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Wang G, Xu D, Chai Q, Tan X, Zhang Y, Gu N, Tang J. Magnetic fluid hyperthermia inhibits the growth of breast carcinoma and downregulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression. Oncol Lett 2014; 7:1370-1374. [PMID: 24765139 PMCID: PMC3997720 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The application of magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) with nanoparticles has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in several animal models. However, the feasibility of using MFH in vivo to treat breast cancer is uncertain, and the mechanism is unclear. In the present study, it was observed that the intratumoral administration of MFH induced hyperthermia significantly in rats with Walker-265 breast carcinomas. The hyperthermia treatment with magnetic nanoparticles inhibited tumor growth in vivo and promoted the survival of the tumor-bearing rats. Furthermore, it was found that MFH treatment downregulated the protein expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the tumor tissue, as observed by immunohistochemistry. MFH treatment also decreased the gene expression of VEGF and its receptors, VEGF receptor 1 and 2, and inhibited angiogenesis in the tumor tissues. Taken together, these results indicate that the application of MFH with nanoparticles is feasible for the treatment of breast carcinoma. The MFH-induced downregulation of angiogenesis may also contribute to the induction of an anti-tumor effect.
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- Guihua Wang
- Cancer Center/Cancer Research Institute, Changsha Central Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410004, P.R. China ; Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Cancer Center/Cancer Research Institute, Changsha Central Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410004, P.R. China
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- Cancer Center/Cancer Research Institute, Changsha Central Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410004, P.R. China
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- Cancer Center/Cancer Research Institute, Changsha Central Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410004, P.R. China
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- Laboratory for Jiangsu Biomaterials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, P.R. China
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- Laboratory for Jiangsu Biomaterials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, P.R. China
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- Medical Physics and Engineering Institute, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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Canfarotta F, Piletsky SA. Engineered magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2014; 3:160-75. [PMID: 24497448 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the past decades, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been used in wide range of diverse applications, ranging from separation to sensing. Here, synthesis and applications of functionalized MNPs in the biomedical field are discussed, in particular in drug delivery, imaging, and cancer therapy, highlighting also recent progresses in the development of multifunctional and stimuli-responsive MNPs. The role of their size, composition, and surface functionalization is analyzed, together with their biocompatibility issues.
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Analysis of the distribution of magnetic fluid inside tumors by a giant magnetoresistance probe. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81227. [PMID: 24312280 PMCID: PMC3843682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) therapy uses the magnetic component of electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequency spectrum to couple energy to magnetic nanoparticles inside tumors. In MFH therapy, magnetic fluid is injected into tumors and an alternating current (AC) magnetic flux is applied to heat the magnetic fluid- filled tumor. If the temperature can be maintained at the therapeutic threshold of 42°C for 30 minutes or more, the tumor cells can be destroyed. Analyzing the distribution of the magnetic fluid injected into tumors prior to the heating step in MFH therapy is an essential criterion for homogenous heating of tumors, since a decision can then be taken on the strength and localization of the applied external AC magnetic flux density needed to destroy the tumor without affecting healthy cells. This paper proposes a methodology for analyzing the distribution of magnetic fluid in a tumor by a specifically designed giant magnetoresistance (GMR) probe prior to MFH heat treatment. Experimental results analyzing the distribution of magnetic fluid suggest that different magnetic fluid weight densities could be estimated inside a single tumor by the GMR probe.
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Krystofiak ES, Mattson EC, Voyles PM, Hirschmugl CJ, Albrecht RM, Gajdardziska-Josifovska M, Oliver JA. Multiple morphologies of gold-magnetite heterostructure nanoparticles are effectively functionalized with protein for cell targeting. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2013; 19:821-834. [PMID: 23745591 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927613001700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Nanoparticles composed of a magnetic iron oxide core surrounded by a metal shell have utility in a broad range of biomedical applications. However, the presence of surface energy differences between the two components makes wetting of oxide with metal unfavorable, precluding a "core-shell" structure of an oxide core completely surrounded by a thin metal shell. Three-dimensional island growth followed by island coalescence into thick shells is favored over the two-dimensional layer-by-layer growth of a thin, continuous metal coating of a true core-shell. Aqueous synthesis of gold-coated magnetite nanoparticles with analysis by infrared, energy-dispersive X-ray, and electron energy loss spectroscopies; high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; selected area electron diffraction; and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy showed two distinct morphologies that are inconsistent with an idealized core-shell. The majority were isolated ~16-22-nm-diameter nanoparticles consisting of ~7-nm-diameter magnetite and a thick deposition of gold, most often discontinuous, with some potentially "sandwiched" morphologies. A minority were aggregates of agglomerated magnetite decorated with gold but displaying significant bare magnetite. Both populations were successfully conjugated to fibrinogen and targeted to surface-activated platelets, demonstrating that iron oxide-gold nanoparticles produced by aqueous synthesis do not require an ideal core-shell structure for biological activity in cell labeling and targeting applications.
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- Evan S Krystofiak
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, USA
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Williams JP, Southern P, Lissina A, Christian HC, Sewell AK, Phillips R, Pankhurst Q, Frater J. Application of magnetic field hyperthermia and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to HIV-1-specific T-cell cytotoxicity. Int J Nanomedicine 2013; 8:2543-54. [PMID: 23901272 PMCID: PMC3726440 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s44013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The latent HIV-1 reservoir remains the major barrier to HIV-1 eradication. Although successful at limiting HIV replication, highly active antiretroviral therapy is unable to cure HIV infection, thus novel therapeutic strategies are needed to eliminate the virus. Magnetic field hyperthermia (MFH) generates thermoablative cytotoxic temperatures in target-cell populations, and has delivered promising outcomes in animal models, as well as in several cancer clinical trials. MFH has been proposed as a strategy to improve the killing of HIV-infected cells and for targeting the HIV latent reservoirs. We wished to determine whether MFH could be used to enhance cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) targeting of HIV-infected cells in a proof-of-concept study. Here, for the first time, we apply MFH to an infectious disease (HIV-1) using the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle FeraSpin R. We attempt to improve the cytotoxic potential of T-cell receptor-transfected HIV-specific CTLs using thermotherapy, and assess superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle toxicity, uptake, and effect on cell function using more sensitive methods than previously described. FeraSpin R exhibited only limited toxicity, demonstrated efficient uptake and cell-surface attachment, and only modestly impacted T-cell function. In contrast to the cancer models, insufficient MFH was generated to enhance CTL killing of HIV-infected cells. MFH remains an exciting new technology in the field of cancer therapeutics, which, as technology improves, may have significant potential to enhance CTL function and act as an adjunctive therapy in the eradication of latently infected HIV-positive cells.
