Modernistic and Emerging Developments of Nanotechnology in Glioblastoma-Targeted Theranostic Applications
- Authors
- Lakshmi, B.A.; Kim, Young-Joon
- Issue Date
- Feb-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Blood–brain barrier; Glioblastoma; Nanotechnology; Theranostics
- Citation
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.23, no.3
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 3
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83561
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms23031641
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
- Abstract
- Brain tumors such as glioblastoma are typically associated with an unstoppable cell proliferation with aggressive infiltration behavior and a shortened life span. Though treatment options such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy are available in combating glioblastoma, satisfactory therapeutics are still not available due to the high impermeability of the blood–brain barrier. To address these concerns, recently, multifarious theranostics based on nanotechnology have been developed, which can deal with diagnosis and therapy together. The multifunctional nanomaterials find a stra-tegic path against glioblastoma by adjoining novel thermal and magnetic therapy approaches. Their convenient combination of specific features such as real-time tracking, in-depth tissue penetration, drug-loading capacity, and contrasting performance is of great demand in the clinical investigation of glioblastoma. The potential benefits of nanomaterials including specificity, surface tunability, bi-odegradability, non-toxicity, ligand functionalization, and near-infrared (NIR) and photoacoustic (PA) imaging are sufficient in developing effective theranostics. This review discusses the recent developments in nanotechnology toward the diagnosis, drug delivery, and therapy regarding glio-blastoma. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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