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Review
. 2023 May-Jun;15(3):e1868.
doi: 10.1002/wnan.1868. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Nanotherapy based on magneto-mechanochemical modulation of tumor redox state

Valerii B Orel  1   2 , Αndreas S Papazoglou  3 , Christos Tsagkaris  4 , Dimitrios V Moysidis  5 , Stavros Papadakos  6 , Olexander Yu Galkin  2 , Valerii E Orel  1   2 , Liubov A Syvak  1
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Nanotherapy based on magneto-mechanochemical modulation of tumor redox state

Valerii B Orel et al. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol. 2023 May-Jun.

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNs) are typically used as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging or as drug carriers with a remotely controlled delivery to the tumor. However, they can also potentiate the action of anticancer drugs under the influence of applied constant magnetic (CMFs) and electromagnetic fields (EMFs). This review demonstrates the role of magneto-mechanochemical effects produced by MNs alone and loaded with anticancer agents (MNCs) in response to CMFs and EMFs for modulation of tumor redox state. The combined treatment is suggested to act by two mechanisms: spin-dependent electron transport propagates free radical chain reactions, while magnetomechanical interactions cause conformational changes in drug molecules loaded onto MNs and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). By adjusting the parameters of CMFs and EMFs during the magneto-mechanochemical synthesis and subsequent treatment, it is possible to modulate ROS production and switch redox signaling involved in ERK1/2 and NF-κB pathways from initiation of tumor growth to inhibition. Observations of tumor volume in different animal models and treatment combinations reported a 6%-70% reduction as compared with conventional drugs. Despite these results, there is a general lack of research in magnetic nanotheranostics that link redox changes across multiple levels of organization in the tumor-bearing host. Further multidisciplinary studies with more focus on the relationship between the electron transport processes in biomolecules and their effects on the tumor-host interaction should accelerate the clinical translation of magnetic nanotheranostics. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology.

Keywords: cancer; electromagnetic field; magnetic nanoparticle; magneto-mechanochemical effect; tumor redox state.

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