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- James P Williams
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Sadhukha T, Niu L, Wiedmann TS, Panyam J. Effective Elimination of Cancer Stem Cells by Magnetic Hyperthermia. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:1432-41. [DOI: 10.1021/mp400015b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Tanmoy Sadhukha
- Department
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College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
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College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
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College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
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College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455,
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Portela A, Vasconcelos M, Fernandes MH, Garcia M, Silva A, Gabriel J, Gartner F, Amorim I, Cavalheiro J. Highly focalised thermotherapy using a ferrimagnetic cement in the treatment of a melanoma mouse model by low temperature hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:121-32. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.767478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Etheridge M, Manuchehrabadi N, Franklin R, Bischof J. Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Heating. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1201/b12983-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Jin H, Xie X, Hu B, Gao F, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Du L, Wang X, Zhao L, Zhang X, Shen L, Liao Y, Tang J. Hyperthermia inhibits the proliferation and invasive ability of mouse malignant melanoma through TGF-β(1). Oncol Rep 2012; 29:725-34. [PMID: 23135570 DOI: 10.3892/or.2012.2128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The degradation of basement membranes by tumor cells involves secretion and activation of proteinases, such as the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and results from an imbalance between their inhibitors and activators that are controlled by various growth factors or cytokines, among which TGF-β(1) may be the most intriguing. In order to study the therapeutic effect and molecular mechanism of hyperthermia on aggressive malignant melanoma, the expression levels of TGF-β(1) and Smad4 in B16F10 cells were dynamically analyzed by RT-PCR and western blotting for 24 h after heat treatment, from which time-dependent changes were determined. As expected, the proliferation and invasive ability of B16F10 cells were suppressed strongly by heat treatment. Furthermore, we compared the expression of TGF-β(1) in melanoma mouse models before and after magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) in vivo. After hyperthermia, the tumor growth rate was reduced with a decline in TGF-β(1) protein expression. We conclude that changes in the TGF-β(1) pathway induced by hyperthermia may be an important part of the molecular mechanism involved.
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- Hekun Jin
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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Chen SW, Lai JJ, Chiang CL, Chen CL. Construction of orthogonal synchronized bi-directional field to enhance heating efficiency of magnetic nanoparticles. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:064701. [PMID: 22755645 DOI: 10.1063/1.4723814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Magnetic hyperthermia using magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) has attracted considerable attention as one of the promising tumor therapy. The study has been developed under single magnetic field. Recently, we found that the immobile MNP may generate more heat under two synchronous ac magnetic fields than traditional single and circular polarized fields based on model simulation result. According to this finding we constructed an orthogonal synchronized bi-directional field (OSB field). The system contained two LC resonant inverters (L: inductor, C: capacitor) and both vertical and transverse ac magnetic fields were generated by two Helmholtz coils. To reduce the interference, the axis directional of two coils were arranged orthogonally. The experiments showed that the heating ability of aggregated MNPs is greatly enhanced under this newly designed OSB field without increasing the strength of magnetic field. The OSB field system provides a promising way for future clinical hyperthermia.
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- Shih-Wei Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tietze R, Lyer S, Dürr S, Alexiou C. Nanoparticles for cancer therapy using magnetic forces. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2012; 7:447-57. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.12.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The term ‘nanomedicine’ refers to the use of nanotechnology in the treatment, diagnosis and monitoring of diseases. Magnetic drug targeting is a particularly promising application in this field. The goal of the carrier systems involved is to achieve active enrichment of effective substances in diseased tissue. Numerous nanosystems can be used as carriers, but magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are particularly important. On the one hand, the particles serve as carriers for the active substance, while on the other hand they can also be visualized using conventional imaging techniques and can therefore be used for ‘theranostic’ purposes. They can also be used in hyperthermia, another important pillar of nanomedicine. Both procedures are intended to lead to specific forms of treatment, which is of medical and economic relevance in view of the increasing numbers of cancer patients worldwide. This study offers a brief overview of current developments in medical applications for magnetic nanoparticles in cancer therapy.
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- Rainer Tietze
- Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Section for Experimental Oncology & Nanomedicine (Else Kröner–Fresenius-Stiftungsprofessur), Glückstrasse 10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Section for Experimental Oncology & Nanomedicine (Else Kröner–Fresenius-Stiftungsprofessur), Glückstrasse 10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Section for Experimental Oncology & Nanomedicine (Else Kröner–Fresenius-Stiftungsprofessur), Glückstrasse 10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Section for Experimental Oncology & Nanomedicine (Else Kröner–Fresenius-Stiftungsprofessur), Glückstrasse 10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(ethyl ethylene) block copolymer properties for enhancement of cell membrane rupture under stress. Chem Eng Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.10.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Basel MT, Balivada S, Wang H, Shrestha TB, Seo GM, Pyle M, Abayaweera G, Dani R, Koper OB, Tamura M, Chikan V, Bossmann SH, Troyer DL. Cell-delivered magnetic nanoparticles caused hyperthermia-mediated increased survival in a murine pancreatic cancer model. Int J Nanomedicine 2012; 7:297-306. [PMID: 22287840 PMCID: PMC3265998 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s28344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Using magnetic nanoparticles to absorb alternating magnetic field energy as a method of generating localized hyperthermia has been shown to be a potential cancer treatment. This report demonstrates a system that uses tumor homing cells to actively carry iron/iron oxide nanoparticles into tumor tissue for alternating magnetic field treatment. Paramagnetic iron/ iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized and loaded into RAW264.7 cells (mouse monocyte/ macrophage-like cells), which have been shown to be tumor homing cells. A murine model of disseminated peritoneal pancreatic cancer was then generated by intraperitoneal injection of Pan02 cells. After tumor development, monocyte/macrophage-like cells loaded with iron/ iron oxide nanoparticles were injected intraperitoneally and allowed to migrate into the tumor. Three days after injection, mice were exposed to an alternating magnetic field for 20 minutes to cause the cell-delivered nanoparticles to generate heat. This treatment regimen was repeated three times. A survival study demonstrated that this system can significantly increase survival in a murine pancreatic cancer model, with an average post-tumor insertion life expectancy increase of 31%. This system has the potential to become a useful method for specifically and actively delivering nanoparticles for local hyperthermia treatment of cancer.
