List of nanomaterials and their role in cancer immunotherapy
S. No | Type of nano-material | Type of Nano-materials | Peptide/Antigen/ Antibody/ | Cancer target | Functions | Ref. |
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1. | Organic Nano-materials | PEI | LA-PegPI, pDNA | Orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model | Activation of CD8+ T cells and NK cells; upregulation of cytokines (IFN-γ, TNF and IL-12) | [153] |
2. | PPS | ss-TG | B16-F10 melanoma, E.G7-OVA thymoma model | OVA specific CD8+ T cells and depletes Mo-MDSCs and G-MDSCs | [154] | |
3. | PEI | HA, ATRA | HCT-8 and CT-26 tumor models | Necrotic cell death (MCP-1, TNF-α) and antitumoral immune responses | [155] | |
4. | PEO-b-PCCL | JSI-124 (cucurbitacin I) | B16-F10 tumor | Efficient delivery of STAT inhibitor; Th1 immune responses (IL-2 and IFN-γ); suppress IL-6 responsible for immature DC | [156] | |
5. | nano-aAPC | MACS microbeads, MHC-Ig dimer and anti-CD28 antibody, TRP2 peptide | B16 melanoma | Two-fold binding of TLR on activated T cells; enhanced antigen specific T-cells | [157] | |
6. | PLGA | ICG, R837 (imiquimod) | Breast cancer (fLuc-4T1) and colorectal cancer (CT26) in female BALB/c mouse | Laser triggered tumour associated antigens and anti-CTLA4 checkpoint-blockade therapy inhibits Tregs | [128] | |
7. | Chlorin-based nanoscale metal-organic framework | IDO inhibitor | CT26 and MC38 colorectal cancer models in BALB/c mice and C57BL/6 mice and murine melanoma cells B16F10 | T-cell infiltration, cell death, antigen-specific IFN-γ producing T cells; eradicates primary and treated tumours; diminished MHC-II expression | [158] | |
8. | PEG-PLL-PLLeu (PMP) | PIC (TLR3 agonist), OVA, STAT3 siRNA | B16 melanoma cells as TADC | Elevated levels of CD86, CD40, IL-12 by tumour associated DC; TADC activation, maturation and decline of immunosuppression | [159] | |
9. | Ac-DEX | OVA | B3Z (CD8+) and KZO (CD4+) cells in C57BL/6, TAP–/– and B6CBAF1 | Superior MHC I presentation than PLGA or iron oxide; presentation by TAP dependent or independent pathway | [85] | |
10. | Dex | OVA, LPS | BMDCs | T-cell mediated delayed type hypersensitivity, cytotoxic T cell induction in higher proportion, CD4+ T cell proliferation | [84] | |
11. | Cholesterol/ DOPC/ maleimide-PEGDSPE/PEG-DSPE (PEGylated liposomes) | Anti-CD40, CpG | B16F10 murine model of melanoma in C57BL/6 mice | Inhibition of tumour growth, reduced side effects, high level of distribution and presentation | [160] | |
12. | DOTAP cationic liposome | PIC (TLR3 agonist) | Hepa1-6 cell in C57BL/6 mice | Tumour specific CTL response, NK cells, IFN-γ, type I IFN and elevated maturation of mouse BMDCs, IRF-3/IRF-7 mRNA transcription | [161] | |
13. | Cationic liposomes | OVA peptide, TRP2 peptide | B16.F10luc2 or B16. OVA melanoma cells into C57Bl/6 mice | Elevated level of IFN-γ, CTL responses | [33] | |
14. | Lipid micro-bubbles | mRNA lipoplexes | Melanoma cell line MO4 and T cell lymphoma E.G7-OVA in C57BL/6 and OT-I mice | Antigen specific T-cell lysis the APC, long term immunological memory | [82] | |
15. | PMV from murine melanoma (B16-OVA) | Lipid [3(nitrilo-triacetic acid)-ditetradecylamine], CD11c, DEC-205, OVA, Adjuvant (IFN-γ, LPS, GM-CSF) | Metastatic murine B16-OVA melanoma in C57BL/6 mice | Targets DC and induces CTL responses-depends on DC maturation, IFN-γ, LPS, eotaxin. | [162] | |
16. | PMV | GPI, HER-2, IL-12, B7-1 | D2F2/E2 cells in BALB/c mice | Specific hummoral (IgG) and cellular (Th1 and Th2) immunity | [78] | |
17. | HNSCC, PDTC | GNP, cisplatin (Pt) | Homotypic tumor cells from patient-derived xenograft model | Enhanced targeting, almost complete eradication of tumour | [106] | |
18. | aAPC | CD80, OVA | Murine melanoma cell line in C57BL/6 mice | Stimulated antigen presentation, T-cell responses without the need of professional APC | [35] | |
19. | Pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 protein | CpG, melanoma assoicated gp100 epitope | B16-F10 murine melanoma cell line in C57BL/6 mice and pmel-1 | 1.5 fold increase of CD8+ T cells and 5 fold increase of IFN-γ than unbound peptide and CpG; increases survival time of 40% | [80] | |
20. | PLL | GCpD, CpG-ODN | EMT6 murine mammary cancer model | Photoimmunotherapy: pro-inflammatory response and maturation of dendritic cells; imaging; targets TLR9 | [163] | |
