TY - GEN
T1 - Novel targeting and activation strategies for photodynamic therapy
AU - Chen, Juan
AU - Corbin, Ian R.
AU - Zheng, Gang
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants from National Institute of Health, Department of Defense and Oncologic Foundation of Buffalo.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Photodynamic treatments can be enhanced by (1) selective, precise delivery, (2) specific delivery of the sensitizer to the cancer tissue, and (3) precise control of the sensitizer's ability to produce singlet oxygen. Fiber optic delivery can assist with light control. This paper focuses on loading sensitizer into low and high density lipoproteins and using nanoparticles into specific receptors for delivery. In addition, special glucose transporting molecules have also been developed to assist in cell targeting.
AB - Photodynamic treatments can be enhanced by (1) selective, precise delivery, (2) specific delivery of the sensitizer to the cancer tissue, and (3) precise control of the sensitizer's ability to produce singlet oxygen. Fiber optic delivery can assist with light control. This paper focuses on loading sensitizer into low and high density lipoproteins and using nanoparticles into specific receptors for delivery. In addition, special glucose transporting molecules have also been developed to assist in cell targeting.
KW - High density lipoproteins
KW - Low density lipoproteins
KW - Lysine residues
KW - Molecular beacons
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Receptors
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U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-71809-5_13
DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-71809-5_13
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884994683
SN - 9780387718088
T3 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
SP - 127
EP - 147
BT - Proceedings of Light-Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy Conference
T2 - 2nd Conference on "Light-Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy" an Engineering Conference International, ECI 2007
Y2 - 24 June 2007 through 29 June 2007
ER -