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Han Y, Sun J, Wei H, Hao J, Liu W, Wang X. Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction: Modulation in the Tumor Microenvironment and Application in Tumor Immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2022; 13:937344. [PMID: 35844515 PMCID: PMC9283646 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.937344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tumor immunotherapy has shown strong therapeutic potential for stimulating or reconstructing the immune system to control and kill tumor cells. It is a promising and effective anti-cancer treatment besides surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Presently, some immunotherapy methods have been approved for clinical application, and numerous others have demonstrated promising in vitro results and have entered clinical trial stages. Although immunotherapy has exhibited encouraging results in various cancer types, however, a large proportion of patients are limited from these benefits due to specific characteristics of the tumor microenvironment such as hypoxia, tumor vascular malformation and immune escape, and current limitations of immunotherapy such as off-target toxicity, insufficient drug penetration and accumulation and immune cell dysfunction. Ultrasound-target microbubble destruction (UTMD) treatment can help reduce immunotherapy-related adverse events. Using the ultrasonic cavitation effect of microstreaming, microjets and free radicals, UTMD can cause a series of changes in vascular endothelial cells, such as enhancing endothelial cells’ permeability, increasing intracellular calcium levels, regulating gene expression, and stimulating nitric oxide synthase activities. These effects have been shown to promote drug penetration, enhance blood perfusion, increase drug delivery and induce tumor cell death. UTMD, in combination with immunotherapy, has been used to treat melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, and ovarian cancer. In this review, we summarized the effects of UTMD on tumor angiogenesis and immune microenvironment, and discussed the application and progress of UTMD in tumor immunotherapy.
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Effect of Photo-Mediated Ultrasound Therapy on Nitric Oxide and Prostacyclin from Endothelial Cells. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022; 12. [PMID: 35983461 PMCID: PMC9384428 DOI: 10.3390/app12052617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Several studies have investigated the effect of photo-mediated ultrasound therapy (PUT) on the treatment of neovascularization. This study explores the impact of PUT on the release of the vasoactive agents nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI2) from the endothelial cells in an in vitro blood vessel model. In this study, an in vitro vessel model containing RF/6A chorioretinal endothelial cells was used. The vessels were treated with ultrasound-only (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 MPa peak negative pressure at 0.5 MHz with 10% duty cycle), laser-only (5, 10, 15 and 20 mJ/cm2 at 532 nm with a pulse width of 5 ns), and synchronized laser and ultrasound (PUT) treatments. Passive cavitation detection was used to determine the cavitation activities during treatment. The levels of NO and PGI2 generally increased when the applied ultrasound pressure and laser fluence were low. The increases in NO and PGI2 levels were significantly reduced by 37.2% and 42.7%, respectively, from 0.5 to 1.5 MPa when only ultrasound was applied. The increase in NO was significantly reduced by 89.5% from 5 to 20 mJ/cm2, when only the laser was used. In the PUT group, for 10 mJ/cm2 laser fluence, the release of NO decreased by 76.8% from 0.1 to 1 MPa ultrasound pressure. For 0.5 MPa ultrasound pressure in the PUT group, the release of PGI2 started to decrease by 144% from 15 to 20 mJ/cm2 laser fluence. The decreases in NO and PGI2 levels coincided with the increased cavitation activities in each group. In conclusion, PUT can induce a significant reduction in the release of NO and PGI2 in comparison with ultrasound-only and laser-only treatments.
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Ling XX, Chen H, Fu BB, Ruan CS, Pana M, Zhou K, Fang ZR, Shao JT, Zhu FQ, Gao S. Xin-Ji-Er-Kang protects myocardial and renal injury in hypertensive heart failure in mice. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 91:153675. [PMID: 34332285 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Xin-Ji-Er-Kang (XJEK) as a herbal formula of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown the protective effects on myocardial function as well as renal function in mouse models of myocardial infarction. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE We investigated the effects of XJEK on cardiovascular- and renal-function in a heart failure mouse model induced by high salt (HS) and the associated mechanisms. STUDY DESIGN For the purpose of assessing the effects of XJEK on a hypertensive heart failure model, mice were fed with 8% high salt diet. XJEK was administered by oral gavage for 8 weeks. Cardiovascular function parameters, renal function associated biomarkers and XJEK's impact on renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation were assessed. To determine the underlying mechanism, the calpain1/junctophilin-2 (JP2)/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2a) pathway was further studied in AC16 cells after angiotensin II-challenge or after calpastatin small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection. RESULTS Mice on HS-diet exhibited hypertensive heart failure along with progressive kidney injury. Similar to fosinopril, XJEK ameliorated hypertension, cardiovascular-and renal- dysfunction in mice of HS-diet group. XJEK inhibited HS-induced activation of RAAS and reversed the abnormal expression pattern of calpain1and JP2 protein in heart tissues. XJEK significantly improved cell viability of angiotensin II-challenged AC16 cells. Moreover, XJEK's impact on calpain1/JP2 pathway was partly diminished in AC16 cells transfected with calpastatin siRNA. CONCLUSION XJEK was found to exert cardiovascular- and renal protection in HS-diet induced heart failure mouse model. XJEK inhibited HS-diet induced RAAS activation by inhibiting the activity and expression of calpain1 and protected the junctional membrane complex (JMC) in cardiomyocytes.
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- Xin-Xin Ling
- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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- Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei 230032, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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Navarro-Becerra JA, Franco-Urquijo CA, Ríos A, Escalante B. Localized Delivery of Caveolin-1 Peptide Assisted by Ultrasound-Mediated Microbubble Destruction Potentiates the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasodilation Response. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2021; 47:1559-1572. [PMID: 33736878 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the endothelium, nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is the enzyme that generates nitric oxide, a key molecule involved in a variety of biological functions and cancer-related events. Therefore, selective inhibition of eNOS represents an attractive therapeutic approach for NO-related diseases and anticancer therapy. Ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction (UMMD) conjugated with cell-permeable peptides has been investigated as a drug delivery system for effective delivery of anticancer molecules. We investigated the feasibility of loading antennapedia-caveolin-1 peptide (AP-Cav), a specific eNOS inhibitor, onto microbubbles to be delivered by UMMD in rat aortic endothelium. AP-Cav-loaded microbubbles (AP-Cav-MBs) and US parameters were characterized. Aortas were treated with UMMD for 30 s with 1.3 × 108 MBs/mL AP-Cav (8 μM)-MBs at 100-Hz pulse repetition frequency, 0.5-MPa acoustic pressure, 0.5 mechanical index and 10% duty cycle. NO-dependent vascular responses were assessed using an isolated organ system, 21 h post-treatment. Maximal relaxation response was inhibited 61.8% ± 1.6% in aortas treated with UMMD-AP-Cav-MBs, while in aortas treated with previously disrupted AP-Cav-MBs and then US, the inhibition was 31.6% ± 1.6%. The vascular contractile response was not affected. The impact of UMMD was evaluated in aortas treated with free AP-Cav; 30 μM of free AP-Cav was necessary to reach an inhibition response similar to that obtained with UMMD-AP-Cav-MBs. In conclusion, UMMD enhances the delivery and potentiates the effect of AP-Cav in the endothelial layer of rat aorta segments.
