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Nanoparticles-based phototherapy systems for cancer treatment: Current status and clinical potential. Bioact Mater 2022; 23:471-507. [PMID: 36514388 PMCID: PMC9727595 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Remarkable progress in phototherapy has been made in recent decades, due to its non-invasiveness and instant therapeutic efficacy. In addition, with the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, phototherapy systems based on nanoparticles or nanocomposites also evolved as an emerging hotspot in nanomedicine research, especially in cancer. In this review, first we briefly introduce the history of phototherapy, and the mechanisms of phototherapy in cancer treatment. Then, we summarize the representative development over the past three to five years in nanoparticle-based phototherapy and highlight the design of the innovative nanoparticles thereof. Finally, we discuss the feasibility and the potential of the nanoparticle-based phototherapy systems in clinical anticancer therapeutic applications, aiming to predict future research directions in this field. Our review is a tutorial work, aiming at providing useful insights to researchers in the field of nanotechnology, nanoscience and cancer.
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Gao Y, Tong H, Li J, Li J, Huang D, Shi J, Xia B. Mitochondria-Targeted Nanomedicine for Enhanced Efficacy of Cancer Therapy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:720508. [PMID: 34490227 PMCID: PMC8418302 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.720508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Nanomedicines have been designed and developed to deliver anticancer drugs or exert anticancer therapy more selectively to tumor sites. Recent investigations have gone beyond delivering drugs to tumor tissues or cells, but to intracellular compartments for amplifying therapy efficacy. Mitochondria are attractive targets for cancer treatment due to their important functions for cells and close relationships to tumor occurrence and metastasis. Accordingly, multifunctional nanoplatforms have been constructed for cancer therapy with the modification of a variety of mitochondriotropic ligands, to trigger the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of tumor cells. On this basis, various cancer therapeutic modalities based on mitochondria-targeted nanomedicines are developed by strategies of damaging mitochondria DNA (mtDNA), increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS), disturbing respiratory chain and redox balance. Herein, in this review, we highlight mitochondria-targeted cancer therapies enabled by nanoplatforms including chemotherapy, photothermal therapy (PTT), photodynamic therapy (PDT), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), radiodynamic therapy (RDT) and combined immunotherapy, and discussed the ongoing challenges.
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- Yan Gao
- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Science, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education of China), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Wang Y, Leng S, Huang J, Shu M, Papavassiliou DV. Modeling of cancer photothermal therapy using near-infrared radiation and functionalized graphene nanosheets. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2020; 36:e3275. [PMID: 31680480 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.3275] [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: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photothermal therapy using near-infrared radiation and local heating agents can induce selective tumor ablation with limited harm to the surrounding normal tissue. Graphene sheets are promising local heating agents because of their strong absorbance of near-infrared radiation. Experimental studies have been conducted to study the heating effect of graphene in photothermal therapy, yet few efforts have been devoted to the quantitative understanding of energy conversion and transport in such systems. Herein, a computational study of cancer photothermal therapy using near-infrared radiation and graphene is presented using a Monte Carlo approach. A three-dimensional model was built with a cancer cell inside a cube of healthy tissue. Functionalized graphene nanosheets were randomly distributed on the surface of the cancer cell. The effects of the concentration and morphology of the graphene nanosheets on the thermal behavior of the system were quantitatively investigated. The interfacial thermal resistance around the graphene sheets, which affects the transfer of heat in the nanoscale, was also varied to probe its effect on the temperature increase of the cancer cell and the healthy tissue. The results of this study could guide researchers to optimize photothermal therapy with graphene, while the modeling approach has the potential to be applied for investigating alternative treatment plans.
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- Yijuan Wang
- West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huai'an Hospital of XuzhouMedical University, Huai'an, China
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Sanginario A, Miccoli B, Demarchi D. Carbon Nanotubes as an Effective Opportunity for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. BIOSENSORS 2017; 7:E9. [PMID: 28212271 PMCID: PMC5371782 DOI: 10.3390/bios7010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite the current progresses of modern medicine, the resistance of malignant tumors to present medical treatments points to the necessity of developing new therapeutic approaches. In recent years, numerous studies have focused their attention on the promising use of nanomaterials, like iron oxide nanowires, zinc oxide or mesoporous silica nanoparticles, for cancer and metastasis treatment with the advantage of operating directly at the bio-molecular scale. Among them, carbon nanotubes emerged as valid candidates not only for drug delivery, but also as a valuable tool in cancer imaging and physical ablation. Nevertheless, deep investigations about carbon nanotubes' potential bio-compatibility and cytotoxicity limits should be also critically addressed. In the present review, after introducing carbon nanotubes and their promising advantages and drawbacks for fighting cancer, we want to focus on the numerous and different ways in which they can assist to reach this goal. Specifically, we report on how they can be used not only for drug delivery purposes, but also as a powerful ally to develop effective contrast agents for tumors' medical or photodynamic imaging, to perform direct physical ablation of metastasis, as well as gene therapy.
