Atovaquone-HSA nano-drugs enhance the efficacy of PD-1 blockade immunotherapy by alleviating hypoxic tumor microenvironment

Abstract Background Hypoxia is inherent character of most solid malignancies, leading to the failure of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. Atovaquone, an anti-malaria drug, can alleviate tumor hypoxia by inhibiting mitochondrial complex III activity. The present study exploits atovaquone/...

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Main Authors: Simeng Wang, Xinrui Zhou, Zekun Zeng, Mengjun Sui, Lihong Chen, Chao Feng, Chen Huang, Qi Yang, Meiju Ji, Peng Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-021-01034-9