New photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

H Abrahamse, MR Hamblin - Biochemical Journal, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was discovered more than 100 years ago, and has since
become a well-studied therapy for cancer and various non-malignant diseases including …

Photodynamic efficiency: from molecular photochemistry to cell death

IOL Bacellar, TM Tsubone, C Pavani… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical modality used to treat cancer and infectious
diseases. The main agent is the photosensitizer (PS), which is excited by light and converted …

[HTML][HTML] Towards overcoming obstacles of type II photodynamic therapy: Endogenous production of light, photosensitizer, and oxygen

L Yu, Z Liu, W Xu, K Jin, J Liu, X Zhu, Y Zhang… - … pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) approaches face challenges including limited
light penetration, low uptake of photosensitizers by tumors, and lack of oxygen in tumor …

Deep-penetrating photodynamic therapy with KillerRed mediated by upconversion nanoparticles

L Liang, Y Lu, R Zhang, A Care, TA Ortega, SM Deyev… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The fluorescent protein KillerRed, a new type of biological photosensitizer, is considered as
a promising substitute for current synthetic photosensitizes used in photodynamic therapy …

Cathepsin B launches an apoptotic exit effort upon cell death-associated disruption of lysosomes

MAG De Castro, G Bunt, FS Wouters - Cell Death Discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The release of cathepsin proteases from disrupted lysosomes results in lethal cellular
autodigestion. Lysosomal disruption-related cell death is highly variable, showing both …

New applications of photodynamic therapy in the management of candidiasis

C Rodriguez-Cerdeira, E Martinez-Herrera… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The most important aetiological agent of opportunistic mycoses worldwide is Candida spp.
These yeasts can cause severe infections in the host, which may be fatal. Isolates of …

[HTML][HTML] Models to study basic and applied aspects of lysosomal storage disorders

Á Gaudioso, TP Silva, MD Ledesma - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of available treatments and fatal outcome in most lysosomal storage disorders
(LSDs) have spurred research on pathological mechanisms and novel therapies in recent …

KillerOrange, a genetically encoded photosensitizer activated by blue and green light

KS Sarkisyan, OA Zlobovskaya, DA Gorbachev… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Genetically encoded photosensitizers, proteins that produce reactive oxygen species when
illuminated with visible light, are increasingly used as optogenetic tools. Their applications …

Cytotoxicity of 4-substituted quinoline derivatives: anticancer and antileishmanial potential

CA Costa, RM Lopes, LS Ferraz, GNN Esteves… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemical modifications of quinoline moiety have been recognized as a useful strategy to
development of new drugs. Here, the cytotoxicity of a set of twenty-four 4-substituted …

Advances in the genetically engineered KillerRed for photodynamic therapy applications

J Liu, F Wang, Y Qin, X Feng - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical treatment for cancer or non-neoplastic diseases,
and the photosensitizers (PSs) are crucial for PDT efficiency. The commonly used chemical …