang, Anni Chen, Yuling Qiu, Qin Liu, Qin Wang, Chunhua Li, Chun Wang, Xiaoping Qian, Jie Shao and 4 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Strategies to target PD-1/PD-L1 in the tumor microenvironment.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026
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  14. Molecular mechanisms underlyingFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Ying-Tzu YenThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Zhifan ZhangThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Anni ChenThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Yuling QiuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Qin LiuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Qin WangThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Chunhua LiThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Chun WangThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Xiaoping QianThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Jie ShaoThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Fanyan MengThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Lixia YuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Baorui LiuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China. baoruiliu@nju.edu.cn.
Rutian LiThe Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China. rutianli@nju.edu.cn.

Funding

"333 Project" of Jiangsu Province (2020)2-020Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program BE2020619National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972192National Natural Science Foundation of China 82103687
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, yet resistance remains a challenge. Co-inhibition of PD-1/PD-L1 and TGF-β shows promise but faces limited efficacy and systemic toxicity. We developed gelatinase-responsive nanoparticles (GPNPs) delivering anti-PD-1 antibody (αPD-1) and TGF-β receptor I inhibitor galunisertib (Gal). GPNPs effectively inhibit tumor progression without observed side effects. Immune profiling by cytometry assay reveals robust recruitment of both activated and exhausted tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and macrophages. Transcriptomic analysis indicates extracellular matrix modulation, supported by reduced collagen deposition and αSMA expression. Fate mapping demonstrates attenuation of Pdgfrα

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Drug CarriersNanoparticlesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMicePyrazolesQuinolinesSignal TransductionDrug CarriersImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLY-2157299Programmed Cell Death 1 ReceptorPyrazolesQuinolinesTransforming Growth Factor betaDrug resistanceImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPolymeric nanoparticlesTransforming growth factor-βTumor microenvironment

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PMID39972327
PMCPMC11841268

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