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- Matthew T Basel
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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Basel MT, Balivada S, Wang H, Shrestha TB, Seo GM, Pyle M, Abayaweera G, Dani R, Koper OB, Tamura M, Chikan V, Bossmann SH, Troyer DL. Cell-delivered magnetic nanoparticles caused hyperthermia-mediated increased survival in a murine pancreatic cancer model. Int J Nanomedicine 2012. [PMID: 22287840 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s28344.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Using magnetic nanoparticles to absorb alternating magnetic field energy as a method of generating localized hyperthermia has been shown to be a potential cancer treatment. This report demonstrates a system that uses tumor homing cells to actively carry iron/iron oxide nanoparticles into tumor tissue for alternating magnetic field treatment. Paramagnetic iron/ iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized and loaded into RAW264.7 cells (mouse monocyte/ macrophage-like cells), which have been shown to be tumor homing cells. A murine model of disseminated peritoneal pancreatic cancer was then generated by intraperitoneal injection of Pan02 cells. After tumor development, monocyte/macrophage-like cells loaded with iron/ iron oxide nanoparticles were injected intraperitoneally and allowed to migrate into the tumor. Three days after injection, mice were exposed to an alternating magnetic field for 20 minutes to cause the cell-delivered nanoparticles to generate heat. This treatment regimen was repeated three times. A survival study demonstrated that this system can significantly increase survival in a murine pancreatic cancer model, with an average post-tumor insertion life expectancy increase of 31%. This system has the potential to become a useful method for specifically and actively delivering nanoparticles for local hyperthermia treatment of cancer.
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- Matthew T Basel
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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Laurent S, Dutz S, Häfeli UO, Mahmoudi M. Magnetic fluid hyperthermia: focus on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 166:8-23. [PMID: 21601820 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 619] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Due to their unique magnetic properties, excellent biocompatibility as well as multi-purpose biomedical potential (e.g., applications in cancer therapy and general drug delivery), superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are attracting increasing attention in both pharmaceutical and industrial communities. The precise control of the physiochemical properties of these magnetic systems is crucial for hyperthermia applications, as the induced heat is highly dependent on these properties. In this review, the limitations and recent advances in the development of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for hyperthermia are presented.
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Attaluri A, Ma R, Qiu Y, Li W, Zhu L. Nanoparticle distribution and temperature elevations in prostatic tumours in mice during magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 2011; 27:491-502. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2011.584856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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[Nanomedicine : Magnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery and hyperthermia - new chances for cancer therapy]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2011; 53:839-45. [PMID: 20700784 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-010-1097-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The application of nanotechnology for the treatment, diagnosis, and monitoring of illnesses is summarized under the term nanomedicine. A particularly promising application is attributed to nanoparticular drug delivery systems. The goal of these new carrier systems is the selective enrichment of active substances in diseased tissue structures, an increase in bioavailability, the decrease of the active substance degradation and, above all, the reduction and/or avoidance of unwanted side effects. Apart from numerous nanosystems acting as carriers, the use of iron oxide nanoparticles has to be particularly emphasized. On the one hand, those particles are the carriers of the active substance and, on the other hand, can also be visualized with conventional imaging techniques (x-ray tomography, magnetic resonance imaging), called theranostic. In addition, they can be used for hyperthermia, another important supporting pillar of nanomedicine. Both procedures should lead to a personalized and goal-oriented therapy, which is of special medical and socioeconomic importance in view of the increasing number of cancer patients worldwide.
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Minelli C, Lowe SB, Stevens MM. Engineering nanocomposite materials for cancer therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2010; 6:2336-2357. [PMID: 20878632 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201000523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cancer accounted for 13% of all deaths worldwide in 2005. Although early detection is critical for the successful treatment of many cancers, there are sensitivity limitations associated with current detection methodologies. Furthermore, many traditional anticancer drug treatments exhibit limited efficacy and cause high morbidity. The unique physical properties of nanoscale materials can be utilized to produce novel and effective sensors for cancer diagnosis, agents for tumor imaging, and therapeutics for cancer treatment. Functionalizing inorganic nanoparticles with biocompatible polymers and natural or rationally designed biomolecules offers a route towards engineering responsive and multifunctional composite systems. Although only a few such innovations have reached human clinical trial to date, nanocomposite materials based on functionalized metal and semiconductor nanoparticles promise to transform the way cancer is diagnosed and treated. This review summarizes the current state-of-the-art in the development of inorganic nanocomposites for cancer-related applications.
