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Chatterjee S, Sil PC. Mechanistic Insights into Toxicity of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles at the Micro- and Macro-levels. Chem Res Toxicol 2024. [PMID: 39324438 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have been regarded as a legacy nanomaterial due to their widespread usage across multiple fields. The TiO2 NPs have been and are still extensively used as a food and cosmetic additive and in wastewater and sewage treatment, paints, and industrial catalysis as ultrafine TiO2. Recent developments in nanotechnology have catapulted it into a potent antibacterial and anticancer agent due to its excellent photocatalytic potential that generates substantial amounts of highly reactive oxygen radicals. The method of production, surface modifications, and especially size impact its toxicity in biological systems. The anatase form of TiO2 (<30 nm) has been found to exert better and more potent cytotoxicity in bacteria as well as cancer cells than other forms. However, owing to the very small size, anatase particles are able to penetrate deep tissue easily; hence, they have also been implicated in inflammatory reactions and even as a potent oncogenic substance. Additionally, TiO2 NPs have been investigated to assess their toxicity to large-scale ecosystems owing to their excellent reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating potential compounded with widespread usage over decades. This review discusses in detail the mechanisms by which TiO2 NPs induce toxic effects on microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, as well as in cancer cells. It also attempts to shed light on how and why it is so prevalent in our lives and by what mechanisms it could potentially affect the environment on a larger scale.
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- Sharmistha Chatterjee
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P 1/12, CIT Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata-700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P 1/12, CIT Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata-700054, India
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Bourang S, Noruzpour M, Jahanbakhsh Godekahriz S, Ebrahimi HAC, Amani A, Asghari Zakaria R, Yaghoubi H. Application of nanoparticles in breast cancer treatment: a systematic review. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 397:6459-6505. [PMID: 38700795 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03082-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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It is estimated that cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The primary or secondary cause of cancer-related mortality for women is breast cancer. The main treatment method for different types of cancer is chemotherapy with drugs. Because of less water solubility of chemotherapy drugs or their inability to pass through membranes, their body absorbs them inadequately, which lowers the treatment's effectiveness. Drug specificity and pharmacokinetics can be changed by nanotechnology using nanoparticles. Instead, targeted drug delivery allows medications to be delivered to the targeted sites. In this review, we focused on nanoparticles as carriers in targeted drug delivery, their characteristics, structure, and the previous studies related to breast cancer. It was shown that nanoparticles could reduce the negative effects of chemotherapy drugs while increasing their effectiveness. Lipid-based nanocarriers demonstrated notable results in this instance, and some products that are undergoing various stages of clinical trials are among the examples. Nanoparticles based on metal or polymers demonstrated a comparable level of efficacy. With the number of cancer cases rising globally, many researchers are now looking into novel treatment approaches, particularly the use of nanotechnology and nanoparticles in the treatment of cancer. In order to help clinicians, this article aimed to gather more information about various areas of nanoparticle application in breast cancer therapy, such as modifying their synthesis and physicochemical characterization. It also sought to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying the interactions between nanoparticles and biologically normal or infected tissues.
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- Shima Bourang
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
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Kashyap A, Kumari M, Singh A, Mukherjee K, Maity D. Current development of theragnostic nanoparticles for women's cancer treatment. Biomed Mater 2024; 19:042001. [PMID: 38471150 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ad3311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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In the biomedical industry, nanoparticles (NPs-exclusively small particles with size ranging from 1-100 nanometres) are recently employed as powerful tools due to their huge potential in sophisticated and enhanced cancer theragnostic (i.e. therapeutics and diagnostics). Cancer is a life-threatening disease caused by carcinogenic agents and mutation in cells, leading to uncontrolled cell growth and harming the body's normal functioning while affecting several factors like low levels of reactive oxygen species, hyperactive antiapoptotic mRNA expression, reduced proapoptotic mRNA expression, damaged DNA repair, and so on. NPs are extensively used in early cancer diagnosis and are functionalized to target receptors overexpressing cancer cells for effective cancer treatment. This review focuses explicitly on how NPs alone and combined with imaging techniques and advanced treatment techniques have been researched against 'women's cancer' such as breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer which are substantially occurring in women. NPs, in combination with numerous imaging techniques (like PET, SPECT, MRI, etc) have been widely explored for cancer imaging and understanding tumor characteristics. Moreover, NPs in combination with various advanced cancer therapeutics (like magnetic hyperthermia, pH responsiveness, photothermal therapy, etc), have been stated to be more targeted and effective therapeutic strategies with negligible side effects. Furthermore, this review will further help to improve treatment outcomes and patient quality of life based on the theragnostic application-based studies of NPs in women's cancer treatment.