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- J Angel Navarro-Becerra
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México; Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, NL, México
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Acoustic cavitation has been widely explored for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Ultrasound-induced cavitation, including inertial cavitation and non-inertial cavitation, can cause microstreaming, microjet, and free radical formation. The acoustic cavitation effects on endothelial cells have been studied for drug delivery, gene therapy, and cancer therapy. Studies have demonstrated that the ultrasound-induced cavitation effect can treat cancer, ischaemia, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. In this minireview, we will review the impact of ultrasound-induced cavitation on the endothelial cells such as cell permeability, cell proliferation, gene expression regulation, cell viability, hemostasis interaction, oxygenation, and variation in the level of calcium ions, ceramide, nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. The applications of these effects and the cavitation mechanism involved will be summarized, demonstrating the important role of acoustic cavitation in non-invasive ultrasound treatment of various physiological conditions.
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- Bioengineering Program and Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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Navarro-Becerra JA, Caballero-Robledo GA, Franco-Urquijo CA, Ríos A, Escalante B. Functional Activity and Endothelial-Lining Integrity of Ex Vivo Arteries Exposed to Ultrasound-Mediated Microbubble Destruction. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:2335-2348. [PMID: 32553691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction (UMMD) is a promising strategy to improve local drug delivery in specific tissues. However, acoustic cavitation can lead to harmful bioeffects in endothelial cells. We investigated the side effects of UMMD treatment on vascular function (contraction and relaxation) and endothelium integrity of ex vivo Wistar rat arteries. We used an isolated organ system to evaluate vascular responses and confocal microscopy to quantify the integrity and viability of endothelial cells. The arteries were exposed for 1-3 min to ultrasound at a 100 Hz pulse-repetition frequency, 0.5 MPa acoustic pressure, 50% duty cycle and 1%-5% v/v microbubbles. The vascular contractile response was not affected. The acetylcholine-dependent maximal relaxation response was reduced from 78% (control) to 60% after 3 min of ultrasound exposure. In arteries treated simultaneously with 1 min of ultrasound exposure and 1%, 2%, 3% or 5% microbubble concentration, vascular relaxation was reduced by 19%, 58%, 80% or 93%, respectively, compared with the control arteries. Fluorescent labeling revealed that apoptotic death, detachment of endothelial cells and reduced nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation are involved in relaxation impairment. We demonstrated that UMMD can be a safe technology if the correct ultrasound and microbubble parameters are applied. Furthermore, we found that tissue-function evaluation combined with cellular analysis can be useful to study ultrasound-microbubble-tissue interactions in the optimization of targeted endothelial drug delivery.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca, México; Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, México
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Presset A, Bonneau C, Kazuyoshi S, Nadal-Desbarats L, Mitsuyoshi T, Bouakaz A, Kudo N, Escoffre JM, Sasaki N. Endothelial Cells, First Target of Drug Delivery Using Microbubble-Assisted Ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:1565-1583. [PMID: 32331799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Microbubble-assisted ultrasound has emerged as a promising method for local drug delivery. Microbubbles are intravenously injected and locally activated by ultrasound, thus increasing the permeability of vascular endothelium for facilitating extravasation and drug uptake into the treated tissue. Thereby, endothelial cells are the first target of the effects of ultrasound-driven microbubbles. In this review, the in vitro and in vivo bioeffects of this method on endothelial cells are described and discussed, including aspects on the permeabilization of biologic barriers (endothelial cell plasma membranes and endothelial barriers), the restoration of their integrity, the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in both these processes, and the resulting intracellular and intercellular consequences. Finally, the influence of the acoustic settings, microbubble parameters, treatment schedules and flow parameters on these bioeffects are also reviewed.
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- Antoine Presset
- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- Laboratory of Biological Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Upadhyay A, Dalvi SV. Microbubble Formulations: Synthesis, Stability, Modeling and Biomedical Applications. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2019; 45:301-343. [PMID: 30527395 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Microbubbles are increasingly being used in biomedical applications such as ultrasonic imaging and targeted drug delivery. Microbubbles typically range from 0.1 to 10 µm in size and consist of a protective shell made of lipids or proteins. The shell encapsulates a gaseous core containing gases such as oxygen, sulfur hexafluoride or perfluorocarbons. This review is a consolidated account of information available in the literature on research related to microbubbles. Efforts have been made to present an overview of microbubble synthesis techniques; microbubble stability; microbubbles as contrast agents in ultrasonic imaging and drug delivery vehicles; and side effects related to microbubble administration in humans. Developments related to the modeling of microbubble dissolution and stability are also discussed.
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- Awaneesh Upadhyay
- Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, India
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- Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, India.
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Qin P, Han T, Yu ACH, Xu L. Mechanistic understanding the bioeffects of ultrasound-driven microbubbles to enhance macromolecule delivery. J Control Release 2018; 272:169-181. [PMID: 29305924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ultrasound-driven microbubbles can trigger reversible membrane perforation (sonoporation), open interendothelial junctions and stimulate endocytosis, thereby providing a temporary and reversible time-window for the delivery of macromolecules across biological membranes and endothelial barriers. This time-window is related not only to cavitation events, but also to biological regulatory mechanisms. Mechanistic understanding of the interaction between cavitation events and cells and tissues, as well as the subsequent cellular and molecular responses will lead to new design strategies with improved efficacy and minimized side effects. Recent important progress on the spatiotemporal characteristics of sonoporation, cavitation-induced interendothelial gap and endocytosis, and the spatiotemporal bioeffects and the preliminary biological mechanisms in cavitation-enhanced permeability, has been made. On the basis of the summary of this research progress, this Review outlines the underlying bioeffects and the related biological regulatory mechanisms involved in cavitation-enhanced permeability; provides a critical commentary on the future tasks and directions in this field, including developing a standardized methodology to reveal mechanism-based bioeffects in depth, and designing biology-based treatment strategies to improve efficacy and safety. Such mechanistic understanding the bioeffects that contribute to cavitation-enhanced delivery will accelerate the translation of this approach to the clinic.
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- Peng Qin
- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Song KH, Fan AC, Brlansky JT, Trudeau T, Gutierrez-Hartmann A, Calvisi ML, Borden MA. High Efficiency Molecular Delivery with Sequential Low-Energy Sonoporation Bursts. Theranostics 2015; 5:1419-27. [PMID: 26681986 PMCID: PMC4672022 DOI: 10.7150/thno.13033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Microbubbles interact with ultrasound to induce transient microscopic pores in the cellular plasma membrane in a highly localized thermo-mechanical process called sonoporation. Theranostic applications of in vitro sonoporation include molecular delivery (e.g., transfection, drug loading and cell labeling), as well as molecular extraction for measuring intracellular biomarkers, such as proteins and mRNA. Prior research focusing mainly on the effects of acoustic forcing with polydisperse microbubbles has identified a "soft limit" of sonoporation efficiency at 50% when including dead and lysed cells. We show here that this limit can be exceeded with the judicious use of monodisperse microbubbles driven by a physiotherapy device (1.0 MHz, 2.0 W/cm(2), 10% duty cycle). We first examined the effects of microbubble size and found that small-diameter microbubbles (2 µm) deliver more instantaneous power than larger microbubbles (4 & 6 µm). However, owing to rapid fragmentation and a short half-life (0.7 s for 2 µm; 13.3 s for 6 µm), they also deliver less energy over the sonoporation time. This translates to a higher ratio of FITC-dextran (70 kDa) uptake to cell death/lysis (4:1 for 2 µm; 1:2 for 6 µm) in suspended HeLa cells after a single sonoporation. Sequential sonoporations (up to four) were consequently employed to increase molecular delivery. Peak uptake was found to be 66.1 ± 1.2% (n=3) after two sonoporations when properly accounting for cell lysis (7.0 ± 5.6%) and death (17.9 ± 2.0%), thus overcoming the previously reported soft limit. Substitution of TRITC-dextran (70 kDa) on the second sonoporation confirmed the effects were multiplicative. Overall, this study demonstrates the possibility of utilizing monodisperse small-diameter microbubbles as a means to achieve multiple low-energy sonoporation bursts for efficient in vitro cellular uptake and sequential molecular delivery.
