Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Cancer
is
a
major
killer
threatening
modern
human
health
and
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide.
Due
to
the
heterogeneity
complexity
cancer,
traditional
treatments
have
limited
effectiveness.
To
address
this
problem,
an
increasing
number
researchers
medical
professionals
are
working
develop
new
ways
treat
cancer.
Bacteria
chemotaxis
that
can
target
colonize
tumor
tissue,
as
well
activate
anti-tumor
immune
responses,
which
makes
them
ideal
for
biomedical
applications.
With
rapid
development
nanomedicine
synthetic
biology
technologies,
bacteria
extensively
used
carriers
drug
delivery
tumors,
holds
promise
overcoming
limitations
conventional
cancer
treatment
regimens.
This
paper
summarizes
examples
anti-cancer
drugs
delivered
by
bacterial
carriers,
their
strengths
weaknesses.
Further,
we
emphasize
carrier
systems
in
clinical
translation.
Theranostics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(15), P. 5386 - 5417
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Stimuli-activatable
strategies
prevail
in
the
design
of
nanomedicine
for
cancer
theranostics.Upon
exposure
to
endogenous/exogenous
stimuli,
stimuli-activatable
could
be
self-assembled,
disassembled,
or
functionally
activated
improve
its
biosafety
and
diagnostic/therapeutic
potency.A
myriad
tumor-specific
features,
including
a
low
pH,
high
redox
level,
overexpressed
enzymes,
along
with
exogenous
physical
stimulation
sources
(light,
ultrasound,
magnet,
radiation)
have
been
considered
nano-medicinal
products.Recently,
novel
stimuli
explored
elegant
designs
emerged
nanomedicine.In
addition,
multi-functional
theranostic
has
employed
imaging-guided
image-assisted
antitumor
therapy.In
this
review,
we
rationalize
development
clinical
pressing
needs.Stimuli-activatable
self-assembly,
disassembly
functional
activation
approaches
developing
realize
better
efficacy
are
elaborated
state-of-the-art
advances
their
structural
detailed.A
reflection,
status,
future
perspectives
provided.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(33)
Published: March 7, 2023
Abstract
Immunotherapy
has
made
remarkable
strides
in
cancer
therapy
over
the
past
decade.
However,
such
emerging
still
suffers
from
low
response
rates
and
immune‐related
adverse
events.
Various
strategies
have
been
developed
to
overcome
these
serious
challenges.
Therein,
sonodynamic
(SDT),
as
a
non‐invasive
treatment,
received
ever‐increasing
attention
especially
treatment
of
deep‐seated
tumors.
Significantly,
SDT
can
effectively
induce
immunogenic
cell
death
trigger
systemic
anti‐tumor
immune
response,
termed
immunotherapy.
The
rapid
development
nanotechnology
revolutionized
effects
with
robust
induction.
As
result,
more
innovative
nanosonosensitizers
synergistic
modalities
are
established
superior
efficacy
safe
profile.
In
this
review,
recent
advances
immunotherapy
summarized
particular
emphasis
on
how
be
explored
harness
for
amplifying
response.
Moreover,
current
challenges
field
prospects
its
clinical
translation
also
presented.
It
is
anticipated
that
review
provide
rational
guidance
facilitate
nanomaterials‐assisted
immunotherapy,
helping
pave
way
next‐generation
eventually
achieve
durable
patients.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 10608 - 10622
Published: June 27, 2022
Sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT)
and
photothermal
(PTT)
are
two
effective
strategies
for
the
treatment
of
atherosclerotic
plaques.
However,
low
yield
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
conventional
organic
sonosensitizers
biosafety
hyperthermia
limit
therapeutic
efficacy
SDT
PTT.
Herein,
we
report
copper
sulfide/titanium
oxide
heterostructure
nanosheets
modified
with
hyaluronic
acid
(HA)
PEG
(HA-HNSs)
low-intensity
sonodynamic
mild-photothermal
synergistic
early
CuS/TiO2
(HNSs)
show
high
electron–hole
separation
efficiency
superior
performance,
because
it
has
surface
energy
crystal
facets
as
well
a
narrow
band.
Moreover,
HNSs
exhibit
intense
absorbance
in
NIR-II
region,
which
endows
excellent
performance.
