Ultrasound Triggers Hypericin Activation Leading to Multifaceted Anticancer Activity

Ultrasound Triggers Hypericin Activation Leading to Multifaceted Anticancer Activity

The use of ultrasound (US) in combination with a responsive chemical agent (sonosensitizer) can selectively trigger the agent’s anticancer activity in a process called sonodynamic therapy (SDT). SDT shares some properties with photodynamic therapy (PDT), which has been clinically approved, but sets...

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Main Authors: Federica Foglietta, Roberto Canaparo, Simone Cossari, Patrizia Panzanelli, Franco Dosio, Loredana Serpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
hypericin
ultrasound
sonodynamic therapy
sonosensitizer
colon cancer
three-dimensional cell cultures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/5/1102

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