Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(42), P. 10818 - 10834
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Prodrugs,
activated
at
the
tumor
site,
offer
targeted
treatment
but
may
still
cause
unintended
cytotoxicity.
This
review
explores
combination
of
bioorthogonal
reactions
with
prodrug
strategies
to
improve
safety
and
efficacy.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Abstract
Sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT)
as
an
emerging
modality
for
malignant
tumors
mainly
involves
in
sonosensitizers
and
low-intensity
ultrasound
(US),
which
can
safely
penetrate
the
tissue
without
significant
attenuation.
SDT
not
only
has
advantages
including
high
precision,
non-invasiveness,
minimal
side
effects,
but
also
overcomes
limitation
of
low
penetration
light
to
deep
tumors.
The
cytotoxic
reactive
oxygen
species
be
produced
by
utilization
combined
with
US
kill
tumor
cells.
However,
underlying
mechanism
been
elucidated,
its
unsatisfactory
efficiency
retards
further
clinical
application.
Herein,
we
shed
on
main
mechanisms
types
sonosensitizers,
organic
inorganic
sonosensitizers.
Due
development
nanotechnology,
many
novel
nanoplatforms
are
utilized
this
arisen
field
solve
barriers
enable
continuous
innovation.
This
review
highlights
potential
nanosonosensitizers
focus
enhanced
based
monotherapy
or
synergistic
that
difficult
reach
traditional
treatment,
especially
orthotopic
cancers.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Abstract
Precise
control
over
drug
release
rates
is
critical
for
enhancing
therapeutic
efficacy,
reducing
side
effects,
and
maintaining
stable
levels.
While
microneedles
(MNs)
offer
a
promising
approach
transdermal
delivery,
conventional
passive‐response
systems
often
lack
adaptability
across
diverse
drugs
disease
models,
limiting
their
versatility.
Here,
this
work
presents
flexible
bioelectronic
microneedle
patch
(FBMP)
that
integrates
electronics
actively
controlled
delivery.
The
FBMP
incorporates
printed
circuit
board
(FPCB),
eutectic
gallium‐indium
(EGaIn)
heating
film,
dual‐layer
with
polyvinyl
alcohol
(PVA)
core
polycaprolactone
(PCL)
shell.
This
configuration
allows
real‐time
adjustment
of
the
thermal
response
rate
via
smartphone‐controlled
Bluetooth,
achieving
rapid
within
2
min
or
sustained
10
h.
In
various
animal
demonstrate
versatility
in
delivering
multiple
types,
optimizing
minimizing
effects
both
acute
chronic
conditions.
Overall,
introduces
flexible,
universal
electronic
platform
significant
potential
to
advance
precision
personalized
medicine
by
enabling
customizable,
release.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 7, 2024
Extracellular
and
transmembrane
proteins,
which
account
for
the
products
of
approximately
40%
all
protein-encoding
genes
in
tumors,
play
a
crucial
role
shaping
tumor
immunosuppressive
microenvironment
(TIME).
While
protein
degradation
therapy
has
been
applied
to
membrane
proteins
cancer
cells,
it
rarely
extended
immune
cells.
We
herein
report
polymeric
nanolysosome
targeting
chimera
(nano-LYTAC)
that
undergoes
on
M2
macrophages
generates
sonodynamic
effect
combinational
immunotherapy.
Nano-LYTAC
is
found
have
higher
efficacy
interleukin
4
receptor
(IL-4R)
compared
traditional
inhibitors.
More
importantly,
revealed
nano-LYTAC
function
macrophage
concentration-dependent:
downregulating
CD206
expression
10
(IL-10)
secretion
from
at
low
concentration,
while
triggering
their
apoptosis
high
concentration.
Moreover,
possess
long
retention
(>48
h),
allowing
multiple
treatments
with
single
dose.
Such
synergistic
immunotherapy
mediated
by
effectively
reprograms
TIME
via
inhibiting
functions
regulatory
T
cells
(Tregs),
as
well
promoting
maturation
dendritic
(DCs)
infiltration
effector
(Teffs),
completely
suppressing
growth,
pulmonary
metastasis,
preventing
recurrence
under
preclinical
animal
models.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(47)
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Gene
therapy
and
sonodynamic
therapy,
as
emerging
treatment
methods,
have
great
potential
in
cancer
treatment.
