Advanced Healthcare Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(21)
Published: Aug. 9, 2022
NIR-II
fluorescence
imaging
(NIR-II
FI)
and
photothermal
therapy
(PTT)
have
received
broad
attentions
in
precise
tumor
diagnosis
effective
treatment
attributed
to
high-resolution
deep
tissue
imaging,
negligible
invasivity,
high-efficiency
treatment.
Although
many
fluorescent
molecules
been
designed
conducted
for
FI
PTT,
it
is
still
an
enormous
challenge
researchers
pioneer
some
rational
design
guidelines
improve
brightness.
Organic
D-A-type
molecules,
including
small
conjugated
polymers,
can
be
developed
brightness
due
their
tunable
easy
functionalized
chemical
structures,
allowing
tailored
photophysical
properties.
In
this
review,
approaches
the
development
strategies
of
D-A
type
polymers
enhancement
are
systemically
introduced.
Meanwhile,
applications
PTT
PTT-based
combination
(such
as
PDT,
chemotherapy,
or
gas
therapy)
assisted
by
FI-based
single
multiimaging
technologies
classified
represented
detail
well.
Finally,
current
issues
challenges
organic
FI-navigated
summarized
discussed,
which
gives
future
direction
PTT.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(39)
Published: Aug. 8, 2021
Abstract
The
efficient
utilization
of
near‐infrared
(NIR)
light
for
photocatalytic
hydrogen
generation
is
vitally
important
to
both
solar
energy
and
medicine,
but
remains
a
challenge
at
present,
owing
the
strict
requirement
semiconductor
high
NIR
responsiveness,
narrow
bandgap,
suitable
redox
potentials.
Here,
an
NIR‐active
carbon/potassium‐doped
red
polymeric
carbon
nitride
(RPCN)
achieved
by
using
similar‐structure
dopant
as
melamine
(C
3
H
6
N
)
precursor
with
solid
KCl.
homogeneous
incorporation
potassium
remarkably
narrows
bandgap
(1.7
eV)
endows
RPCN
NIR‐photocatalytic
activity
2
evolution
from
water
rate
140
µmol
h
−1
g
under
irradiation
(700
nm
≤
λ
780
nm),
apparent
quantum
efficiency
0.84%
700
±
10
(and
13%
500
nm).
A
proof‐of‐concept
experiment
on
tumor‐bearing
mouse
model
verifies
being
capable
intratumoral
simultaneous
glutathione
deprivation
safe
high‐efficacy
drug‐free
cancer
therapy.
results
shed
designing
photocatalysts
capture
full
spectrum
energy,
also
pioneer
new
pathway
develop
therapy
major
diseases.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: March 1, 2021
Abstract
Drug
therapy
unavoidably
brings
toxic
side
effects
and
drug
content-limited
therapeutic
efficacy
although
many
nanocarriers
have
been
developed
to
improve
them
a
certain
extent.
In
this
work,
concept
of
drug-free
therapeutics
is
proposed
defined
as
methodology
without
the
use
traditional
drugs,
consumption
agents
during
treatment
but
with
inexhaustible
capability
maximize
benefit
treatment,
Z-scheme
SnS
1.68
-WO
2.41
nanocatalyst
achieve
near
infrared
(NIR)-photocatalytic
generation
oxidative
holes
hydrogen
molecules
for
realizing
combined
hole/hydrogen
by
strategy.
Without
need
any
other
agent
assistance,
oxidizes/consumes
intratumoral
over-expressed
glutathione
(GSH)
simultaneously
generates
in
lasting
controllable
way
under
NIR
irradiation.
Mechanistically,
generated
GSH
inhibit
cancer
cell
energy
destroy
redox
balance,
respectively,
synergistically
damage
DNA
induce
tumor
apoptosis.
High
biosafety
tumors
are
achieved
nanocatalyst.
The
catalysis-based
strategy
breaks
pathway
realize
high
low
toxicity
treatment.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: May 23, 2023
The
immunologically
"cold"
microenvironment
of
triple
negative
breast
cancer
results
in
resistance
to
current
immunotherapy.
