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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Engineering bioactive mineralized tumor cells for tumor immunotherapy.

Zikun Shen, Yan He, Ren Mo, Dan Shao

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zikun ShenSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yan HeSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ren MoDepartment of Urology, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Inner Mongolia Urological Institute, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
Dan ShaoSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Whole-cell tumor vaccines are advantageous because of their ability to induce a broad and multifaceted immune response through the presentation of a wide range of tumor antigens, thereby enhancing the ability of the immune system to recognize and target cancerous cells. Method: In this study, we present a multifunctional vaccine that consists of manganese-mineralized tumor cells and positively charged polymer-immobilized CpG. The Mn Result: As a consequence, the engineered vaccine derived from B16F10 cells exhibited a pronounced tumor-suppressive effect, reducing the tumor volume to approximately one-fifth of that in the control group, and significantly extending survival to day 30 in B16F10 tumor-bearing mice. This superior therapeutic outcome is associated with enhanced activation of dendritic cells, increased infiltration of NK and CD8 Discussion: Together, our study highlights the immense potential of engineering bioactive mineralized tumor cells to facilitate whole-cell tumor vaccine-based immunotherapy.

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bioactiveimmunotherapymineralizationSTINGwhole-cell tumor vaccines

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