Development and applications of photo-triggered theranostic agents
| Autor: | Tayyaba Hasan, Xiang Zheng, Youssef Mir, Stefan A. Elrington, Srivalleesha Mallidi, Prakash Rai, Ahmat Khurshid, Ramtin Rahmanzadeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
Drug Carriers Response to therapy business.industry Pharmaceutical Science Antineoplastic Agents Nanotechnology Phototherapy Photothermal therapy Infections Article Imaging modalities Anti-Infective Agents Pharmaceutical technology Neoplasms diagnosis Neoplasms Drug delivery Animals Humans Nanoparticles Medicine Personalized medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 62:1094-1124 |
| ISSN: | 0169-409X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.addr.2010.09.002 |
| Popis: | Theranostics, the fusion of therapy and diagnostics for optimizing efficacy and safety of therapeutic regimes, is a growing field that is paving the way towards the goal of personalized medicine for the benefit of patients. The use of light as a remote-activation mechanism for drug delivery has received increased attention due to its advantages in highly specific spatial and temporal control of compound release. Photo-triggered theranostic constructs could facilitate an entirely new category of clinical solutions which permit early recognition of the disease by enhancing contrast in various imaging modalities followed by the tailored guidance of therapy. Finally, such theranostic agents could aid imaging modalities in monitoring response to therapy. This article reviews recent developments in the use of light-triggered theranostic agents for simultaneous imaging and photoactivation of therapeutic agents. Specifically, we discuss recent developments in the use of theranostic agents for photodynamic-, photothermal- or photo-triggered chemo-therapy for several diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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