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Kilroy JP, Dhanaliwala AH, Klibanov AL, Bowles DK, Wamhoff BR, Hossack JA. Reducing Neointima Formation in a Swine Model with IVUS and Sirolimus Microbubbles. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 43:2642-51. [PMID: 25893508 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1315-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Potent therapeutic compounds with dose dependent side effects require more efficient and selective drug delivery to reduce systemic drug doses. Here, we demonstrate a new platform that combines intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and drug-loaded microbubbles to enhance and localize drug delivery, while enabling versatility of drug type and dosing. Localization and degree of delivery with IVUS and microbubbles was assessed using fluorophore-loaded microbubbles and different IVUS parameters in ex vivo swine arteries. Using a swine model of neointimal hyperplasia, reduction of neointima formation following balloon injury was evaluated when using the combination of IVUS and sirolimus-loaded microbubbles. IVUS and microbubble enhanced fluorophore delivery was greatest when applying low amplitude pulses in the ex vivo model. In the in vivo model, neointima formation was reduced by 50% after treatment with IVUS and the sirolimus-loaded microbubbles. This reduction was achieved with a sirolimus whole blood concentration comparable to a commercial drug-eluting stent (0.999 ng/mL). We anticipate this therapy will find clinical use localizing drug delivery for numerous other diseases in addition to serving as an adjunct to stents in treating atherosclerosis.
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- Joseph P Kilroy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.,School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
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Husseini GA, Pitt WG, Martins AM. Ultrasonically triggered drug delivery: breaking the barrier. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 123:364-86. [PMID: 25454759 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The adverse side-effects of chemotherapy can be minimized by delivering the therapeutics in time and space to only the desired target site. Ultrasound offers one fairly non-invasive method of accomplishing such precise delivery because its energy can disrupt nanosized containers that are designed to sequester the drug until the ultrasonic event. Such containers include micelles, liposomes and solid nanoparticles. Conventional micelles and liposomes are less acoustically sensitive to ultrasound because the strongest forces associated with ultrasound are generated by gas-liquid interfaces, which both of these conventional constructs lack. Acoustically activated carriers often incorporate a gas phase, either actively as preformed bubbles, or passively such as taking advantage of dissolved gasses that form bubbles upon insonation. Newer concepts include using liquids that form gas when insonated. This review focuses on the ultrasonically activated delivery of therapeutics from micelles, liposomes and solid particles. In vitro and in vivo results are summarized and discussed. Novel structural concepts from micelles and liposomes are presented. Mechanisms of ultrasonically activated release are discussed. The future of ultrasound in drug delivery is envisioned.
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- American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Domenici F, Giliberti C, Bedini A, Palomba R, Udroiu I, Di Giambattista L, Pozzi D, Morrone S, Bordi F, Congiu Castellano A. Structural and permeability sensitivity of cells to low intensity ultrasound: Infrared and fluorescence evidence in vitro. ULTRASONICS 2014; 54:1020-1028. [PMID: 24370376 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This work is focused on the in vitro study of the effects induced by medical ultrasound (US) in murine fibroblast cells (NIH-3T3) at a low-intensity of exposure (spatial peak temporal average intensity Ita<0.1Wcm(-2)). Conventional 1MHz and 3MHz US devices of therapeutic relevance were employed with varying intensity and exposure time parameters. In this framework, upon cells exposure to US, structural changes at the molecular level were evaluated by infrared spectroscopy; alterations in plasma membrane permeability were monitored in terms of uptake efficiency of small cell-impermeable model drug molecules, as measured by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. The results were related to the cell viability and combined with the statistical PCA analysis, confirming that NIH-3T3 cells are sensitive to therapeutic US, mainly at 1MHz, with time-dependent increases in both efficiency of uptake, recovery of wild-type membrane permeability, and the size of molecules entering 3T3. On the contrary, the exposures from US equipment at 3MHz show uptakes comparable with untreated samples.
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- Roma Tre University, Department of Science, Rome, Italy
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- Sapienza University, Department of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
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- Sapienza University, Department of Experimental Medicine, Rome, Italy
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Fowler RA, Fossheim SL, Mestas JL, Ngo J, Canet-Soulas E, Lafon C. Non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging follow-up of sono-sensitive liposome tumor delivery and controlled release after high-intensity focused ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2013; 39:2342-2350. [PMID: 24246245 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This work examines the use of lanthanide-based contrast agents and magnetic resonance imaging in monitoring liposomal behavior in vivo. Dysprosium (Dy) and gadolinium (Gd) chelates, Dy-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid bismethylamide (Dy-DTPA-BMA) and Gd-DTPA-BMA, were encapsulated in pegylated distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine-based (saturated) liposomes, and then intravenously injected into Copenhagen rats with subcutaneous Dunning AT2 xenografts. Liposome-encapsulated Dy chelate shortens transverse relaxation times (T(2) and T(2)*) of tissue; thus, liposomal accumulation in the tumor can be monitored by observing the decrease in T(2)* relaxation time over time. The tumor was treated at the time of maximum liposomal accumulation (48 h) with confocal, cavitating high-intensity focused ultrasound to induce liposomal payload release. Using liposome-encapsulated Gd chelate at high enough concentrations and saturated liposomal phospholipids induces an exchange-limited longitudinal (T(1)) relaxation when the liposomes are intact; when the liposomes are released, exchange limitation is relieved, thus allowing in vivo observation of payload release as a decrease in tumor T(1).
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- Robert Andrew Fowler
- LabTAU, Inserm, U1032, Lyon, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon, France; CarMeN, Inserm, U1060, Lyon, France.
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Derieppe M, Yudina A, Lepetit-Coiffé M, de Senneville BD, Bos C, Moonen C. Real-time assessment of ultrasound-mediated drug delivery using fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy. Mol Imaging Biol 2013; 15:3-11. [PMID: 22707046 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-012-0568-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Transport across the plasma membrane is a critical step of drug delivery for weakly permeable compounds with intracellular mode of action. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate real-time monitoring of ultrasound (US)-mediated cell-impermeable model drug uptake with fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy (FCFM). PROCEDURES An in vitro setup was designed to combine a mono-element US transducer, a cell chamber with a monolayer of tumor cells together with SonoVue microbubbles, and a FCFM system. The cell-impermeable intercalating dye, SYTOX Green, was used to monitor US-mediated uptake. RESULTS The majority of the cell population showed fluorescence signal enhancement 10 s after US onset. The mean rate constant k of signal enhancement was calculated to be 0.23 ± 0.04 min(-1). CONCLUSIONS Feasibility of real-time monitoring of US-mediated intracellular delivery by FCFM has been demonstrated. The method allowed quantitative assessment of model drug uptake, holding great promise for further local drug delivery studies.
