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. 2021 Nov 19;9(1):2103836. doi: 10.1002/advs.202103836

Table 1.

Summary of TME‐responsive nanomedicine for cancer immunotherapy

Delivery platform Immunotherapeutic drug Sensitive molecules/bond Source
pH‐responsive nanomedicine
Galactosyl dextran‐retinal (GDR) nanogels OVA Hydrazine bond [23]
DEX–HAase nanoparticles 3‐(bromomethyl)‐4‐methyl‐2,5‐furandione [24]
PCL–Hyd–PEG vesicles Antigens HCP, adjuvants CpG ODN PCL–Hyd–PEG [25]
Dendrigraft poly‐l‐lysines Zoledronic acid (ZA) 1,6‐Bis(4‐formylbenzoyloxy) hexane [26]
RPTDH NPs R848 Poly‐l‐histidine (PHis) [27]
Poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(diisopropanol amino ethyl methacrylate‐co‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PDPA)–PPa Small interfering RNA (siRNA) OEI‐C14 [28]
PCPP hybrid micelles PD‐L1‐blockade siRNA, MTPP(PS) Amide bond [29]
Nanogels PTX, IL‐2 Chitosan polymers [30]
CaCO3 matrix CpG ODNs, IDOi, Ca2+ CaCO3 [31]
H‐MnO2 nanoshells Ce6, DOX H‐MnO2 [32]
Poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(D,L‐lactide) (PEG‐b‐PLA) NPs CDNs cytosine (C) [33]
pHLIP [34]
Hollow silica nanoparticle Catalase, Ce6 [35]
PDPM NPs OVA PDPA tertiary amino groups [36]
PD‐L1 binding peptide conjugate (DCS) NPs DOX, D‐PPA Maleic acid amide bond [37]
Sensitive cluster nanoparticles (SCNs) 1. 4‐[2((1R,2R)‐2‐Hydroxycyclohexylamino)‐benzothiazol‐6‐yloxyl]‐pyridine‐2‐carboxylic acid methylamide (BLZ‐945), Pt‐based prodrug Hydrophobic–hydrophilic transition [38]
STING‐NPs Cyclic guanosine monophosphate‐adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) Polymersomes [39]
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) Mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase inhibitors (MEKi) Anionic polymer polyacrylic acid [40]
MnO2 particles IPI549 MnO2 [41]
Hierarchical‐responsive nanoconjugates (HRNs) Docetaxel (DTX) P(C7A‐r‐DTX) block [42]
AuNPs DOX, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) HCQ prodrug [43]
Human serum albumin DOX prodrug 2,3‐Dimethylmaleic amide bond [44]
Mannose‐modified PEGylated poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) (MAN‐PEG‐PLGA) Tumor associated antigens (TAA) Hydrazone bond [45]
poly(l‐histidine), HA R848, DOX Hydrazone bond [46]
Micelleplexes siRNA–PD‐L1 GA, C7A, DPA, C4A [47]
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) TAAs, CpG ODNs Lanthanide ions and GMP [48]
GSH‐responsive nanomedicine
HA–CD PPa, JQ1 Disulfide bond [49]
Redox‐activatable liposome (RAL) PPa, IDO inhibitor Disulfide bond [50]
Polysaccharide fucoidan and polyamide‐amine (PAMAM) dendrimer Verteporfin (VP), MnO2 NPs Disulfide bond [51]
Ds‐sP NPs PS TCPP‐TER Disulfide bond [52]
Biodegradable mesoporous silica nanoparticles (bMSN) CpG ODN, Ce6 Disulfide bond [53]
Hollow mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (HMONs) HCPT, siMCT‐4 Disulfide bond [54]
Copolymer nanoparticles SN38, DMXAA Disulfide bond [55]
Protein nanogel Disulfide bond [56]
Light‐inducible nanocargo (LINC) PPa, NLG919, OXA Disulfide bond [57]
HCNSP nanovector PPa, NLG919 Disulfide bond [58]
polyacrylic acid (PAA)–polyethyleneimine (PEI) 600 OVA Disulfide bond [59]
N′‐bis(acryloyl)cystamine (BISS) Cisplatin prodrug, IR820, DTX Ester bond [60]
HA nanohydrogel Oncolytic viruses (OVs) Disulfide bond [61]
Human serum albumin PTX, siPD‐L1 Disulfide bond [62]
ROS‐responsive nanomedicine
3s‐PLGA–PEG NPs OVA Peroxalate ester bond [63]
3s‐PLGA–PO–PEG/PEI OVA Peroxalate ester bond [64]
Albumin aPD1, aCD47 bis‐N‐hydroxy succinimide modified 2,2′‐[propane‐2,2‐diylbis(thio)]diacetic acid (NHS–IE–NHS) [65]
Polypeptide‐based gel aPD‐L1, D‐1MT l‐Methionine (Me) and D‐1MT [66]
Hydrogel aPD‐L1, GEM TSPBA [67]
Aspirin polymeric 4‐formylbenzeneboronic acid [68]
T7‐PEG–N,N,N‐Trimethyl chitosan(TMC)–4‐nitrophenyl‐4‐(4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐1,3,2‐dioxaborolan‐2‐yl) benzyl carbonate(NBC) NPs siRNA–PD‐L1, DOX T7‐PEG‐TMC‐NBC [69]
Hypoxia‐responsive nanomedicine
Mesoporous silica CpG ODN, Ce6 Azobenzene linker [70]
Phthalocyanine derivative AQ4N AQ4N [71]
MFNs DOX polypropylene oxide‐b‐ poly(6‐(2‐nitroimidazol‐1‐yl)hexyl methacrylate) (PEO‐b‐PNIHM) [72]
mPEG–poly(γ‐propargyl‐L‐ glutamate (PPLG) DOX p‐Aminobenzyl groups [73]
Enzyme‐responsive nanomedicine
mPEG–Pep–IDOi IDO inhibitor, ICG mPEG–Pep–IDOi [74]
MSNs DOX Peptide substrate of MMPs [75]
Triglycerol monostearate DOX Triglycerol monostearate (TGM) [76]
Poly(ethyleneglycol)‐b‐poly(L‐lysine) (PLL)–1‐mt, HA–Ce6 aPD‐L1, Ce6, 1‐mt Hyaluronic acid–Ce6 [77]
Triphenylphosphine‐modified‐poly(L‐lactic acid) (TPT polymer) DOX, d‐LND HA–DOX [78]
DNA nano‐cocoons (DNCs) aPD1, CpG ONDs Single‐stranded DNA, TGM [79]
IR780‐M‐APP NPs APP MMP‐2 cleavable peptide sequence [80]
ATP‐responsive nanomedicine
CpG–cApt CpG ODN, Ca2+ ATP‐specific aptamer [81]
PCL–PEI–PBA PD‐L1 siRNA, IR780 PBA [82]
Multiresponsive nanomedicine
BCPN OXA prodrug, NLG919 Disulfide bond, PEGylated OXA prodrug [83]
PEG–2‐propionic‐3‐methylmaleic anhydride (CDM)–PEI–P(CURDT) Curcumin, NLG919 Disulfide bonds, CDM [84]
Nanoparticle assembled from DEAP molecule PD‐L1 antagonist, NGL919, and a substrate peptide of MMP‐2 DEAP molecule, peptide substrate of MMP‐2 [85]
Azide–PEG–PAsp aPD‐1, PTX MMP‐2 sensitive peptide linker, acid‐labile bond [86]
BRNPs d‐SN38, d‐LND PEGylated bilirubin, d‐SN38, d‐LND, disulfide bond [87]