Nutrient or energy deprivation, especially glucose restriction, is a promising anticancer therapeutic approach. However, establishing a precise and potent deprivation strategy remains a formidable task. The Golgi morphology is crucial in maintaining the function of transport proteins (such as GLUT1) driving glycolysis. Thus, in this study, we present a "Golgi-customized Trojan horse" based on tellurium loaded with apigenin (4',5,7-trihydroxyflavone) and human serum albumin, which was able to induce GLUT1 plasma membrane localization disturbance via Golgi dispersal leading to the inhibition of tumor glycolysis. Diamond-shaped delivery system can efficiently penetrate into cells as a gift like Trojan horse, which decomposes into tellurite induced by intrinsically high H2O2 and GSH levels. Consequently, tellurite acts as released warriors causing up to 3.8-fold increase in Golgi apparatus area due to the down-regulation of GOLPH3. Further, this affects GLUT1 membrane localization and glucose transport disturbance. Simultaneously, apigenin hinders ongoing glycolysis and causes significant decrease in ATP level. Collectively, our "Golgi-customized Trojan horse" demonstrates a potent antitumor activity because of its capability to deprive energy resources of cancer cells. This study not only expands the applications of tellurium-based nanomaterials in the biomedicine but also provides insights into glycolysis restriction for anticancer therapy.
- MeSH
- antitumorózní látky aplikace a dávkování farmakologie MeSH
- apigenin * aplikace a dávkování farmakologie MeSH
- buněčná membrána * metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- glukosa metabolismus MeSH
- glykolýza * účinky léků MeSH
- Golgiho aparát * metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádorové buněčné linie MeSH
- nádory farmakoterapie metabolismus patologie MeSH
- přenašeč glukosy typ 1 * metabolismus MeSH
- telur * aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
