PMID- 36627264 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230314 LR - 20230330 IS - 1613-6829 (Electronic) IS - 1613-6810 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 10 DP - 2023 Mar TI - Clustered Cobalt Nanodots Initiate Ferroptosis by Upregulating Heme Oxygenase 1 for Radiotherapy Sensitization. PG - e2206415 LID - 10.1002/smll.202206415 [doi] AB - High cobalt (Co) levels in tumors are associated with good clinical prognosis. An anticancer regimen that increases intratumoral Co through targeted nanomaterial delivery is proposed in this study. Bovine serum albumin and cobalt dichloride are applied to prepare cobaltous oxide nanodots using a facile biomineralization strategy. After iRGD peptide conjugation, the nanodots are loaded into dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles, generating a biocompatible product iCoDMSN. This nanocomposite accumulates in tumors after intravenous injection by deep tissue penetration and can be used for photoacoustic imaging. Proteomics research and molecular biology experiments reveal that iCoDMSN is a potent ferroptosis inducer in cancer cells. Mechanistically, iCoDMSNs upregulate heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1), which increases transferrin receptors and reduces solute carrier family 40 member 1 (SLC40A1), resulting in Fe(2+) accumulation and ferroptosis initiation. Furthermore, upregulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), arising from the reduction in Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) expression, is responsible for HMOX1 enhancement after iCoDMSN treatment. Owing to intensified ferroptosis, iCoDMSN acts as an efficient radiotherapy enhancer to eliminate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. This study demonstrates a versatile Co-based nanomaterial that primes ferroptosis by expanding the labile iron pool in cancer cells, providing a promising tumor radiotherapy sensitizer. CI - (c) 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Zhao, Jianqi AU - Zhao J AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Chen, Yin AU - Chen Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Xiong, Tainong AU - Xiong T AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Han, Songling AU - Han S AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Chenwenya AU - Li C AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - He, Yingjuan AU - He Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - He, Yongwu AU - He Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Zhao, Gaomei AU - Zhao G AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Tao AU - Wang T AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Liting AU - Wang L AD - Biomedical Analysis Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Cheng, Tianmin AU - Cheng T AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Cheng AU - Wang C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6690-6433 AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Junping AU - Wang J AD - State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230110 PL - Germany TA - Small JT - Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) JID - 101235338 RN - 0 (Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) RN - 3G0H8C9362 (Cobalt) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Ferroptosis MH - Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1/metabolism MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/metabolism MH - *Neoplasms MH - Cobalt OTO - NOTNLM OT - cobaltous oxide OT - dendritic mesoporous silica OT - ferroptosis OT - heme oxygenase 1 OT - radiotherapy sensitizers EDAT- 2023/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/15 06:00 CRDT- 2023/01/10 23:02 PHST- 2022/12/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 23:02 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/smll.202206415 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Small. 2023 Mar;19(10):e2206415. doi: 10.1002/smll.202206415. Epub 2023 Jan 10.