DC recruitment and its functional enhancement |
CCL4 |
Stromal delivery of CCL4 |
Fusion protein of CCL4 and the collagen-binding domain (CBD) of von Willebrand factor |
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) |
EMT6 and MMTV-PyMT breast cancer, CT26 and MC38 colon carcinoma, B16F10 melanoma, |
[26] |
DC autophagy |
In situ DCs manipulation |
Nano-activator comprising the antigen peptide and autophagy-inducing peptide (Bec1) |
\ |
B16F10-OVA tumor |
[71] |
cGAS-cGAMP-STING |
Enhancing cytosolic cGAMP release |
Phosphatidylserine-coated liposome loaded with STING agonist cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate (NP-cGAMP) |
Radiotherapy (RT) |
B16-OVA lung metastases, 4T1-luci lung metastases |
[73] |
Promoting endosomal escape of cargo |
pH-responsive cross-linkable polymersome |
ICB |
B16F10 tumor |
[76] |
Rapid intracellular payload release |
pH-sensitive acetalated dextran (Ace-DEX) polymeric microparticles (MPs) |
Hemagglutinin |
Lethal influenza |
[77] |
Controlled release |
Anti-parallel β-sheet nanofibrous hydrogels |
\ |
Head and neck cancer |
[78] |
Artificial DCs |
Inheriting the function of DCs |
DC membrane coating nanovaccine |
\ |
Ovarian cancer |
[84] |
Retaining the function of DCs |
DC-derived microvesicles |
Chemotherapy |
B16F10 tumor |
[85] |
Synchronous delivery of adjuvants and neoantigens |
CpG |
Co-delivering with DNA-antigen peptide |
Self-assemble lipid-DNA-peptide nano-aggregation (INA) |
pOVA, pAH1, pTRP2 |
Melanoma (B16-OVA, B16-TRP2), carcinoma (CT-26-AH1) |
[95] |
Delivering adjuvants to endosomes, antigen to cytosol |
pH-sensitive polymer (MGlu-HPG)-modified liposomes |
Ovalbumin (OVA), CTL epitope peptide |
EG7-OVA tumor |
[94] |
TLR7/8 |
Co-delivering peptide antigens and adjuvants |
Self-assembling vaccine platform (SNP-7/8a) |
aPD-L1 |
B16-OVA tumor, B16F10 tumor, TC-1 tumor, MC38 tumor |
[96] |
mRNA-encoding antigen |
Nucleotide-modified mRNA for mRNA protection |
Lipid nanoparticle encapsulating nucleoside-modified mRNA and TLR4 agonist monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA) |
\ |
Healthy C57BL/6 mice |
[91] |
mRNA Galsomes encapsulating nucleoside-modified mRNA and the iNKT ligand α-GC |
aPD-L1 |
EG7-OVA tumor, B16-OVA tumor |
[104] |
Lymph node targeting |
Passive transport |
Negatively charged 30 nm-sized lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) |
\ |
Healthy female C57BL/6 J mice |
[108] |
Albumin-based |
Long-chain fatty acids coupled adjuvant |
\ |
Healthy C57BL/6 mice |
[112] |
Lymphatic vessel-expanded |
Controlled NO release nanocarrier (SNO-NP) |
\ |
Healthy female C57BL/6 J mice |
[113] |
ICD induction |
Chemotherapy |
Boosting out ROS |
Tumor-targeting Pt‐prodrug-loaded Fe3O4 nanoparticles |
Ferroptosis |
4T1 tumor |
[126] |
Photodynamic therapy |
Combination of ICD with CD47 blockade |
Tumor microenvironment‐activatable prodrug vesicles |
CD47 blockade |
CT26 tumor, 4T1 tumor |
[52] |
Evoking superior ICD |
AIE photosensitizers, TPE‐DPA‐TCyP |
\ |
4T1 tumor |
[131] |
Exhibiting 1.7-fold higher PDT efficacy than the PS |
Photochromic metal–organic frameworks |
\ |
\ |
[144] |
Combination of PDT and hypoxia-activated chemotherapy |
Core–shell upconversion nanoparticle@porphyrinic MOFs (UCSs) |
Tirapazamine, α-PD-L1 |
CT26 tumor |
[145] |
Low-dose X-ray-induced PDT enhancement |
Hafnium (Hf)-based nanoscale metal–organic framework (nMOF) |
IDO inhibitors |
U87MG tumor, PC-3 tumor, CT26 tumor |
[147] |
Sonodynamictherapy |
Co-delivery of R837 |
Clinically approved material comprising HMME/R837@Lip |
Anti-PD-L1 |
4T1 tumor, CT26 tumor |
[150] |
Co-delivery of O2
|
R780@O2-FHMON nanoparticle |
\ |
PANC-1 tumor |
[151] |
GSH exhaustion |
Metabolism-engineered and SDT-based nanoplatform (Nb2C/TiO2/BSO-PVP) |
\ |
4T1 tumor |
[153] |