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    串联设计激活4-1BB的铁蛋白双靶点纳米笼的构建与评价

    Construction and Evaluation of a Dual-Targeting Ferritin Nanocage with Tandem-Designed 4-1BB Agonist Activity

    • 摘要: PD-1/PD-L1免疫检查点阻断可解除T细胞抑制,但其疗效仍受共刺激信号不足等因素限制;4-1BB共刺激能够促进T细胞活化和效应功能,因此联合调控上述两条通路有望增强抗肿瘤免疫。本文以人铁蛋白重链(FTH1)纳米笼为载体,共同呈递PD-L1阻断肽(PDL1b)和串联4-1BB激动肽(2×4-1BB)。功能评价表明,单拷贝4-1BB激动肽纳米笼FTN-1×4-1BB未产生明显的共刺激作用,而串联肽纳米笼FTN-2×4-1BB在anti-CD3刺激的原代小鼠脾细胞中显著增强Ifng表达。随后,将FTH1-PDL1b和FTH1-2×4-1BB按照3∶1的投料物质的量之比进行pH调控共组装,获得双靶点纳米笼FTN-Dual。体外实验显示,FTN-Dual增强了其与IFN-γ预处理CT26细胞的结合,并将IFN-γ+CD8+ T细胞比例由4.65%提高至9.34%,显示出联合免疫调节活性。在CT26荷瘤小鼠模型中,FTN-Dual的肿瘤抑制率为67%,中位生存期由48 d延长至60 d,肿瘤内耗竭表型CD8+ T细胞比例由29.4%降低至12.7%。在本研究检测的肝功能指标和主要脏器组织学检查中未观察到明显异常。综上,FTN-Dual可增强T细胞相关抗肿瘤免疫、抑制肿瘤生长并延长荷瘤小鼠生存期,为构建非抗体类双靶点纳米免疫治疗平台提供了新的研究策略。

       

      Abstract: Programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) immune checkpoint blockade can relieve T-cell suppression; however, its therapeutic efficacy remains limited by factors such as insufficient costimulatory signaling. Because 4-1BB costimulation promotes T-cell activation and effector function, simultaneous modulation of these two pathways may enhance antitumor immunity. In this study, human ferritin heavy chain (FTH1) nanocages were engineered to co-display a PD-L1-blocking peptide (PDL1b) and a tandem 4-1BB agonistic peptide (2×4-1BB). Functional evaluation showed that the nanocage displaying a single copy of the 4-1BB agonistic peptide, FTN-1×4-1BB, elicited no appreciable costimulatory activity, whereas the tandem-peptide nanocage, FTN-2×4-1BB, significantly enhanced Ifng expression in anti-CD3-stimulated primary mouse splenocytes. FTH1-PDL1b and FTH1-2×4-1BB were subsequently co-assembled through pH-controlled disassembly and reassembly at a feed molar ratio of 3:1, yielding the dual-targeting nanocage FTN-Dual. In vitro, FTN-Dual exhibited enhanced binding to IFN-γ-pretreated CT26 cells and increased the proportion of IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells from 4.65% to 9.34%, demonstrating combined immunomodulatory activity. In a CT26 tumor-bearing mouse model, FTN-Dual achieved a tumor inhibition rate of 67%, prolonged median survival from 48 to 60 days, and reduced the proportion of CD8+ T cells with an exhausted phenotype within tumors from 29.4% to 12.7%. No evident abnormalities were detected in the liver function parameters or histopathological examinations of major organs assessed in this study. Collectively, FTN-Dual enhanced T-cell-associated antitumor immunity, inhibited tumor growth, and prolonged survival in tumor-bearing mice, providing a new strategy for the development of a non-antibody-based, dual-targeting nanoimmunotherapy platform.

       

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