Nanotherapeutic intervention in photodynamic therapy for cancer

AM Itoo, M Paul, SG Padaga, B Ghosh, S Biswas - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The clinical need for photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been growing for several decades.
Notably, PDT is often used in oncology to treat a variety of tumors since it is a low-risk …

Development of “smart” drug delivery systems for chemo/PDT synergistic treatment

M Yu, R Cao, Z Ma, M Zhu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT) have been developed for fighting
cancer, the complex and heterogeneous nature of tumors makes it difficult for a single …

PRP-chitosan thermoresponsive hydrogel combined with black phosphorus nanosheets as injectable biomaterial for biotherapy and phototherapy treatment of …

W Pan, C Dai, Y Li, Y Yin, L Gong, JO Machuki, Y Yang… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease causing
destruction of bone and cartilago articularis. Traditional treatment methods have many side …

Crosslinked self-assembled nanoparticles for chemo-sonodynamic combination therapy favoring antitumor, antimetastasis management and immune responses

M Liu, AR Khan, J Ji, G Lin, X Zhao, G Zhai - Journal of Controlled Release, 2018 - Elsevier
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has been proposed as a new modality for cancer management
through low-intensity ultrasound induced activation of sonosensitizers. Here, we designed a …

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems for controllable photodynamic cancer therapy

Y Zheng, Z Li, H Chen, Y Gao - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Compared with the traditional treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of
malignant tumors has the advantages of less damage to normal tissues, quick therapeutic …

Photodynamic therapy for colorectal cancer: An update and a look to the future

JA Rodrigues, JH Correia - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides an update on the current state of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for
colorectal cancer (CRC) and explores potential future directions in this field. PDT has …

Nano-drug delivery systems based on different targeting mechanisms in the targeted therapy of colorectal cancer

K Wang, R Shen, T Meng, F Hu, H Yuan - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a usual digestive tract malignancy and the third main cause of
cancer death around the world, with a high occurrence rate and mortality rate. Conventional …

Multifunctional polysaccharide nanoprobes for biological imaging

J Ju, D Xu, X Mo, J Miao, L Xu, G Ge, X Zhu… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Imaging and tracking biological targets or processes play an important role in revealing
molecular mechanisms and disease states. Bioimaging via optical, nuclear, or magnetic …

Extracellular matrix component-derived nanoparticles for drug delivery and tissue engineering

KJ Hogan, MR Perez, AG Mikos - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of a complex combination of proteins, proteoglycans,
and other biomolecules. ECM-based materials have been demonstrated to have high …

Utilisation of targeted nanoparticle photosensitiser drug delivery systems for the enhancement of photodynamic therapy

CA Kruger, H Abrahamse - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The cancer incidence world-wide has caused an increase in the demand for effective forms
of treatment. One unconventional form of treatment for cancer is photodynamic therapy …