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 …

Mitochondria-targeted triphenylphosphonium-based compounds: syntheses, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications

J Zielonka, J Joseph, A Sikora, M Hardy… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in
cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Currently, the most effective way to …

[HTML][HTML] Two-photon AIE bio-probe with large Stokes shift for specific imaging of lipid droplets

M Jiang, X Gu, JWY Lam, Y Zhang, RTK Kwok… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles involved in various physiological processes and their
detection is thus of high importance to biomedical research. Recent reports show that AIE …

Fluorescent probes for the visualization of cell viability

M Tian, Y Ma, W Lin - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Monitoring cell viability is a crucial task essential for the fundamental studies in
apoptosis, necrosis, and drug discovery. Cell apoptosis and necrosis are significant to …

Molecular photosensitisers for two-photon photodynamic therapy

F Bolze, S Jenni, A Sour, V Heitz - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-photon excitation has attracted the attention of biologists, especially after the
development of two-photon excited microscopy in the nineties. Since then, new applications …

Ligand design to acquire specificity to intended G‐quadruplex structures

S Asamitsu, T Bando… - Chemistry–A European …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
AG‐quadruplex is a nucleic acid secondary structure that is adopted by guanine‐rich
sequences, and is considered to be relevant in various pharmacological and biological …

A dual‐functional photosensitizer for ultraefficient photodynamic therapy and synchronous anticancer efficacy monitoring

Y Gao, X Wang, X He, Z He, X Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A dual‐functional photosensitizer that demonstrates exceptional photodynamic therapy
(PDT) efficacy while simultaneously self‐monitoring the therapeutic response in real time is …

Mitochondrial imaging with combined fluorescence and stimulated Raman scattering microscopy using a probe of the aggregation-induced emission characteristic

X Li, M Jiang, JWY Lam, BZ Tang… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In vivo quantitative measurement of biodistribution plays a critical role in the drug/probe
development and diagnosis/treatment process monitoring. In this work, we report a probe …

Two-photon excitation photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: From small-molecules to nano-complex systems

V Juvekar, DJ Lee, TG Park, R Samanta… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two-photon excitation photodynamic therapy (TP-PDT), which uses near-infrared light (>
700 nm) as an excitation source, is an essential approach for modern deep-tissue …

Mitochondria‐specific agents for photodynamic cancer therapy: a key determinant to boost the efficacy

X Li, Y Zhao, T Zhang, D Xing - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria‐targeted photodynamic therapy (Mt‐PDT), which enables the photogenerated
cytotoxic oxygen species with fatal oxidative damage to block mitochondrial functions, has …