21. | Chitosan | HCuSNPs, CpG | EMT6 tumor in BALB/c mice | Tumour cell death; effective systemic immune responses (CD8+ T cells, IFN-γ and IL-2) | [164] | |
22. | Inorganic Nano-materials | Gold | PLGA-b-PEG, ZnPc, CpG-ODN | 4T1 metastatic mouse breast carcinoma cells | Immunoadjuvant and antitumour response: Th17, NK, B-cell, NK, IFN-γ, etc. | [165] |
23. | Iron oxide-zinc oxide | PEO-PPO-PEO, Zn binding motifs | CEA-expressing cancer cells (MC38/CEA) in C57BL/6 mice | Tumour antigen specific T cells; delayed tumour growth | [87] | |
24. | Iron oxide | DMSA, IFN-γ | Murine Pan02 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line in C57BL/6 mice | Enhanced T cell, macrophage infiltration and antiangiogenic effect | [166] | |
25. | CuS | LPS | CT26 tumor in BALB/c mice | Treats and prevents CT26 tumor in spleen and liver; activation of dendritic cells and antigen specific immune responses | [167] | |
26. | PBNP | anti-CTLA-4 | Neuroblastoma (Neuro2a) cells in A/J mice | increased infiltration of lymphocytes and T cells to the tumor area with the help of anti-CTLA4 | [168] | |
27. | PEG | GO, HPPH, HK peptide | Pulmonary metastatic 4T1 cells (4T1-fLuc) in BALB/c mice | Activates dendritic cells, infiltrates CD8+ T cells; prevents tumour growth and lung metastasis with immunological memory | [169] | |
28. | ZnP | Pyrolipid, anti-PD-L1 | 4T1 breast tumor cells in BALB/c mice | Inducing apoptosis, necrosis, disrupting tumor vasculature and increasing tumor immunogenicity; eliminates primary tumours and induces CTC responses | [170] | |
29. | AuNP | B16F10 cells, PTT | Murine Melanoma Model B16F10 cells and breast cancer cells 4T1 in Balb/c and C57BL/6 mice | Inhibition of tumour metastasis, tumour relapse, eradication of primary tumour, induces Dc maturation, T cell activation, cytokine secretion | [86] | |
30. | Mesoporous silica and AuNP (Au-XL-MSN) | CpG, PEG | B16-F10 cells in C57/ BL6 mouse | Antigen specific adaptive immunity, effective uptake of bone marrow DC, activates TLR9, synergestic therapeutic inhibits strongly tumour, induced IL-12, TNF-α | [88] | |
31. | MSNP | PEI, Curcumin | Breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells | Efficient intracellular uptake, non-toxic, disrupts mitochondria and nucleus lead to induction of apoptosis | [171] | |
32. | GPC3-targeting CAR-T cell membrane | IR780, MSNP | Hepatocellular carcinoma Huh-7 cells and SK-HEP-1 in BALB/ c-nu mice | Enhanced targeting ability, photothermal response and reduced toxicity. | [172] | |
33. | UCNPs | PEG, Ce6, R837 (imiquimod), anti-CTLA4 | CT26 murine colorectal cancer cell line in Female BALB/c mice | Anti-tumour response with strong memory; stimulate DC maturation and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion (IL-12, IFN-γ and TNF-α), inhibits Tregs eliminate primary tumours | [173] |
Mo-MDSCs: monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor Cells; G-MDSCs: granulocytic-MDSCs; PEI: poly-ethylenimine; PPS: poly-propylene-sulfide; ss-TG: ss-thromboglobulin; HA: hyaluronic acid; ATRA: all-trans-retinoic acid; MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1; PEO-b-PCCLL: poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(α-carboxylate-ε-caprolactone); nano-aAPC: nanoscale artificial antigen presenting cells; MACS: magnetic-activated cell sorting; ICG: indocyanine green; IDO: indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; TADC: tumor-associated dendritic cell; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; DSPE: distearoylphosphoethanolamine; DOTAP: 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane; PIC: polyriboinosinic polyribocytidylic acid; CTL: cytotoxic T lymphocyte; IRF: interferon regulatory factor; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; PDTC: patient-derived tumor cell; GNP: gelatin nanoparticle; GCpD: graphene quantum dots; CpG-ODN: CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides; PLL: poly-L-lysine; PEG-PLL-PLLeu: PEG-b-PLL-b-poly(L-leucine); PMP: polypeptide micelle/poly I:C; CuS: copper sulfide; HCuSNPs: hollow CuS nanoparticles; PEO-PPO-PEO: PEO-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-PEO; DMSA: dimercaptosuccinic acid; PBNP: prussian blue nanoparticle; GO: graphene oxide; HPPH: photosensitizer; HK: histidine-lysine; ZnP: Zn-pyrophosphate; PTT: photothermal therapy; MSNP: mesoporous silica nanoparticle; Ce6: chlorin e6; UCNPs: upconversion nanoparticles; TAP: transporter associated with antigen processing