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- Marc Derieppe
- Laboratory for Molecular and Functional Imaging: From Physiology to Therapy, FRE 3313-CNRS and University Bordeaux Segalen, 146, rue Léo Saignat, Case 117, 33076, Bordeaux cedex, France
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Thakkar D, Gupta R, Monson K, Rapoport N. Effect of ultrasound on the permeability of vascular wall to nano-emulsion droplets. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2013; 39:1804-11. [PMID: 23849384 PMCID: PMC3777764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The effect of ultrasound on the permeability of blood vessels to nano-emulsion droplets was investigated using excised mouse carotid arteries as model blood vessels. Perfluorocarbon nano-droplets were formed by perfluoro-15-crown-5-ether and stabilized by poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(DL-lactide) block co-polymer shells. Nano-droplet fluorescence was imparted by interaction with fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (molecular weight = 70,000 Da). The permeability of carotid arteries to nano-droplets was studied in the presence and absence of continuous wave or pulsed therapeutic 1-MHz ultrasound. The data indicated that the application of ultrasound resulted in permeabilization of the vascular wall to nano-droplets. The effect of continuous wave ultrasound was substantially stronger than that of pulsed ultrasound of the same total energy. No effect of blood vessel pre-treatment with ultrasound was observed.
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- Dhaval Thakkar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Sutton JT, Ivancevich NM, Perrin SR, Vela DC, Holland CK. Clot retraction affects the extent of ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis in an ex vivo porcine thrombosis model. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2013; 39:813-24. [PMID: 23453629 PMCID: PMC3618502 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We investigated ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis in two whole-blood clot models using a Food and Drug Administration-approved contrast agent (Definity, Lantheus Medical Imaging; Billerica, MA USA) and thrombolytic drug (recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator [rt-PA]) (Genentech; South San Francisco, CA USA). Porcine venous blood was collected from donor hogs and coagulated in vials made of two different materials. This method produced clots with differing compositional properties, as determined by routine scanning electron microscopy and histology. Clots were deployed in an ex vivo porcine thrombosis model, and exposed to an intermittent ultrasound scheme previously developed to maximize stable cavitation while acoustic emissions were detected. Exposure to 3.15 μg/mL rt-PA promoted lysis in both clot models, compared with exposure to plasma alone. However, only unretracted clots experienced significant enhancement of thrombolysis in the presence of rt-PA, Definity, and ultrasound, compared with treatment with rt-PA. In these clots, microscopy revealed loose erythrocyte aggregates, a significantly less extensive fibrin network and a higher porosity, which may facilitate increased penetration of thrombolytics by cavitation.
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- Jonathan T Sutton
- University of Cincinnati, Biomedical Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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Pitt WG, Husseini GA, Kherbeck LN. Ultrasound-triggered Release from Micelles. SMART MATERIALS FOR DRUG DELIVERY 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849736800-00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Ultrasound is an ideal trigger for site-actuated drug delivery because it can be focused through the skin to internal targets without surgery. Thermal or mechanical energy can be delivered via tissue heating or bubble cavitation, respectively. Bubble cavitation, which concentrates energy that can trigger drug release from carriers, occurs more readily at low frequencies and at bubble resonant frequencies. Other mechanical and physical consequences of cavitation are reviewed. Micelles are nanosized molecular assemblies of amphiphilic molecules that spontaneously form in aqueous solution and possess a hydrophobic core capable of sequestering hydrophobic drugs. Micelles have traditionally been used to increase the solubility of hydrophobic therapeutics for oral and intravenous administration. For ultrasonic drug delivery, polymeric micelles containing polyethylene oxide blocks are preferred because they have longer circulation time in vivo. Passive delivery occurs when micelles accumulate in tumor tissues that have malformed capillaries with porous walls. In active delivery targeting ligands are attached to the micelles, which directs their binding to specific cells. Actuated delivery occurs when ultrasound causes drug release from micelles and is attributed to bubble cavitation since the amount released correlates with acoustic signatures of cavitation. The mechanisms of ultrasonic drug release are discussed, including the prevalent theory that gas bubble cavitation events create high shear stress and shock waves that transiently perturb the structure of the micelles and allow drug to escape from the hydrophobic core. Ultrasound also perturbs cell membranes, rendering them more permeable to drug uptake. Tumors in rats and mice have been successfully treated using low-frequency ultrasound and chemotherapeutics in polymeric micelles. Ultrasonically activated drug delivery has great clinical potential.
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- William G. Pitt
- Chemical Engineering Department Brigham Young University, Provo, UT84602 USA
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Lepetit-Coiffé M, Yudina A, Poujol C, de Oliveira PL, Couillaud F, Moonen CTW. Quantitative Evaluation of Ultrasound-Mediated Cellular Uptake of a Fluorescent Model Drug. Mol Imaging Biol 2013; 15:523-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0615-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Su CH, Wu YJ, Chang CY, Tien TY, Tseng SW, Tsai CH, Bettinger T, Tsai CH, Yeh HI. The increase of VEGF secretion from endothelial progenitor cells post ultrasonic VEGF gene delivery enhances the proliferation and migration of endothelial cells. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2013; 39:134-145. [PMID: 23141902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We investigated the feasibility of exogenous gene expression in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) through the use of ultrasonic microbubble transfection (UMT). EPCs originating from porcine peripheral blood were cultured in a medium containing constructed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pDNA followed by UMT. Simultaneously, comprehensive functional evaluations were conducted to investigate the effects of UMT of the VEGF gene on the EPCs. The results showed that UMT yielded significant VEGF protein expression. VEGF-containing supernatant originating from EPCs post UMT led to significantly enhanced activities of proliferation by more than 20% and migration by approximately 30% in human aortic endothelial cells. The duration of additional secretion of VEGF protein attributable to the exogenous VEGF gene in the EPCs post UMT lasted more than 96 hours. In conclusion, UMT successfully delivers the VEGF gene into porcine EPCs, and VEGF-containing supernatant derived from EPCs post UMT enhances the proliferation and migration of human aortic endothelial cells.
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- Cheng-Huang Su
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Kaya M, Toma C, Wang J, Grata M, Fu H, Villanueva FS, Chen X. Acoustic radiation force for vascular cell therapy: in vitro validation. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:1989-97. [PMID: 22975034 PMCID: PMC3471247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Cell-based therapeutic approaches are attractive for the restoration of the protective endothelial layer in arteries affected by atherosclerosis or following angioplasty and stenting. We have recently demonstrated a novel technique for the delivery of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that are surface-coated with cationic lipid microbubbles (MBs) and displaced by acoustic radiation force (ARF) to a site of arterial injury. The objective of this study was to characterize ultrasound parameters for effective acoustic-based delivery of cell therapy. In vitro experiments were performed in a vascular flow phantom where MB-tagged MSCs were delivered toward the phantom wall using ARF generated with an intravascular ultrasound catheter. The translation motion velocity and adhesion of the MB-cell complexes were analyzed. Experimental data indicated that MSC radial velocity and adhesion to the vessel phantom increased with the time-averaged ultrasound intensity up to 1.65 W/cm², after which no further significant adhesion was observed. Temperature increase from baseline near the catheter was 5.5 ± 0.8°C with this setting. Using higher time-averaged ultrasound intensities may not significantly benefit the adhesion of MB-cell complexes to the target vessel wall (p = NS), but could cause undesirable biologic effects such as heating to the MB-cell complexes and surrounding tissue. For the highest time-averaged ultrasound intensity of 6.60 W/cm², the temperature increase was 11.6 ± 1.3°C.