However,
there
are
significant
challenges
the
vivo
delivery
of
genes
sonosensitizers
during
process,
which
ultimately
affects
therapeutic
outcome.
In
this
study,
an
ultrasound-sensitive
targeted
liposome
nanoparticle
system
(MLip
Aggregate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 11, 2025
ABSTRACT
Sonodynamic
therapy
(SDT)
is
an
innovative
cancer
modality
that
harnesses
the
energy
of
ultrasound
to
activate
sonosensitizers
for
producing
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS),
culminating
in
eradication
tumor
cells.
Compared
with
photodynamic
therapy,
SDT
has
capacity
penetrate
deeply
into
biological
tissues,
thereby
holding
significant
promise
addressing
situated
or
surgically
inaccessible
tumors.
The
effectiveness
greatly
dependent
on
characteristics
sonosensitizers,
and
unlike
inorganic
organic
offer
a
more
controlled
synthesis
process
have
excellent
biocompatibility.
This
review
presents
meticulous
undertaking
categorize
elucidate
their
mechanisms
action
therapeutic
effects
context
SDT.
Design
strategies
are
also
summarized,
we
emphasize
critical
role
nanotechnology
localization,
imaging,
multimodal
synergistic
offering
approach
achieving
precise
targeting.
In
addition,
impact
delineated
when
integrated
other
oncological
modalities,
such
as
photothermal
enhance
efficacy.
Finally,
discusses
challenges
future
perspectives
advancement
clinical
within
realm
oncology.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 9, 2025
Abstract
Glioblastoma
(GBM)
remains
one
of
the
deadliest
forms
cancer
due
to
its
high
rates
postoperative
recurrence
and
resistance
treatment.
Temozolomide
(TMZ)
is
standard
chemotherapy
for
GBM.
However,
therapeutic
efficacy
TMZ
significantly
compromised
by
activation
various
intracellular
DNA
repair
mechanisms
that
facilitate
resistance.
Herein,
upregulation
bromodomain‐containing
protein
4
(BRD4)
expression
demonstrated
be
a
key
contributor
in
To
address
this
challenge,
biomimetic
hybrid
PROteolysis
TArgeting
Chimeras
(PROTAC)
liposome
delivery
system
(M@TP)
developed.
This
efficiently
penetrates
blood‐brain
barrier
(BBB)
specifically
targets
GBM
cells
through
homotypic
recognition.
Once
within
TMZ‐resistant
cells,
released
PROTAC
from
M@TP
can
degrade
BRD4,
effectively
inhibiting
multiple
pathways
restoring
sensitivity
In
vivo,
studies
showed
significant
suppressing
tumor
growth
both
GBM,
with
prolonged
mouse
survival
times.
These
findings
highlight
potential
as
promising
strategy
overcome
improve
outcomes
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 13, 2025
Abstract
Cuproptosis,
as
a
novel
mechanism
of
cell
death,
holds
significant
promise
for
tumor
therapy.
However,
existing
studies
typically
employ
methods
to
induce
cuproptosis
through
endogenous
or
exogenous
pathways,
which
often
fail
achieve
precise
control
in
both
space
and
time.
Herein,
polymeric
nanoparticles
(RC
NPs)
are
developed
that
enable
activation
acoustic
tumor‐specific
treatment.
The
fabricated
via
self‐assembly
degradable,
acoustic‐sensitive
polymer
(Poly
RA)
metal‐ion‐loadable
polyphenol‐structured
MPN).
Ultrasound
stimulation
cleaved
the
RC
NPs,
generating
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
promoting
release
copper
ions
from
Poly
MPN,
leading
aggregation
lipoylated
proteins
depletion
iron‐sulfur
cluster
introduce
cuproptosis.
Subsequently,
NPs
successfully
activated
immune
system
mice,
maturation
antigen‐presenting
cells
T
lymphocytes.
exhibited
good
biosafety
inhibition
orthotopic
patient‐derived
xenograft
(PDX)
models.
These
provide
promising
modality
treatment
highly
aggressive
cancers
valuable
avenue
future
clinical
applications.