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- Alessandro Sanginario
- Electronics Design Laboratory (EDL), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Melen 83b, 16152 Genova (GE), Italy.
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
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Augustine S, Singh J, Srivastava M, Sharma M, Das A, Malhotra BD. Recent advances in carbon based nanosystems for cancer theranostics. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:901-952. [DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00008a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review deals with four different types of carbon allotrope based nanosystems and summarizes the results of recent studies that are likely to have applications in cancer theranostics. We discuss the applications of these nanosystems for cancer imaging, drug delivery, hyperthermia, and PDT/TA/PA.
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- Shine Augustine
- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry & Polymer Technology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- Department of Physics & Astrophysics
- University of Delhi
- Delhi 110007
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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- NanoBioelectronics Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- Delhi Technological University
- Delhi 110042
- India
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Gong F, Liu J, Yang J, Qin J, Yang Y, Feng T, Liu W, Duong H, Papavassiliou DV, Wu M. Effective thermal transport properties in multiphase biological systems containing carbon nanomaterials. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27768c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Here we report computational results from an off-lattice Monte Carlo investigation of the effective thermal transport properties in multiphase biological systems containing carbon nanomaterials.
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- Feng Gong
- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
- University of Oklahoma
- Norman
- USA
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu 611731
- China
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Review of Recent Developments on Using an Off-Lattice Monte Carlo Approach to Predict the Effective Thermal Conductivity of Composite Systems with Complex Structures. NANOMATERIALS 2016; 6:nano6080142. [PMID: 28335270 PMCID: PMC5224620 DOI: 10.3390/nano6080142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Here, we present a review of recent developments for an off-lattice Monte Carlo approach used to investigate the thermal transport properties of multiphase composites with complex structure. The thermal energy was quantified by a large number of randomly moving thermal walkers. Different modes of heat conduction were modeled in appropriate ways. The diffusive heat conduction in the polymer matrix was modeled with random Brownian motion of thermal walkers within the polymer, and the ballistic heat transfer within the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was modeled by assigning infinite speed of thermal walkers in the CNTs. Three case studies were conducted to validate the developed approach, including three-phase single-walled CNTs/tungsten disulfide (WS2)/(poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) composites, single-walled CNT/WS2/PEEK composites with the CNTs clustered in bundles, and complex graphene/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composites. In all cases, resistance to heat transfer due to nanoscale phenomena was also modeled. By quantitatively studying the influencing factors on the thermal transport properties of the multiphase composites, it was found that the orientation, aggregation and morphology of fillers, as well as the interfacial thermal resistance at filler-matrix interfaces would limit the transfer of heat in the composites. These quantitative findings may be applied in the design and synthesis of multiphase composites with specific thermal transport properties.
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Prediction of thermal resistances and heat conduction of carbon nanotube aerogels in various permeated gases. Chem Phys Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kim H, Chung K, Lee S, Kim DH, Lee H. Near-infrared light-responsive nanomaterials for cancer theranostics. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 8:23-45. [PMID: 25903643 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Early diagnosis and effective cancer therapy are required, to properly treat cancer, which causes more than 8.2 million deaths in a year worldwide. Among various cancer treatments, nanoparticle-based cancer therapies and molecular imaging techniques have been widely exploited over the past decades to overcome current drawbacks of existing cancer treatments. In particular, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxide (GO), and upconversion nanocrystals (UNCs) have attracted tremendous attention from researchers due to their near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive behaviors. These nanomaterials are considered new multifunctional platforms for cancer theranostics. They would enable on-demand control of drug release or molecular imaging in response to a remote trigger by NIR light exposure. This approach allows the patient or physician to adjust therapy precisely to a target site, thus greatly improving the efficacy of cancer treatments, while reducing undesirable side effects. In this review, we have summarized the advantages of NIR light-responsive nanomaterials for in vivo cancer treatments, which includes NIR triggered photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Furthermore, recent developments, perspectives, and new challenges of NIR light-responsive nanomaterials are discussed for cancer theranostic applications.
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- Heejung Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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