Abstract
As a typical hallmark of solid tumors, hypoxia affects the effects of tumor radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and photodynamic therapy. Therefore, targeting the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) is a promising treatment strategy for cancer therapy. Here, we prepared an Albumin Human Serum (HSA)-coated perfluorocarbon (PFC) carrying oxygen (PFC@O2) to minimize OSCC hypoxia. The results showed that PFC@O2 significantly downregulated the expression of HIF-1α and the number of M2-like macrophages in vitro. Furthermore, PFC@O2 effectively inhibited the growth of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and reduced the proportion of negative immunoregulatory cells, including myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and M2-like macrophages of TME in a 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide (4NQO)-induced mouse model. Conversely, the infiltration of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was significantly increased in TME, suggesting that the anti-tumor immune response was enhanced. However, we also found that hypoxia-relative genes expression was positively correlated with CD68+/CD163+ TAMs in human tissue specimens. In summary, PFC@O2 could effectively inhibit the progression of OSCC by alleviating hypoxia, which provides a practical basis for gas therapy and gas synergistic therapy for OSCC.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Southern Medical University Excellent Youth Scholars Training Program
Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Stomatological Hospital of the Southern Medical University Startup Funds
Medical Research Fund of Guangdong Province
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