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- Mehmet Kaya
- Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Alzaraa A, Gravante G, Chung WY, Al-Leswas D, Bruno M, Dennison AR, Lloyd DM. Targeted microbubbles in the experimental and clinical setting. Am J Surg 2012; 204:355-66. [PMID: 22920405 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microbubbles have improved ultrasonography imaging techniques over the past 2 decades. Their safety, versatility, and easiness of use have rendered them equal or even superior in some instances to other imaging modalities such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Herein, we conducted a literature review to present their types, general behavior in tissues, and current and potential use in clinical practice. METHODS A literature search was conducted for all preclinical and clinical studies involving microbubbles and ultrasonography. RESULTS Different types of microbubbles are available. These generally improve the enhancement of tissues during ultrasonography imaging. They also can be attached to ligands for the target of several conditions such as inflammation, angiogenesis, thrombosis, apoptosis, and might have the potential of carrying toxic drugs to diseased sites, thereby limiting the systemic adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS The use of microbubbles is evolving rapidly and can have a significant impact on the management of various conditions. The potential for their use as targeting agents and gene and drug delivery vehicles looks promising.
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- Ahmed Alzaraa
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, NHS Trust, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Rd., Leicester, LE5 4PW, UK.
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The intersection of particles and directed energy is a rich source of novel and useful technology that is only recently being realized for medicine. One of the most promising applications is directed drug delivery. This review focuses on phase-shift nanoparticles (that is, particles of submicron size) as well as micron-scale particles whose action depends on an external-energy triggered, first-order phase shift from a liquid to gas state of either the particle itself or of the surrounding medium. These particles have tremendous potential for actively disrupting their environment for altering transport properties and unloading drugs. This review covers in detail ultrasound and laser-activated phase-shift nano- and micro-particles and their use in drug delivery. Phase-shift based drug-delivery mechanisms and competing technologies are discussed.
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Wood SC, Antony S, Brown RP, Chen J, Gordon EA, Hitchins VM, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Maruvada S, Harris GR. Effects of ultrasound and ultrasound contrast agent on vascular tissue. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2012; 10:29. [PMID: 22805356 PMCID: PMC3493263 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-10-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound (US) imaging can be enhanced using gas-filled microbubble contrast agents. Strong echo signals are induced at the tissue-gas interface following microbubble collapse. Applications include assessment of ventricular function and virtual histology. AIM While ultrasound and US contrast agents are widely used, their impact on the physiological response of vascular tissue to vasoactive agents has not been investigated in detail. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study, rat dorsal aortas were treated with US via a clinical imaging transducer in the presence or absence of the US contrast agent, Optison. Aortas treated with both US and Optison were unable to contract in response to phenylephrine or to relax in the presence of acetylcholine. Histology of the arteries was unremarkable. When the treated aortas were stained for endothelial markers, a distinct loss of endothelium was observed. Importantly, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick-end-labeling (TUNEL) staining of treated aortas demonstrated incipient apoptosis in the endothelium. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these ex vivo results suggest that the combination of US and Optison may alter arterial integrity and promote vascular injury; however, the in vivo interaction of Optison and ultrasound remains an open question.
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- Steven C Wood
- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, 2300, Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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Rapoport N. Phase-shift, stimuli-responsive perfluorocarbon nanodroplets for drug delivery to cancer. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 4:492-510. [PMID: 22730185 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This review focuses on phase-shift perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions whose action depends on an ultrasound-triggered phase shift from a liquid to gas state. For drug-loaded perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions, microbubbles are formed under the action of tumor-directed ultrasound and drug is released locally into tumor volume in this process. This review covers in detail mechanisms involved in the droplet-to-bubble transition as well as mechanisms of ultrasound-mediated drug delivery.
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- Natalya Rapoport
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Yudina A, Moonen C. Ultrasound-induced cell permeabilisation and hyperthermia: Strategies for local delivery of compounds with intracellular mode of action. Int J Hyperthermia 2012; 28:311-9. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.664307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Liu Y, Yan J, Prausnitz MR. Can ultrasound enable efficient intracellular uptake of molecules? A retrospective literature review and analysis. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:876-88. [PMID: 22425381 PMCID: PMC3428263 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Revised: 01/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Most applications of therapeutic ultrasound (US) for intracellular delivery of drugs, proteins, DNA/RNA and other compounds would benefit from efficient uptake of these molecules into large numbers of cells without killing cells in the process. In this study we tested the hypothesis that efficient intracellular uptake of molecules can be achieved with high cell viability after US exposure in vitro. A search of the literature for studies with quantitative data on uptake and viability yielded 26 published papers containing 898 experimental data points. Analysis of these studies showed that just 7.7% of the data points corresponded to relatively efficient uptake (>50% of cells exhibiting uptake). Closer examination of the data showed that use of Definity US contrast agent (as opposed to Optison) and elevated sonication temperature at 37°C (as opposed to room temperature) were associated with high uptake, which we further validated through independent experiments carried out in this study. Although these factors contributed to high uptake, almost all data with efficient uptake were from studies that had not accounted for lysed cells when determining cell viability. Based on retrospective analysis of the data, we showed that not accounting for lysed cells can dramatically increase the calculated uptake efficiency. We further argue that if all the data considered in this study were re-analyzed to account for lysed cells, there would be essentially no data with efficient uptake. We therefore conclude that the literature does not support the hypothesis that efficient intracellular uptake of molecules can be achieved with high cell viability after US exposure in vitro, which poses a challenge to future applications of US that require efficient intracellular delivery.
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- Ying Liu
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA
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Ta HT, Prabhu S, Leitner E, Jia F, von Elverfeldt D, Jackson KE, Heidt T, Nair AKN, Pearce H, von Zur Muhlen C, Wang X, Peter K, Hagemeyer CE. Enzymatic single-chain antibody tagging: a universal approach to targeted molecular imaging and cell homing in cardiovascular disease. Circ Res 2011; 109:365-73. [PMID: 21700932 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.249375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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RATIONALE Antibody-targeted delivery of imaging agents can enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of current imaging techniques. Similarly, homing of effector cells to disease sites increases the efficacy of regenerative cell therapy while reducing the number of cells required. Currently, targeting can be achieved via chemical conjugation to specific antibodies, which typically results in the loss of antibody functionality and in severe cell damage. An ideal conjugation technique should ensure retention of antigen-binding activity and functionality of the targeted biological component. OBJECTIVE To develop a biochemically robust, highly reproducible, and site-specific coupling method using the Staphylococcus aureus sortase A enzyme for the conjugation of a single-chain antibody (scFv) to nanoparticles and cells for molecular imaging and cell homing in cardiovascular diseases. This scFv specifically binds to activated platelets, which play a pivotal role in thrombosis, atherosclerosis, and inflammation. METHODS AND RESULTS The conjugation procedure involves chemical and enzyme-mediated coupling steps. The scFv was successfully conjugated to iron oxide particles (contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging) and to model cells. Conjugation efficiency ranged between 50% and 70%, and bioactivity of the scFv after coupling was preserved. The targeting of scFv-coupled cells and nanoparticles to activated platelets was strong and specific as demonstrated in in vitro static adhesion assays, in a flow chamber system, in mouse intravital microscopy, and in in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of mouse carotid arteries. CONCLUSIONS This unique biotechnological approach provides a versatile and broadly applicable tool for procuring targeted regenerative cell therapy and targeted molecular imaging in cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases and beyond.