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- Caterina Minelli
- Department of Materials & Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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Krishnan S, Diagaradjane P, Cho S. Nanoparticle-mediated thermal therapy: evolving strategies for prostate cancer therapy. Int J Hyperthermia 2010; 26:775-89. [PMID: 20858069 PMCID: PMC3071560 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2010.485593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Recent advances in nanotechnology have resulted in the manufacture of a plethora of nanoparticles of different sizes, shapes, core physicochemical properties and surface modifications that are being investigated for potential medical applications, particularly for the treatment of cancer. This review focuses on the therapeutic use of customised gold nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes that efficiently generate heat upon electromagnetic (light and magnetic fields) stimulation after direct injection into tumours or preferential accumulation in tumours following systemic administration. This review will also focus on the evolving strategies to improve the therapeutic index of prostate cancer treatment using nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia. CONCLUSIONS Nanoparticle-mediated thermal therapy is a new and minimally invasive tool in the armamentarium for the treatment of cancers. Unique challenges posed by this form of hyperthermia include the non-target biodistribution of nanoparticles in the reticuloendothelial system when administered systemically, the inability to visualise or quantify the global concentration and spatial distribution of these particles within tumours, the lack of standardised thermal modelling and dosimetry algorithms, and the concerns regarding their biocompatibility. Nevertheless, novel particle compositions, geometries, activation strategies, targeting techniques, payload delivery strategies, and radiation dose enhancement concepts are unique attributes of this form of hyperthermia that warrant further exploration. Capitalising on these opportunities and overcoming these challenges offers the possibility of seamless and logical translation of this nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia paradigm from the bench to the bedside.
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- Sunil Krishnan
- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia
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Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Ferromagnetic Materials. MATERIALS 2010; 3:4387-4427. [PMID: 28883334 PMCID: PMC5445821 DOI: 10.3390/ma3084387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNT) filled with ferromagnetic metals like iron, cobalt or nickel are new and very interesting nanostructured materials with a number of unique properties. In this paper we give an overview about different chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods for their synthesis and discuss the influence of selected growth parameters. In addition we evaluate possible growth mechanisms involved in their formation. Moreover we show their identified structural and magnetic properties. On the basis of these properties we present different application possibilities. Some selected examples reveal the high potential of these materials in the field of medicine and nanotechnology.
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Johannsen M, Thiesen B, Wust P, Jordan A. Magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia for prostate cancer. Int J Hyperthermia 2010; 26:790-5. [PMID: 20653418 DOI: 10.3109/02656731003745740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Magnetic nanoparticles are increasingly used for clinical applications such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic fluid hyperthermia. A novel method of interstitial heating of tumours following direct injection of magnetic nanoparticles has been evaluated in humans in recent clinical trials. In prostate cancer this approach has been investigated in two separate phase I studies, employing magnetic nanoparticle thermotherapy alone and in combination with permanent seed brachytherapy. The feasibility and good tolerability was shown in both trials, using the first prototype of an alternating magnetic field applicator. As with any other heating technique, this novel approach requires specific tools for planning, quality control and thermal monitoring, based on appropriate imaging and modelling techniques. In these first clinical trials a newly developed method for planning and non-invasive calculations of the 3-dimensional temperature distribution based on computed tomography was validated. Limiting factors of the new approach at present are patient discomfort at high magnetic field strengths and irregular intratumoural heat distribution. Until these limitations are overcome and thermoablation can safely be applied as a monotherapy, this treatment modality is being evaluated in combination with irradiation in patients with localised prostate cancer.
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- Manfred Johannsen
- Department of Urology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
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Hayashi K, Ono K, Suzuki H, Sawada M, Moriya M, Sakamoto W, Yogo T. High-frequency, magnetic-field-responsive drug release from magnetic nanoparticle/organic hybrid based on hyperthermic effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2010; 2:1903-11. [PMID: 20568697 DOI: 10.1021/am100237p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) generate heat when a high-frequency magnetic field (HFMF) is applied to them. Induction heat is useful not only for hyperthermia treatment but also as a driving force for drug-release. beta-Cyclodextrin (CD) can act as drug container because of its inclusion properties. Drugs incorporated in the CD can thus be released through the use of induction heating, or hyperthermic effects, by applying a HFMF. In this study, we have synthesized folic acid (FA) and CD-functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, FA-CD-SPIONs, by chemically modifying SPIONs derived from iron(III) allylacetylacetonate. FA is well-known as a targeting ligand for breast cancer tumor and endows the SPIONs with cancer-targeting capability. Immobilization of FA and CD on spinel iron oxide nanoparticles was confirmed by Fourier transform IR (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The FA-CD-SPIONs have a hydrodynamic diameter of 12.4 nm and prolonged stability in water. They are superparamagnetic with a magnetization of 51 emu g(-1) at 16 kOe. They generate heat when an alternating current (AC) magnetic field is applied to them and have a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 132 W g(-1) at 230 kHz and 100 Oe. Induction heating triggers drug release from the CD cavity on the particle - a behavior that is controlled by switching the HFMF on and off. The FA-CD-SPIONs are noncytotoxic for cells. Thus, FA-CD-SPIONs can serve as a novel device for performing drug delivery and hyperthermia simultaneously.
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- Koichiro Hayashi
- Division of Nanomaterials Science, EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Tomasini MD, Rinaldi C, Tomassone MS. Molecular dynamics simulations of rupture in lipid bilayers. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2010; 235:181-8. [PMID: 20404033 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2009.009187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Magnetic fluid hyperthermia is a promising cancer therapy in which magnetic nanoparticles are acted upon by a high-frequency oscillating magnetic field. While the accepted mechanism is localized hyperthermia, it is plausible that shear stresses due to nanoparticles rotating near a cell membrane may induce rupture, enhancing the effectiveness of the treatment. With the goal of understanding this further, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out on a model cell membrane. A bilayer composed of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine lipids was subjected to an incremental tension as well as an incremental shear stress. In both cases, it was found that the bilayer could withstand a surface tension of approximately 90 mN/m prior to rupture. Under tension, the bilayer ruptured at double its initial area, whereas under shear, the bilayer ruptured at 1.8 times its initial area. The results show that both incremental tension and incremental shearing are able to produce bilayer rupture, with shear being more injurious, yielding a larger surface tension for a smaller deformation. This information allows for comparison between the estimated energy required to rupture a cell membrane and the energy that a magnetic nanoparticle would be able to generate while rotating in a cellular environment. Our estimates indicate that magnetically blocked nanoparticles with diameters larger than 50 nm may result in rupture due to shear.
