| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| PROTAC | Proteolysis-targeting chimeras |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| EPR | Enhanced permeability and retention |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| ZnPc | Zinc phthalocyanine |
| POI | Protein of interest |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| PS | Photosensitizer |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer solution |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DPBF | 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran |
| CCK-8 | Cell counting kit 8 |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| EDCI | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride |
| HOBT | 1-hydroxybenzotriazole |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| LE | Loading efficiency |
| FL | Fluorescence |