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August 18, 2025Advanced Materials26 citations

Synergistic Copper‐Coordination/Glutathione Reduction Drives an In Situ Type II‐to‐Type I Photodynamic Switch in Iridium‐Based Photosensitizer Nanocomposites for Potentiated Cancer Immunotherapy

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PWPeng WangLYLong‐Bo YuQSQing‐Hua Shen

Key Points

  • High tumor growth inhibition was achieved through innovative Ir1@FA@MOFs in mice with 4T1 tumors, converting cold tumors into immunogenic hotspots.
  • Mechanistic studies demonstrate multimodal cell death including cuproptosis, ferroptosis, and PANoptosis through mitochondrial damage effects.
  • Engineering of Ir(III) complex allows copper-coordination for switching photodynamic modes from Type II to Type I, addressing PDT limitations.
  • Integration of tumor microenvironment-responsive nanoparticles presents a significant advancement in precision photo-immunotherapy approaches.

Abstract

Abstract The clinical translation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) faces dual challenges of tumor hypoxia and antioxidant defense mechanisms. To address these limitations, herein tumor microenvironment (TME)‐adaptive nanoparticles are rationally designed that enable oxygen‐independent PDT while reprogramming immunosuppressive TME. An Ir(III) complex ( Ir1 ) is engineered to achieve copper‐mediated and glutathione (GSH)‐activated switching of photodynamic modes from oxygen‐dependent Type II to hypoxia‐tolerant Type I PDT via coordination‐induced modulation of electron transfer. This dynamic photosensitizer is precisely integrated into folate receptor‐targeted azomidazole‐bridged Cu(II)‐MOFs, creating an “AND logic” responsive nanoplatform ( Ir1@FA@MOFs ) that simultaneously depletes GSH and generates hydroxyl radicals (•OH) and superoxide anion (O 2 •‒ ) under light irradiation. Mechanistic studies reveal that Ir1@FA@MOFs orchestrate multimodal cell death induction including cuproptosis, ferroptosis, and PANoptosis through mitochondrial damage. In 4T1 tumor‐bearing mice, Ir1@FA@MOFs demonstrate high tumor growth inhibition while converting “cold” tumors to immunogenic hotspots. The work pioneers a TME‐responsive photodynamic modality switching strategy that overcomes traditional PDT limitations through metal‐coordination and GSH‐activating immunogenic death programming, offering new dimensions for precision photo‐immunotherapy.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4322ad7bf08b1ead1fb7https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202506349
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