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. 2021 Nov 18;13(11):1951. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13111951

Table 7.

Codelivery of photosensitizers and sonophotosensitizers based on nanocarriers.

Nanoparticle Photosensitizers Sonophotosensitizers Tumor Data Sources Findings Ref
Glypican-3-targeted, curcumin-loaded microbubbles (GPC3-CUR-MBs) Curcumin (CUR) Curcumin (CUR) HepG2 In vitro, Animals
  • The combined therapy sonophotodynamic therapy (SPDT) had more obvious antitumor effects than SDT or PDT alone.

[213] 2020
Curcumin-loaded poly(L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) microbubbles (CUR-PLGA-MBs) Curcumin (CUR) Curcumin (CUR) HepG2 In vitro
  • Mitochondrial membrane potential loss was induced by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, leading to tumor cell apoptosis and thermal decay.

[214] 2020
5-Aminolevulinic acid/titanium dioxide NPs (5-ALA/TiO2) 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) Titanium dioxide (TiO2) SCC In vitro, Animals
  • Using countercurrent chromatography to obtain regular size nanoparticles enhanced the efficacy of codelivery of PDT and SDT for tumor treatment.

[215] 2016