{"title":"Diethyldithiocarbamate-Cu<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocomplex induced mitochondrial and telomerase dysfunction in non-small cell lung cancer.","authors":"Marwa M Abu-Serie, María A Blasco","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2502321","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2502321","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs)-mediated aggressive features of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a promising anticancer approach. This can be accomplished via suppressing critical mediators, such as functional mitochondria, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)1A, and telomere protectors (telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and telomere repeat binding factor (TRF)1).</p><p><strong>Materials & methods: </strong>Copper nanocomplexes (diethyldithiocarbamate (DE)-Cu<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles (NPs) and DE-Cu NPs) were prepared using the simplest green chemistry method and assessed for inducing mitochondrial dysfunction-dependent non-apoptotic pathway (cuproptosis) and repressing CSC markers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>DE-Cu<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs had higher growth inhibition for NSCLC (A549, H520, and H1299) spheroids than DE-Cu NPs. DE-Cu<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs had higher uptake rate and prooxidant effect resulting in lower mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial DNA copy number, as well as stronger inhibition of telomerase and ALDH1A than DE-Cu NPs. This caused dramatic redox imbalance and lowering AKT pathway (activator of telomere stabilizers and stemness)-mediated repression of TERT and TRF1 protein levels as well as phosphorylated NF-κB subunit (p65) led to collapsing telomeres, as evidenced by downregulating TERT regulators and confocal microscopy. In animal study, this active nanocomplex revealed powerful and selective therapeutic tumor-targeting effects, with no evidence of toxicity to healthy tissues.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DE-Cu<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocomplex is deemed as promising nanomedicine for NSCLC.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1267-1280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144082604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura P Rebolledo, Luciana N S Andrade, Marcio C Bajgelman, Lawrence Banks, Xandra O Breakefield, Marina A Dobrovolskaia, Nikolay V Dokholyan, Edna T Kimura, Luisa Villa, Luiz F Zerbini, Valtencir Zucolotto, Kirill A Afonin, Bryan E Strauss, Roger Chammas, Renata de Freitas Saito
{"title":"Nucleic acid nanobiosystems for cancer theranostics: an overview of emerging trends and challenges.","authors":"Laura P Rebolledo, Luciana N S Andrade, Marcio C Bajgelman, Lawrence Banks, Xandra O Breakefield, Marina A Dobrovolskaia, Nikolay V Dokholyan, Edna T Kimura, Luisa Villa, Luiz F Zerbini, Valtencir Zucolotto, Kirill A Afonin, Bryan E Strauss, Roger Chammas, Renata de Freitas Saito","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501919","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Different cancers remain major global health challenges due to their diverse biological behaviors and significant treatment hurdles. The aging of populations and lifestyle factors increase cancer occurrence and place increasing pressure on healthcare systems. Despite continuous advancements, many cancers remain fatal due to late-stage diagnosis, tumor heterogeneity, and drug resistance, thus necessitating urgent development of innovative treatment solutions. Therapeutic nucleic acids, a new class of biological drugs, offer a promising approach to overcoming these challenges. The recent Nucleic Acids and Nanobiosystems in Cancer Theranostics (NANCT) conference brought together internationally recognized experts from 15 countries to discuss cutting-edge research, spanning from oncolytic viruses to anticancer RNA nanoparticles and other emerging nanotechnologies. This review captures key insights and developments, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary translation of scientific advancements into clinical practice and shaping the future of personalized cancer treatments for improved therapeutic outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1281-1298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gui Wan, Lingui Gu, Yangyang Chen, Yiqing Wang, Ye Sun, Zhenwei Li, Wenbin Ma, Xinjie Bao, Renzhi Wang
{"title":"Nanobiotechnologies for stroke treatment.","authors":"Gui Wan, Lingui Gu, Yangyang Chen, Yiqing Wang, Ye Sun, Zhenwei Li, Wenbin Ma, Xinjie Bao, Renzhi Wang","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501514","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stroke has brought about a poor quality of life for patients and a substantial societal burden with high morbidity and mortality. Thus, the efficient stroke treatment has always been the hot topic in the research of medicine. In the past decades, nanobiotechnologies, including natural exosomes and artificial nanomaterials, have been a focus of attention for stroke treatment due to their inherent advantages, such as facile blood - brain barrier traversal and high drug encapsulation efficiency. Recently, thanks to the rapid development of nanobiotechnologies, more and more efforts have been made to study the therapeutic effects of exosomes and artificial nanomaterials as well as relevant mechanisms in stroke treatment. Herein, from recent studies and articles, the application of natural exosomes and artificial nanomaterials in stroke treatment are summarized. And their prospects of clinical translation and future development are also discussed in further detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1299-1319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144014664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ada Tushe, Elena Marinelli, Beatrice Musca, Annavera Ventura, Sara Zumerle, Olga Slukinova, Giulia Zampardi, Francesco Volpin, Camilla Bonaudo, Alessandro Della Puppa, Mathieu Repellin, Giulia Guerriero, Giovanna Lollo, Susanna Mandruzzato
{"title":"Drug-loaded nanoparticles induce immunogenic cell death and efficiently target cells from glioblastoma patients.","authors":"Ada Tushe, Elena Marinelli, Beatrice Musca, Annavera Ventura, Sara Zumerle, Olga Slukinova, Giulia Zampardi, Francesco Volpin, Camilla Bonaudo, Alessandro Della Puppa, Mathieu Repellin, Giulia Guerriero, Giovanna Lollo, Susanna Mandruzzato","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2497747","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2497747","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is characterized by a highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), posing significant challenges for efficient therapy's outcomes. Nanomedicine combined with immunotherapy holds the potential to modulate the TME and reactivate immune responses. This study proposes a polymeric nanosystem (NPs) encapsulating diaminocyclohexane-platinum II (DACHPt), an oxaliplatin derivative, to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) in GBM cells.</p><p><strong>Materials & methods: </strong>An ionic-gelation technique was employed to generate polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) with an approximate size of 200 nm. NPs internalization was analyzed in GBM cell lines, <i>in</i> <i>vitro</i>-derived macrophages, and in leukocytes and tumor cells from GBM patient via flow cytometry and confocal imaging. ICD was assessed by measuring two of its main markers: adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>NPs were efficiently incorporated by myeloid and tumor cells, but not by lymphocytes. DACHPt-loaded NPs demonstrated enhanced cytotoxicity compared to free drug, with increased ATP and HMGB1 release from GBM cells, confirming ICD induction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that DACHPt-loaded NPs represent a promising therapeutic strategy capable of targeting both tumor cells and tumor-promoting immune cells while inducing ICD.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1223-1234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André F Moreira, Hugo A L Filipe, Sónia P Miguel, Maximiano J Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho
