Figure 16.
CDs-based cancer therapy by PDT with two-photon irradiation or CL. (A) Schematic illustration for the photo-triggered release of ALA from CD-ALA-TPP and the subsequent proapoptotic action on a cancer cell. Adapted with permission from 227, copyright 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. (B) Synthesis process of y-CDs and y-CDs-Ce6 conjugate. (C) Enhancement of therapeutic effect by optimization of CRET step to the PS in CL-induced y-CDs-Ce6 system. (D) Illustration of the PDT system in vivo. Adapted with permission from 228, copyright 2019 American Chemical Society.