Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy

M Gao, F Yu, C Lv, J Choo, L Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Surgical resection of solid tumors is currently the gold standard and preferred therapeutic
strategy for cancer. Chemotherapy drugs also make a significant contribution by inhibiting …

Advances in targeting the folate receptor in the treatment/imaging of cancers

M Fernández, F Javaid, V Chudasama - Chemical science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The folate receptor (FR) is a recognised biomarker for tumour cells due to its overexpression
on a large number of tumours. Consequently, the FR has been exploited by many diagnostic …

Theranostic fluorescent probes

A Sharma, P Verwilst, M Li, D Ma, N Singh… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ability to gain spatiotemporal information, and in some cases achieve spatiotemporal
control, in the context of drug delivery makes theranostic fluorescent probes an attractive …

Stimulus-cleavable chemistry in the field of controlled drug delivery

Y Xue, H Bai, B Peng, B Fang, J Baell, L Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimulus-cleavable nanoscale drug delivery systems are receiving significant attention
owing to their capability of achieving exquisite control over drug release via the exposure to …

Small conjugate-based theranostic agents: an encouraging approach for cancer therapy

R Kumar, WS Shin, K Sunwoo, WY Kim… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The advances in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics have directed the development
of new anticancer agents to reduce drug abuse and increase safe and specific drug …

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 …

Fluorogenic reaction-based prodrug conjugates as targeted cancer theranostics

MH Lee, A Sharma, MJ Chang, J Lee, S Son… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Theranostic systems are receiving ever-increasing attention due to their potential
therapeutic utility, imaging enhancement capability, and promise for advancing the field of …

ROS‐responsive drug delivery systems

J Liang, B Liu - Bioengineering & translational medicine, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in signal transduction and
metabolism. Over‐produced ROS in cells or tissues, however, often leads to oxidation stress …