Optically activatable photosynthetic bacteria-based highly tumor specific immunotheranostics

X Yang, S Komatsu, S Reghu, E Miyako - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the growing promise of bacterial therapy, due to the tumor targeting effect, in solid
tumor treatment, most conventional therapeutic bacteria exhibit pathogenicity and …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer immunotheranostics using bioactive nanocoated photosynthetic bacterial complexes

S Reghu, S Iwata, S Komatsu, T Nakajo, E Miyako - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing new modalities that allow multidimensional therapy with optical and
immunological regulations is a challenge ahead of pharmacology and drug discovery for …

Self-propelled and near-infrared-phototaxic photosynthetic bacteria as photothermal agents for hypoxia-targeted cancer therapy

P Zheng, M Fan, H Liu, Y Zhang, X Dai, H Li, X Zhou… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia can increase the resistance of tumor cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
However, the dense extracellular matrix, high interstitial fluid pressure, and irregular blood …

Engineering bioluminescent bacteria to boost photodynamic therapy and systemic anti-tumor immunity for synergistic cancer treatment

Z Yang, Y Zhu, Z Dong, Y Hao, C Wang, Q Li, Y Wu… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The limited penetration depth of external excitation light would remarkably impair the
therapeutic efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and its clinical utilization. Herein, we …

Discovery of intratumoral oncolytic bacteria toward targeted anticancer theranostics

Y Goto, S Iwata, M Miyahara, E Miyako - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unveiling biomedical functions of tumor‐resident microbiota is challenging for developing
advanced anticancer medicines. This study demonstrates that isolated intratumoral bacteria …

Photosensitizer-bacteria biohybrids promote photodynamic cancer cell ablation and intracellular protein delivery

M Wu, W Wu, Y Duan, X Li, G Qi, B Liu - Chemistry of Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
Live bacteria have drawn widespread interest as carriers to deliver genes and proteins into
eukaryotic cells for the treatment of various cancer types owing to their good biocompatibility …

NIR-responsive photodynamic nanosystem combined with antitumor immune optogenetics bacteria for precise synergetic therapy

C Wu, M Cui, L Cai, C Chen, X Zhu, Y Wu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and immunotherapy are considered promising methods for the
treatment of tumors. However, these treatment systems are still suffering from shortcomings …

[HTML][HTML] Light-triggered photosynthetic engineered bacteria for enhanced-photodynamic therapy by relieving tumor hypoxic microenvironment

C Yin, ZK Wang, C Dai, B Yang, W Wang, E Yang… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Singlet oxygen (1 O 2) has received considerable research attention in
photodynamic therapy (PDT) due to its cytotoxic solid features. However, the inherent …

Nanoengineered Bifidobacterium bifidum with Optical Activity for Photothermal Cancer Immunotheranostics

S Reghu, E Miyako - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
There is substantial interest regarding the understanding and designing of nanoengineered
bacteria to combat various fatal diseases. Here, we report the nanoengineering of …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent luminescence phosphor as in-vivo light source for tumoral cyanobacterial photosynthetic oxygenation and photodynamic therapy

M Chang, W Feng, L Ding, H Zhang, C Dong, Y Chen… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor oxygenation level has been regarded as an attractive target to elevate the efficiency
of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Cyanobacterial photosynthesis-mediated reversal of tumor …