Abstract
The development of low-frequency ultrasound imaging technology and the improvement of ultrasound contrast agent production technology mean that they play an increasingly important role in tumor therapy. The interaction between ultrasound and microbubbles and their biological effects can transfer and release microbubbles carrying genes and drugs to target tissues, mediate the apoptosis of tumor cells, and block the embolization of tumor microvasculature. With the optimization of ultrasound parameters, the development of targeted microbubbles, and the emergence of various composite probes with both diagnostic and therapeutic functions, low-frequency ultrasound combined with microbubble contrast agents will bring new hope for clinical tumor treatment.
概 要
随着超声影像新技术的不断发展和超声造影剂制 备技术的不断改进, 低频超声和超声造影剂在肿 瘤治疗中的作用日趋重要。利用超声波与微泡造影剂的相互作用及所产生的生物学效应, 可实现微泡携的基因、药物等向靶目标组织的转移释放, 介导肿瘤细胞的凋亡及肿瘤微血管的栓塞阻断等, 从而起到靶向治疗的作用。随着超声波参数的优化和靶向微泡造影剂的研制, 以及各种兼具诊治功能的复合型应用探头的面世, 低频超声联合微泡造影剂介导肿瘤靶向治疗将为临床肿瘤的治疗带来新的希望。
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Wang, Ly., Zheng, Ss. Advances in low-frequency ultrasound combined with microbubbles in targeted tumor therapy. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 20, 291–299 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B1800508
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