Unimolecular Photodynamic O2-Economizer To Overcome Hypoxia Resistance in Phototherapeutics

M Li, Y Shao, JH Kim, Z Pu, X Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Tumor hypoxia has proven to be the major bottleneck of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to
clinical transformation. Different from traditional O2 delivery approaches, here we describe …

An All‐in‐One Organic Semiconductor for Targeted Photoxidation Catalysis in Hypoxic Tumor

W Chen, Z Sun, C Jiang, W Sun, B Yu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor hypoxia severely limits the therapeutic effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT).
Although many methods for oxygen generation exist, substantial safety concerns …

Supramolecular photosensitizer enables oxygen-independent generation of hydroxyl radicals for photodynamic therapy

KX Teng, LY Niu, QZ Yang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The highly oxygen-dependent nature of photodynamic therapy (PDT) limits its therapeutic
efficacy against hypoxic solid tumors in clinics, which is an urgent problem to be solved …

Near-infrared light-initiated molecular superoxide radical generator: rejuvenating photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumors

M Li, J Xia, R Tian, J Wang, J Fan, J Du… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia, a quite universal feature in most solid tumors, has been considered as the
“Achilles' heel” of traditional photodynamic therapy (PDT) and substantially impairs the …

From Low to No O2-Dependent Hypoxia Photodynamic Therapy (hPDT): A New Perspective

M Li, Y Xu, X Peng, JS Kim - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The advent of photochemical techniques has revolutionized the landscape of
biology and medical sciences. Especially appealing in this context is photodynamic therapy …

An activity‐based photosensitizer to reverse hypoxia and oxidative resistance for tumor photodynamic eradication

L Shi, P Zhang, X Liu, Y Li, W Wu, X Gao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been a well‐accepted clinical treatment for malignant
tumors owing to its noninvasiveness and high spatiotemporal selectivity. However, the …

Carrier Free O2‐Economizer for Photodynamic Therapy Against Hypoxic Tumor by Inhibiting Cell Respiration

JQ Huang, LP Zhao, X Zhou, LS Liu, RR Zheng… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal tumor metabolism causes the hypoxic microenvironment, which greatly limits the
efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT). In this work, a strategy of metabolic reprogramming …

Proton‐Driven Transformable 1O2‐Nanotrap for Dark and Hypoxia Tolerant Photodynamic Therapy

D Chen, H Dai, W Wang, Y Cai, X Mou, J Zou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the clinical potential, photodynamic therapy (PDT) relying on singlet oxygen (1O2)
generation is severely limited by tumor hypoxia and endosomal entrapment. Herein, a …

Recent advances in type I organic photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy for overcoming tumor hypoxia

B Lu, L Wang, H Tang, D Cao - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with an oxygen-dependent character is a noninvasive
therapeutic method for cancer treatment. However, its clinical therapeutic effect is greatly …

An O2 Self‐Sufficient Biomimetic Nanoplatform for Highly Specific and Efficient Photodynamic Therapy

H Cheng, JY Zhu, SY Li, JY Zeng, Q Lei… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional oxygen‐dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT) has faced severe challenges
because of the non‐specificity of most available photosensitizers (PSs) and the hypoxic …