Harnessing and Mimicking Bacterial Features to Combat Cancer: From Living Entities to Artificial Mimicking Systems DOI
Peng Gao, Zhenyu Duan, Gang Xu

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(35)

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Bacterial-derived micro-/nanomedicine has garnered considerable attention in anticancer therapy, owing to the unique natural features of bacteria, including specific targeting ability, immunogenic benefits, physicochemical modifiability, and biotechnological editability. Besides, bacterial components have also been explored as promising drug delivery vehicles. Harnessing these features, cutting-edge biotechnologies applied attenuated tumor-targeting bacteria with properties or functions for potent effective cancer treatment, strategies gene-editing genetic circuits. Further, advent bacteria-inspired micro-/nanorobots mimicking artificial systems furnished fresh perspectives formulating developing highly efficient systems. Focusing on advantages this review delves into advances bacteria-derived treatment recent years, which experienced a process from living entities Meanwhile, summary relative clinical trials is provided primary challenges impeding their application are discussed. Furthermore, future directions suggested combat cancer.

Language: Английский

Engineered Living Materials for Advanced Diseases Therapy DOI Open Access
Dong Xue, Wei Wu, Pei Pan

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 12, 2023

Abstract Natural living materials serving as biotherapeutics exhibit great potential for treating various diseases owing to their immunoactivity, tissue targeting, and other biological activities. In this review, the recent developments in engineered materials, including mammalian cells, bacteria, viruses, fungi, microalgae, plants, active derivatives that are used summarized. Further, future perspectives challenges of such material‐based discussed provide considerations advances biomedical applications.

Language: Английский

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Biomimetic piezoelectric nanomaterial-modified oral microrobots for targeted catalytic and immunotherapy of colorectal cancer DOI Creative Commons

Yueyue Fan,

Jiamin Ye, Yong Kang

et al.

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(19)

Published: May 8, 2024

Lactic acid (LA) accumulation in the tumor microenvironment poses notable challenges to effective immunotherapy. Here, an intelligent treatment microrobot based on unique physiological structure and metabolic characteristics of

Language: Английский

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Upconversion dual-photosensitizer–expressing bacteria for near-infrared monochromatically excitable synergistic phototherapy DOI Creative Commons
Mian Chen, Qiuju Han, Mengmeng Zhang

et al.

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(10)

Published: March 6, 2024

Synergistic phototherapy stands for superior treatment prospects than a single phototherapeutic modality. However, the combined photosensitizers often suffer from incompatible excitation mode, limited irradiation penetration depth, and lack of specificity. We describe development upconversion dual-photosensitizer-expressing bacteria (UDPB) near-infrared monochromatically excitable combination phototherapy. UDPB are prepared by integrating genetic engineering surface modification, in which encoded to simultaneously express photothermal melanin phototoxic KillerRed protein primary amino groups derived free thiols biorthogonal conjugation nanoparticles. exhibit monochromatic irradiation-mediated dual-activation characteristic as conversion can be initiated directly, while photodynamic effect stimulated indirectly upconverted visible light emission. also show living features colonize hypoxic lesion sites inhibit pathogens via bacterial community competition. In two murine models solid tumor skin wound infection, separately induce robust antitumor response rapid healing effect.

Language: Английский

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Design of bone scaffolds with calcium phosphate and its derivatives by 3D printing: A review DOI

Seyedeh Farnaz Darghiasi,

Ashkan Farazin,

Hanieh Sadat Ghazali

et al.

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 151, P. 106391 - 106391

Published: Jan. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Effect of CaF2 on the radiation attenuation properties of SiO2–P2O5–CaO–Na2O bioactive glasses: Theoretical and simulation studies DOI Creative Commons
Norah Alomayrah,

Mubarak M. Albarqi,

Raed A. Alsulami

et al.

Results in Physics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58, P. 107441 - 107441

