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Ion Interference Therapy of Tumors Based on Inorganic Nanoparticles

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As an essential substance for cell life activities, ions play an important role in controlling cell osmotic pressure balance, intracellular acid–base balance, signal transmission, biocatalysis and so on. The imbalance… Click to show full abstract

As an essential substance for cell life activities, ions play an important role in controlling cell osmotic pressure balance, intracellular acid–base balance, signal transmission, biocatalysis and so on. The imbalance of ion homeostasis in cells will seriously affect the activities of cells, cause irreversible damage to cells or induce cell death. Therefore, artificially interfering with the ion homeostasis in tumor cells has become a new means to inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells. This treatment is called ion interference therapy (IIT). Although some molecular carriers of ions have been developed for intracellular ion delivery, inorganic nanoparticles are widely used in ion interference therapy because of their higher ion delivery ability and higher biocompatibility compared with molecular carriers. This article reviewed the recent development of IIT based on inorganic nanoparticles and summarized the advantages and disadvantages of this treatment and the challenges of future development, hoping to provide a reference for future research.

Keywords: inorganic nanoparticles; ion; ion interference; interference therapy

Journal Title: Biosensors
Year Published: 2022

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