With
further
modification
HA,
HA-HNSs
can
selectively
target
intraplaque
proinflammatory
macrophages
through
CD44-HA
interaction.
Because
reduces
expression
heat
shock
protein
90
PTT
facilitates
sonocatalytic
process,
combination
based
on
could
synergistically
induce
macrophage
apoptosis.
More
importantly,
prevents
progression
plaque
by
removing
lesional
mitigating
inflammation.
Taken
together,
this
work
provides
macrophage-targeting
sonodynamic/photothermal
therapy,
is
an
translational
clinical
intervention
Theranostics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 1974 - 2014
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Chemodynamic
therapy
(CDT)
is
well-known
for
using
the
tumor
microenvironment
to
activate
Fenton
reaction
or
Fenton-like
generate
strong
oxidative
hydroxyl
radicals
tumor-specific
treatment.
It
highly
selective
and
safe,
without
depth
limitation
of
tissue
penetration,
shows
its
potential
as
a
new
green
therapeutic
method
with
great
clinical
application.
However,
catalytic
efficiency
reagents
involved
in
severely
affected
by
inherent
microenvironmental
limitations
tumors
strict
reaction-dependent
conditions.
With
increasing
application
nanotechnology
medical
field,
combined
therapies
based
on
different
types
functional
nanomaterials
have
opened
up
avenues
development
next-generation
CDT-enhanced
system.
This
review
will
comprehensively
exemplify
representative
results
CDT
other
antitumor
such
chemotherapy,
phototherapy,
sonodynamic
therapy,
radiation
magnetic
hyperthermia
immunotherapy,
starvation
gas
gene
oncosis
combination
thereof
improving
from
hundreds
latest
literature,
introduce
strategies
ingenious
design
nanomedicines
regulations
enhance
further
summarize
challenges
future
perspective
CDT-based
multimodal
anticancer
therapy.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(2)
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
Abstract
Phototherapy,
mainly
including
photothermal
therapy
(PTT)
and
photodynamic
(PDT),
can
kill
cancer
cells
by
generating
heat
or
reactive
oxygen
species,
which
has
the
advantages
of
being
minimally
invasive,
high
efficiency,
low
toxicity.
However,
traditional
phototherapeutic
agents
face
challenges
such
as
poor
tumor
targeting,
susceptibility
to
passive
immune
clearance,
suboptimal
biocompatibility,
limit
their
clinical
application.
Recently,
cell
membrane
biomimetic
technology
endows
with
unique
biological
functions,
promoted
escape,
prolonged
in
vivo
circulation
time,
improved
enhanced
anti‐tumor
efficacy.
In
addition,
phototherapy
mediated
(CCM)
membrane‐modified
promote
broad
immunity.
this
review,
we
deeply
analyze
mechanisms
PTT
PDT,
systematically
discuss
synthesis
strategies
functions
nanomaterials,
focus
on
progress
based
nanomaterials
synergistic
therapies
chemotherapy,
radiotherapy,
immunotherapy,
sonodynamic
therapy.
Finally,
address
opportunities
future
prospects
field
phototherapy.
This
comprehensive
review
is
expected
provide
insights
into
promoting
translation
agents.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(32)
Published: May 5, 2023
Sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT),
which
uses
ultrasound
to
trigger
a
sonosensitizer
generate
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS),
is
promising
form
of
cancer
with
outstanding
tissue
penetration
depth.
However,
the
may
inevitably
spread
surrounding
healthy
beyond
tumor,
resulting
in
undesired
side
effects
under
an
stimulus.
Herein,
as
glutathione
(GSH)
overexpressed
tumor
microenvironment,
GSH-activatable
prodrug
was
designed
by
attaching
quencher
tetraphydroxy
porphyrin
for
therapy.
The
exhibited
poor
fluorescence
and
low
ROS
generation
capacity
irradiation
but
it
can
be
activated
GSH
simultaneously
switch
on
emission
site.
Compared
non-quenched
sonosensitizer,
significantly
higher
tumor/healthy
organ
ratios,
due
specific
activation
tumor.
Finally,
efficient
growth
inhibition
irradiation,
further
demonstrating
its
promise
GSH-activated
highly
effective
treatment.