A Study of Sonodynamic Therapy of Melanoma C540 Cells in Vitro by Titania/Gold Nanoparticles

نویسندگان

1 Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5 Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

doi
10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2310-1674
چکیده

Background: Sonodynamic Therapy (SDT), a safe and non-invasive strategy in tumor therapy, is in development using novel sono-sensitizers, activated by low-intensity ultrasound radiation. SDT mainly progresses through Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) generation followed by cell annihilation.Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the effect of ultrasound therapy with titania/gold nanoparticles (NPs) on melanoma cancer.Material and Methods: In this experimental study, Titania/gold NPs (TGNPs) were synthesized, and their activity was investigated in sonodynamic therapy of a melanoma cancer cell line (C540). SDT was performed at 1.0 W cm-2 and 1.0 MHz for one minute.Results: The synthesized NPs that comprised gold NPs of <10 nm into titania NPs of <20 nm showed great stability and cytocompatibility. While TGNPs were biocompatible, a remarkable rate of cell ablation was observed upon ultrasound irradiation due to ROS generation. Conclusion: The SDT using TGNPs can be introduced as an alternative and low-cost treatment method for melanoma malignancy.