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- Michael D Tomasini
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058, USA
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Wang AY, Kuo CL, Lin JL, Fu CM, Wang YF. Study of magnetic ferrite nanoparticles labeled with 99mTc-pertechnetate. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0488-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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MacDonald C, Friedman G, Alamia J, Barbee K, Polyak B. Time-varied magnetic field enhances transport of magnetic nanoparticles in viscous gel. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2010; 5:65-76. [PMID: 20025465 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.09.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM The potential of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to deliver various forms of therapy has not been fully realized, in part due to difficulties in transporting the carriers through soft tissue to different target sites. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that transport of MNPs through a viscous gel can be controlled by a combined AC (time-varying) magnetic field and static field gradient. MATERIALS & METHODS MNP velocity and transport efficiency were measured in a viscous gel at various settings of magnetic field and magnetite loadings. RESULTS Combined application of an AC magnetic field with the static field gradient resulted in a nearly 30-fold increase in MNP transport efficiency in viscous gel for 30% (w/w) magnetite-loaded particles as compared with static field conditions. CONCLUSION The 'oscillating' effect of an AC magnetic field greatly improves the ability to transport MNPs within soft media by decreasing the effective viscosity of the gel.
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- Cristin MacDonald
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Salloum M, Ma R, Zhu L. Enhancement in treatment planning for magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia: Optimization of the heat absorption pattern. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 25:309-21. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730902803118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Zhai Y, Xie H, Gu H. Effects of hyperthermia with dextran magnetic fluid on the growth of grafted H22 tumor in mice. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 25:65-71. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730802363643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Plotkin M, Gneveckow U, Meier-Hauff K, Amthauer H, Feussner A, Denecke T, Gutberlet M, Jordan A, Felix R, Wust P. 18F-FET PET for planning of thermotherapy using magnetic nanoparticles in recurrent glioblastoma. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 22:319-25. [PMID: 16754352 DOI: 10.1080/02656730600734128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Thermotherapy using magnetic nanoparticles (nano cancer therapy) is a new concept of local tumour therapy, which is based on controlled heating of intra-tumoural injected magnetic nanoparticles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of PET with a recently introduced amino acid tracer O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-]L-tyrosine (FET) for targeting the nanoparticles implantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eleven patients with glioblastoma recurrences underwent MR and FET-PET imaging for planning of the nano cancer therapy. Thereafter, the gross tumour volumes (GTV) were defined, taking into consideration the results of both imaging tools. RESULTS The MRI-based mean GTV was 24.3 cm3 (range 2.5-59.7) and the PET-based mean GTV 31.9 cm3 (range 5.2-77.9). On the average the MRI identified an additional 8.9 +/- 4.7 cm3 and the FET-PET scan-an additional 16.5 +/- 15.2 cm3 outside of the common GTV (15.4 +/- 11.0 cm3). The mean final GTV accounted to 33.8 cm3 (range, 5.2-77.9). The additional information of FET-PET led to an increase in GTV by 22-286% in eight patients and to a decrease of 23% and 26%, respectively, in two patients. In one patient, the final GTV was defined on the basis of MRI data only. CONCLUSIONS FET-PET adds important information on the actual tumour volume in recurrent glioblastomas and is highly valuable for defining the target volume for the nano cancer therapy.
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- Michail Plotkin
- Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiooncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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Salloum M, Ma R, Weeks D, Zhu L. Controlling nanoparticle delivery in magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia for cancer treatment: Experimental study in agarose gel. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:337-45. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730801907937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Klingeler R, Hampel S, Büchner B. Carbon nanotube based biomedical agents for heating, temperature sensoring and drug delivery. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:496-505. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730802154786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Rüdiger Klingeler
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany
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Wust P, Gneveckow U, Johannsen M, Böhmer D, Henkel T, Kahmann F, Sehouli J, Felix R, Ricke J, Jordan A. Magnetic nanoparticles for interstitial thermotherapy – feasibility, tolerance and achieved temperatures. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 22:673-85. [PMID: 17390997 DOI: 10.1080/02656730601106037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The concept of magnetic fluid hyperthermia is clinically evaluated after development of the whole body magnetic field applicator MFH 300F and the magnetofluid MFL 082AS. This new system for localized thermotherapy is suitable either for hyperthermia or thermoablation. The magnetic fluid, composed of iron oxide nanoparticles dispersed in water, must be distributed in the tumour and is subsequently heated by exposing to an alternating magnetic field in the applicator. We performed a feasibility study with 22 patients suffering from heavily pretreated recurrences of different tumour entities, where hyperthermia in conjunction with irradiation and/or chemotherapy was an option. The potential to estimate (by post-implantation analyses) and to achieve (by improving the technique) a satisfactory temperature distribution was evaluated in dependency on the implantation technique. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three implantation methods were established: Infiltration under CT fluoroscopy (group A), TRUS (transrectal ultrasound)--guided implantation with X-fluoroscopy (group B) and intra-operative infiltration under visual control (group C). In group A and B the distribution of the nanoparticles can be planned prior to implantation on the basis of three-dimensional image datasets. The specific absorption rates (SAR in W/kg) can be derived from the particle distribution imaged via CT together with the actual H-field strength (in kA/m). The temperature distribution in the tumour region is calculated using the bioheat-transfer equation assessing a mean perfusion value, which is determined by matching calculated temperatures to direct (invasive or endoluminal) temperature measurements in reference points in or near the target region. RESULTS Instillation of the magnetic fluid and the thermotherapy treatments were tolerated without or with only moderate side effects, respectively. Using tolerable H-field-strengths of 3.0-6.0 kA/m in the pelvis, up to 7.5 kA/m in the thoracic and neck region and >10.0 kA/m for the head, we achieved SAR of 60-380 W/kg in the target leading to a 40 degrees C heat-coverage of 86%. However, the coverage with > or =42 degrees C is unsatisfactory at present (30% of the target volume in group A and only 0.2% in group B). CONCLUSION Further improvement of the temperature distribution is required by refining the implantation techniques or simply by increasing the amount of nanofluid or elevation of the magnetic field strength. From the actual nanoparticle distribution and derived temperatures we can extrapolate, that already a moderate increase of the H-field by only 2 kA/m would significantly improve the 42 degrees C coverage towards 100% (98%). This illustrates the great potential of the nanofluid-based heating technology.
