Sonodynamic therapy(SDT) is an emerging noninvasive treatment modality that utilizes lowfrequency and low-intensity ultrasound(US) to trigger sensitizers to kill tumor cells with reactive oxygen species(ROS).Although ...Sonodynamic therapy(SDT) is an emerging noninvasive treatment modality that utilizes lowfrequency and low-intensity ultrasound(US) to trigger sensitizers to kill tumor cells with reactive oxygen species(ROS).Although SDT has attracted much attention for its properties including high tumor specificity and deep tissue penetration,its anticancer efficacy is still far from satisfactory.As a result,new strategies such as gas-assisted therapy have been proposed to further promote the effectiveness of SDT.In this review,the mechanisms of SDT and gas-assisted SDT are first summarized.Then,the applications of gas-assisted SDT for cancer therapy are introduced and categorized by gas types.Next,therapeutic systems for SDT that can realize real-time imaging are further presented.Finally,the challenges and perspectives of gas-assisted SDT for future clinical applications are discussed.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund(Sichuan,NSFCU21A20417)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC31930067,NSFC32001003)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2022NSFSC1282,China)the 135 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(ZYGD18002,China)。
文摘Sonodynamic therapy(SDT) is an emerging noninvasive treatment modality that utilizes lowfrequency and low-intensity ultrasound(US) to trigger sensitizers to kill tumor cells with reactive oxygen species(ROS).Although SDT has attracted much attention for its properties including high tumor specificity and deep tissue penetration,its anticancer efficacy is still far from satisfactory.As a result,new strategies such as gas-assisted therapy have been proposed to further promote the effectiveness of SDT.In this review,the mechanisms of SDT and gas-assisted SDT are first summarized.Then,the applications of gas-assisted SDT for cancer therapy are introduced and categorized by gas types.Next,therapeutic systems for SDT that can realize real-time imaging are further presented.Finally,the challenges and perspectives of gas-assisted SDT for future clinical applications are discussed.