{"title":"Recent advances in smart gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy.","authors":"André F Moreira, Hugo A L Filipe, Sónia P Miguel, Maximiano J Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2500912","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2500912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) possess unique properties, including low toxicity and excellent optical characteristics, making them highly appealing for biomedical applications. The plasmonic photothermal effect of AuNPs has been explored to trigger localized hyperthermia. Four commonly explored gold nanoparticles (spheres, rods, stars, and cages) are produced and optimized to present the localized surface plasmon resonance effect in the near-infrared region, exploiting the increased penetration in the human body. Additionally, the production of hybrid AuNPs, combining them with other materials, such as silica, graphene, zinc oxide, polymers, and small molecules has been explored to amplify the photothermal effect (<i>T</i> ≥ 45ºC). This review provides an overview of AuNPs' application in photothermal therapy, describing the general synthesis processes and the main particle parameters that affect their application in photothermal therapy, including the hybrid nanomaterials. Associated with this rapid progress, surface functionalization can also improve colloidal stability, safety, and therapeutic outcomes. In this regard, we also highlight the emerging trend of applying cell-derived vesicles as biomimetic coatings, capable of evading immune recognition, increasing blood circulation, and targeting specific tissues. In addition, the challenges and future developments of AuNPs for accelerating the clinical translations are discussed in light of their therapeutic and theragnostic potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1339-1353"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rabia Liaqat, Fatima Rasool, Sobia Noreen, Nadia Rai, Ayesha Naseem, Muhammad Hamza Shoaib, Hassan Mahmood, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf
{"title":"Fabrication, characterization, and docking studies of furosemide-loaded nanosponges using the emulsion solvent diffusion method.","authors":"Rabia Liaqat, Fatima Rasool, Sobia Noreen, Nadia Rai, Ayesha Naseem, Muhammad Hamza Shoaib, Hassan Mahmood, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501518","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2501518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to fabricate, characterize, and perform molecular docking of furosemide-loaded nanosponges (NSs) using the emulsion solvent diffusion method.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Sustained-release NS formulations of furosemide were developed using ethylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and dichloromethane (DCM) via the emulsion solvent diffusion technique. The formulations were evaluated for production yield, actual drug content, entrapment efficiency, drug-polymer compatibility, surface morphology, docking study, and in vitro drug release.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>SEM images displayed the nanosized, spherical, porous, and spongy texture of furosemide NS. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra showed no drug-polymer incompatibility. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis indicated an amorphous state of furosemide, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) suggested drug-polymer complexation. In vitro studies demonstrated sustained drug release for up to 10 h. Molecular docking supported stable interactions between furosemide and polymers. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations further revealed adequate hydrogen bonding and diffusion behavior, confirming polymer composition-dependent release and structural stability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings indicate that furosemide-loaded NSs are a promising sustained-release delivery system capable of reducing dosing frequency and enhancing patient compliance.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1235-1247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rodolfo Villa, Ya-Ping Shiau, Sohaib Mahri, Kelsey Jane Racacho, Menghuan Tang, Qiufang Zong, Donovan Ruiz, Judy Kim, Yuanpei Li
{"title":"Immunomodulatory nanoplatforms with multiple mechanisms of action in cancer treatment.","authors":"Rodolfo Villa, Ya-Ping Shiau, Sohaib Mahri, Kelsey Jane Racacho, Menghuan Tang, Qiufang Zong, Donovan Ruiz, Judy Kim, Yuanpei Li","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2500906","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17435889.2025.2500906","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer immunotherapies have transformed oncology by utilizing the immune system to target malignancies; however, limitations in efficacy and potential side effects remain significant challenges. Nanoparticles have shown promise in enhancing drug delivery and improving immune activation, with the potential for numerous modifications to tailor them for specific environments or targets. Integrating nanoplatforms offers a promising avenue to overcome these hurdles, enhancing treatment outcomes and reducing adverse effects. By improving drug delivery, targeting, and immune modulation, nanoplatforms can unlock the full potential of cancer immunotherapy. This review explores the role of nanoplatforms in addressing these limitations and enhancing cancer immunotherapy outcomes, examining various types of nanoplatforms. Understanding the mechanisms of immunomodulation through nanoplatform deliveries is crucial. We discuss how these nanoplatforms interact with the tumor microenvironment, modulate tumor-associated macrophages and regulatory T cells, activate immune cells directly, enhance antigen presentation, and promote immunological memory. Further benefits include combination approaches integrating nanoplatforms with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and phototherapy. Immunotherapy is a relatively new approach, but numerous clinical studies already utilize nanoplatform-based immunotherapies with promising results. This review aims to provide insights into the potential of nanoplatforms to enhance cancer immunotherapy and pave the way for more effective and personalized treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":" ","pages":"1321-1338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}