journal article·2026-07Open access

Self‐Accelerating Bimetallic Peroxide Nanozymes for Cascade‐Amplified Pyroptosis‐Immunotherapy

Xuanyi Lu, Liang Li, Siyu Pan, Yuehan Jian, Yuhan Chen, Wenjie Yang, Guang Song, Xueyang Fang, Ping'an Ma, Lijun Jiang

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 40

Abstract

ABSTRACT Despite the promise of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 )‐mediated cancer therapy, its efficacy is often constrained by the insufficient endogenous H 2 O 2 levels and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). To address this, we designed a bimetallic peroxide nanosystem (CuZnONPs) that executes a triple‐combination therapeutic strategy. In the weakly acidic TME, CuZnONPs self‐supply H 2 O 2 , exert enzyme‐mimetic activities to catalyze H 2 O 2 into toxic reactive oxygen species (·OH and ·O 2 − ) and O 2 , and release Zn 2+ to activate pyroptosis. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the single Cu atoms in CuZnONPs play a critical role by not only conferring peroxidase‐like activity for ·OH generation but also modulating the electronic structure of adjacent Zn sites to drive cascade catalase‐ and oxidase‐like activities for ·O 2 − production. The resulting reactive oxygen species burst downregulates the GSH/GPX4 axis, disrupts redox homeostasis, and inflicts extensive damage to lipids, mitochondria, and DNA. Furthermore, Zn 2+ ‐activated pyroptosis elicits damage‐associated molecular pattern release to promote dendritic cells maturation and remodel the inflammatory tumor microenvironment, ultimately converting cold tumors into hot tumors. This work establishes a TME‐responsive nanoplatform that synergistically integrates catalytic therapy with pyroptosis‐enhanced immunotherapy, offering new insights into the design of nanomedicines for cancer therapy.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics · Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis · Immune cells in cancer

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Affiliations

Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology School of Life Sciences Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education Central China Normal University Wuhan China

MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science College of Biophotonics School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering South China Normal University Guangzhou China

Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Ministry of Education Harbin Engineering University Harbin China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

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