Overcoming Hypoxia-Induced Drug Resistance via Promotion of Drug Uptake and Reoxygenation by Acousto–Mechanical Oxygen Delivery

YJ Ho, DT Thao, CK Yeh - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia-induced drug resistance (HDR) is a critical issue in cancer therapy. The presence
of hypoxic tumor cells impedes drug uptake and reduces the cytotoxicity of …

Ultrasound-mediated oxygen delivery for enhanced radiotherapy with ultrasound imaging guidance

Y Yao, H Xiao, L Zhu, Y Gao, J Xu… - Journal of …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
As a non-invasive therapeutic, radiotherapy (RT) has been extensively used for solid tumor
treatment. However, intratumoral hypoxia leads to severe RT resistance or failure. Moreover …

Sononeoperfusion: a new therapeutic effect to enhance tumour blood perfusion using diagnostic ultrasound and microbubbles

N Tang, J Tang, J Tang, Q Zhu, X Dong, Y Zhang, N Li… - Cancer Imaging, 2023 - Springer
Background Hypoperfusion or resultant hypoxia in solid tumours is a main reason for
therapeutic resistance. Augmenting the blood perfusion of hypovascular tumours might …

[HTML][HTML] Sononeoperfusion effect by ultrasound and microbubble promotes nitric oxide release to alleviate hypoxia in a mouse MC38 tumor model

Y Zhang, J Zhang, T Luo, Z Cai, G Yang, H Li… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor hypoperfusion not only impedes therapeutic drug delivery and accumulation, but also
leads to a hypoxic and acidic tumor microenvironment, resulting in tumor proliferation …

Improving the therapeutic efficiency of hypoxic-activated Prodrugs by enhancing hypoxia in solid tumors

G Zhao, Y Jin, S Gao, T Xiao, M Fan, D Liu… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The low sensitivity of hypoxic regions in solid tumors to radiotherapy and chemotherapy
remains a major obstacle to cancer treatment. By taking advantage of hypoxic-activated …

[HTML][HTML] Normalization of tumor vasculature by oxygen microbubbles with ultrasound

YJ Ho, SW Chu, EC Liao, CH Fan, HL Chan, KC Wei… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumor microenvironment influences the efficacy of anti-cancer therapies. The dysfunctional
tumor vasculature limits the efficiency of oxygenation and drug delivery to reduce treatment …

Erythrocyte-camouflaged mesoporous titanium dioxide nanoplatform for an ultrasound-mediated sequential therapies of breast cancer

Q Li, B Lin, Y Li, N Lu - International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The hypoxic microenvironment promotes tumor resistance to most treatments,
especially highly oxygen-dependent sonodynamic therapy (SDT). Method and Results In …

Sonodynamic and sonomechanical effect on cellular stemness and extracellular physicochemical environment to potentiate chemotherapy

D Sheng, T Liu, L Qian, J Chen, Y Wei, H Chen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Hypoxia-activated prodrug (HAP) is a promising candidate for highly tumor-
specific chemotherapy. However, the oxygenation heterogeneity and dense extracellular …

Orally administered oxygen nanobubbles enhance tumor response to sonodynamic therapy

J Owen, K Logan, H Nesbitt, S Able, A Vasilyeva… - Nano …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Suspensions of oxygen‐filled bubbles are under active investigation as potential means of
relieving tissue hypoxia. Intravenous administration of large quantities of bubbles is …

Hypoxic tumor therapy by hemoglobin-mediated drug delivery and reversal of hypoxia-induced chemoresistance

J Yang, W Li, L Luo, M Jiang, C Zhu, B Qin, H Yin… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy has become a critical treatment for many cancer types. However, its efficacy
is hindered by chemoresistance and limited drug accumulation induced by the hypoxic …