ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2025
Recent advances of anti-tumor nano-strategies via overturning pH gradient: alkalization and acidification.
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- Hydrated proton complexes supplementation for tumor microenvironment reprogramming: a bioenergetic strategy targeting the Warburg effect and mitochondrial dysfunction.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
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- Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Nanomedicine targeting ECM stiffness: restoring mechanical homeostasis for cancer immunotherapy.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- pH-neutralization strategy to suppress GPCR68 spatiotemporally activates T cells and enhances anti-tumor immunity.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- A Color-Tuning Bioluminescent Sensor (AmyLuc) for Real-Time Monitoring of Intracellular pH Dynamics in Cancer Cells.Analytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Rewiring tumor metabolism: heterogeneity, oncometabolites, and adaptive plasticity.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Transforming tumor microenvironments: nanotechnology and gene therapy in cellular signaling and epigenetic insight into chemo-resistance.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Review
- Hepatotropic Nanomedicine and Targeted Nanocarriers for Liver Diseases and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- From Barrier to Gateway: Nanomaterials Reshaping the Tumor Microenvironment for Therapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- The symbiotic axis between the acidic tumor microenvironment and cancer stem cells: a driver of malignancy and therapeutic resistance.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Targeting lactic acidosis in the tumor microenvironment: Enhancing TACE efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma.Liver research (Beijing, China) · 2025Review
- Bacteriophage-based therapies in oral cancer: A new frontier in oncology.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2025Review
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Abstract
The acidic tumor microenvironment, a hallmark of many solid tumors, is primarily induced by the high glycolytic rate of tumor cells. To avoid acidosis, tumor cells ingeniously maintain an acidic extracellular pH while keeping a relatively alkaline intracellular pH. Overturning the unique pH gradient of tumor cells has exhibited to be a viable approach for cancer therapy. In this review, the formation and regulatory mechanisms of the acidic microenvironment in solid tumors will be firstly outlined. Subsequently, we will comprehensively summarize the latest advancements in anti-tumor therapy via using nanomedicines to manipulate the tumor pH gradient, including acidifying intracellular environment and alkalizing extracellular environment. Following this, we will discuss the future potential of strategies employing nanomedicines to reverse tumor pH gradient. This review aims to foster research on therapeutic approaches targeting the pH regulation of solid tumors and holds an optimistic outlook for the future development of this field.
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