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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2026

Astragalus-derived nano-agonist potentiates chemotherapy by reducing tumor-suppressive macrophages.

Xuan Han, Yongbing Yang, Qiwen Lu, Zihan Zhang, Chengcheng Zhang, Xi Wang, Yueyi Huang, Hurong Shen, Qichen Zhan, Jing Chen and 1 more

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Xuan HanSchool of Integrated Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yongbing YangInterdisciplinary Eye Research Institute (EYE-X Institute), Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233030, China.
Qiwen LuSchool of Integrated Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Zihan ZhangSchool of Integrated Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Chengcheng ZhangJiangsu Provincial Integrated Innovation Center of Hospital Preparations, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Xi WangThe First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yueyi HuangSchool of Integrated Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Hurong ShenSchool of Integrated Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Qichen ZhanState Key Laboratory of Technologies for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process Control and Intelligent Manufacture, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jing ChenState Key Laboratory of Technologies for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process Control and Intelligent Manufacture, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Peng CaoState Key Laboratory of Technologies for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process Control and Intelligent Manufacture, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Platinum-based chemotherapy only achieves a short-term success in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which is attributed to immunosuppressive macrophages post-chemotherapy. Herein, inspired by the plant immune defense mechanism, we demonstrate that edible astragalus-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (ADNPs) exhibit conspicuous efficacy in reprogramming M1-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) through the activation of TLR2 signaling. The docking between released formononetin and TLR2 plays a key role during the cell internalization process. As a result, ADNPs in combination with Cisplatin (termed ADNP-Cis) greatly inhibit TNBC murine tumor progression and metastasis. Besides, ADNPs alleviate the peripheral blood toxicity caused by cisplatin treatment, and show lower toxicity compared with other TLR2 agonists previously reported. Taken together, this safe and robust ADNP-Cis therapy offers fresh insights into the management of TNBC chemotherapy.

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Breast cancerChemotherapyFormononetinImmunotherapyMacrophageMyelosuppressionNanoparticleToll-like receptors 2

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PMID42368563
PMCPMC13305167

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