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- Ananya Kashyap
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, India
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States of America
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Flont M, Jastrzębska E. A Multi-Layer Breast Cancer Model to Study the Synergistic Effect of Photochemotherapy. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1806. [PMID: 37763969 PMCID: PMC10535669 DOI: 10.3390/mi14091806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women. The development of new and effective therapeutic approaches in the treatment of breast cancer is an important challenge in modern oncology. Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures are most often used in the study of compounds with potential anti-tumor nature. However, it is necessary to develop advanced three-dimensional (3D) cell models that can, to some extent, reflect the physiological conditions. The use of miniature cancer-on-a-chip microfluidic systems can help to mimic the complex cancer microenvironment. In this report, we developed a 3D breast cancer model in the form of a cell multilayer, composed of stromal cells (HMF) and breast cancer parenchyma (MCF-7). The developed cell model was successfully used to analyze the effectiveness of combined sequential photochemotherapy, based on doxorubicin and meso-tetraphenylporphyrin. We proved that the key factor that allows achieving the synergistic effect of combination therapy are the order of drug administration to the cells and the sequence of therapeutic procedures. To the best of our knowledge, studies on the effectiveness of combination photochemotherapy depending on the sequence of the component drugs were performed for the first time under microfluidic conditions on a 3D multilayered model of breast cancer tissue.
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- Magdalena Flont
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland;
- Center for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland;
- Center for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
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Fakhri S, Moradi SZ, Faraji F, Farhadi T, Hesami O, Iranpanah A, Webber K, Bishayee A. Current advances in nanoformulations of therapeutic agents targeting tumor microenvironment to overcome drug resistance. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2023; 42:959-1020. [PMID: 37505336 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-023-10119-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in cancer development and progression. In this line, revealing the precise mechanisms of the TME and associated signaling pathways of tumor resistance could pave the road for cancer prevention and efficient treatment. The use of nanomedicine could be a step forward in overcoming the barriers in tumor-targeted therapy. Novel delivery systems benefit from enhanced permeability and retention effect, decreasing tumor resistance, reducing tumor hypoxia, and targeting tumor-associated factors, including immune cells, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. Emerging evidence also indicates the engagement of multiple dysregulated mediators in the TME, such as matrix metalloproteinase, vascular endothelial growth factor, cytokines/chemokines, Wnt/β-catenin, Notch, Hedgehog, and related inflammatory and apoptotic pathways. Hence, investigating novel multitargeted agents using a novel delivery system could be a promising strategy for regulating TME and drug resistance. In recent years, small molecules from natural sources have shown favorable anticancer responses by targeting TME components. Nanoformulations of natural compounds are promising therapeutic agents in simultaneously targeting multiple dysregulated factors and mediators of TME, reducing tumor resistance mechanisms, overcoming interstitial fluid pressure and pericyte coverage, and involvement of basement membrane. The novel nanoformulations employ a vascular normalization strategy, stromal/matrix normalization, and stress alleviation mechanisms to exert higher efficacy and lower side effects. Accordingly, the nanoformulations of anticancer monoclonal antibodies and conventional chemotherapeutic agents also improved their efficacy and lessened the pharmacokinetic limitations. Additionally, the coadministration of nanoformulations of natural compounds along with conventional chemotherapeutic agents, monoclonal antibodies, and nanomedicine-based radiotherapy exhibits encouraging results. This critical review evaluates the current body of knowledge in targeting TME components by nanoformulation-based delivery systems of natural small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, conventional chemotherapeutic agents, and combination therapies in both preclinical and clinical settings. Current challenges, pitfalls, limitations, and future perspectives are also discussed.
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- Sajad Fakhri
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran
- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, 6517838678, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6714415153, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, 34211, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, 34211, USA.
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Jin W, Fan B, Qin X, Liu Y, Qian C, Tang B, James TD, Chen G. Structure-activity of chlormethine fluorescent prodrugs: Witnessing the development of trackable drug delivery. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Loonat A, Chandran R, Pellow J, Abrahamse H. Photodynamic Effects of Thuja occidentalis on Lung Cancer Cells. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:928135. [PMID: 35910365 PMCID: PMC9334867 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.928135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The global incidence and mortality rates resulting from lung cancer encapsulate a need to identify more effective treatment protocols. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and homeopathy offer possible anticancer therapies as part of a multi-disciplinary approach. Studies have identified the anticancer effects of Thuja occidentalis L. plant extracts. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Thuja occidentalis (TO) homeopathic mother tincture and TO mediated PDT (TO-PDT) on A549 lung cancer cells. Commercially available A549 cells were pre-treated with TO, or laser irradiation at 660 nm, or the combined treatment (TO-PDT). Cells were analyzed morphologically by inverted light microscopy and Hoechst stain; and biochemically by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and trypan blue assays. Cells treated with TO and TO-PDT demonstrated morphological changes in the cell and cell nuclei indicative of cell death. These groups exhibited a dose dependent increase in LDH release and a decrease in ATP levels and cell viability indicating its cytotoxic and antiproliferative potential. Furthermore, at the same doses, TO when photoactivated in PDT induced enhanced anticancer responses thereby surpassing the effects of treatment with the tincture alone. Results demonstrate how the direct cytotoxic effects of TO can be improved when administered as a photosensitizer in PDT to promote cancer cell death.
