Title:Nanomaterials for Deep Tumor Treatment
Volume: 21
Issue: 6
Author(s): Daria Yu. Kirsanova*, Zaira M. Gadzhimagomedova, Aleksey Yu. Maksimov and Alexander V. Soldatov
Affiliation:
- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal University, Sladkova 178/24, 344090, Rostov-on-Don,Russian Federation
Keywords:
X-ray photodynamic therapy, photodynamic therapy, cancer treatment, photosensitizer, nanoparticle, scintillator,
nanomaterials, reactive oxygen species.
Abstract: According to statistics, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Thus, it is
important to solve this medical and social problem by developing new effective methods for cancer
treatment. An alternative to more well-known approaches, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is
photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is limited to the shallow tissue penetration (< 1 cm) of visible
light. Since the PDT process can be initiated in deep tissues by X-ray irradiation (X-ray induced PDT,
or XPDT), it has a great potential to treat tumors in internal organs. The article discusses the principles
of therapies. The main focus is on various nanoparticles used with or without photosensitizers,
which allow the conversion of X-ray irradiation into UV-visible light. Much attention is given to the
synthesis of nanoparticles and analysis of their characteristics, such as size and spectral features. The
results of in vitro and in vivo experiments are also discussed.