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- Peter Wust
- Clinic for Radiotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Thermal and thermal-ablative procedures for treating prostate cancer have been investigated systematically since approximately 1980 (apart from some historical predecessors), and numerous experimental and clinical reports have been published on this subject. Various technologies have been used, including transurethral ablation of prostatic tissue using laser or microwave energy, interstitial application of laser or microwave energy, and inductive heating of previously implanted thermoseeds or injected magnetic nanoparticles in a magnetic field. For all of these procedures, clinical studies with a total of some 350 patients have been performed. However, the results cannot be judged correctly because of a lack of adequate control parameters for the older studies and inadequately short follow-up of all studies. Conclusions regarding treatment-related morbidity seem to be possible, with a generally positive impression and low rates of adverse effects. But before such results can be generalized, patient selection bias and the technology standards that existed when the studies were performed must be taken into consideration. Various papers are reviewed and summarized. In the author's opinion, the different options for thermal and thermal-ablative treatment of prostate cancer are very promising, but in light of the existing standard procedures, feasibility must not overrule reasonableness.
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- R Muschter
- Klinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie, Diakoniekrankenhaus Rotenburg/Wümme, Elise-Averdieck-Strasse 17, 27356 Rotenburg/Wümme.
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Thermoablation of malignant kidney tumors using magnetic nanoparticles: an in vivo feasibility study in a rabbit model. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2009; 33:127-34. [PMID: 19430744 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9583-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Revised: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to assess the technical feasibility of CT-guided magnetic thermoablation for the treatment of malignant kidney tumors in a VX2 tumor rabbit model. VX2 tumors were implanted into the kidneys of five rabbits and allowed to grow for 2 weeks. After preinterventional CT perfusion imaging, CT-guided injection of superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (300 microl) was performed, followed by exposure of the animals to an alternating electromagnetic field for 15 min (approximately 0.32 kA/m). Then animals underwent CT perfusion imaging again. Afterward, animals were sacrificed and kidneys were dissected for macroscopic and histological evaluation. Changes in perfusion before and after exposure to the alternating magnetic field were analyzed. In one animal no tumor growth could be detected so the animal was used for optimization of the ablation procedure including injection technique and peri-interventional cross-sectional imaging (CT, MRI). After image-guided intratumoral injection of ferrofluids, the depiction of nanoparticle distribution by CT correlated well with macroscopic evaluation of the dissected kidneys. MRI was limited due to severe susceptibility artefacts. Postinterventional CT perfusion imaging revealed a perfusion deficiency around the ferrofluid deposits. Histological workup showed different zones of thermal damage adjacent to the ferrofluid deposits. In conclusion, CT-guided magnetic thermoablation of malignant kidney tumors is technically feasible in an animal model and results in a perfusion deficiency indicating tumor necrosis as depicted by CT perfusion imaging and shown in histological evaluation.
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Polyak B, Friedman G. Magnetic targeting for site-specific drug delivery: applications and clinical potential. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2009; 6:53-70. [PMID: 19236208 DOI: 10.1517/17425240802662795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic vehicles are very attractive for delivery of therapeutic agents as they can be targeted to specific locations in the body through the application of a magnetic field gradient. The magnetic localization of a therapeutic agent results in the concentration of the therapy at the target site consequently reducing or eliminating the systemic drug side effects. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to provide an update on the progress made in the development of the magnetic targeting technique addressing characteristics of the magnetic carriers and limitations of the current targeting magnet systems. METHODS This review discusses fundamental requirements for the optimal formulation of the magnetic carrier, current applications and potentially new approaches for the magnetically mediated, site-specific localization of therapeutic agents, including drugs, genes and cells. RESULTS/CONCLUSION More efficient targeting magnetic systems in combination with prolonged circulation lifespan and carriers' surface recognition properties will improve the targeting efficiency of magnetic nanocarriers and enhance therapeutic agent availability at the molecular site of agent action. The main future magnetic targeting applications were categorized emphasizing the most promising directions and possible strategies for improving the magnetic targeting technique.
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Thiesen B, Jordan A. Clinical applications of magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:467-74. [PMID: 18608593 DOI: 10.1080/02656730802104757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Magnetic fluids are increasingly used for clinical applications such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic fluid hyperthermia. The latter technique that has been developed as a cancer treatment for several decades comprises the injection of magnetic nanoparticles into tumors and their subsequent heating in an alternating magnetic field. Depending on the applied temperature and the duration of heating this treatment either results in direct tumor cell killing or makes the cells more susceptible to concomitant radio- or chemotherapy. Numerous groups are working in this field worldwide, but only one approach has been tested in clinical trials so far. Here, we summarize the clinical data gained in these studies on magnetic fluid induced hyperthermia.
