The acidic tumor microenvironment: a target for smart cancer nano-theranostics

  • Liangzhu Feng
    Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Ziliang Dong
    Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Danlei Tao
    Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Yicheng Zhang
    Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Zhuang Liu
    Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China

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公開日
2017-06-24
権利情報
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI
  • 10.1093/nsr/nwx062
公開者
Oxford University Press (OUP)

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The acidic tumor microenvironment (TME), which mainly results from the high glycolytic rate of tumor cells, has been characterized as a hallmark of solid tumors and found to be a pivotal factor participating in tumor progression. Recently, due to the increasing understanding of the acidic TME, it has been shown that the acidic TME could be utilized as a multifaceted target during the design of various pH-responsive nanoscale theranostic platforms for the precise diagnosis and effective treatment of cancers. In this article, we will give a focused overview on the latest progress in utilizing this characteristic acidic TME as the target of nano-theranostics to enable cancer-specific imaging and therapy. The future perspectives in the development of acidic TME-targeting nanomedicine strategies will be discussed afterwards.</jats:p>

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