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. 2022 Jan 1;12(1):434–458. doi: 10.7150/thno.67300

Table 2.

Summary of emerging TME-responsive nanomedicines for PDT-driven cancer immunotherapy. (↑= upregulation, ↓= downregulation).

Formulation Therapeutic agents Stimuli Immunologic modulation Ref
PDPA-PPa micelles PPa, SiRNA pH TAAs, mDC, HSP70, CD8+, NF-κB↑ PD-L1↓ 86
pRNVs/HPPH/IND nanovesicles HPPH, pRNVs, IND pH TAAs, DC, mTOR, CD8+ ↑ Treg↓ 36
porphyrin-phospholipid liposomes PPa, NLG-8189 GSH TAAs, mDC, CD8+, INF-γ, Trp↑ Kyn↓ 82
supramolecular nanocomplexes PPa, NLG919 GSH TAAs, mDC, CD8+, Trp↑ Treg, Kyn↓ 93
biodegradable inorganic NPs Ce6, CpG GSH TAAs, mDC, CD8+ 96
NP-sfb/Ce6 NPs Ce6, sorafenib ROS TAAs, mDC, CD8+↑ MDSCs↓ 83
Ce6-doped mesoporous silica NPs Ce6, CpG Hypoxia TAAs, mDC, CD4+, CD8+ 84
hypoxia-activatable polymeric micelles DOX, ICG, CpG, αCTLA4 Hypoxia TAAs, mDC, CD4+, CD8+ TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-12p70↑ 104
Boolean logic prodrug NPs PPa, NLG919 pH/GSH/MMP-2 TAAs, mDC, CTLs, Trp↑ Treg, Kyn↓ 108