In:
Current Drug Delivery, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Vol. 17, No. 7 ( 2020-09-15), p. 577-587
Kurzfassung:
With the development of nanotechnology, Tumor Physical Stimuli-Responsive Therapies
(TPSRTs) have reached a new stage because of the remarkable characteristics of nanocarriers. The nanocarriers enable such therapies to overcome the drawbacks of traditional therapies, such as
radiotherapy or chemotherapy. To further explore the possibility of the nanocarrier-assisted TPSRTs, scientists have combined different TPSRTs 〈 i 〉 via 〈 /i 〉 the platform of nanocarriers into combination
TPSRTs, which include Photothermal Therapy (PTT) with Magnetic Hyperthermia Therapy (MHT), PTT with Sonodynamic Therapy (SDT), MHT with Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), and
PDT with PTT. To achieve such therapies, it requires to fully utilize the versatile functions of a specific nanocarrier, which depend on a pellucid understanding of the traits of those nanocarriers.
This review covers the principles of different TPSRTs and their combinations, summarizes various types of combination TPSRTs nanocarriers and their therapeutic effects on tumors, and discusses
the current disadvantages and future developments of these nanocarriers in the application of combination TPSRTs.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1567-2018
DOI:
10.2174/1567201817666200525004225
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Publikationsdatum:
2020
SSG:
15,3
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