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- H T Ta
- Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Evaluation of the temporal window for drug delivery following ultrasound-mediated membrane permeability enhancement. Mol Imaging Biol 2011; 13:239-49. [PMID: 20521134 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-010-0346-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Ultrasound-induced cavitation facilitates cellular uptake of drugs via increased membrane permeability. Here, the purpose was to evaluate the duration of enhanced membrane permeability following ultrasound treatment in cell culture. PROCEDURES Optical chromophores with fluorescence intensity increasing 100-1,000-fold upon intercalation with nucleic acids served as smart agents for reporting cellular uptake. Opticell chambers with a monolayer of C6 cells were subjected to ultrasound in the presence of microbubbles followed by varying delays between 0 and 24 h before addition of Sytox Green optical contrast agent. Micro- and macroscopic fluorescence were used for qualitative and quantitative analysis. RESULTS Up to 25% of viable cells showed uptake of contrast agent with a half time of 8 h, with cellular uptake persisting even at 24 h. Only cells exposed to ultrasound showed the effect. CONCLUSION The temporal window of increased membrane permeability is much longer in these studies than previously suggested. This may have important repercussions for in vivo studies in which membrane permeability may be temporally separated from drug delivery.
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Patil AV, Rychak JJ, Klibanov AL, Hossack JA. Real-time technique for improving molecular imaging and guiding drug delivery in large blood vessels: in vitro and ex vivo results. Mol Imaging 2011; 10:238-47. [PMID: 21521555 DOI: 10.2310/7290.2011.00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ultrasound-based molecular imaging employs targeted microbubbles to image vascular pathology. This approach also has the potential to monitor molecularly targeted microbubble-based drug delivery. We present an image-guided drug delivery technique that uses multiple pulses to translate, image, and cavitate microbubbles in real time. This technique can be applied to both imaging of pathology in large arteries (sizes and flow comparable to those in humans) and guiding localized drug delivery in blood vessels. The microbubble translation (or pushing) efficacy of this technique was compared in a variety of flow media: saline, viscous saline (4 cp), and bovine blood. It was observed that the performance of this approach was marginally better (by 6, 4, and 2 dB) in viscous saline than in bovine blood with varying levels of hematocrit (40%, 30%, and 10%). The drug delivery efficacy of this technique was evaluated by in vitro and ex vivo experiments. High-intensity pulses mediated fluorophore (DiI) deposition on endothelial cells (in vitro) without causing cell destruction. Ex vivo fluorophore delivery experiments conducted on swine carotids of 2 and 5 mm cross-section diameter demonstrated a high degree of correspondence in spatial localization of the fluorophore delivery between the ultrasound and composite fluorescence microscopy images of the arterial cross sections.
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- Abhay V Patil
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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Deckers R, Yudina A, Cardoit LC, Moonen CTW. A fluorescent chromophore TOTO-3 as a 'smart probe' for the assessment of ultrasound-mediated local drug delivery in vivo. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2010; 6:267-74. [PMID: 21861287 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Many potent anti-cancer drugs have an intracellular mode of action, but are limited in crossing the cell membrane, resulting in a reduced clinical efficacy. Ultrasound (US) is known to facilitate the penetration of drugs into tumors cells. However (molecular) imaging techniques that monitor in vivo the underlying processes of US-triggered drug delivery are lacking. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of using a fluorescent nuclear acid stain (TOTO-3) as a model drug to monitor in real-time US-mediated delivery by in vivo fluorescence imaging. Following co-injection of TOTO-3 and microbubbles US was applied to the tumor. The time course of the drug delivery process was monitored by fluorescence imaging. Immunohistological analysis and in vitro experiments were performed to investigate the results in more detail. A significant signal intensity enhancement of the US-treated tumor was observed that indicates intracellular delivery of the dye. In the control tumor TOTO-3 signal was strongly associated with macrophages, which was not the case for the sonicated tumor. The capability of macrophages to uptake TOTO-3 was confirmed in vitro. This study demonstrates that an optical contrast agent with similar characteristics to an anti-cancer drug may be used for continuous in vivo monitoring of the drug delivery process.
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- Roel Deckers
- Laboratory for Molecular and Functional Imaging: from Physiology to Therapy, UMR 5231 CNRS/University Victor Segalen Bordeaux, 146 rue Leo Saignat, Case 117, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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Deckers R, Moonen CT. Ultrasound triggered, image guided, local drug delivery. J Control Release 2010; 148:25-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 07/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Wang X, Chen J. Delivery of TFPI-2 using SonoVue and adenovirus results in the suppression of thrombosis and arterial re-stenosis. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2010; 235:1072-81. [PMID: 20682602 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2010.010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Genes could be used to treat atherosclerosis. The key problem is how to target a gene through the walls of arteries in free-flowing blood. TFPI-2 has been shown to suppress thrombosis and arterial re-stenosis, which indicates its potential function in gene therapy for atherosclerosis. The microbubble ultrasound contrast agent is widely applied in diagnostic imaging, and could be used for transferring genes into arteries. By transfecting TFPI-2 into arteries using SonoVue (a kind of microbubble ultrasound contrast agent), we identified TFPI-2 as an available factor for inhibiting the proliferation of vascular endothelial cells in vivo. Compared with adenovirus, SonoVue showed similar gene transfection efficiency, but the latter showed stronger inhibition of thrombosis and arterial re-stenosis with a high expression of TFPI-2 protein in vitro and in vivo. SonoVue was less damaging when transfecting genes into the arterial wall. These data indicate that transfecting human TFPI-2 into the arterial wall may suppress thrombosis and arterial re-stenosis, and reduce atherosclerosis.
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- Yuxue Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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Influence of ultrasound induced cavitation on magnetic resonance imaging contrast in the rat liver in the presence of macromolecular contrast agent. Invest Radiol 2010; 45:282-7. [PMID: 20375844 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e3181dac2a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Local drug delivery by ultrasound (US)-induced cavitation is a promising strategy for increasing the drug concentration at the target location and for decreasing the systemic toxicity effects. The presence of microbubbles during sonication at the targeted location improves the likelihood for cavitation that can be exploited to increase the capillary permeability. The objective of this work was to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast changes in hepatic tissue in vivo, induced by US-triggered cavitation and destruction of microbubbles (Sonovue), in the presence of a coinjected blood pool MRI contrast agent (Vistarem) used as a reporter macromolecule. The potential tissue damage induced by microbubbles destruction was also evaluated by histology. METHOD The change in the hepatic distribution of the macromolecular MRI contrast agent associated with cavitation was monitored at 1.5 T with a look-locker fast inversion recovery sequence to map the longitudinal relaxation rates, before and during 1 hour after intravenous administration of Vistarem and Sonovue. In 1 group of rats (n = 5), these microbubbles were immediately destroyed with a clinical echograph, using a high mechanical index (MI = 1.5) at low frequency (2 MHz). The control group (n = 7) received identical injections without application of US. The parametric relaxation rate images were computed, and the changes in time were analyzed to account for the potential effect of microbubble destruction by US on the permeability of the hepatic vessels. The animals were killed 1 day after the experiment for routine histology of the liver. RESULTS For both groups of animals, after an initial increase, a transient decay of the longitudinal relaxation rate was observed, followed by a constant plateau after 20 minutes. The analysis of the mean relaxation rates in the liver showed significant (P < 0.01) higher values for the group with destruction of microbubbles as compared with the control group. The US-triggered cavitation and destruction of microbubble with the proposed protocol suggests an increased concentration of Vistarem of a factor 2 in the hepatic tissue. No tissue damage was observed at the microscopic analysis. CONCLUSION The absence of tissue alterations indicates that the destruction of this US contrast agent could be safe in vivo under an appropriate choice of the sonication parameters. This approach opens new perspectives for translation toward clinical applications of local drug delivery. Ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction may help in increasing the local concentration of a drug currently limited by the endothelial barrier. In addition, it may help in reducing the systemic toxicity to normal cells in standard chemotherapies, because the enhanced capillary permeability effect can be spatially adjusted by selecting the sonicated region.
