Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-25-2020
Keywords
radiation, tumors, ultrasound-stimulated microbubble therapy
Abstract
The use of ultrasound-stimulated microbubble therapy has successfully been used to target tumor vasculature and enhance the effects of radiation therapy in tumor xenografts in mice. Here, we further investigate this treatment using larger, more clinically relevant tumor mod- els. New Zealand white rabbits bearing prostate tumor (PC3) xenografts received a single treatment of either ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles (USMB), ionizing radiation (XRT; 8Gy), or a combination of both treatments (USMB+XRT). Treatment outcome was evalu- ated 24 hours after treatment using histopathology, immunolabeling, 3D Doppler ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. A second cohort of rabbits received multiple treatments over a period of three weeks, where USMB treatments were delivered twice weekly with daily XRT treatments to deliver a fractionated 2Gy dose five days per week. A significant decrease in vascular function, observed through immunolabeling of vascular endothelial cells, was observed in tumors receiving the combined treatment (USMB+XRT) compared to control and single treatment groups. This was associated with an increase in cell death as observed through in situ end labeling (ISEL), a decrease in vascular index measured by Power Dopp- ler imaging, and a decrease in oxygen saturation. In rabbits undergoing the long-term fractionated combined treatment, a significant growth delay was observed after 1 week and a significant reduction in tumor size was observed after 3 weeks with combined therapy. Results demonstrated an enhancement of radiation effect and superior anti-tumor effect of the combination of USMB+XRT compared to the single treatments alone. Tumor growth was maximally inhibited with fractionated radiotherapy combined with the ultrasound-stimulated microbubble-based therapy.
Faculty
Faculty of Applied Science and Technology (FAST)
Journal
PLOS ONE
Volume
15
Issue
9
Copyright
© McNabb Azza Al-Mahrouki, Niki Law, Scott McKay, Christine Tarapacki, Farah Hussein, Gregory J. Czarnota
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Original Publication Citation
McNabb, E., Al-Mahrouki, A., Law, N., McKay S., Tarapacki, C., Hussein, F., & Czarnota, G., J. (2020) Ultrasound-stimulated microbubble radiation enhancement of tumors: Single-dose and fractionated treatment evaluation. PLOS ONE 15(9), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239456
SOURCE Citation
McNabb, Evan; Al-Mahrouki, Azza; Law, Niki; McKay, Scott; Tarapacki, Christine; Hussein, Farah; and Czarnota, Gregory J., "Ultrasound-Stimulated Microbubble Radiation Enhancement of Tumors: Single-Dose and Fractionated Treatment Evaluation" (2020). Publications and Scholarship. 84.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fast_publications/84
