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Ultrasound Med Biol ; 43(11): 2651-2669, 2017 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28781149

ABSTRACT

Compared with conventional chemotherapy, encapsulation of drugs in nanoparticles can improve efficacy and reduce toxicity. However, delivery of nanoparticles is often insufficient and heterogeneous because of various biological barriers and uneven tumor perfusion. We investigated a unique multifunctional drug delivery system consisting of microbubbles stabilized by polymeric nanoparticles (NPMBs), enabling ultrasound-mediated drug delivery. The aim was to examine mechanisms of ultrasound-mediated delivery and to determine if increased tumor uptake had a therapeutic benefit. Cellular uptake and toxicity, circulation and biodistribution were characterized. After intravenous injection of NPMBs into mice, tumors were treated with ultrasound of various pressures and pulse lengths, and distribution of nanoparticles was imaged on tumor sections. No effects of low pressures were observed, whereas complete bubble destruction at higher pressures improved tumor uptake 2.3 times, without tissue damage. An enhanced therapeutic effect was illustrated in a promising proof-of-concept study, in which all tumors exhibited regression into complete remission.


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Breast Neoplasms/therapy , Microbubbles , Taxoids/therapeutic use , Ultrasonic Therapy/methods , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Cell Line, Tumor , Disease Models, Animal , Female , Heterografts , Humans , Mice , Nanoparticles , Taxoids/administration & dosage
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