Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Biomimetic nanoflowers by self-assembly of nanozymes to induce intracellular oxidative damage against hypoxic tumors

  • Zhenzhen Wang,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Enguo Ju,
  • Zhen Liu,
  • Fangfang Cao,
  • Zhaowei Chen,
  • Jinsong Ren,
  • Xiaogang Qu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05798-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Hypoxic tumors are resistant to dynamic therapy, limiting potential treatment options. Here, the authors describe a nanoflower where oxidase mimicking PtCo nanoparticles are decorated with catalase mimicking MnO2 to reverse tumor hypoxia and generate reactive oxygen species for dynamic therapy.