Photodynamic therapy: Innovative approaches for antibacterial and anticancer treatments

M Kolarikova, B Hosikova, H Dilenko… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (α-l-lysine)-based nanomaterials for versatile biomedical applications: Current advances and perspectives

M Zheng, M Pan, W Zhang, H Lin, S Wu, C Lu, S Tang… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (α-l-lysine)(PLL) is a class of water-soluble, cationic biopolymer composed of α-
l-lysine structural units. The previous decade witnessed tremendous progress in the …

Golgi apparatus-targeted aggregation-induced emission luminogens for effective cancer photodynamic therapy

M Liu, Y Chen, Y Guo, H Yuan, T Cui, S Yao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Golgi apparatus (GA) oxidative stress induced by in situ reactive oxygen species (ROS)
could severely damage the morphology and function of GA, which may open up an avenue …

Cancer cell membrane nanodiscs for antitumor vaccination

Z Guo, I Noh, AT Zhu, Y Yu, W Gao, RH Fang… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cell membrane-based nanovaccines have demonstrated attractive features due to their
inherently multiantigenic nature and ability to be formulated with adjuvants. Here, we report …

CD44-targeted nanocarrier for cancer therapy

P Kesharwani, R Chadar, A Sheikh, WY Rizg… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) is a cell surface glycoprotein overexpressed in varieties
of solid tumors including pancreatic, breast, ovary, brain, and lung cancers. It is a multi …

Hyaluronidase with pH‐responsive dextran modification as an adjuvant nanomedicine for enhanced photodynamic‐immunotherapy of cancer

H Wang, X Han, Z Dong, J Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The condensed tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) consisting of cross‐linked hyaluronic acid
(HA) is one of key factors that results in the aberrant tumor microenvironment (TME) and the …

Combinational strategy for high-performance cancer chemotherapy

SY Qin, YJ Cheng, Q Lei, AQ Zhang, XZ Zhang - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The clinical outcomes of conventional mono-chemotherapy of cancers are usually far from
satisfactory due to some issues such as tumor heterogeneity and resistance to …

Injectable and self-healing thermosensitive magnetic hydrogel for asynchronous control release of doxorubicin and docetaxel to treat triple-negative breast cancer

W Xie, Q Gao, Z Guo, D Wang, F Gao… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Integration of two or more drugs into a multiagent delivery system has been considered to
have profound impact on both in vitro and in vivo cancer treatment due to their efficient …

Hyaluronic acid-based prodrug nanomedicines for enhanced tumor targeting and therapy: A review

R Zhang, X Zhao, A Jia, C Wang, H Jiang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) represents a natural polysaccharide which has attracted significant
attention owing to its improved tumor targeting capacity, enzyme degradation capacity, and …

Parallel-stacked flexible organic light-emitting diodes for wearable photodynamic therapeutics and color-tunable optoelectronics

Y Jeon, I Noh, YC Seo, JH Han, Y Park, EH Cho… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Deformable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) based optoelectronic devices hold promise
for various wearable applications including biomedical systems and displays, but current …