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- Ayesha Loonat
- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Complementary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- *Correspondence: Rahul Chandran,
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- Department of Complementary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Aksel M, Kesmez Ö, Yavaş A, Bilgin MD. Titaniumdioxide mediated sonophotodynamic therapy against prostate cancer. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2021; 225:112333. [PMID: 34688979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this study, we aimed to investigate of antitumor efficiency of titanium dioxide mediated photodynamic (PDT), sonodynamic (SDT), and sonophotodynamic (SPDT) therapies with a possible mechanism against the PC3 prostate cancer cell line. SPDT is a new approach to cancer treatment that combines sonodynamic and photodynamic therapies. On the other hand, Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been used in many applications in pharmaceutical products and cosmetics, industrial products, and medicines. TiO2 nanoparticles will be useful for the treatment of cancer with PDT and SDT as the sensitizers in medicine. In this study, TiO2 nanoparticles were used for an in vitro comparison between the PDT, SDT, SPDT damages on prostate cancer cell lines. For this purpose, the cells were incubated in RPMI-1640 media with various concentrations of TiO2 and subjected to 0,5 W/cm2 ultrasound and/or 0,5 mJ/cm2 light irradiation. The prostate cancer cells were irradiated with light and exposed with the US and both for SPDT in the presence and/or absence of TiO2. Cell viability was measured using by MTT test after treatments. Investigate to apoptosis mechanism, Propidium iodide and Hoechst 33342 staining were used and the results showed that apoptotic cell bodies were increased compared with other groups. According to western blot analyses, caspase-3, caspase-8, PARP, and Bax levels were decreased after treatments, whereas the expression levels of caspase-9 were increased. Biochemical results showed that after treatments MDA levels were increased while SOD, CAT, GSH levels were decreased. In conclusion, TiO2-mediated SPDT may provide a promising approach for prostate cancer therapy and might play a key role in the apoptotic mechanism of these treatments.
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- Mehran Aksel
- Department of Biophysics, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
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- Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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- Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Safety Research and Application Center, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
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Montaseri H, Kruger CA, Abrahamse H. Inorganic Nanoparticles Applied for Active Targeted Photodynamic Therapy of Breast Cancer. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13030296. [PMID: 33668307 PMCID: PMC7996317 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13030296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an alternative modality to conventional cancer treatment, whereby a specific wavelength of light is applied to a targeted tumor, which has either a photosensitizer or photochemotherapeutic agent localized within it. This light activates the photosensitizer in the presence of molecular oxygen to produce phototoxic species, which in turn obliterate cancer cells. The incidence rate of breast cancer (BC) is regularly growing among women, which are currently being treated with methods, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. These conventional treatment methods are invasive and often produce unwanted side effects, whereas PDT is more specific and localized method of cancer treatment. The utilization of nanoparticles in PDT has shown great advantages compared to free photosensitizers in terms of solubility, early degradation, and biodistribution, as well as far more effective intercellular penetration and uptake in targeted cancer cells. This review gives an overview of the use of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs), including: gold, magnetic, carbon-based, ceramic, and up-conversion NPs, as well as quantum dots in PDT over the last 10 years (2009 to 2019), with a particular focus on the active targeting strategies for the PDT treatment of BC.
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Chaudhuri A, Paul A, Sikder A, Pradeep Singh ND. Single component photoresponsive fluorescent organic nanoparticles: a smart platform for improved biomedical and agrochemical applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1715-1733. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07183h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Single component photoresponsive fluorescent organic nanoparticles for the regulated release of anticancer drugs, antibacterial agents, gasotransmitters, and agrochemicals and as effective PDT agents.
