Abstract
Tumor hypoxia is a noteworthy impediment to effective photodynamic therapy (PDT), as it would sharply weaken the effectiveness of oxygen-dependent PDT. To enable effective PDT in both hypoxia as well as normoxia circumstances, here, we report a multifunctional nanoreactor (C3N4/MnO2 NPs), which guarantees effective type-II PDT (oxygen-dependent) in hypoxia by in situ oxygen generation via the Fenton reaction. In addition, the C3N4/MnO2 NPs can also be used for oxygen-independent type-I PDT by evolving the cytotoxic hydroxyl radical to reduce reliance on intracellular oxygen content. In vitro cytotoxicity assays made evident that the C3N4/MnO2 NPs exhibit a much higher cancer-cell-killing ability than C3N4 NPs not only in normoxia but also in hypoxic circumstances. The smart integration of type-I and type-II PDT into the therapeutic nanoplatform enables effective PDT even though intracellular oxygen is not satisfactory.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3854-3860 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Applied Bio Materials |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- CN
- Fenton reaction
- MnO
- hypoxia
- photodynamic therapy
- type-I or type-II PDT