[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Cancer–A Review of the Current Clinical Status

G Gunaydin, ME Gedik, S Ayan - Frontiers in chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as an anti-tumor treatment method for a long
time and photosensitizers (PS) can be used in various types of tumors. Originally, light is an …

New designs for phototherapeutic transition metal complexes

C Imberti, P Zhang, H Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this Minireview, we highlight recent advances in the design of transition metal complexes
for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), and discuss the …

Multi‐functional liposome: a powerful theranostic nano‐platform enhancing photodynamic therapy

X Cheng, J Gao, Y Ding, Y Lu, Q Wei, D Cui… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising advantages in almost non‐invasion,
low drug resistance, and low dark toxicity, it still suffers from limitations in the lipophilic …

Synthesis of BSA‐Coated BiOI@Bi2S3 Semiconductor Heterojunction Nanoparticles and Their Applications for Radio/Photodynamic/Photothermal Synergistic …

Z Guo, S Zhu, Y Yong, X Zhang, X Dong… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Developing an effective theranostic nanoplatform remains a great challenge for cancer
diagnosis and treatment. Here, BiOI@ Bi2S3@ BSA (bovine serum albumin) semiconductor …

Delivery of an ectonucleotidase inhibitor with ROS-responsive nanoparticles overcomes adenosine-mediated cancer immunosuppression

C Mao, S Yeh, J Fu, M Porosnicu, A Thomas… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Tumor evasion of immune destruction is associated with the production of
immunosuppressive adenosine in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Anticancer therapies …

Carbon nitride hollow theranostic nanoregulators executing laser-activatable water splitting for enhanced ultrasound/fluorescence imaging and cooperative …

X Zhang, J Ong'achwa Machuki, W Pan, W Cai, Z Xi… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The limited efficacy of “smart” nanotheranostic agents in eradicating tumors calls for the
development of highly desirable nanoagents with diagnostics and therapeutics. Herein, to …

Conjugates of porphyrinoid-based photosensitizers with cytotoxic drugs: current progress and future directions toward selective photodynamic therapy

VF Otvagin, NS Kuzmina, ES Kudriashova… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality where light-mediated activation of
photosensitizers in a patient's body leads to the generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen …

Enhanced photodynamic cancer treatment by mitochondria‐targeting and brominated near‐infrared fluorophores

I Noh, DY Lee, H Kim, CU Jeong, Y Lee… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A noninvasive and selective therapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is widely researched in
clinical fields; however, the lower efficiency of PDT can induce unexpected side effects …

Gold cube-in-cube based oxygen nanogenerator: a theranostic nanoplatform for modulating tumor microenvironment for precise chemo-phototherapy and multimodal …

X Zhang, Z Xi, JO Machuki, J Luo, D Yang, J Li, W Cai… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Engineering a versatile oncotherapy nanoplatform integrating both diagnostic and
therapeutic functions has always been an intractable challenge in targeted cancer treatment …

Activatable triplet photosensitizers: magic bullets for targeted photodynamic therapy

P Majumdar, R Nomula, J Zhao - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising minimally invasive therapeutic approach to
activate oxidative photodamage and subsequent cell death of the targeted tumor. The …