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Su CH, Chang CY, Wang HH, Wu YJ, Bettinger T, Tsai CH, Yeh HI. Ultrasonic microbubble-mediated gene delivery causes phenotypic changes of human aortic endothelial cells. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2010; 36:449-458. [PMID: 20133038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 11/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ultrasound, in combination with microbubbles, serves as a feasible nonviral method in vascular gene delivery. However, the effects of ultrasonic microbubble transfection (UMT) on vascular endothelial cells remained unclear. We therefore investigated whether UMT itself causes phenotypic changes of the human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) in vitro. HAEC were cultured with solution containing luciferase reporter gene and microbubbles followed by exposure to ultrasound of selected parameters. Thereafter, the proliferation and migration activities of HAEC were investigated. Real-time RT-PCR and/or western blotting were performed to assess expression profile of HAEC, including growth-related factors (vascular endothelial growth factor, fins-like tyrosine kinase-1 [Flt-1] and kinase insert domain-containing receptor [KDR]), coagulatory factor (von Willebrand factor), vasodilatory enzyme (endothelial nitric oxide synthase), gap junctional protein connexin43 and adhesion molecules (P-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1). The results showed that in conditions where UMT lead to expression of luciferase, proliferation capacity is enhanced (p<0.001), partly attributable to the effect of ultrasound (p<0.05), after excluding the effect of contact inhibition. In addition, the expression of KDR and Flt-1 were found increased at either the mRNA level, protein level, or both (p<0.05). Other markers did not have significant changes (all p>0.2). Similarly, the migration capacity was minimally changed (p>0.3). In conclusion, UMT causes phenotypic changes of HAEC by enhancing proliferation and upregulating KDR and Flt-1, while possesses no obvious adverse effect on viable transfected cells. Further investigation is required to clarify the impact of these changes by UMT in vivo.
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- Cheng-Huang Su
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alter J, Sennoga CA, Lopes DM, Eckersley RJ, Wells DJ. Microbubble stability is a major determinant of the efficiency of ultrasound and microbubble mediated in vivo gene transfer. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2009; 35:976-84. [PMID: 19285783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 12/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the search for an efficient nonviral gene therapy approach for the treatment of genetic disorders of cardiac and skeletal muscle such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, ultrasound in combination with contrast enhancing microbubbles has emerged as a promising tool for safe and site-specific enhancement of gene delivery. Indeed, microbubble-enhanced gene transfer (MBGT) has been investigated for a wide variety of target sites using both reporter and therapeutic genes. Although a range of different microbubbles have been used for MBGT studies, comparison of their efficiencies is difficult because microbubble concentration and the ultrasound settings used for the application vary considerably. Only two studies to date have attempted a direct comparison of commercially available microbubbles, and both concluded that not all microbubbles show the same efficiencies with MBGT. Thus far, the reason for this is unclear. Here, the efficiency of three commercially available microbubbles--Optison, SonoVue and Sonazoid--was analyzed to understand the microbubble properties that are important for their function as an effective enhancer for gene transfer in vivo. In this study, plasmid DNA or antisense oligonucleotides were delivered by systemic injection with MBGT, focused on the heart. Gene delivery to the heart with equalized concentrations of the three microbubbles showed that Optison and Sonazoid are more efficient in MBGT compared with SonoVue, which showed the weakest gene transfer to the myocardium. Investigations into the properties of these microbubbles showed that size and shell composition did not directly influence MBGT, whereas the microbubbles with increased stability in an ultrasound field showed better MBGT results than those degrading faster. Moreover, the microbubble concentration used for MBGT was also found to be an important factor influencing the efficiency of MBGT. In conclusion, the stability of a microbubble was shown to be a major influential factor for its performance in MBGT, as is the concentration of the microbubbles used. These findings emphasize the importance of detailed investigations into the properties of microbubbles to allow the production of a microbubble specifically designed for optimum performance with MBGT.
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- Julia Alter
- Imaging Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
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Newman CM, Crosdale DJ, Fisher KD, Briggs SS, Norman KE, Seymour LW, Hellewell PG. P-selectin dependent targeting to inflamed endothelium of recombinant P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 immunoglobulin chimera-coated poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide]-DNA polyplexes in vivo visualised by intravital microscopy. J Gene Med 2009; 11:326-34. [PMID: 19219895 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Developing vectors that target specifically to disease sites after systemic injection is an important goal in gene therapy research. METHODS We prepared fluorescent DNA polyplexes (< or =150 nm in diameter) comprising plasmid DNA condensed with poly(L-lysine) and coated with a multivalent reactive copolymer based on poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide] (pHPMA). These polyplexes were then surface modified with a recombinant P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 immunoglobulin chimera (rPSGL-Ig) previously investigated as a selectin antagonist in clinical studies. RESULTS Five minutes after jugular vein injection of these polyplexes, fluorescence accumulation in inflamed cremasteric venules of C57BL6 mice was more than eight-fold higher than that observed after injection of Fc-blocked control polyplexes. Fluorescence above background was not observed in P-selectin deficient mice, confirming the specificity for P-selectin in this model. CONCLUSIONS These data provide encouragement for the further development of rPSGL-Ig-coated polyplexes as potential nonviral vectors for targeted gene therapy in inflammatory conditions, such as ischaemia reperfusion injury, unstable atherosclerotic plaques and myocarditis. This approach may also be transferable to the use of other targeting ligands whose cognate partner is specifically upregulated on the vascular endothelium in individual pathological situations.
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- Christopher M Newman
- Cardiovascular Research Unit, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Kumon RE, Aehle M, Sabens D, Parikh P, Han YW, Kourennyi D, Deng CX. Spatiotemporal effects of sonoporation measured by real-time calcium imaging. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2009; 35:494-506. [PMID: 19010589 PMCID: PMC2670760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2008] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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To investigate the effects of sonoporation, spatiotemporal evolution of ultrasound-induced changes in intracellular calcium ion concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) was determined using real-time fura-2AM fluorescence imaging. Monolayers of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were exposed to a 1-MHz ultrasound tone burst (0.2 s, 0.45 MPa) in the presence of Optison microbubbles. At extracellular [Ca(2+)](o) of 0.9 mM, ultrasound application generated both nonoscillating and oscillating (periods 12 to 30 s) transients (changes of [Ca(2+)](i) in time) with durations of 100-180 s. Immediate [Ca(2+)](i) transients after ultrasound application were induced by ultrasound-mediated microbubble-cell interactions. In some cases, the immediately affected cells did not return to pre-ultrasound equilibrium [Ca(2+)](i) levels, thereby indicating irreversible membrane damage. Spatial evolution of [Ca(2+)](i) in different cells formed a calcium wave that was observed to propagate outward from the immediately affected cells at 7-20 microm/s over a distance >200 microm, causing delayed transients in cells to occur sometimes 60 s or more after ultrasound application. In calcium-free solution, ultrasound-affected cells did not recover, consistent with the requirement of extracellular Ca(2+) for cell membrane recovery subsequent to sonoporation. In summary, ultrasound application in the presence of Optison microbubbles can generate transient [Ca(2+)](i) changes and oscillations at a focal site and in surrounding cells via calcium waves that last longer than the ultrasound duration and spread beyond the focal site. These results demonstrate the complexity of downstream effects of sonoporation beyond the initial pore formation and subsequent diffusion-related transport through the cellular membrane.
