Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment

Nanocarriers are heavily researched as drug delivery vehicles capable of sequestering antineoplastic agents and then releasing their contents at the desired location. The feasibility of using such carriers stems from their ability to produce a multimodel delivery system whereby passive, ligand and t...

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Main Author: Elkhodiry, Mohamed A. (author)
Other Authors: Momah, Christian C. (author), Suwaidi, Shaima (author), Gadalla, Dina (author), Martins, Ana M. (author), Vitor, Rute F. (author), Husseini, Ghaleb (author)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11073/19742
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Liposomes
Micelles
Ligand Targeting
Triggers
Ultrasound
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description Nanocarriers are heavily researched as drug delivery vehicles capable of sequestering antineoplastic agents and then releasing their contents at the desired location. The feasibility of using such carriers stems from their ability to produce a multimodel delivery system whereby passive, ligand and triggered targeting can be applied in the fight against cancer. Passive targeting capitalizes on the leaky nature of tumor tissue which allows for the extravasation of particles with a size smaller than 0.5 m into the tumors. Ligand targeting utilizes the concept of receptor-mediated endocytosis and involves the conjugation of ligands onto the surface of nanoparticles, while triggered targeting involves the use of external and internal stimuli to release the carriers contents upon reaching the diseased location. In this review, micelles and liposomes have been considered due to the promising results they have shown in vivo and in vitro and their potential for advancements into clinical trials. Thus, this review focuses on the most recent advancements in the field of micellar and liposomal drug delivery and considers the synergistic effect of passive- and ligand-targeting strategies, and the use of ultrasound in triggering drug release at the tumor site.
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spelling Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer TreatmentElkhodiry, Mohamed A.Momah, Christian C.Suwaidi, ShaimaGadalla, DinaMartins, Ana M.Vitor, Rute F.Husseini, GhalebLiposomesMicellesLigand TargetingTriggersUltrasoundNanocarriers are heavily researched as drug delivery vehicles capable of sequestering antineoplastic agents and then releasing their contents at the desired location. The feasibility of using such carriers stems from their ability to produce a multimodel delivery system whereby passive, ligand and triggered targeting can be applied in the fight against cancer. Passive targeting capitalizes on the leaky nature of tumor tissue which allows for the extravasation of particles with a size smaller than 0.5 m into the tumors. Ligand targeting utilizes the concept of receptor-mediated endocytosis and involves the conjugation of ligands onto the surface of nanoparticles, while triggered targeting involves the use of external and internal stimuli to release the carriers contents upon reaching the diseased location. In this review, micelles and liposomes have been considered due to the promising results they have shown in vivo and in vitro and their potential for advancements into clinical trials. Thus, this review focuses on the most recent advancements in the field of micellar and liposomal drug delivery and considers the synergistic effect of passive- and ligand-targeting strategies, and the use of ultrasound in triggering drug release at the tumor site.American Scientific Publishers2020-08-27T12:28:59Z2020-08-27T12:28:59Z2015Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf1533-4880http://hdl.handle.net/11073/1974210.1166/jnn.2015.11124en_UShttps://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2015.11124oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/197422024-08-22T12:04:32Z
spellingShingle Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
Elkhodiry, Mohamed A.
Liposomes
Micelles
Ligand Targeting
Triggers
Ultrasound
status_str publishedVersion
title Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
title_full Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
title_fullStr Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
title_short Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
title_sort Synergistic Nanomedicine: Passive, Active, and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
topic Liposomes
Micelles
Ligand Targeting
Triggers
Ultrasound
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/19742