Review
Research progress in gold nanoclusters for radiosensitization
Deng Fang, Liu Sisi, He Ruimin, Tan Huaxin
Published 2022-12-25
Cite as Chin J Radiol Med Prot, 2022, 42(12): 1010-1014. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112271-20220720-00300
Abstract
Radiotherapy still fails to achieve satisfactory efficacy in the treatment of malignant tumors, and applying radiotherapy sensitizers is an effective method to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy. Gold nanomaterials can effectively increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to radiotherapy due to their high atomic numbers. Gold nanoclusters have more excellent radiobiological and radiophysical properties due to their smaller size. This paper reviews the special radiobiological and radiophysical properties of gold nanoclusters and describes in detail their sensitizing effects in external radiation radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy, and X-ray induced photodynamic therapy.
Key words:
Radiotherapy; Radiation sensitizer; Gold nanoclusters
Contributor Information
Deng Fang
Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang 421000, China
Liu Sisi
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421000, China
He Ruimin
Department of Radiotherapy, Second Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang 421000, China
Tan Huaxin
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421000, China