This invention discloses a
cerium-based
metal-organic framework (MOF)-based
nanomedicine for multimodal synergistic
tumor therapy, its preparation method, and its applications. The
nanomedicine is an Au@Ce-MOF@Ce₂S₃ composite nanosystem that can responsively degrade in the acidic
tumor microenvironment, simultaneously releasing H₂S gas, Au nanoparticles, and Ce³⁺. The Au nanoparticles possess
glucose oxidase-like activity, catalyzing the oxidative
decomposition of glucose to achieve starvation therapy and in-situ generation of H₂O₂. Ce³⁺ further catalyzes a Fenton-like reaction in H₂O₂, generating highly reactive hydroxyl radicals (·OH) for chemokinetic therapy. Simultaneously, the released H₂S interferes with
cysteine
metabolism, depletes
glutathione (GSH), and synergistically inhibits GPX4 activity, inducing
lipid peroxidation and
ferroptosis. This nanosystem achieves highly efficient killing of
tumor cells through multimodal synergistic effects of starvation therapy, gas therapy, chemokinetic therapy, and
ferroptosis, while exhibiting advantages such as low
cytotoxicity to normal cells, good
blood compatibility, and high
biosafety. This invention provides a novel
design strategy for constructing
tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional nanomedicines, which has promising applications in the fields of efficient, safe, and targeted anti-
tumor therapy.