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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2025

Cu-doped dendritic biodegradable nanoplatforms for augmenting cuproptosis and tumor-starvation therapy through mitochondrial metabolic cascade modulation.

Han Shi, Zhiqiang Xie, Junrong Zhang, Fengchun Lu, Haoteng Luo, Pengfei Guo, Meichen Jiang, Zongqi Weng, Xin Luo, Bing Chen and 2 more

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Han ShiDepartment of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Zhiqiang XieKey Laboratory of Nanomedical Technology (Education Department of Fujian Province), Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Junrong ZhangKey Laboratory of Nanomedical Technology (Education Department of Fujian Province), Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Fengchun LuDepartment of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Haoteng LuoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Pengfei GuoDepartment of Electronic Science, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
Meichen JiangDepartment of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Zongqi WengDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Xin LuoDepartment of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Bing ChenKey Laboratory of Nanomedical Technology (Education Department of Fujian Province), Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Heguang HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Tianhong TengDepartment of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism is a key mechanism promoting pancreatic cancer progression. While gabapentin (Gp) can inhibit BCAA catabolism by targeting branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase 1 (BCAT1), its efficacy is limited by inefficient delivery and compensatory mitochondrial metabolism. To address this, we developed a novel copper ionophore-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoplatform (XQ/Gp@CMSNs) for synergistic cuproptosis and tumor-starvation therapy. The designed nanoparticles exhibit excellent pancreatic cancer-targeting capability via XQ-2d aptamer modification and acid-responsive drug release within the tumor microenvironment. Upon internalization, XQ/Gp@CMSNs simultaneously induce mitochondrial copper overload and disrupt BCAA metabolism, leading to dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase (DLAT) oligomerization, ferredoxin 1 (FDX1) downregulation, and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle suppression. Both

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BioinspiredBranched-chain amino acidCuproptosisFunctional materialsMetabolism reprogramming

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PMCPMC12621460

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