Ultrasound-guided drug delivery in cancer
Ultrasonography
;
: 171-184, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-731172
ABSTRACT
Recent advancements in ultrasound and microbubble (USMB) mediated drug delivery technology has shown that this approach can improve spatially confined delivery of drugs and genes to target tissues while reducing systemic dose and toxicity. The mechanism behind enhanced delivery of therapeutics is sonoporation, the formation of openings in the vasculature, induced by ultrasound-triggered oscillations and destruction of microbubbles. In this review, progress and challenges of USMB mediated drug delivery are summarized, with special focus on cancer therapy.
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Main subject:
Genetic Therapy
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Ultrasonography
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Drug Delivery Systems
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Microbubbles
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Ultrasonography
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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