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- R. E. Kumon
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109–2099, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
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- School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–4905, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109–2099, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106–7207, USA
- Corresponding author: Cheri X. Deng, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–2099, USA. Tel: +1 734-936-2855; Fax: +1734-936-1905. E-mail address: (C. X. Deng)
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Ditto AJ, Shah PN, Lopina ST, Yun YH. Nanospheres formulated from l-tyrosine polyphosphate as a potential intracellular delivery device. Int J Pharm 2009; 368:199-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Revised: 09/20/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Staples BJ, Roeder BL, Husseini GA, Badamjav O, Schaalje GB, Pitt WG. Role of frequency and mechanical index in ultrasonic-enhanced chemotherapy in rats. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009; 64:593-600. [PMID: 19127364 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-008-0910-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The therapeutic effect of ultrasound and micellar-encapsulated doxorubicin was studied in vivo using a tumor-bearing rat model with emphasis on how tumor growth rate is affected by ultrasonic parameters such as frequency and intensity. METHODS This study employed ultrasound of two different frequencies (20, 476 kHz) and two pulse intensities, but identical mechanical indices and temporal average intensities. Ultrasound was applied weekly for 15 min to one of two bilateral leg tumors (DHD/K12/TRb colorectal epithelial cell line) in the rat model immediately after intravenous injection of micelle-encapsulated doxorubicin. This therapy was applied weekly for 6 weeks. RESULTS Results showed that tumors treated with drug and ultrasound displayed, on average, slower growth rates than non-insonated tumors (P = 0.0047). However, comparison between tumors that received 20 or 476-kHz ultrasound treatments showed no statistical difference (P = 0.9275) in tumor growth rate. CONCLUSION Application of ultrasound in combination with drug therapy was effective in reducing tumor growth rate, irrespective of which frequency was employed.
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- Bryant J Staples
- Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Yang F, Gu N, Chen D, Xi X, Zhang D, Li Y, Wu J. Experimental study on cell self-sealing during sonoporation. J Control Release 2008; 131:205-10. [PMID: 18727944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2008.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Reparable sonoporation of human breast cancer cells was achieved during exposure to moderate ultrasound (spatial peak acoustic pressure, p(sp)=0.25 MPa, 1 MHz tone-bursts, 20 cycles per tone-burst at pulse repetition frequency of 10 kHz) up to 40 s assisted by the presence of encapsulated microbubbles (EMBs). It was demonstrated that shear stress generated by oscillating EMBs at the cell membranes introduced small transient pores in cell membranes by which cells were able to uptake some extracellular fluid and meanwhile triggered the repairing process through self-sealing during sonoporation. It was also indicated by post-sonoporation analysis using the fluorescent microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and the Bradford assay which determined the protein content in cell supernatant that the self-sealing might be established by lysosomal-associated membrane protein, LAMP-1, fusing with the plasma membrane under the stressful condition in sonoporation.
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- Fang Yang
- Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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Ainslie KM, Desai TA. Microfabricated implants for applications in therapeutic delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensing. LAB ON A CHIP 2008; 8:1864-78. [PMID: 18941687 PMCID: PMC2970504 DOI: 10.1039/b806446f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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By adapting microfabrication techniques originally developed in the microelectronics industry novel devices for drug delivery, tissue engineering and biosensing have been engineered for in vivo use. Implant microfabrication uses a broad range of techniques including photolithography, and micromachining to create devices with features ranging from 0.1 to hundreds of microns with high aspect ratios and precise features. Microfabrication offers device feature scale that is relevant to the tissues and cells to which they are applied, as well as offering ease of en masse fabrication, small device size, and facile incorporation of integrated circuit technology. Utilizing these methods, drug delivery applications have been developed for in vivo use through many delivery routes including intravenous, oral, and transdermal. Additionally, novel microfabricated tissue engineering approaches propose therapies for the cardiovascular, orthopedic, and ocular systems, among others. Biosensing devices have been designed to detect a variety of analytes and conditions in vivo through both enzymatic-electrochemical reactions and sensor displacement through mechanical loading. Overall, the impact of microfabricated devices has had an impact over a broad range of therapies and tissues. This review addresses many of these devices and highlights their fabrication as well as discusses materials relevant to microfabrication techniques.
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- Kristy M. Ainslie
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences; Department of Physiology University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences; Department of Physiology University of California, San Francisco
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Hernot S, Klibanov AL. Microbubbles in ultrasound-triggered drug and gene delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2008; 60:1153-66. [PMID: 18486268 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 644] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ultrasound contrast agents, in the form of gas-filled microbubbles, are becoming popular in perfusion monitoring; they are employed as molecular imaging agents. Microbubbles are manufactured from biocompatible materials, they can be injected intravenously, and some are approved for clinical use. Microbubbles can be destroyed by ultrasound irradiation. This destruction phenomenon can be applied to targeted drug delivery and enhancement of drug action. The ultrasonic field can be focused at the target tissues and organs; thus, selectivity of the treatment can be improved, reducing undesirable side effects. Microbubbles enhance ultrasound energy deposition in the tissues and serve as cavitation nuclei, increasing intracellular drug delivery. DNA delivery and successful tissue transfection are observed in the areas of the body where ultrasound is applied after intravascular administration of microbubbles and plasmid DNA. Accelerated blood clot dissolution in the areas of insonation by cooperative action of thrombolytic agents and microbubbles is demonstrated in several clinical trials.
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- Sophie Hernot
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800158, RM1026, Hospital Drive, Cobb Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0158, USA
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Whitehead K, Mitragotri S. Mechanistic Analysis of Chemical Permeation Enhancers for Oral Drug Delivery. Pharm Res 2008; 25:1412-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-008-9542-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhou Y, Shi J, Cui J, Deng CX. Effects of extracellular calcium on cell membrane resealing in sonoporation. J Control Release 2007; 126:34-43. [PMID: 18158198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2007] [Revised: 11/05/2007] [Accepted: 11/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sonoporation has been exploited as a promising strategy for intracellular drug and gene delivery. The technique uses ultrasound to generate pores on the cell membrane to allow entry of extracellular agents into the cell. Resealing of these non-specific pores is a key factor determining both the uptake and post-ultrasound cell survival. This study examined the effects of extracellular Ca(2+) on membrane resealing in sonoporation, using Xenopus oocytes as a model system. The cells were exposed to tone burst ultrasound (1.06 MHz, duration 0.2 s, acoustic pressure 0.3 MPa) in the presence of 0.1% Definity at various extracellular [Ca(2+)] (0-3 mM). Sonoporation inception and resealing in a single cell were monitored in real time via the transmembrane current of the cell under voltage clamp. The time-resolved measurements of transmembrane current revealed the involvement of two or more Ca(2+) related processes with different rate constants and characteristics. Rapid resealing occurred immediately after ultrasound application followed by a much slower resealing process. Complete resealing required [Ca(2+)] above 0.54 mM. The cells resealed in 6-26 s at 1.8 mM Ca(2+), but took longer at lower concentrations, up to 58-170 s at 0.54 mM Ca(2+).
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- Yun Zhou
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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