ReviewNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2004
Local drug and gene delivery through microbubbles and ultrasound.
Review in Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Intelligent design of tumor microenvironment-responsive Adeno-associated virus vectors: overcoming delivery barriers and enabling precision therapy.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Oxygen-Carrying Micro/Nanobubbles: Composition, Synthesis Techniques and Potential Prospects in Photo-Triggered Theranostics.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- Topical oxygen therapy & micro/nanobubbles: a new modality for tissue oxygen delivery.International wound journal · 2018Review
- Oxygen supersaturated fluid using fine micro/nanobubbles.International journal of nanomedicine · 2014Article
- Blood oxygenation using microbubble suspensions.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2012Article
- New chitosan nanobubbles for ultrasound-mediated gene delivery: preparation and in vitro characterization.International journal of nanomedicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
Although gene therapy has great potential as a treatment for diseases, clinical trials are slowed down by the development of a safe and efficient gene delivery system. In this review, we will give an overview of the viral and nonviral vehicles used for drug and gene delivery, and the different nonviral delivery techniques, thereby focusing on delivery through ultrasound contrast agents. The development of ultrasound contrast agents containing encapsulated microbubbles has increased the possibilities not only for diagnostic imaging, but for therapy as well. Microbubbles have been shown to be able to carry drugs and genes, and destruction of the bubbles by ultrasound will result in local release of their contents. Furthermore, ligands can be attached so that they can be targeted to a specific target tissue. The recent advances of microbubbles as vehicles for delivery of drugs and genes will be highlighted.
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