PMID- 35141740 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220225 LR - 20220225 IS - 2040-3372 (Electronic) IS - 2040-3364 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Feb 24 TI - Doxorubicin-loaded polypyrrole nanovesicles for suppressing tumor metastasis through combining photothermotherapy and lymphatic system-targeted chemotherapy. PG - 3097-3111 LID - 10.1039/d2nr00186a [doi] AB - The lymphatic system provides a main route for the dissemination of most malignancies, which was related to high mortality in cancer patients. Traditional intravenous chemotherapy is of limited effectiveness on lymphatic metastasis due to the difficulty in accessing the lymphatic system. Herein, a novel lymphatic-targeting nanoplatform is prepared by loading doxorubicin (DOX) into sub-50 nm polypyrrole nanovesicles (PPy NVs). The PPy NVs possessed hollow spherical morphologies and a negative surface charge, leading to high drug loading capacity. These vesicles can also convert near-infrared (NIR) light into heat and thus can be used for tumor thermal ablation. DOX loaded PPy NVs (PPy@DOX NVs) along with NIR illumination are highly effective against 4T1 breast cancer cells in vitro. More importantly, following subcutaneous (SC) injection, a direct lymphatic migration of PPy@DOX NVs is confirmed through fluorescence observation of the isolated draining nodes. The acidic conditions in metastatic nodes might subsequently trigger the release of the encapsulated DOX NVs based on their pH-sensitive release profile. In a mouse model bearing 4T1 breast cancer, lymphatic metastases, as well as lung metastases, are significantly inhibited by nanocarrier-mediated trans-lymphatic drug delivery in combination with photothermal ablation. In conclusion, this platform holds great potential in impeding tumor growth and metastasis. FAU - Wang, Lu AU - Wang L AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. FAU - Liu, Genhua AU - Liu G AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. FAU - Hu, Yunping AU - Hu Y AD - Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China. FAU - Gou, Shuangquan AU - Gou S AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. FAU - He, Tingting AU - He T AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. FAU - Feng, Qian AU - Feng Q AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. FAU - Cai, Kaiyong AU - Cai K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9029-680X AD - Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. kaiyong_cai@cqu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220224 PL - England TA - Nanoscale JT - Nanoscale JID - 101525249 RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 0 (Pyrroles) RN - 30604-81-0 (polypyrrole) RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Doxorubicin/pharmacology MH - Drug Liberation MH - Humans MH - *Lung Neoplasms MH - Lymphatic System MH - Mice MH - *Nanoparticles/therapeutic use MH - Polymers MH - Pyrroles EDAT- 2022/02/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/26 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/10 05:41 PHST- 2022/02/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/10 05:41 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/d2nr00186a [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nanoscale. 2022 Feb 24;14(8):3097-3111. doi: 10.1039/d2nr00186a.