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ArticleNanoscale research letters2020

Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles with Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Induced Phase Transformation as Tumor-Targeted and pH-Sensitive Theranostic Nanoplatform of Ovarian Cancer.

Xiaoxia Guo, Jie Mei, Yong Jing, Shiguang Wang

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Curcumin in ovarian cancer: mechanistic insights and translational potential.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoxia GuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Jie MeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Yong JingDepartment of Imaging, Eastern Hospital of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, No. 585 Honghe North Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Shiguang WangDepartment of Imaging, Eastern Hospital of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, No. 585 Honghe North Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China. haocg_m@163.com.
Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a simple and versatile nanoplatform using pH-sensitive ferritin nanocages co-loaded with the anticancer drug curcumin (Cur) and liquid fluorocarbon perfluorohexane (PFH) inside the core and conjugated tumor-targeting molecule FA outside the shell referred to as FA-FCP. The synthesized FA-FCP has an average particle diameter of 47 nm, with stable and favorable physicochemical properties in different media, and high biocompatibility and biosafety in vivo and in vitro. Under the conditions of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) and at pH = 5.0, FA-FCP released a large amount of drugs (53.2%) in 24 h. After 4 min of LIFU (7 W) treatment, FA-FCP provided contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging capabilities at pH = 5.0. Due to FA receptor-mediated endocytosis, FA-FCP could efficiently enter the cells and further relocate to lysosomes. Eighteen hours after injection of FA-FCP, the tumor was stimulated by LIFU, resulting in a contrast-enhanced ultrasound image. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that the combined use of FA-FCP and LIFU had significant tumor treatment effects. Based on the results, it was concluded that FA-FCP combined with the external LIFU and the endogenic acidic environment can have powerful theranostic functions and provide a novel type of non-invasive and integrated tumor theranostic option.

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CurcuminFerritinLow-intensity focused ultrasoundPerfluorohexaneTheranostic

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PMID32266591
PMCPMC7138896
OpenAlexW3014983120

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