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Salloum M, Ma R, Zhu L. An in-vivo experimental study of temperature elevations in animal tissue during magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:589-601. [PMID: 18979310 DOI: 10.1080/02656730802203377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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In magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia in cancer treatment, the local blood perfusion rate and the amount of nanofluid delivered to the target region are important factors determining the temperature distribution in tissue. In this study, we evaluate the effects of these factors on the heating pattern and temperature elevations in the muscle tissue of rat hind limbs induced by intramuscular injections of magnetic nanoparticles during in vivo experiments. Temperature distribution in the vicinity of the injection site is measured inside the rat limb after the nanoparticle hyperthermia. The measured temperature elevations at the injection site are 3.5 degrees +/- 1.8 degrees C and 6.02 degrees +/- 0.8 degrees C above the measured body temperature, when the injection amount is 0.1 cc and 0.2 cc, respectively. The full width of half maximum (FWHM) of the temperature elevation, an index of heat transfer in the radial direction from the injection site is found to be approximately 31 mm for both injection amounts. The temperature measurements, together with the measured blood perfusion rate, ambient air temperature, and limb geometry, are used as inputs into an inverse heat transfer analysis for evaluation of the specific absorption rate (SAR) by the nanoparticles. It has been shown that the nanoparticles are more concentrated in the vicinity of the injection site when the injection amount is bigger. The current in vivo experimental studies have demonstrated the feasibility of elevating the tissue temperature above 43 degrees C under the experimental protocol and equipment used in this study.
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- Maher Salloum
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Applying Nanotechnology to Human Health: Revolution in Biomedical Sciences. JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.1155/2009/184702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Recent research on biosystems at the nanoscale has created one of the most dynamic science and technology domains at the confluence of physical sciences, molecular engineering, biology, biotechnology, and medicine. This domain includes better understanding of living and thinking systems, revolutionary biotechnology processes, synthesis of new drugs and their targeted delivery, regenerative medicine, neuromorphic engineering, and developing a sustainable environment. Nanobiosystems research is a priority in many countries and its relevance within nanotechnology is expected to increase in the future. The realisation that the nanoscale has certain properties needed to solve important medical challenges and cater to unmet medical needs is driving nanomedical research. The present review explores the significance of nanoscience and latest nanotechnologies for human health. Addressing the associated opportunities, the review also suggests how to manage far-reaching developments in these areas.
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Gazeau F, Lévy M, Wilhelm C. Optimizing magnetic nanoparticle design for nanothermotherapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2008; 3:831-44. [PMID: 19025457 DOI: 10.2217/17435889.3.6.831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Current developments in nanotechnology offer new tools to the design of nanometric heat-generating ‘foci’ that can be activated remotely by an external alternating magnetic field. These nanometric heat sources may serve for therapeutic hyperthermia alone or combined with other therapeutic modalities, such as drug delivery or gene therapy. Activable therapeutic tools at the nanoscale fulfill the requirements of future medicine in terms of spatial targeting and temporal control of therapy. The present review discusses fundamental aspects regarding the design of magnetic nanoparticles with optimized properties, by unraveling physical mechanisms that govern heating power in biological media. Towards therapy, achievements and promises of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer-localized hyperthermia, targeting strategies and multivalent functionalities are exposed.
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- Florence Gazeau
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), UMR 7057 CNRS - Université Paris Diderot Bâtiment Condorcet - Case 7056, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), UMR 7057 CNRS - Université Paris Diderot Bâtiment Condorcet - Case 7056, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), UMR 7057 CNRS - Université Paris Diderot Bâtiment Condorcet - Case 7056, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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Synthesis of Fe3O4/APTES/PEG diacid functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for MR imaging. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bruners P, Hodenius M, Baumann M, Oversohl J, Günther RW, Schmitz-Rode T, Mahnken AH. Magnetic thermal ablation using ferrofluids: influence of administration mode on biological effect in different porcine tissues. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2008; 31:1193-9. [PMID: 18592306 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9387-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of magnetic thermal ablation in different porcine tissues using either a singular injection or a continuous infusion of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. In the first setting samples of three ferrofluids containing different amounts of iron (1:171, 2:192, and 3:214 mg/ml) were singularly interstitially injected into specimens of porcine liver, kidney, and muscle (n = 5). Then the specimens were exposed to an alternating magnetic field (2.86 kA/m, 190 kHz) generated by a circular coil for 5 min. In the second experimental setup ferrofluid samples were continuously interstitially infused into the tissue specimens during the exposure to the magnetic field. To measure the temperature increase two fiber-optic temperature probes with a fixed distance of 0.5 cm were inserted into the specimens along the puncture tract of the injection needle and the temperature was measured every 15 s. Finally, the specimens were dissected, the diameters of the created thermal lesions were measured, and the volumes were calculated and compared. Compared to continuous infusion, a single injection of ferrofluids resulted in smaller coagulation volumes in all tissues. Significant differences regarding coagulation volume were found in kidney and muscle specimens. The continuous infusion technique led to more elliptically shaped coagulation volumes due to larger diameters along the puncture tract. Our data show the feasibility of magnetic thermal ablation using either a single interstitial injection or continuous infusion for therapy of lesions in muscle, kidney, and liver. Continuous infusion of ferrofluids results in larger zones of necrosis compared to a single injection technique.
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- Philipp Bruners
- Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 20, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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ITO AKIRA, KOBAYASHI TAKESHI. Intracellular Hyperthermia Using Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Novel Method for Hyperthermia Clinical Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3191/thermalmed.24.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Johannsen M, Gneveckow U, Taymoorian K, Cho CH, Thiesen B, Scholz R, Waldöfner N, Loening SA, Wust P, Jordan A. [Thermal therapy of prostate cancer using magnetic nanoparticles]. Actas Urol Esp 2007; 31:660-7. [PMID: 17896563 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(07)73703-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A novel method of interstitial heating using magnetic nanoparticles and a direct injection technique has been evaluated in human cancers in recent clinical trials. In prostate cancer, this approach was investigated in two separate phase-I-studies, employing magnetic nanoparticle thermotherapy alone and in combination with permanent seed brachytherapy. The feasibility and good tolerability was shown in both trials, using the first prototype of a magnetic field applicator. As with any other heating technique, this novel approach requires specific tools for planning, quality control and thermal monitoring, based on appropriate imaging and modelling techniques. In these first clinical trials, a newly developed method for planning and non-invasive calculations of the 3-dimensional temperature distribution based on computed tomography could be validated. Limiting factors of this approach at present are patient discomfort at high magnetic field strengths and suboptimal intratumoral distribution of nanoparticles. Until these limitations will be overcome and thermal ablation can safely be applied as a monotherapy, this treatment modality is being evaluated in combination with irradiation in patients with localized prostate cancer.
