Some infections are known to spread from animals to humans; others, from humans to animals. And some are not so neatly categorized. Recently, 3 diarrhea-causing parasites of humans were found in apparently healthy monkeys in a public park in China. How the monkeys became infected is unknown. It is possible that the parasites were spread from humans. No matter how the monkeys became infected, park visitors are at risk for infection from the monkeys. Park visitors, who are allowed to feed and play with the monkeys, should be informed that they can get diarrhea directly from the monkeys or from contaminated lake or drinking water.
It is highly desirable to design a single modality that can simultaneously trigger apoptosis and ferroptosis to efficiently eliminate tumor progression. Herein, a nanosystem based on the intrinsic properties of tumor microenvironment (TME) is designed to achieve tumor control through the simultaneous induction of ferroptosis and apoptosis. CuCP molecules are encapsulated in a liposome‐based nanosystem to assemble into biocompatible and stable CuCP nanoparticles (CuCP Lipo NPs). This nanosystem intrinsically possesses nanozymatic activity and photothermal characteristics due to the property of Cu atoms and the structure of CuCP Lipo NPs. It is demonstrated that the synergistic strategy increases the intracellular lipid‐reactive oxides species, induces the occurrence of ferroptosis and apoptosis, and completely eradicates the tumors in vivo. Proteomics analysis further discloses the key involved proteins (including Tp53, HMOX1, Ptgs2, Tfrc, Slc11a2, Mgst2, Sod1, and several GST family members) and pathways (including apoptosis, ferroptosis, and ROS synthesis). Conclusively, this work develops a strategy based on one nanosystem to synergistically induce ferroptosis and apoptosis in vivo for tumor suppression, which holds great potential in the clinical translation for tumor therapy.
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