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Engineered microalgae and their applications in tumor therapy
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Juan TAO1, 2, Yu-ning WEI1, Meng-yu ZHAO1, Jin-long YANG1, 3, Jian-ping QI1, *
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(5) : 1598 - 1609
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Engineered microalgae and their applications in tumor therapy
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Juan TAO1, 2, Yu-ning WEI1, Meng-yu ZHAO1, Jin-long YANG1, 3, Jian-ping QI1, *
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
  • 2School of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian 223001, China
  • 3Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
Published: 2026-05-12 doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0815
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Microalgae, as a class of photosynthetic microorganisms, possess excellent biocompatibility and metabolic diversity. They are capable of synthesizing various natural products with antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anticancer activities, while also demonstrating great potential as drug delivery vehicles. Their inherent properties — such as self-propelled motility, photosynthetic oxygen generation, and biodegradability — facilitate enhanced accumulation of therapeutics within tumor tissues and improve treatment efficacy. However, natural microalgae still face limitations in targeting ability and drug loading capacity, necessitating engineering strategies to meet the complex demands of cancer therapy. This review summarizes representative microalgal species, their structural features, and biomedical applications. It further provides a systematic overview of current engineering approaches, including physical interactions, chemical modifications, biomembrane coatings, and genetic engineering. Particular attention is given to their emerging roles in multimodal tumor therapies, such as photoresponsive, magnetically guided, and immuno-combined treatment platforms. Finally, future development directions and prospects for clinical translation are discussed.

microalgae  /  engineered microalgae  /  tumor therapy  /  drug delivery  /  tumor targeting
陶娟, 魏玉宁, 赵梦宇, 杨金龙, 戚建平. 工程化微藻及其在肿瘤治疗中的应用. 药学学报, 2026 , 61 (5) : 1598 -1609 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0815
Juan TAO, Yu-ning WEI, Meng-yu ZHAO, Jin-long YANG, Jian-ping QI. Engineered microalgae and their applications in tumor therapy[J]. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2026 , 61 (5) : 1598 -1609 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0815
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doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0815
  • Receive Date:2025-07-12
  • Online Date:2026-09-21
  • Published:2026-05-12
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  • Received:2025-07-12
  • Revised:2025-10-12
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    1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
    2School of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian 223001, China
    3Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)
属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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