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Focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening combined with magnetic targeting cytomembrane based biomimetic microbubbles for glioblastoma therapy

  • J Nanobiotechnology. 2023 Aug 26;21(1):297. doi: 10.1186/s12951-023-02074-z.
Chuanshi He # 1 Zhisheng Wu # 2 Min Zhuang 1 Xiangyu Li 1 Shunxu Xue 3 Songjie Xu 3 Jinshun Xu 1 Zhe Wu 4 Man Lu 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Ultrasound, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • 2 School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • 3 Department of Pathology, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • 4 School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. wuzhe@uestc.edu.cn.
  • 5 Department of Ultrasound, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. luman@uestc.edu.cn.
  • # Contributed equally.
Abstract

Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumor. Due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier, the effects of chemotherapy have been unsatisfactory. The combination of focused ultrasound and microbubbles to reversibly open the blood-brain barrier is now considered a key factor in improving treatment outcomes of glioblastoma. In this study, we developed bionic drug delivery microbubbles, which in combination with focused ultrasound had an obvious inhibitory effect on glioblastoma. We extracted the brain microvascular cell membranes, combined them with lipid components, and loaded them with superparamagnetic iron oxide and doxorubicin to prepare biomimetic drug delivery microbubbles (FeDOX@cellMBs). We demonstrated that FeDOX@cellMBs retained the intrinsic properties of loading, such as magnetic properties and drug toxicity, both in vitro and in vivo. FeDOX@cellMBs exhibited good tumor targeting and uptake under the combined action of magnetic and focused ultrasound. Importantly, the FeDOX@cellMBs demonstrated excellent internal stability and effectively inhibited tumor growth in orthotopic glioblastoma mice. Finally, organ H&E staining confirmed that FeDOX@cellMBs were safe for use. In conclusion, FeDOX@cellMBs successfully penetrated the blood-brain barrier and effectively inhibited glioblastoma growth under the combined effects of focused ultrasound and magnetic stimulation. These results provide a new approach for the treatment of glioblastoma, with implications for future clinical translation.

Keywords

Blood-brain barrier; Focused ultrasound; Glioblastoma; Microbubble.

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