Ultrasound Triggers Hypericin Activation Leading to Multifaceted Anticancer Activity

• Main Authors: Federica Foglietta (Author), Roberto Canaparo (Author), Simone Cossari (Author), Patrizia Panzanelli (Author), Franco Dosio (Author), Loredana Serpe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of ultrasound (US) in combination with a responsive chemical agent (sonosensitizer) can selectively trigger the agent's anticancer activity in a process called sonodynamic therapy (SDT). SDT shares some properties with photodynamic therapy (PDT), which has been clinically approved, but...