Here,
we
reveal
the
immunoadjuvant
property
gas
therapy
with
cyclic
GMP-AMP
synthase-stimulator
interferon
genes
(cGAS-STING)
pathway
activation
augment
aggregation-induced
emission
(AIE)-active
luminogen
(AIEgen)-based
photoimmunotherapy.
A
virus-mimicking
hollow
mesoporous
tetrasulfide-doped
organosilica
is
developed
for
co-encapsulation
AIEgen
and
manganese
carbonyl
fabricate
nanoadjuvant.
As
tetra-sulfide
bonds
are
responsive
intratumoral
glutathione,
nanoadjuvant
achieves
tumor-specific
drug
release,
promotes
photodynamic
therapy,
produces
hydrogen
sulfide
(H2S).
Upon
near-infrared
laser
irradiation,
AIEgen-mediated
phototherapy
triggers
burst
carbon
monoxide
(CO)/Mn2+.
Both
H2S
CO
can
destroy
mitochondrial
integrity
induce
leakage
DNA
into
cytoplasm,
serving
as
immunoadjuvants
activate
cGAS-STING
pathway.
Meanwhile,
Mn2+
sensitize
cGAS
STING-mediated
type
I
production.
Consequently,
potentiates
photoimmunotherapy
poorly
immunogenic
tumors
female
mice.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: April 28, 2022
Abstract
Hydrogen
can
be
used
as
an
anti-cancer
treatment.
However,
the
continuous
generation
of
H
2
molecules
within
tumor
is
challenging.
Magnesium
(Mg)
and
its
alloys
have
been
extensively
in
clinic
implantable
metals.
Here
we
develop,
by
decorating
platinum
on
surface
Mg
rods,
a
Mg-based
galvanic
cell
(MgG),
which
allows
aqueous
environment
due
to
galvanic-cell-accelerated
water
etching
Mg.
By
implanting
MgG
rods
into
tumor,
generated
induces
mitochondrial
dysfunction
intracellular
redox
homeostasis
destruction.
Meanwhile,
Mg(OH)
residue
neutralize
acidic
microenvironment
(TME).
Such
with
micro-galvanic
structure
enable
hydrogen
therapy
inhibit
growth
tumors,
including
murine
models,
patient-derived
xenografts
(PDX),
well
VX
tumors
rabbits.
Our
research
suggests
that
cells
for
based
metals
may
safe
effective
cancer
Biomaterials Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(1)
Published: Sept. 30, 2022
Near-infrared-II
(NIR-II,
1000-1700
nm)
light-triggered
photothermal
therapy
(PTT)
has
been
regarded
as
a
promising
candidate
for
cancer
treatment,
but
PTT
alone
often
fails
to
achieve
satisfactory
curative
outcomes.
Hollow
nanoplatforms
prove
be
attractive
in
the
biomedical
field
owing
merits
including
good
biocompatibility,
intrinsic
physical-chemical
nature
and
unique
hollow
structures,
etc.
On
one
hand,
themselves
can
NIR-II
agents
(PTAs),
cavities
of
which
are
able
carry
diverse
therapeutic
units
realize
multi-modal
therapies.
other
PTAs
capable
decorating
on
surface
combine
with
functions
components
encapsulated
inside
synergistic
treatment.
Notably,
generally
serve
photoacoustic
imaging
(PAI)
contrast
(CAs),
means
such
kind
also
expected
multifunctional
all-in-one
nanotheranostics.
In
this
review,
recent
advances
single-modal
PTT,
dual-modal
PTT/photodynamic
(PDT),
PTT/chemotherapy,
PTT/catalytic
PTT/gas
well
PTT/chemodynamic
(CDT)/chemotherapy,
PTT/chemo/gene
PTT/PDT/CDT/starvation
(ST)/immunotherapy
summarized
first
time.
Before
these,
typical
synthetic
strategies
structures
presented,
lastly,
potential
challenges
perspectives
related
these
novel
paradigms
future
research
clinical
translation
discussed.