We are delighted to share with you our latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Photodynamic therapy, handpicked by Associate Editor Fabienne Dumoulin.
The collection features articles published in the journal on photodynamic therapy that comprise biological experiments. As an alternative therapeutic modality, recognised as an efficient way to treat not only several cancers but also infections, it has inspired the development of different treatment strategies.
The collection reflects the variety of photosensitising systems, and the significant amount of nanophotosensitisers, including carbon nanomaterials. Various targeted approaches are being developed; theranostics are significantly expanding, as well as synergistic effects and specific activation in the tumour microenvironment. Related photothermal and sonodynamic therapies, even at less mature development stages, have proved their efficiency. Photochemical internalisation is also an excellent means to improve drug delivery and drug efficiency. Photodynamic therapy is undoubtedly a valuable way to save lives, and this collection aims at highlighting its achievements and promises.
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Featured articles:
The intracellular redox environment modulates the cytotoxic efficacy of single and combination chemotherapy in breast cancer cells using photochemical internalisation
Derick K. Adigbli, Hayley Pye, Jason Seebaluck, Marilena Loizidou and Alexander J. MacRobert
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 25861-25874. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA04430B
Synthesis and biological evaluation of an epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted peptide-conjugated phthalocyanine-based photosensitiser
Evelyn Y. Xue, Roy C. H. Wong, Clarence T. T. Wong, Wing-Ping Fong and Dennis K. P. Ng
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 20652-20662. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA03911B
Photosensitizer-loaded biomimetic platform for multimodal imaging-guided synergistic phototherapy
Ying Tian, Ying Zhao, Wenfei Liu, Ying Liu, Yuxia Tang, Zhaogang Teng, Chunni Zhang, Shouju Wang and Guangming Lu
RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 32200-32210. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA04663H
Meet the Editor
Associate Professor Dr. Fabienne Dumoulin first started university studying biology, graduated in biochemistry and then completed her PhD in organic chemistry in Lyon, France in 2002. After post doctoral studies in Pisa, Italy, she joined the Chemistry Department of Gebze Technical University in 2005. Her research focuses on the chemistry, properties and applications of tetrapyrrolic derivatives, mainly phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy. She has authored 78 research articles, three book chapters, supervised many Master and PhD students. Fabienne has also been the recipient of several Young Scientist Awards; TUBA-GEBİP from the Turkish Academy of Sciences, BAGEP from the Bilim Akademisi and the Mustafa N Parlar Foundation of METU. She chairs the annual GTU-photodynamic meetings and was elected officer of the executive committee of the European Society for Photobiology in 2015 and 2017. She is an Associate Editor for RSC Advances and the Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, and is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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