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ArticleScience and technology of advanced materials2025

Poly(ARTEMA), a novel artesunate-based polymer induces ferroptosis in breast cancer cells.

Natsumi Ito, Ahmed Nabil, Koichiro Uto, Mitsuhiro Ebara

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Article in Science and technology of advanced materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Natsumi ItoResearch Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6765-3395
Ahmed NabilResearch Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5617-4726
Koichiro UtoResearch Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-0585
Mitsuhiro EbaraResearch Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-0350

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Abstract

Ferroptosis, a form of non-apoptotic cell death, is emerging as a promising strategy for cancer therapy. Artesunate (ART), an extract obtained from the traditional Chinese medicine Qinghaosu, has been shown to exhibit anti-cancer activity by inducing ferroptosis in cancer cells. While previous research has focused on incorporating ART monomer into drug delivery systems for enhanced cancer targeting, this study presents 2-methacryloyloxyethyl ART polymer (poly(ARTEMA)), a novel polymer synthesized from ART for the first time. Our goal was evaluation of poly(ARTEMA) anticancer potential on breast cancer cells. First, we synthesized ARTEMA using esterification followed by its polymerization using the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization method. We evaluated its mechanism of action, focusing on two key pathways: temperature-triggered singlet oxygen generation and ferrous ions (Fe

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artesunateCancer therapyendoperoxideferroptosisferrous ironpoly(ARTEMA)

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