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

Intravenous iRGD-Guided, RBC-Membrane Camouflaged Lactococcus Lactis Remodels Cold NSCLC and Enhances PD-1 Blockade.

Chen Chen, Junmeng Zhu, Xiao Liu, Jie Shao, Aoxing Chen, Yi Mei, Xinyin Zhang, Qinyi Chen, Lin Li, Baorui Liu

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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 2 papers.

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Chen Chen *Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Junmeng Zhu *Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Xiao LiuDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Jie ShaoDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Aoxing ChenDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Yi MeiDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Xinyin ZhangThe Comprehensive Cancer Centre, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Qinyi ChenThe Comprehensive Cancer Centre, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Lin LiDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Baorui LiuDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-7732

Funding

Jiangsu Commission of Health H2023007National Natural Science Foundation of China 81902334National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272811National Natural Science Foundation of China 824B2092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance to programmed-death-1/programmed-death-ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) blockade in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) arises mainly from weak tumor immunogenicity and limited effector T-cell infiltration. Here, this work presents an intravenously deliverable "living medicine" that addresses these barriers through biomimetic cloaking, tumor-penetrating guidance, and synthetic-biology-driven cytokine release. Lactococcus lactis is engineered to co-secrete Flt3L and OX40L (FOLactis) and then camouflage with red-blood-cell membranes, producing long-circulating mRBC@FOLactis. Conjugation of the iRGD peptide (iRGD-mRBC@FOLactis) enables trans-endothelial migration and deep (≥200 µm) interstitial penetration, yielding a fourfold increase in intratumorally bacterial accumulation versus unmodified FOLactis. In the orthotopic Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) model, a single intravenous dose of iRGD-mRBC@FOLactis combined with anti-PD-1 antibody achieves complete tumor regression in 60% of mice, doubles median survival (p < 0.001), and generates systemic tumor-specific immune memory. Mechanistically, local Flt3L and OX40L secretion expands cross-presenting dendritic cells (DCs), boosts CD8⁺ T-cell priming, and converts immunologically "cold" tumors into inflamed, T-cell-rich lesions, thereby overcoming primary resistance to checkpoint blockade. This multifunctional probiotic platform establishes a generalizable strategy for systemic delivery of living therapeutics and offers a powerful adjunct to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade for NSCLC and other treatment-resistant solid tumors.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLactococcus lactisLung NeoplasmsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMiceOligopeptidesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsN-end cysteine peptide tumor-homing peptideOligopeptidesProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorengineered probioticsimmunotherapy resistancenon‐small cell lung cancerPD‐1 immune checkpoint blockadeRBC membrane coatingtumor microenvironmenttumor‐penetrating peptide (iRGD)

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PMCPMC12631879

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