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- Manfred Johannsen
- Department of Urology, Campus Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Alemania.
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Johannsen M, Gneveckow U, Thiesen B, Taymoorian K, Cho CH, Waldöfner N, Scholz R, Jordan A, Loening SA, Wust P. Thermotherapy of Prostate Cancer Using Magnetic Nanoparticles: Feasibility, Imaging, and Three-Dimensional Temperature Distribution. Eur Urol 2007; 52:1653-61. [PMID: 17125906 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the feasibility of thermotherapy using biocompatible superparamagnetic nanoparticles in patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer and to evaluate an imaging-based approach for noninvasive calculations of the three-dimensional temperature distribution. METHODS Ten patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer following primary therapy with curative intent were entered into a prospective phase 1 trial. The magnetic fluid was injected transperineally into the prostates according to a preplan. Patients received six thermal therapies of 60-min duration at weekly intervals using an alternating magnetic field applicator. A method of three-dimensional thermal analysis based on computed tomography (CT) of the prostates was developed and correlated with invasive and intraluminal temperature measurements. The sensitivity of nanoparticle detection by means of CT was investigated in phantoms. RESULTS The median detection rate of iron oxide nanoparticles in tissue specimens using CT was 89.5% (range: 70-98%). Maximum temperatures up to 55 degrees C were achieved in the prostates. Median temperatures in 20%, 50%, and 90% of the prostates were 41.1 degrees C (range: 40.0-47.4 degrees C), 40.8 degrees C (range: 39.5-45.4 degrees C), and 40.1 degrees C (range: 38.8-43.4 degrees C), respectively. Median urethral and rectal temperatures were 40.5 degrees C (range: 38.4-43.6 degrees C) and 39.8 degrees C (range: 38.2-43.4 degrees C). The median thermal dose was 7.8 (range: 3.5-136.4) cumulative equivalent minutes at 43 degrees C in 90% of the prostates. CONCLUSION The heating technique using magnetic nanoparticles was feasible. Hyperthermic to thermoablative temperatures were achieved in the prostates at 25% of the available magnetic field strength, indicating a significant potential for higher temperatures. A noninvasive thermometry method specific for this approach could be developed, which may be used for thermal dosimetry in future studies.
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- Manfred Johannsen
- Department of Urology, Campus Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
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Park SH, Gwon HJ, Choi SM. Preparation of99mTc-Labeled Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for In Vivo Imaging in Hyperthermia. CHEM LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Besić E. Physical mechanisms and methods employed in drug delivery to tumors. ACTA PHARMACEUTICA 2007; 57:249-68. [PMID: 17878107 DOI: 10.2478/v10007-007-0021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In addition to several well-known drug delivery strategies developed to facilitate effective chemotherapy with anticancer agents, some new approaches have been recently established, based on specific effects arising from the applications of ultrasound, magnetic and electric fields on drug delivery systems. This paper gives an overview of newly developed methods of drug delivery to tumors and of the related anticancer therapies based on the combined use of different physical methods and specific drug carriers. The conventional strategies and new approaches have been put into perspective to revisit the existing and to propose new directions to overcome the threatening problem of cancer diseases.
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- Erim Besić
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Johannsen M, Gneveckow U, Taymoorian K, Thiesen B, Waldöfner N, Scholz R, Jung K, Jordan A, Wust P, Loening SA. Morbidity and quality of life during thermotherapy using magnetic nanoparticles in locally recurrent prostate cancer: results of a prospective phase I trial. Int J Hyperthermia 2007; 23:315-23. [PMID: 17523023 DOI: 10.1080/02656730601175479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the treatment-related morbidity and quality of life (QoL) during thermotherapy using superparamagnetic nanoparticles in patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patients with biopsy-proven locally recurrent prostate cancer following primary therapy with curative intent and no detectable metastases were entered on a prospective phase I trial. Endpoints were feasibility, toxicity and QoL. Following intraprostatic injection of a nanoparticle dispersion, six thermal therapy sessions of 60 min duration were delivered at weekly intervals using an alternating magnetic field. National Cancer Institute (NCI) common toxicity criteria (CTC) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PR25 questionnaires were used to evaluate toxicity and QoL, respectively. In addition, prostate specific antigen (PSA) measurements were carried out. RESULTS Maximum temperatures up to 55 degrees C were achieved in the prostates at 25-30% of the available magnetic field strength. Nanoparticle deposits were detectable in the prostates one year after thermal therapy. At a median follow-up of 17.5 months (3-24), no systemic toxicity was observed. Acute urinary retention occurred in four patients with previous history of urethral stricture. Treatment-related morbidity was moderate and QoL was only temporarily impaired. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) declines were observed in eight patients. CONCLUSIONS Interstitial heating using magnetic nanoparticles was feasible and well tolerated in patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer. Deposition of nanoparticles in the prostate was highly durable. Further refinement of the technique is necessary to allow application of higher magnetic field strengths.
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- Department of Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
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Hu F, Li Z, Tu C, Gao M. Preparation of magnetite nanocrystals with surface reactive moieties by one-pot reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 311:469-74. [PMID: 17433352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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By one-pot reaction, biocompatible magnetite nanocrystals with surface reactive moieties were prepared through the thermal decomposition of Fe(acac)(3) in 2-pyrrolidone using alpha,omega-dicarboxyl-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) as surface capping molecule. The successful conjugation between the magnetite nanocrystals and 9-amino acridine on the one hand demonstrates the existence of free carboxylic groups from PEG binding on the particle surface, on the other hand may also lead to a new type of magneto-optical materials as well as magneto-drugs.
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- Fengqin Hu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface Science and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhong Guan Cun, Bei Yi Jie 2, Beijing 100080, China
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