Single-atom replacement as a general approach towards visible-light/near-infrared heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

dc.citation.firstpage6701en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber26en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleChemical Scienceen_US
dc.citation.lastpage6708en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber11en_US
dc.contributor.authorTang, Juanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Lushunen_US
dc.contributor.authorLoredo, Axelen_US
dc.contributor.authorCole, Carson C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorXiao, Hanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-14T20:13:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-08-14T20:13:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractPhotodynamic therapy has become an emerging strategy for the treatment of cancer. This technology relies on the development of photosensitizers (PSs) that convert molecular oxygen to cytotoxic reactive oxygen species upon exposure to light. In this study, we have developed a facile and general strategy for obtaining visible light/near-infrared-absorbing PSs by performing a simple sulfur-for-oxygen replacement within existing fluorophores. Thionation of carbonyl groups within existing fluorophore cores leads to an improvement of the singlet oxygen quantum yield and molar absorption coefficient at longer wavelengths (deep to 600–800 nm). Additionally, these thio-based PSs lack dark cytotoxicity but exhibit significant phototoxicity against monolayer cancer cells and 3D multicellular tumor spheroids with IC50 in the micromolar range. To achieve tumor-specific delivery, we have conjugated these thio-based PSs to an antibody and demonstrated their tumor-specific therapeutic activity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTang, Juan, Wang, Lushun, Loredo, Axel, et al.. "Single-atom replacement as a general approach towards visible-light/near-infrared heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy." <i>Chemical Science,</i> 11, no. 26 (2020) Royal Society of Chemistry: 6701-6708. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC02286A.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC02286Aen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109219en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistryen_US
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.en_US
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dc.titleSingle-atom replacement as a general approach towards visible-light/near-infrared heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for photodynamic therapyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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