Xin Ming

Dr. Xin Ming


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 June 2022 in Science Translational Medicine
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CMChengqiong Mao
Chengqiong Mao
SYStacy Yeh
Stacy Yeh
JFJuan Fu
Juan Fu
MPMercedes Porosnicu
Mercedes Porosnicu
ATAlexandra Thomas
Alexandra Thomas
XMXin Ming
Xin Ming
Tumor evasion of immune destruction is associated with the production of immunosuppressive adenosine in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Anticancer therapies can trigger adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release from tumor cells, causing rapid formation of adenosine by the ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73, thereafter exacerbating immunosuppression in the TME. The goal of this study was to develop an approach to facilitate cancer therapy–induced immunogenic cell death including ATP release and to limit ATP degradation into adenosine, in order to achieve durable antitumor immune response. Our approach was to construct reactive oxygen species (ROS)–producing nanoparticles that carry an ectonucleotidase inhibitor ARL67156 by electronic interaction and phenylboronic ester. Upon near-infrared irradiation, nanoparticle-produced ROS induced ATP release from MOC1 cancer cells in vitro and triggered the cleavage of phenylboronic ester, facilitating the release of ARL67156 from the nanoparticles. ARL67156 prevented conversion of ATP to adenosine and enhanced anticancer immunity in an MOC1-based coculture model. We tested this approach in mouse tumor models. Nanoparticle-based ROS-responsive drug delivery reprogramed the immunogenic landscape in tumors, eliciting tumor-specific T cell responses and tumor regression, conferring long-term survival in mouse models. We demonstrated that TME reprograming sets the stage for response to anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) immunotherapy, and the combination resulted in tumor regression in a 4T1 breast cancer mouse model that was resistant to PD1 blockade. Furthermore, our approach also induced immunological effects in patient-derived organotypic tumor spheroid model, suggesting potential translation of our nanoparticle approach for treating human cancers.

6 September 2018 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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XSXubin Suo
Xubin Suo
BEBrittany N. Eldridge
Brittany N. Eldridge
HZHan Zhang
Han Zhang
CMChengqiong Mao
Chengqiong Mao
YMYuanzeng Min
Yuanzeng Min
XMXin Ming
Xin Ming

1 June 2015 in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
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XMXin Ming
Xin Ming
BLBrian Laing
Brian Laing

25 July 2017 in Molecular Pharmaceutics
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FLFang Li
Fang Li
YZYan Zhao
Yan Zhao
CMChengqiong Mao
Chengqiong Mao
YKYi Kong
Yi Kong
XMXin Ming
Xin Ming

1 July 2015 in Acta Biomaterialia
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AYAhu Yuan
Ahu Yuan
BYBing Yang
Bing Yang
JWJinhui Wu
Jinhui Wu
YHYiqiao Hu
Yiqiao Hu
XMXin Ming
Xin Ming

1 October 2013 in Biomaterials
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XMXin Ming
Xin Ming
KCKyle Carver
Kyle Carver
LWLin Wu
Lin Wu