A Robust Oxygen Microbubble Radiosensitizer for Iodine‐125 Brachytherapy
Open Access
- 10 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Science
- Vol. 8 (7), 2002567
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202002567
Abstract
Iodine‐125 (125I) brachytherapy, a promising form of radiotherapy, is increasingly applied in the clinical treatment of a wide range of solid tumors. However, the extremely hypoxic microenvironment in solid tumors can cause hypoxia‐induced radioresistance to 125I brachytherapy, resulting in therapeutic inefficacy. In this study, the aim is to sensitize hypoxic areas in solid tumors using ultrasound‐activated oxygen microbubbles for 125I brachytherapy. A modified emulsion freeze‐drying method is developed to prepare microbubbles that can be lyophilized for storage and easily reconstituted in situ before administration. The filling gas of the microbubbles is modified by the addition of sulfur hexafluoride to oxygen such that the obtained O2/SF6 microbubbles (OS MBs) achieve a much longer half‐life (>3×) than that of oxygen microbubbles. The OS MBs are tested in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNE2) tumor‐bearing mice and oxygen delivery by the OS MBs induced by ultrasound irradiation relieve hypoxia instantly. The post‐treatment results of brachytherapy combined with the ultrasound‐triggered OS MBs show a greatly improved therapeutic efficacy compared with brachytherapy alone, illustrating ultrasound‐mediated oxygen delivery with the developed OS MBs as a promising strategy to improve the therapeutic outcome of 125I brachytherapy in hypoxic tumors.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81871467)
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