21-Dec-2020 | Market Research Store
The latest study has shown the use of microbubbles for carrying powerful cancer drugs in order to reach the specific targeted site of a tumor with the help of antibodies. The microbubbles are small spheres that half the size of the red blood cells and it is their size that has increased its use in transporting drugs to the specific locations inside the body. Moreover, the study published in the journal Theranostics, clearly explains the targeted microbubbles’ use of antibodies as a navigational aid to magnetize growth hormone that are generally present in high amounts in the blood vessels connected to a tumor.
The association between the microbubbles and antibodies with the growth hormone is anticipated to make the microbubbles more concentrated at the tumor site. Additionally, an ultrasound device generated pulse is used to burst the microbubbles that later releases the anti-cancer drug. According to the research team from the School of Medicine at Leeds, the anticancer drugs’ delivery to the targeted location is a great advancement in cancer therapy. However, the toxicity of the cancer drugs creates a lot of health issues later in life. The use of microbubbles can thus help overcome this issue by avoiding the drug’s contact with other healthy cells.
It is basically a focused targeted delivery technique. Furthermore, the attachment of drug directly to the microbubbles helped easily circulate the drug in the entire body and also enhanced the delivery to the tumor. Thus, the slowing of cancer growth is now possible using smaller drug doses integrated into the microbubbles. There are possibilities that the microbubbles’ use as targeted therapy can aid in easy diagnosis and treatment of advanced cancer. The administration of small molecules and monoclonal antibodies will also get easier using this new invention.
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