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Lipid bilayer-based biological nanoplatforms for sonodynamic cancer therapy.

Abstract
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has been developed as a promising alternative therapeutic modality for cancer treatment, involving the synergetic application of sonosensitizers and low-intensity ultrasound. However, the antitumor efficacy of SDT is significantly limited due to the poor performance of conventional sonosensitizers in vivo and the constrained tumor microenvironment (TME). Recent breakthroughs in lipid bilayer-based nanovesicles (LBBNs), including multifunctional liposomes, exosomes, and isolated cellular membranes, have brought new insights into the advancement of SDT. Despite their distinct sources and preparation methods, the lipid bilayer structure in common allows them to be functionalized in many comparable ways to serve as ideal nanocarriers against challenges arising from the tumor-specific sonosensitizer delivery and the complicated TME. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in LBBN-based SDT, with particular attention on how LBBNs can be engineered to improve the delivery efficiency of sonosensitizers and overcome physical, biological, and immune barriers within the TME for enhanced sonodynamic cancer therapy. We anticipate that this review will offer valuable guidance in the construction of LBBN-based nanosonosensitizers and contribute to the development of advanced strategies for next-generation sonodynamic cancer therapy.
AuthorsSonghao Li, Greta S P Mok, Yunlu Dai
JournalAdvanced drug delivery reviews (Adv Drug Deliv Rev) Vol. 202 Pg. 115110 (Nov 2023) ISSN: 1872-8294 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID37820981 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Liposomes
Topics
  • Humans
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Ultrasonic Therapy (methods)
  • Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Liposomes
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Tumor Microenvironment

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