Enzyme‐Activatable Near‐Infrared Hemicyanines as Modular Scaffolds for in vivo Photodynamic Therapy

Abstract: Photodynamic therapy is an anti‐cancer treatment that requires illumination of photosensitizers to induce local cell death. Current near‐infrared organic photosensitizers are built from large and non‐modular structures that cannot be tuned to improve safety and minimize off‐target toxicity. This work describes a novel chemical platform to generate enzyme‐activatable near‐infrared photosensitizers. We optimized the Se‐bridged hemicyanine scaffold to include caging groups and biocompatible moieties, and generated cathepsin‐triggered photosensitizers for effective ablation of human glioblastoma cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that enzyme‐activatable Se‐bridged hemicyanines are effective photosensitizers for the safe ablation of microtumors in vivo, creating new avenues in the chemical design of targeted anti‐cancer photodynamic therapy agents.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Enzyme‐Activatable Near‐Infrared Hemicyanines as Modular Scaffolds for in vivo Photodynamic Therapy ; day:19 ; month:06 ; year:2024 ; extent:7
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (19.06.2024) (gesamt 7)

Creator
Cheng, Zhiming
Benson, Sam
Mendive‐Tapia, Lorena
Nestoros, Eleni
Lochenie, Charles
Seah, Deborah
Chang, Kai Yee
Feng, Yi
Vendrell, Marc

DOI
10.1002/anie.202404587
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2406201423494.026087609982
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 11:01 AM CEST

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  • Cheng, Zhiming
  • Benson, Sam
  • Mendive‐Tapia, Lorena
  • Nestoros, Eleni
  • Lochenie, Charles
  • Seah, Deborah
  • Chang, Kai Yee
  • Feng, Yi
  • Vendrell, Marc

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