Photodynamic therapy—current limitations and novel approaches

G Gunaydin, ME Gedik, S Ayan - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) mostly relies on the generation of singlet oxygen, via the
excitation of a photosensitizer, so that target tumor cells can be destroyed. PDT can be …

[HTML][HTML] An updated overview on the development of new photosensitizers for anticancer photodynamic therapy

J Zhang, C Jiang, JPF Longo, RB Azevedo… - … pharmaceutica sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), based on the photoactivation of photosensitizers (PSs), has
become a well-studied therapy for cancer. Photofrin®, belonging to the first generation of …

Molecular logic gates: the past, present and future

S Erbas-Cakmak, S Kolemen, AC Sedgwick… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of molecular logic gates originated 25 years ago, when AP de Silva published a
seminal article in Nature. Stimulated by this ground breaking research, scientists were …

Photosensitization and controlled photosensitization with BODIPY dyes

A Turksoy, D Yildiz, EU Akkaya - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Highly versatile BODIPY dyes proved themselves to be very useful as photosensitizers.
These dyes can be derivatized to absorb essentially anywhere in the visible the near IR …

Application of multifunctional BODIPY in photodynamic therapy

W Zhang, A Ahmed, H Cong, S Wang, Y Shen, B Yu - Dyes and Pigments, 2021 - Elsevier
At present, BODIPY and its derivatives are a kind of multifunctional photosensitive organic
dyes, because of their small Stokes shift, strong absorption, narrow absorption and …

Exploring BODIPY derivatives as singlet oxygen photosensitizers for PDT

R Prieto‐Montero, A Prieto‐Castañeda… - Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This minireview is devoted to honoring the memory of Dr. Thomas Dougherty, a pioneer of
modern photodynamic therapy (PDT). It compiles the most important inputs made by our …

Multitriggered tumor‐responsive drug delivery vehicles based on protein and polypeptide coassembly for enhanced photodynamic tumor ablation

N Zhang, F Zhao, Q Zou, Y Li, G Ma, X Yan - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor‐responsive nanocarriers are highly valuable and demanded for smart drug delivery
particularly in the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT), where a quick release of …

Recent advances in activatable organic photosensitizers for specific photodynamic therapy

M Liu, C Li - ChemPlusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is an alternative modality for the therapy of diseases such as cancer
in a minimally invasive manner. The essential photosensitizer, which acts as a catalyst when …

AND-logic based fluorescent probe for selective detection of lysosomal bisulfite in living cells

JZ Li, YH Sun, CY Wang, ZQ Guo, YJ Shen… - Analytical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) plays significant roles in regulating cell apotosis and inflammation.
However, there are complex interactions between small biomolecules in cells, and the …

Carbazole‐linked near‐infrared aza‐bodipy dyes as triplet sensitizers and photoacoustic contrast agents for deep‐tissue imaging

Y Gawale, N Adarsh, SK Kalva, J Joseph… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Four new N‐ethylcarbazole‐linked aza‐boron‐dipyrromethene (aza‐BODIPY) dyes (8 a, b
and 9 a, b) were synthesized and characterized. The presence of the N‐ethylcarbazole …