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 …

Recent progress in photosensitizers for overcoming the challenges of photodynamic therapy: from molecular design to application

X Zhao, J Liu, J Fan, H Chao, X Peng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a therapeutic mode involving light triggering, has been
recognized as an attractive oncotherapy treatment. However, nonnegligible challenges …

Cyclic ruthenium-peptide conjugates as integrin-targeting phototherapeutic prodrugs for the treatment of brain tumors

L Zhang, P Wang, XQ Zhou, L Bretin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To investigate the potential of tumor-targeting photoactivated chemotherapy, a chiral
ruthenium-based anticancer warhead, Λ/Δ-[Ru (Ph2phen) 2 (OH2) 2] 2+, was conjugated to …

Recent advances in functional nanomaterials for light–triggered cancer therapy

S Gai, G Yang, P Yang, F He, J Lin, D Jin, B Xing - Nano today, 2018 - Elsevier
Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in
recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable …

The development of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes and conjugates for in vitro cellular and in vivo applications

FE Poynton, SA Bright, S Blasco, DC Williams… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium (II)[Ru (II)] polypyridyl complexes have been the focus of intense investigations
since work began exploring their supramolecular interactions with DNA. In recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer bioconjugates: Modern design concepts toward precision hybrid materials

C Chen, DYW Ng, T Weil - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The conjugation of synthetic polymers with various biomolecules provides an easy access to
biohybrid materials which combine advantages from both the synthetic world and Nature …

Mitochondria targeted protein-ruthenium photosensitizer for efficient photodynamic applications

S Chakrabortty, BK Agrawalla, A Stumper… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Organelle-targeted photosensitization represents a promising approach in photodynamic
therapy where the design of the active photosensitizer (PS) is very crucial. In this work, we …

Harnessing ruthenium (II) as photodynamic agents: Encouraging advances in cancer therapy

J Liu, C Zhang, TW Rees, L Ke, L Ji, H Chao - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite their past triumphs, platinum-based therapeutics remain limited by chemo-
resistance and severe side effects. As an alternative therapeutic modality which bypasses …

Transition metal complexes as photosensitizers for integrated cancer theranostic applications

J Li, T Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Light, oxygen and photosensitizers (PSs) are the three separate elements that have been
applied in combination in the phototherapy of cancers in the past decades. Currently …

Chemical technology principles for selective bioconjugation of proteins and antibodies

P Chauhan, V Ragendu, M Kumar, R Molla… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins are multifunctional large organic compounds that constitute an essential
component of a living system. Hence, control over their bioconjugation impacts science at …