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

In this study, the gamma-photon, neutron, and charged particle interaction quantities for SiO2–P2O5–CaO–Na2O–CaF2 bioactive glasses were evaluated with objective of estimating effect CaF2 on physical radiation responses involved. The features (e.g. glass density) increased as increases in samples. gamma mass-attenuation coefficient (μ/ρ) was estimated photon energies 0.015–15 MeV using XCOM database FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation procedure. total stopping powers (TSP) range particles (electrons, protons, α-particles, C6+ ions) aid ESTAR (for electrons only) SRIM code C6 + ions). addition, fast (ΣR) thermal (TN) neutron cross-sections computed standard theoretical models. μ/ρ values SPCNCF within 0.0216–8.7469, 0.0217–9.2151, 0.0219–10.0588 0.0222–11.1264 cm2/g SPCNCF1, SPCNCF2, SPCNCF3 SPCNCF4, respectively. half-value layers had minimum 0.02936, 0.02767, 0.02499, 0.02215 cm SPCNCF3, respectively, at 0.015 MeV. Analysis parameters showed that attenuation prowess improved content. same trend observed particles. TSP is maximum 12.82 SPCNCF1 12.76 12.71 SPCNCF4. ΣR equal to 0.0896, 0.0897 0.0900 increase weight proportion also removal capacities glasses. better shielding competence compared some conventional shields such RS 253 G18 commercial glasses, concrete samples, polymers.

Language: Английский

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Advances in preparation, biomedical, and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan-based gold, silver, and magnetic nanoparticles: A review DOI
Mingyang Jiang,

Raed H. Althomali,

Shakeel Ahmed Ansari

et al.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 251, P. 126390 - 126390

Published: Aug. 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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Synergistic Brilliance: Engineered Bacteria and Nanomedicine Unite in Cancer Therapy DOI

Yaofeng Zhou,

Qianying Li, Yuhao Wu

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(21)

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

Engineered bacteria are widely used in cancer treatment because live facultative/obligate anaerobes can selectively proliferate at tumor sites and reach hypoxic regions, thereby causing nutritional competition, enhancing immune responses, producing anticancer microbial agents situ to suppress growth. Despite the unique advantages of bacteria-based biotherapy, insufficient efficiency limits its application complete ablation malignant tumors. The combination nanomedicine engineered has attracted increasing attention owing their striking synergistic effects treatment. that function as natural vehicles effectively deliver nanomedicines sites. Moreover, provide an opportunity enhance by modulating TME substrates support nanomedicine-mediated reactions. Nanomedicine exhibits excellent optical, magnetic, acoustic, catalytic properties, plays important role promoting bacteria-mediated biotherapies. therapy comprehensively summarized this review. Attention is paid not only fabrication nanobiohybrid composites, but also interpromotion mechanism between therapy. Additionally, recent advances bacteria-synergized multimodal therapies highlighted.

Language: Английский

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Amorphous metal–organic frameworks: Pioneering frontiers in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics DOI Creative Commons

Jingqi Zhao,

Yaowen Zhang,

Yankun Luo

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 492, P. 152295 - 152295

Published: May 16, 2024

The relentless advancement of cancer, a leading cause mortality worldwide, underscores the need for innovative therapeutic strategies. Amorphous metal–organic frameworks (aMOFs) have emerged as paradigm-shifting solution in field cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, distinguishing themselves from their crystalline counterparts through superior properties functionalities. This comprehensive review explores synthesis, unique properties, multifaceted applications aMOFs diagnosis treatment. Compared with counterparts, display including enhanced catalytic performance, exceptional porosity, elevated thermal conductivity. These underpin extensive use sensitive biochemical detection precision drug delivery, tumor ablation, other applications. Their inherent chemical tunability further enables integration multifunctional anticancer strategies, ranging multiple biomedical imaging to phototherapy metal ion-mediated apoptosis, positioning versatile theranostic nanoplatforms. article delves into current oncological challenges prospects aMOFs, underscoring transformative potential advanced diagnostics, targeted therapy, development next-generation convergence computational simulations interdisciplinary research is anticipated accelerate clinical translation heralding new era personalized medicine.

Language: Английский

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Image-guided drug delivery: Nanoparticle and probe advances DOI
Bing Guo, Alexandros Marios Sofias, Twan Lammers

et al.

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 206, P. 115188 - 115188

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Advances in Radionuclide-Labeled Biological Carriers for Tumor Imaging and Treatment DOI
Yaozhang Yang, Jing Wang,

Yan Zhong

et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Biological carriers have emerged as significant tools to deliver radionuclides in nuclear medicine, providing a meaningful perspective for tumor imaging and treatment. Various radionuclide-labeled biological been developed meet the needs of biomedical applications. This review introduces principles radionuclide-mediated therapy selected criteria them, well comprehensive description characteristics functions representative including bacteria, cells, viruses, their derivatives, emphasizing labeled strategies combined with radionuclides. Subsequently, we in-depth introduce application treatment, behaviors vivo metastasis treatment by radionuclide therapy, plus other radiation-induced photodynamic therapy. Finally, challenges prospects are discussed improve shortcomings this innovative platform promote clinical transformation field medical imaging.

Language: Английский

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