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Ultrasound-mediated gene and drug delivery using a microbubble-liposome particle system.

ABSTRACT: Theranostic agents present a promising clinical approach for cancer detection and treatment. We herein introduce a microbubble and liposome complex (MB-Lipo) developed for ultrasound (US) imaging and activation. The MB-Lipo particles have a hybrid structure consisting of a MB complexed with multiple Lipos. The MB components are used to generate high echo signals in US imaging, while the Lipos serve as a versatile carrier of therapeutic materials. MB-Lipo allows high contrast US imaging of tumor sites. More importantly, the application of high acoustic pressure bursts MBs, which releases therapeutic Lipos and further enhances their intracellular delivery through sonoporation effect. Both imaging and drug release could thus be achieved by a single US modality, enabling in situ treatment guided by real-time imaging. The MB-Lipo system was applied to specifically deliver anti-cancer drug and genes to tumor cells, which showed enhanced therapeutic effect. We also demonstrate the clinical potential of MB-Lipo by imaging and treating tumor in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Yoon YI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4165777 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ultrasound-mediated gene and drug delivery using a microbubble-liposome particle system.

Yoon Young Il YI Kwon Yong-Su YS Cho Hee-Sang HS Heo Sun-Hee SH Park Kyeong Soon KS Park Sang Gyu SG Lee Soo-Hong SH Hwang Seung Il SI Kim Young Il YI Jae Hwan Jun HJ Ahn Gook-Jun GJ Cho Young-Seok YS Lee Hakho H Lee Hak Jong HJ Yoon Tae-Jong TJ

Theranostics 20140905 11

Theranostic agents present a promising clinical approach for cancer detection and treatment. We herein introduce a microbubble and liposome complex (MB-Lipo) developed for ultrasound (US) imaging and activation. The MB-Lipo particles have a hybrid structure consisting of a MB complexed with multiple Lipos. The MB components are used to generate high echo signals in US imaging, while the Lipos serve as a versatile carrier of therapeutic materials. MB-Lipo allows high contrast US imaging of tumor ...[more]

PMID: 25250094

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Ultrasound-mediated gene and drug delivery using a microbubble-liposome particle system.

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Ultrasound-mediated gene and drug delivery using a microbubble-liposome particle system.

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