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- Amrita Chaudhuri
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- 721302 Kharagpur
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- 721302 Kharagpur
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- 721302 Kharagpur
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- 721302 Kharagpur
- India
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Weinstain R, Slanina T, Kand D, Klán P. Visible-to-NIR-Light Activated Release: From Small Molecules to Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2020; 120:13135-13272. [PMID: 33125209 PMCID: PMC7833475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable) protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to enable non-invasive spatiotemporal photochemical control over the release of species of interest. Recent years have seen the development of PPGs activatable by biologically and chemically benign visible and near-infrared (NIR) light. These long-wavelength-absorbing moieties expand the applicability of this powerful method and its accessibility to non-specialist users. This review comprehensively covers organic and transition metal-containing photoactivatable compounds (complexes) that absorb in the visible- and NIR-range to release various leaving groups and gasotransmitters (carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and hydrogen sulfide). The text also covers visible- and NIR-light-induced photosensitized release using molecular sensitizers, quantum dots, and upconversion and second-harmonic nanoparticles, as well as release via photodynamic (photooxygenation by singlet oxygen) and photothermal effects. Release from photoactivatable polymers, micelles, vesicles, and photoswitches, along with the related emerging field of photopharmacology, is discussed at the end of the review.
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- Roy Weinstain
- School
of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- School
of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry and RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Mohd Imran, Mohammad Asif. Study of Various Pyridazine and Phthalazine Drugs with Diverse Therapeutical and Agrochemical Activities. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162020050167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Vorinostat-loaded titanium oxide nanoparticles (anatase) induce G2/M cell cycle arrest in breast cancer cells via PALB2 upregulation. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:407. [PMID: 32904337 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02391-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a group of diseases in which cells divide out of controlled, typically resulting in a mass. Erlotinib is targeted cancer drug which functions as an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase. It is used mainly to treat of non-small cell lung cancer patients and has an action against pancreatic cancer. Vorinostat (aka suberanilohydroxamic acid) is an inhibitor of histone deacetylases (HDAC), which has an epigenetic modulation activity. It is used to treat cutaneous T cell lymphoma. In the present study, the erlotinib (ERL) and vorinostat (SAHA) loaded TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were used for the treatment of the breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) and human cancerous amniotic cells (WISH). Cell count and viability were negatively affected in all treatments compared to normal cells and bare TiO2 NPs. Apoptosis results indicated a significant increase in the total apoptosis in all treatments compared with control cells. ERL- and SAHA-loaded TiO2 NPs treatments arrested breast cancer cells at G2/M phase, which indicate the cytotoxic effect of these treatment. Partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene expression was assessed using qPCR. The results indicate that PLAB2 was upregulated in ERL- and SAHA-loaded TiO2 NPs compared with control cells and can be used as nanocarrier for chemotherapy drugs. However, this conclusion necessitates further confirmative investigation.
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Wang BY, Lin YC, Lai YT, Ou JY, Chang WW, Chu CC. Targeted photoresponsive carbazole–coumarin and drug conjugates for efficient combination therapy in leukemia cancer cells. Bioorg Chem 2020; 100:103904. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Albino de Souza G, de Castro Bezerra F, Martins TD. Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures for Singlet Oxygen Generation. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:8804-8815. [PMID: 32337442 PMCID: PMC7178805 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, a drug delivery system for perillyl alcohol based on the peptide self-assembly containing 3-(2-benzothiazolyl)-7-(diethylamino)coumarin (C6) as a fluorescent additive is obtained, and its photophysical characteristics as well as its release dynamics were studied by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Results proved the dynamics of drug release from the peptide nanostructures and showed that the system formed by the self-assembled peptide and C6, along with perillyl alcohol, presents unique photophysical properties that can be exploited to generate singlet oxygen (1O2) upon irradiation, which is not achieved by the sole components. Through epifluorescence microscopy combined with time-correlated single photon counting fluorescence spectroscopy, the release mechanism was proven to occur upon peptide structure interconversion, which is controlled by environmental changes.
