Organelle-targeted photosensitizers for precision photodynamic therapy

R Wang, X Li, J Yoon - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Subcellular organelles are the cornerstones of cells, and destroying them will cause cell
dysfunction and even death. Therefore, realizing precise organelle targeting of …

Challenges associated with penetration of nanoparticles across cell and tissue barriers: a review of current status and future prospects

S Barua, S Mitragotri - Nano today, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an effective modality for the treatment of various
diseases including cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Various forms of NPs …

Strategies in the design of nanoparticles for therapeutic applications

RA Petros, JM DeSimone - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2010 - nature.com
Engineered nanoparticles have the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of
many diseases; for example, by allowing the targeted delivery of a drug to particular subsets …

HPMA copolymers: origins, early developments, present, and future

J Kopeček, P Kopečková - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The overview covers the discovery of N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA)
copolymers, initial studies on their synthesis, evaluation of biological properties, and …

Polymer–drug conjugates: Origins, progress to date and future directions

J Kopeček - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
This overview focuses on bioconjugates of water-soluble polymers with low molecular
weight drugs and proteins. After a short discussion of the origins of the field, the state-of-the …

Radical polymerization inside living cells

J Geng, W Li, Y Zhang, N Thottappillil… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Polymerization reactions conducted inside cells must be compatible with the complex
intracellular environment, which contains numerous molecules and functional groups that …

Mitochondria-targeted drugs stimulate mitophagy and abrogate colon cancer cell proliferation

KA Boyle, J Van Wickle, RB Hill, A Marchese… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Mutations in the KRAS proto-oncogene are present in 50% of all colorectal cancers and are
increasingly associated with chemotherapeutic resistance to frontline biologic drugs …

A pH-Activatable nanoparticle for dual-stage precisely mitochondria-targeted photodynamic anticancer therapy

T Qi, B Chen, Z Wang, H Du, D Liu, Q Yin, B Liu… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as one of the most
efficient antitumor strategies. However, the therapeutic outcome of mitochondria-targeted …

Molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles with intrinsic sulfite oxidase activity

R Ragg, F Natalio, MN Tahir, H Janssen, A Kashyap… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Sulfite oxidase is a mitochondria-located molybdenum-containing enzyme catalyzing the
oxidation of sulfite to sulfate in the amino acid and lipid metabolism. Therefore, it plays a …

Polymers and nanoparticles: intelligent tools for intracellular targeting?

M Breunig, S Bauer, A Göpferich - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and …, 2008 - Elsevier
In recent years, a new generation of drugs has entered the pharmaceutical market. Some
are more potent, but some are also more toxic and thus, therapeutical efficacy may be …