Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review

Efficient conventional chemotherapy is limited by its nonspecific nature, which causes severe systemic toxicity that can lead to patient discomfort and low therapeutic efficacy. The emergence of smart drug delivery systems (SDDSs) utilizing nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers has shown great potentia...

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Main Author: Bahutair, Wafa N. (author)
Other Authors: Abuwatfa, Waad Hussein (author), Husseini, Ghaleb (author)
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Bahutair, W.N.; Abuwatfa, W.H.; Husseini, G.A. Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3051. https:// doi.org/10.3390/nano12173051. [Comment: This article belongs to the Special Issue Supramolecular Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application]
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Liposomes
Passive targeting
Active targeting
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Ultrasound
Triggered release
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description Efficient conventional chemotherapy is limited by its nonspecific nature, which causes severe systemic toxicity that can lead to patient discomfort and low therapeutic efficacy. The emergence of smart drug delivery systems (SDDSs) utilizing nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers has shown great potential in enhancing the targetability of anticancer agents and limiting their side effects. Liposomes are among the most investigated nanoplatforms due to their promising capabilities of encapsulating hydrophilic, lipophilic, and amphiphilic drugs, biocompatibility, physicochemical and biophysical properties. Liposomal nanodrug systems have demonstrated the ability to alter drugs’ biodistribution by sufficiently delivering the entrapped chemotherapeutics at the targeted diseased sites, sparing normal cells from undesired cytotoxic effects. Combining liposomal treatments with ultrasound, as an external drug release triggering modality, has been proven effective in spatially and temporally controlling and stimulating drug release. Therefore, this paper reviews recent literature pertaining to the therapeutic synergy of triggering nanodrugs from liposomes using ultrasound. It also highlights the effects of multiple physical and chemical factors on liposomes’ sonosensetivity, several ultrasound-induced drug release mechanisms, and the efficacy of ultrasound-responsive liposomal systems in cancer therapy. Overall, liposomal nanodrug systems triggered by ultrasound are promising cancer therapy platforms that can potentially alleviate the detriments of conventional cancer treatments.
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spelling Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A ReviewBahutair, Wafa N.Abuwatfa, Waad HusseinHusseini, GhalebLiposomesPassive targetingActive targetingReceptor-mediated endocytosisUltrasoundTriggered releaseEfficient conventional chemotherapy is limited by its nonspecific nature, which causes severe systemic toxicity that can lead to patient discomfort and low therapeutic efficacy. The emergence of smart drug delivery systems (SDDSs) utilizing nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers has shown great potential in enhancing the targetability of anticancer agents and limiting their side effects. Liposomes are among the most investigated nanoplatforms due to their promising capabilities of encapsulating hydrophilic, lipophilic, and amphiphilic drugs, biocompatibility, physicochemical and biophysical properties. Liposomal nanodrug systems have demonstrated the ability to alter drugs’ biodistribution by sufficiently delivering the entrapped chemotherapeutics at the targeted diseased sites, sparing normal cells from undesired cytotoxic effects. Combining liposomal treatments with ultrasound, as an external drug release triggering modality, has been proven effective in spatially and temporally controlling and stimulating drug release. Therefore, this paper reviews recent literature pertaining to the therapeutic synergy of triggering nanodrugs from liposomes using ultrasound. It also highlights the effects of multiple physical and chemical factors on liposomes’ sonosensetivity, several ultrasound-induced drug release mechanisms, and the efficacy of ultrasound-responsive liposomal systems in cancer therapy. Overall, liposomal nanodrug systems triggered by ultrasound are promising cancer therapy platforms that can potentially alleviate the detriments of conventional cancer treatments.Dana Gas Endowed Chair for Chemical EngineeringAmerican University of SharjahSheikh Hamdan Award for Medical SciencesFriends of Cancer PatientsMDPI2022-09-05T05:46:46Z2022-09-05T05:46:46Z2022Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfBahutair, W.N.; Abuwatfa, W.H.; Husseini, G.A. Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3051. https:// doi.org/10.3390/nano12173051. [Comment: This article belongs to the Special Issue Supramolecular Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application]2079-4991http://hdl.handle.net/11073/2408310.3390/nano12173051en_UShttps:// doi.org/10.3390/nano12173051oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/240832024-08-22T12:04:51Z
spellingShingle Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
Bahutair, Wafa N.
Liposomes
Passive targeting
Active targeting
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Ultrasound
Triggered release
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title Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
title_full Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
title_fullStr Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
title_short Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
title_sort Ultrasound Triggering of Liposomal Nanodrugs for Cancer Therapy: A Review
topic Liposomes
Passive targeting
Active targeting
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Ultrasound
Triggered release
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/24083