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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Neutrophil-Mimicking Nanomedicine Eliminates Tumor Intracellular Bacteria and Enhances Chemotherapy on Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer.

Yanan Niu, Xu Zhao, Yong Li, Xiaoya Ma, Weifeng Yang, Jie Ma, Wanglin Li, Wei Yuan

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Leveraging Microphysiological Systems to Facilitate Neutrophil-Based Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yanan NiuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
Xu ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
Yong LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
Xiaoya MaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
Weifeng YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District Peoples' Hospital of Guangzhou, 48 Xinhua Road, Huadu District, Guangzhou, 510800, P. R. China.
Jie MaDepartment of Biotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, P. R. China.
Wanglin LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District Peoples' Hospital of Guangzhou, 48 Xinhua Road, Huadu District, Guangzhou, 510800, P. R. China.
Wei YuanState Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5840-4863

Funding

Beijing Nova Program 20220484168CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2021-I2M-1-066CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2023-I2M-QJ-016China Cancer Foundation Beijing Hope Marathon Special Fund LC2021A06Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021B1515420004National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFA1506503National Natural Science Foundation of China 22378429National Natural Science Foundation of China 51937011Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 202201020363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) enrichment has been identified in colorectal cancer and its liver metastases. In this study, we found that Fn predominantly accumulated within colorectal cancer cells, correlating with colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Clinically, the administration of high doses of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents can disrupt the balance of the host microbiota. To address this clinical challenge, metronidazole (MTI) and oxaliplatin (OXA) are encapsulated within poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles. Neutrophil membrane vesicles are extracted from murine bone marrow and coated with these nanoparticles (NM@PLGA-MTI-OXA), creating neutrophil-mimetic nanoparticles with dual targeting capabilities for antibacterial and anticancer purposes. The neutrophil membrane coating, compared with free drugs, is found to enhance nanoparticle uptake by tumor cells, facilitating intracellular bacterial elimination and tumor cell death. Further experiments reveal that NM@PLGA-MTI-OXA reverses the Fn-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in tumor cells during metastasis and remodels the immunosuppressive microenvironment, suppressing colorectal cancer and liver metastasis development while minimizing broad-spectrum damage to the commensal microbiota.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsNanomedicineNeutrophilsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorFusobacterium nucleatumHumansMetronidazoleMiceNanoparticlesOxaliplatinTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsMetronidazoleOxaliplatincolorectal cancerliver metastasisnanomedicinetumor microbiome

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PMID40433907
PMCPMC12376532

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