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- Geovany Albino de Souza
- Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n, Vila Itatiaia, BR 74690900 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n, Vila Itatiaia, BR 74690900 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Tomás‐Gamasa M, Mascareñas JL. TiO
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‐Based Photocatalysis at the Interface with Biology and Biomedicine. Chembiochem 2019; 21:294-309. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- María Tomás‐Gamasa
- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica, e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS)Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela Campus Vida 15782 Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica, e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS)Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela Campus Vida 15782 Santiago de Compostela Spain
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Ou JY, Shih YC, Wang BY, Chu CC. Photodegradable coumarin-derived amphiphilic dendrons for DNA binding: Self-assembly and phototriggered disassembly in water and air-water interface. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 175:428-435. [PMID: 30562717 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this article, we demonstrate the self-assembly and photoresponive behavior of a novel coumarin-based amphiphilic dendron in both aqueous solution and air-water interface. The dendritic structure, namely C-IG1, was composed of a lipophilic cholesterol and hydrophilic poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendron, and the amphiphilic counterpart is interconnected by a photolabile coumarin carbonate ester, enabling the photoinduced degradation of the amphiphiles in protic solvents via SN1-like mechanism. A Nile red solubilization fluorescence assay suggests a low critical aggregation concentration for the micelle formation of C-IG1 in aqueous solutions (3.9 × 10-5 M); the Langmuir analysis further indicates that C-IG1 possesses significant compressibility in air-water interface, eventually forming homogeneous monolayers with a final molecular area (A0) of 36 Å2. Notably, the micelles and Langmuir monolayer are quite stable until photo-triggered dissociation based on the photocleavage of C-IG1 amphiphile activated by 365-nm incident light. Moreover, the transition in interfacial morphology of the Langmuir monolayer during the assembly and photodegradation processes also can be visually analyzed by incorporating Nile red probes with in situ monitoring through fluorescence microscopy. The thin film deposited on a glass substrate by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique also shows a photoresponsive behavior based on the change in the contact angles of a water droplet on the surface upon light stimulation. The binding affinity of C-IG1 and cyclic DNA determined by the fluorescence quenching analysis of the coumarin reporter suggests a ground-state macromolecular complexation process occurring through polyvalent interactions between the pseudodendrimers and biomacromolecules. The ethidium bromide displacement assay further indicates thus dendriplex formation at low nitrogen-to-phosphorous value (N/P < 1) and confirms that the decomplexation accompanied by DNA release can be achieved through an active phototriggered route under spatiotemporal control.
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- Jia-Yu Ou
- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua County, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Center of General Education, Ming Dao University, Changhua County, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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Liu PY, Cui LN, Yang L, Shu XP, Zhu QY, Dai J. Bio-compatible fluorescent nano TiO materials prepared from titanium-oxo-cluster precursors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12360-12363. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06235a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Using a fluorescent dye pre-coordinated titanium-oxo-cluster (TOC) as a molecular precursor, a biocompatible and fluorescent nano TiO material was prepared, which opens the door for most non-water-soluble TOCs for the applications in biosystems.
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- Pei-Yi Liu
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- People's Republic of China
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Youssef Z, Vanderesse R, Colombeau L, Baros F, Roques-Carmes T, Frochot C, Wahab H, Toufaily J, Hamieh T, Acherar S, Gazzali AM. The application of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, fullerene, and graphene nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy. Cancer Nanotechnol 2017; 8:6. [PMID: 29104699 PMCID: PMC5648744 DOI: 10.1186/s12645-017-0032-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to have good ability to improve the targeting and delivery of therapeutics. In the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT), this targeting advantage of NPs could help ensure drug delivery at specific sites. Among the commonly reported NPs for PDT applications, NPs from zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, and fullerene are commonly reported. In addition, graphene has also been reported to be used as NPs albeit being relatively new to this field. In this context, the present review is organized by these different NPs and contains numerous research works related to PDT applications. The effectiveness of these NPs for PDT is discussed in detail by collecting all essential information described in the literature. The information thus assembled could be useful in designing new NPs specific for PDT and/or PTT applications in the future.
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- Zahraa Youssef
- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7375, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis, Environment and Analytical Methods, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Campus Rafic Hariri, Beyrouth, Lebanon
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis, Environment and Analytical Methods, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Campus Rafic Hariri, Beyrouth, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7375, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, UMR 7375, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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Gangopadhyay M, Mengji R, Paul A, Venkatesh Y, Vangala V, Jana A, Singh NDP. Redox-responsive xanthene–coumarin–chlorambucil-based FRET-guided theranostics for “activatable” combination therapy with real-time monitoring. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:9109-9112. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc03241b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A FRET-based theranostic agent, xanthene–coumarin–chlorambucil, exhibited redox-responsive “activatable” synergic treatment involving PDT and chemotherapy with fluorescence-change from green to blue.
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- Division of Chemical Biology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Division of Chemical Biology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Division of Chemical Biology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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Gangopadhyay M, Singh T, Behara KK, Karwa S, Ghosh SK, Singh NDP. Coumarin-containing-star-shaped 4-arm-polyethylene glycol: targeted fluorescent organic nanoparticles for dual treatment of photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2015; 14:1329-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00057b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single-component targeted fluorescent organic polymeric nanoparticles are synthesized from star-shaped 4-arm-PEG containing coumarin for concomitant photodynamic and chemotherapy to efficiently annihilate tumour.
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- Department of Biotechnology
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Biotechnology
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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